''Barbecue America'' is a

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on American

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that ran from 2003 to 2009."Local Chef Grills Up a Mystery"
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'', August 10, 2012. In this show, host and series creator Rick Browne, made everything on a grill. He wore a "tablecloth" shirt, actually made from a red and white checked

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. The show was described as a "travelogue" program, in which Browne traveled to a variety of barbecue cook-offs, and exotic locales. In 2004 Browne filed a lawsuit alleging that the

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had first rejected his proposal for this series, then used the idea for its own similar series starring

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."Barbecue expert sues rival"

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in ''

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'', April 23, 2004. (Some years later Browne appeared on the Food Network in an episode of '' Chopped Grill Masters''.) Browne has also published several cookbooks on the subject of grilling.

References

External links

Barbecue America Website
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