''Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction'' (also known in its fourth season as ''Barbecue Addiction: Bobby's Basics'') is an American cooking

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series that aired on

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. Presented by chef

Bobby Flay Robert William "Bobby" Flay (born December 10, 1964) is an American celebrity chef, food writer, restaurateur, and Television presenter, television personality. Flay is the owner and Chef de cuisine, executive chef of several restaurants and fr ...

, it showcased recipes based upon different outdoor

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techniques. The series premiered on June 5, 2011, and concluded on September 14, 2014, after four seasons. In a May 2011 interview with ''

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'', Flay contrasted ''Barbecue Addiction'' with other cooking shows such as ''Iron Chef'', and noted that each episode has a particular theme. In 2012, ''Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction'' won a

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for Outstanding Culinary Program. In April 2013, Flay's book by the same title was published by

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imprint Clarkson Potter.

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2012)

Season 3 (2013)

Season 4 (2014)

References

External links

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Rock Shrimp Productions
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