Steven Raichlen (born March 11, 1953 ) is an American culinary writer, TV host, and novelist.

Early life

Raichlen was born in

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, Japan. He grew up in

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, Maryland, US. He is Jewish.

Education

In 1975, Raichlen earned a Bachelor of Arts in French literature from

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. He received a Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship to study medieval cooking in Europe, and was offered a

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to study comparative literature. He trained at

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and La Varenne cooking schools in

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Writing

Since 1998, Raichlen's books have focused on the culture and practice of global grilling. His 31 books include '' The Barbecue Bible'' (1998, revised in 2008), '' How to Grill'' (2001), '' BBQ USA'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. His books have been translated into 17 languages. Raichlen also wrote '' Planet Barbecue!'', the story of his travels to more than 50 countries in search of the best barbecue, published by Workman Publishing in 2010. Raichlen has written for ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines.Barbecue Bible
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, who was featured in Raichlen's NY Times article and ''425 Fiery Recipes'' book. In 2012, he released his first novel, ''Island Apart'', about a Chappaquiddick hermit's developing relationship with a cancer patient.

Television career

Raichlen created the TV show ''Barbecue University'' (aka ''BBQ U''), which aired for four seasons from 2003 to 2006 on

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. From 2008 to 2010 he hosted ''Primal Grill'', again on American Public Television. ''Primal Grill'' focused on the "how-tos" of live fire cooking, employing different grills for each technique. In 2015, he created ''Project Smoke'' on public television, focusing on traditional and cutting-edge techniques in smoked food. and more recently Steven Raichlen's Project Fire. Raichlen also hosts the French-language TV shows ''Le Maitre du Grill'' and ''Les Incontourables du BBQ'' on Zeste in Quebec. His ''Steven Raichlen Grills Italy'' show was launched on Gambero Rosso Channel in Italy in 2018. He battled and defeated

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in a "Battle of the Barbecue Gods" on Japanese television. He has appeared on numerous television programs and networks including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Regis & Kelly'', '' The View'' and '' CNN''.

Other work

Raichlen is the founder of Barbecue University, which offers three-day intensive courses on live fire cooking at the Broadmoor Resort in

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Awards and honors

Raichlen has won five James Beard awards for his cookbooks. ''High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking'' won the 1993 award for Best Light and Healthy Cookbook, and his follow-up, ''High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking'', won the 1996 award for Best Vegetarian Cookbook.Star Chefs
/ref> In 1999, ''Healthy Latin Cooking'' won the award for Healthy Focus. He also earned the 2001

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/KitchenAid Book Award for his ''Healthy Jewish Cooking'' His 780-page book, ''BBQ USA'', won the 2004 award for Tools and Techniques. In 2015, Raichlen was inducted into the

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. In 2003, ''

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'' named Raichlen “Cooking Teacher of the Year," the same year that ''The Barbecue Bible'', based on his four years of research while traveling 150,000 miles through 25 countries on five continents, won an IACP

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Award.

Personal life

Raichlen's wife is Barbara Raichlen. They live in

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and

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, Massachusetts.

Publications

Nonfiction

* ''A Taste of the Mountains Cooking School Cookbook'' Poseidon Press, 1986 * ''A Celebration of the Seasons: A Cooks Almanac'' Poseidon Press, 1988 * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking.'' . 1992. * ''Miami Spice : The New Florida Cuisine. '' . 1993. * ''The Caribbean Pantry Cookbook: Condiments and Seasonings from the Land of Spice and Sun.'' . 1995. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking.'' . 1995. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Chicken.'' . 1996. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Pasta Cookbook.'' . 1996. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low Fat Italian Food Cookbook.'' . 1997. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low Fat Appetizers.'' . 1997. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low Fat Desserts.'' . 1997. * ''The Barbecue! Bible. '' . 1998. * ''Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Mexican Cooking.'' . 1999. * ''Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes. '' . 2000. * ''Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking : 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and Beyond.'' . 2000. * ''Healthy Jewish Cooking. '' . 2000. * ''How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques, A Barbecue Bible! Cookbook. '' . 2001. * ''Beer-Can Chicken: And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill. '' . 2002. * ''BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes from All Across America. '' . 2003. * ''Steven Raichlen's Big Flavor Cookbook: 440 Irresistible and Healthy Recipes from Around the World. '' . 2003. * ''Indoor Grilling.'' . 2004. * ''The Best of Barbecue University by Steven Raichlen.'' DVD/Video. 2005. * ''Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs.'' . 2006. * ''Planet Barbecue!'' . 2010. * ''Bold & Healthy Flavors: 450 Recipes from Around the World'' . 2011. * ''Man Made Meals: The Essential Cookbook for Guys'' . 2014. * ''Project Smoke'' . 2016. * ''Project Fire'' . 2018. *''The Brisket Chronicles'' . 2019.

Fiction

* ''Island Apart'' , 2012.

References

External links

Official website

Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen official website

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen official website

Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke official website
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