Steven Raichlen

Steven David Raichlen is an American barbecue chef, author and TV host.

He is the author of twenty-five books, mainly centering around barbecue techniques and recipes. His first book, "Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine" was published in 1993. "The Barbecue Bible" (1998) was Raichlen's description of the fours years he spent on the road studying grilling around the world. In 2003 his show, "Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen", debuted on PBS. The show's location, the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, is also is the home of Raichlen's Barbecue University, which in 2007 offered three three-day intensive courses in May, June and August. [ [http://www.barbecuebible.com/about/ Barbecue Bible Web Site] ]

In May 2008, Raichlen's newest PBS show, "Primal Grill With Steven Raichlen" premiered. According to the show's Web site [http://www.primalgrill.org/index.html] , the new series focuses on cooking over an open flame.

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. [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ] In 1999, "Healthy Latin Cooking" won the award for Healthy Focus. [ [http://www.shop.com/Steven_Raichlen%27s_Healthy_Latin_Cooking_%3A_200_Sizzling_Recipes_from_Mexico_Cuba_Caribbean_Brazil_and_Beyond_-6232166-o!.shtml?trk=1 shop.com] ] He also earned the 2001 James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award for his "Healthy Jewish Cooking". [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ] [ [http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/2001/list.html James Beard] ] Most recently his 780-page book, "BBQ USA", won the 2004 award for Tools and Techniques [ [http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-3790-steven-raichlens-bbq-usa.aspx?affiliateID=10053 www.ecookbooks.com] ]

In 2003, Bon Appetit named Raichlen “Cooking Teacher of the Year". Also that year, "The Barbecue Bible", based on his four years of research while traveling 150,000 miles through 25 countries on five continents, won an IACP Julia Child Award. [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ]

Raichlen is the founder of Cooking in Paradise, a Caribbean cooking school on the French island of St. Barthelemy specializing in West Indian cuisine. [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ]

Raichlen has contributed to "National Geographic Traveler", "Food and Wine", and "Hemispheres" magazines [ [http://www.barbecuebible.com/about Barbecue Bible] ] , as well as the "Los Angeles Times Syndicate" [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ] . He has appeared on numerous television programs and networks including "Good Morning America", "The Today Show", "CBS This Morning", "Discovery Channel", "Iron Chef", "Oprah", "Regis & Kelly", "The View" and "CNN". [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ] [ [http://www.barbecuebible.com/about Barbecue Bible] ]

Born in Japan and raised in Baltimore, Maryland [Sullivan, Kate. [http://fredericksburg.ctwfeatures.com/home/home_20080508_raichlen.html License to Grill] , Fredericksburg.com, 5/8/2008, retrieved 9/21/2008] , Raichlen graduated in 1975 from Reed College with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature [ [http://www.barbecuebible.com/about Barbecue Bible] ] . He also received a Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship to study medieval cooking in Europe, as well as a Fulbright Scholarship to study comparative literature. He trained at Le Cordon Bleu and La Varenne cooking schools in Paris. [ [http://www.starchefs.com/SRaichlen_bio.html Star Chefs] ]

Raichlen lives with his wife, Barbara, in Coconut Grove, Florida and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

References

Publications

*"Miami Spice : The New Florida Cuisine. " ISBN 1-56305-346-2. 1993.
*"Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking." ISBN 0-14-024124-8. 1997.
*"The Barbecue! Bible. " ISBN 1-56305-866-9. 1998.
*"Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes. " ISBN 0-7611-1979-5. 2000.
*"Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking : 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and Beyond." ISBN 0-87596-498-2. 2000.
*"Beer-Can Chicken: And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill. " ISBN 0-7611-2016-5. 2002.
*"The Best of Barbecue University by Steven Raichlen." DVD/Video. 2005.
*"Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs." ISBN 0-7611-4211-8. 2006.

External links

* [http://www.barbecuebible.com/ Raichlen's website and blog]
* [http://www.bbqu.net/ BBQ U]
* [http://www.primalgrill.org/index.html "Primal Grill With Steven Raichlen"]