PRAISE for PAUL KIRK'S CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE "If I need to know something about barbecue at 4 o'clock in the morning, I'm calling Paul Kirk. He's the Yoda, the Obi-Wan, the Oracle of the BBQ pit. "Paul Kirk's Championship Barbecue" is just that, the collected wisdom of a grand master." - Anthony Bourdain, executive chef at Les Halles and host of "A Cook's Tour""" "Paul Kirk really knows barbecue. For the barbecue enthusiast, this is a must-have book." - Fred Simon, owner of Omaha Steaks and author of "The Steaklover's Companion" "Paul Kirk not only talks the talk, he walks the walk, and has the awards to prove it. You can't open this book without learning something new, and more often than not it is astonishingly simple--the sure touch of an old pro."--John Thorne, author of" Outlaw Cook" and "Pot on the Fire"

Paul Kirk, also of Kansas City, is the operator of Baron's School of Pitmasters and has won over 475 cooking and barbecue awards. Among those are seven world championships, including the prestigious American Royal Open, the world's largest BBQ contest.