BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbeque Belt »

Ride shotgun with barbecue aficionado David Gelin as he follows the trail of smoldering hickory and mesquite. BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbecue Belt features the best-sometimes out-of-the-way, sometimes hole-in-the-wall-places to find great barbecue. It tells the stories, histories and philosophies of the joints and their owners. An insider's view of barbecue, BBQ Joints is a wild ride you won't want to miss!

"David Gelin has the ability to capture the true essence of these amazing people and their legendary old BBQ shrines with his camera. When he added the wonderful stories and recipes it became a great book. As a student and fan of these people and places, I'm particularly pleased to see them so well documented for history's sake."
-Ray Lampe, aka Dr. BBQ

"Barbecue is as American as baseball, mom and apple pie. David introduces us to the heart and soul of the very real people serving up real barbecue, and sharing their passion for barbecue-America's cuisine."
-Carolyn Wells, Executive Director, Kansas City?Barbeque Society

"Gelin's work is not a celebration of barbecue alone-his work reaches much deeper.?His photography communicates the intimacy and passion shared by the people keeping these traditions vibrant and relevant. God bless these folks-they're the reason I keep a pair of elastic-waist pants in my closet."
-Saddler Taylor, Chief Curator of Folklife and Research McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Foreword 9

Introduction 10

Alabama 23

Arkansas 39

Florida 47

Georgia 57

Kentucky 75

Louisiana 81

Mississippi 87

Missouri 95

North Carolina 103

Oklahoma 115

South Carolina 121

Tennessee 127

Texas 139

Build Your Own Pit 159

Let's Hit the Road 163

Indexes 166