Behind the BBQ: Recipes, Cocktails & Tall Tales

For the past eighty years, three generations of the Dickey family have passed down the Art of Great Barbecue. Want to smoke the best burnt ends? Curious how to grab, squish, and tickle the perfect pulled pork sandwich? Interested in what Pit Masters eat besides barbecue? Here, the Pit Masters from Dickey’s Barbecue share their favorite family recipes, legendary barbecue dishes, and more. There’s also a generous helping of Texas tall tales on the side. Barbecue aficionados and first-time dinner hosts alike will enjoy this humorous cookbook that takes you beyond the barbecue. After all, this is a mostly true story of Legit. Texas. Barbecue. and how to serve up an impressive dinner spread to boot.