Showdown: Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ

by Jenn de la Vega

If ever there was a cookbook on a particular food from a certain region, most people would associate competition-worthy barbecue from a Southern chef. Chef and caterer Jenn de la Vega is out to change your mind about that. Known on the competition circuit and for her blog, Randwiches, Jenn creates uniquely flavorful and approachable barbecue that belongs at any Smorgasburg.

Make eccentric, yet mouth-watering barbecue with or without a smoker, including the specialty side dishes, sauces and pickles that go along with them. This competition cook goes one step further to provide recipes for what to do with the leftovers, too. This book has 100 recipes and 60 photos.

192 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2017

About the author

Jenn de la Vega is editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It: Tasty Zine! and runs Randwiches, an award-winning experimental food blog and catering service. Jenn loves talking about food situations, digital art and technology. She has appeared on Guy’s Grocery Games on Food Network and ChefShock with Justin Warner on Twitch.

Reviews

[SF Keough · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Jenn's recipes are easy to follow and she's an inventive cook. There are fun quick things you can do in here—like spice mixes that make your simple stuff extra rad—as well as longer, more complex recipes (like homemade chorizo!)

[Aric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous book but the recipes are slightly too adventurous for me. I might try them later on down the line when I get comfortable in a kitchen again.