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The mouth-watering smoke wafting in the air and the age old debates – dry rub, wet rub, mop or brush – there must be Barbecure going on. Now if you are serious about your Barbecue, if you just want to know the basics or you really want that recipe that will have everyone standing by your dish at the next pot-lunch dinner, then find yourself a copy of “Serious Barbecue” by Adam Perry Lang.  From “Marinated Skirt Steak with Garlic and Cilantro” to “Crispy Suckling Pig with Spicy Sweet-Sour Glaze” this book makes your taste-buds do the Two-Step just looking at the pictures.  Adam Perry Lang has captured the smoke and flavor of the Barbecue.

Now, your not sure of your culinary destination as you are cuising the Hill Country.  Well, there is a book just for you.  Part cookbook, part tour guide, “The Texas Hill Country: A Food and Wine Lover’s Paradise” by Terry Thompson-Anderson, will give you an abundance of  suggestion for that culinary expidition, along with some great recipes for you to try at home so you can recreate that special meal.  With wonderful photography by Sandy Wilson and tastey description of every restaurant, this is a perfect book for  soothe that Hill Country wander-lust and the answer the call of the hungry traveler.

Foreign country, exotic tastes and custom agents in hot pursuit – sounds like the latest spy thriller but in reality it’s Steven Jenkins newest book – “The Food Life – Inside the World of food with the Grocer Extraordinaire at Fairway”.  This is not only informative and loaded with great recipes by Chef Mitchel London but it is also a fantastic read.  After reading this book I was ready to leave friends and family behind and move to New York City just to be able to shop at the Mecca that is Fairway.  I cannot begin to count how many times while reading this book I suffered from hungry pains, how my local grocery store grew dim in my culinary eyesight and how my pantry suddenly became lacking.  This is the book that shows you what is missing from your culinary life and where you can find it. Now, next time I run to the store for some necessities it might take me a couple of days (Mapquest says that it’s about a 30hr drive to the nearest Fairway).