Book Description
When Dave Anderson was 6-years old, he
had his first barbecue experience: slow-smoked ribs, slathered in a rich
and sassy sauce. When he was 20, he started experimenting with his own barbecue,
smoking meat in garbage cans and concocting seasoned sauces. Since then,
he has spent 25 years traveling across America--down dusty backroads and
sidestreets, and into jumpin' blues joints, backwoods smokehouses, huge
mesquite pits, country kitchens, rowdy roadhouses, lakeside lodges, and
rustic cabins--searching for great barbecue and authentic American comfort
food. Inspired by the legendary meals he tasted along the way, Dave would
return home to try his hand at recreating his own versions of his favorite
road-trip recipes.
Today, Dave's sense of taste has made him
famous--literally. Dave is known as "Famous Dave," the founder
of Famous Dave's of America, Inc., and creator of the authentic down-home,
elbows-on-the-table, dig-in fare that has been grabbing the Midwest by its
tastebuds. Many of his recipes are on the menus at his famous rib-shack
restaurants (to date, there are 22 of them, spread out through Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota); many have received top awards across the
country--"Best Sauce in America" at The American Royal Barbecue
Contest in Kansas City, and "The Greatest Ribs in America" at
The Great American Rib Cookoff in Cleveland. Now, for the first time, all
of Dave's signature dishes and their mouth-watering accompaniments will
be put on the table in FAMOUS DAVE'S BACKROADS & SIDESTREETS: Recipes Inspired
by America's Down-Home Eateries
(The Mino-Giizhig Fund/Favorite Recipes Press; May 1999; $32.95/hardcover).
This lip-smackin' collection of his personal favorites--barbecue, of course,
but also seafood, soups, side-fixin's, sauces, and sinful desserts--reflects
the best of the best from all-American kitchens across the country.
Famous Dave's culinary tribute spotlights
more than 100 recipes for comfort foods and authentic regional dishes. There's
Voodoo Chicken and Mojo Salsa, Beale Street Shrimp and Corn Fritters, and
Hot Jive Mashers, all dishes typical of the neighborhood storefront restaurants
found in New Orleans and the blues joints in Chicago. Route 66 Truck Stop
Chili, Creamy Sweet & Sour Coleslaw, and Caraway Cheddar Cheese Soup
have their origins in small town roadhouses and cafes, the last bastions
of home cooking. Front Porch Cheesy Grits, Real Honest Southern Fried Chicken,
and County Fair Blue Ribbon Peach Pie are reminiscent of country kitchens,
Southern hospitality, and all the comfort foods Grandma used to make. And,
Log Cabin Chicken Pot Pie, Ketchickan Lodge Salmon Pate, and Drunken Peach
Cobbler are common fare found on the tables at rustic cabins and lodges
along the timber trail.
To capture the tastes, smells, and moods
of this all-American comfort food, FAMOUS DAVE'S BACKROADS & SIDESTREETS boasts the colorful photojournalistic talents
of Mike Rutherford, one of the country's premier photographers. Every vibrant
page depicts the finished recipe in its authentic milieu, whether it be
the live scene of a kitchen counter propped with classic memorabilia or
a bustling BBQ storefront. As evocative images of Americana, they are all
guaranteed to transport you to the same down-home eateries that inspired
Famous Dave.
- Famous Dave's Backroads and Sidestreets
Recipes Inspired by America's Down-Home Eateries
by Dave Anderson
Favorite Recipes Press
- Publication Date: May 1999
- Hardcover - ORDER
- ISBN: 0-09668548-0-2
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