<b>IACP COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER • In the first cookbook by a Black pitmaster, James Beard Award–winning chef Rodney Scott celebrates an incredible culinary legacy through his life story, family traditions, and unmatched dedication to his craft.</b><br><br><b>“BBQ is such an important part of African American history, and no one is better at BBQ than Rodney.”—Marcus Samuelsson, chef and restaurateur</b><br><br><b>ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Out, Food52, Taste of Home, Garden & Gun</i>, <i>Epicurious, Vice, Salon, Southern Living, Wired, Library Journal </i></b><br><br>Rodney Scott was born with barbecue in his blood. He cooked his first whole hog, a specialty of South Carolina barbecue, when he was just eleven years old. At the time, he was cooking at Scott''s Bar-B-Q, his family''s barbecue spot in Hemingway, South Carolina. Now, four decades later, he owns one of the country''s most