Rick Rodgers, author of Barbecues 101, has a special passion for all things barbecued, smoked and grilled. Rick was chosen as one of Bon Appetit's "Who's Who in American Barbecue" and is often called upon to provide delicious recipes for the grill.

Through his work as a cooking teacher, food writer, cookbook author and radio and television guest chef, his infectious love of good food reaches countless cooks every day. Rick is the author of twenty-five cookbooks on a wide range of subjects including The Carefree Cook and the best-selling 101 Series (Barbecues 101, Thanksgiving 101, Christmas 101). Rick's recipes have appeared in Food & Wine, USA Today Weekend, Cooking Light, and Newsday, and he is a frequent contributor to Bon Appétit.

Rick travels across the U.S. teaching grilling techniques at the country's best cooking schools. His combination of down-to-earth humor and solid culinary knowledge brought him the prestigious Bon Appétit Food and Entertaining Award for Outstanding Cooking Teacher.

He has been guest chef on such national shows as Today, Good Morning America, Cooking Live with Sara Moulton, Yan Can Cook, Home Cooking and Home Matters.

Rick is the former chef/owner of the Manhattan catering firm Cuisine Américaine and has the distinction of being an American chef for the French government creating parties for such celebrities as Marcel Marceau, Yves St. Laurent and Gerard Depardieu.

His Web site is www.rickrodgers.com.

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