Smokin' Hot in the South ─ New Grilling Recipes from the Winningest Woman in Barbecue

Melissa Cookston, the "winningest" woman in barbecue and author of Smokin' in the Boys' Room, is bringing the heat with her second cookbook that explores the cultural flavors that have influenced Southern cuisine including Mexican, French, Asian, and many others through 85 fabulous recipes.

With the grill and smoker as her go-to tools, Cookston shares her new takes on traditional Southern recipes. You'll find recipes for Butterbean Pate, Asian Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon Rind Pickles and Minted Watermelon Salad, Deep South Burgers with Pimento Cheese and Fried Green Tomatoes, Skirt Steak Tacos with Charred Tomatillo-Green Tomato Sauce, Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Blood Orange-Jalapeno Glaze, Mini Sage Biscuits with Homemade Sage Butter, and Caramelized Fig Clafoutis cooked in a cast-iron skillet on the grill.

The ten chapters in this book, including everything you need to be successful grillling or smoking at home, will not leave you hungry!

Melissa Cookston is a two-time Memphis in May Grand Champion (2010, 2012) and four-time consecutive World Hog Champion (2011-2015), something no one else has accomplished. The "winningest" woman in barbecue, she is generally regarded as one of the best barbecue cooks in the country. She co-owns and is the pitmaster at Memphis Barbecue Company restaurants, headquartered in Horn Lake, Mississippi. She is a judge on Destination America's BBQ Pitmasters. She also has appeared on the Food Network's Diners,Drive-Ins and Dives, as well as Chopped, Last Call Food Brawl, theToday show, The Chew, Fox News, and on many other shows and in a variety of periodicals.

She was named "One of the most influential pitmasters in America" by Fox News, and one of the "25 Super Women in Business" by theMemphis Business Journal in 2015.