The best food is cooked using great ingredients and an open fire. This book is about elevating outdoor cooking to a higher level of flavor. The classics are here – grilled burgers, ribs, steaks and shrimp– but each with a creative twist. Other recipes abandon convention altogether, like Grape and Ricotta Pizza with Thyme, Bacon and Honey. The common thread that runs throughout is cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients.

You don’t have to be a great cook to enjoy this book, but it will shed a new light on your grill out back and how to get the most out of it. All preparations are explained simply, including the keys to properly grilling the primary ingredients.