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The Art of Smoking

By Alessandro Asante

The Art of Smoking

By Alessandro Asante

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The Art of Smoking: Mastering Smoke, Fire & Flavor Across Cultures explores the world's culinary traditions through the shared language of smoke. From Bangkok street grills to Louisiana backyards, from Greek terraces to Brazilian churrascarias, this cross-continental journey celebrates patience, craft, and flavor.In this richly illustrated book, Alessandro Asante, Eugenia S. Canaan, and Selim B. Stamboulieh blend photography, storytelling, and lived experience to capture the quiet mastery of fire practiced around the world. Each image and reflection reveals how food connects people, cultures, and memory - transforming the act of cooking into ritual.New to this edition is a dedicated Sauces Chapter, in which Asante shares his own signature combinations inspired by Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Missouri. These recipes - balancing citrus, bourbon, cola, and spice - embody his philosophy that sauce is not decoration but dialogue: a finishing touch where the fire's story continues.Part travelogue, part cultural study, and part creative journal, The Art of Smoking reminds us that smoke is more than flavor - it is language, rhythm, and a universal expression of care.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
92
Release Date:
2025-11-06
Publication Date:
2025-11-06
Publisher:
Ciel Global, LLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0989193292
ISBN13:
9780989193290
Weight:
212 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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