Leroy & Lewis’ cookbook is being released tomorrow, 05/11/2026

[Lynn Dollar]

Evan talking his book with the Tales from the Pits podcast ............

https://bryannorton.podbean.com/

[radiodome21]

Loved Franklin’s book too. I was gifted Rodney Scott’s book at Christmas and I liked it too. L&L were at Windy City Smoke Out a few years ago. I liked what I ate. Might give this one a try. And as much as I love my kindle I need the physical book.

[58limited]

Read the first chapters and I like this book and their philosophy of cooking new things and doing fusion but in the old school way. This is a trend that has been sweeping Texas for awhile and L&L has been one of the leaders. Texas is in The Golden Age of BBQ right now I think, a great time to be able to travel and enjoy this wonderful yet evolving cuisine.

I enjoy visiting the old school places but the new school places make things interesting and I've made some wonderful discoveries at those places. It fascinates me that these new ideas seem to suddenly take root at the same time but in several different places.

[jlazar]

I got the book yesterday. I now have over 40 cookbooks, 95% are BBQ. In my opinion, I would only recommend this book to more for advanced BBQers who want to move out into trendy ways of cooking. Would not recommend as a first book for someone new to BBQ. Books by Meathead, Franklin, Cookston, Stone, Lily, are much more informative. One of the new books i recently purchased and would recommend is by Goldee's BBQ.

[Mosca]

I agree. I do like that they have a detailed description of foil boat brisket; I switched to that a few years ago, but kept having to look it up because I only do about one every year. Now I have it right there.

[Baltimorelger]

I made the burgers last night and they were intense but tasty. Trying their chicken recipe (currently brining away in my fridge) tonight.

[drobinson]

You can't have too many cookbooks. The only limiting factor is space to shelve them. And that can always be inccreased.
look forward to receiving my copy.

[Mosca]

I got rid of so many, and now I sometimes have regrets. It’s not that I’ll ever go back and get a recipe; it’s that they remind me of things I’ve made, times throughout my life, ways that I used to feel, old friends, places I’ve lived… they’re life markers. I didn’t realize it at the time.

[briano52]

Good point Mosca. I sometimes get out old cookbooks to read just to relive what I was doing and cooking way back when. Sometimes I wonder why I bothered with a recipe. Other times I am impressed that I cooked and mastered a certain recipe that now seems difficult. I often make notes in the margins with comments on how a recipe went. Very interesting and helpful to revisit.