Pictured left to right - Mike Fincham, Eli Kirshtein, Jim Laber, Jennifer Carroll, Kevin Gillespie, Bryan Voltaggio, Michael Isabella. Despite the cold weather, five of the contestants in Top Chef 6 gathered in a parking lot in downtown ATL to...

 Gosh, I love to rub my meat.  Wait.  That sounds really bad.  Let's try again. Ahem.  One of the most critical steps in making good BBQ is applying your dry rub.  If you or your significant other are still applying dry BBQ rub by the...

Today's gift suggestion just shows that you care.  Grills and smokers get hot.  What better way to show your concern than to give your loved one a pair of welder's gloves, like these available at Sears.   With these gloves in the way, your cook...

 BBQ is about fire and smoke.  Everybody talks on and on about the smoke and how great it makes the meat taste.  But there's nothing FUN about smoke.  Fire, on the other hand, is nothing but FUN.  So, if you've grown a little bored watching your...

  This post marks the first day of my Xmas gift to all my readers out there.  Since I can't give you all a nice fruitcake or a pair of slippers, I figure I would do the next best thing - give you recommendations for gifts for your friends and...