Grill Nation ─ 200 Surefire Recipes, Tips, and Techniques to Grill Like a Pro

Join Grill Nation and become the ultimate grill master with "American Grilled"host David Guas. This will your the one-stop resource for all things grilled and barbecued, guaranteed. This all-inclusive book begins with the basics and builds up to the more complicated recipes covering every technique on the grill. Pit-proven tips and easy, step-by-step techniques for year-round smoking, grilling and barbecuing will have you grilling like an expert. Featuring 200 recipes for barbecued meats-such as beef, pork, chicken, fish, and game-plus sides, salads, and desserts-there's something for everyone to enjoy. Whether a novice outdoor cook or an aspiring grill master, David will guide you through foolproof recipes that will have you wishing summer lasted all year long.

David Guas, widely familiar from his frequent appearances on "The Today Show," brings a rugged charm to his new role as host and co-judge of "American Grilled," Travel Channel's 13-episode high-heat, high-stakes cooking competition program. Guas has garnered national praise in publications like Food & Wine, Southern Living, Garden&Gun, Saveur and Bon Appetit for showcasing the soul of the South in his sinfully delicious, Louisiana-style favorites and signature desserts at the neighborly Arlington, Virginia restaurant, established in 2010, Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery. His first cookbook, DamGoodSweet - Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth New Orleans Style (Taunton Press, 2009) was named one of Food & Wine's "Best New Dessert Cookbooks" and was a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award in the American Category and won the James Beard Award in the Baking and Dessert Cookbook category.