Culinary genius. . . . The 100 recipes are, by and large, flavor bombs that are relatively easy to put together . . . producing delicious, beautiful dishes. --<i>Wall Street Journal</i> Simple-yet-ingenious takes on vegetables. --<i>Fine Cooking</i> Primal, fascinating and terribly elegant stuff. --<i>Houston Chronicle</i> The story delivers the very heart of Mallmann's message--use a few fresh ingredients and the proper application of fire to create a deeply satisfying meal. --<i>Austin Chronicle</i> Make[s] Mallmann's larger-than-life approach to outdoor cooking accessible on a household scale. . . . This beautiful book is both travelogue and outdoor cooking handbook. If you find yourself tamping down feelings of envy about Mallmann's footloose, relaxed yet exciting lifestyle, you won't be alone. Just face it. We can't all grill fish on a remote beach in Patagonia. But we can let Mallmann help us do it in our own back yards. --<i>Miami Herald</i> He's the master of smoke and char. --Dan Barber No one grills better! Francis is a purist and an inspiration. --Alice Waters I would travel a thousand miles just hoping for a taste. --Mario Batali