Backyard Bbq: Delicious Recipes for Outdoor Cooking

When it comes to BBQ there is no better teacher than Marcus Bawdon. Learn how to cook amazing food over charcoal and flame in your own backyard from the very best. Catering for meat-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans alike this will be your go-to cookbook all summer long.

The art of barbecue has taken off around the globe, and Marcus has travelled widely to experience many unusual and exciting methods first-hand—from South America to Japan, Italy to India. Here he takes inspiration from a wealth of culinary influences to demonstrate how far cooking with fire has come and just how flavorsome it can be.

Now the doors of Marcus’ celebrated BBQ School have been thrown wide open so you can see in his own stunning photographs what is possible, to encourage you to take giant leaps forward. Included are recipes for meat and seafood, as well as vegetarian and vegan recipes. Also shared is advice on buying (or building) barbecues, tips on cooking technique, and honing your skills.

Marcus Bawdon shares his passion for fire cooking via his CountryWoodSmoke website, Facebook group, and YouTube channel; does demos at food and BBQ festivals and is editor of UK BBQ Mag. He was crowned king of Meatopia in London, judges at BBQ events such as Grillstock, and makes media appearances to talk about outdoor cooking. Marcus lives in Devon where he runs a popular BBQ School.