Steven Raichlen began his culinary career with a Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship to study medieval cooking in Europe. He has since written nearly 30 cookbooks filled with recipes collected from around the world, among them, the High-Flavor, Low-Fat series and the bestselling Barbeque Bible series. His new book, Planet Barbecue, provides expert grilling advice, collecting 275 live-fire recipes from 53 different countries. Winner of the James Beard Award and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award, Raichlen also writes articles for Food & Wine and has hosted two television shows for PBS: Primal Grill and Barbecue University.