My Cookbook: One-Beer Grilling

UPS delivered a surprise today. The first copies of my new cookbook: One-Beer Grilling. Admittedly, it's a little surreal holding it in my hands. It also makes me a little hungry. I've not eaten all day.

A huge thanks to everyone at Castle Point Books, St. Martin Press, and my editor, Monica Sweeney, who saw something in the written gibberish of this blog. I've been approached before about writing a book, but Monica's was the first pitch to resonate. Ironically, my mom told me a story the other day describing my Dad's reaction to my 7th grade writing as "horrible." Such a grammatically struggling beginning makes this achievement all the sweeter. Thank you, Monica, for seeing me through!

For everyone who has pre-ordered a copy, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. For those of you who reached out about a signed copy, while I feel it's only going to devalue the book's value, I now have the book up for sale. Whether you want to buy a copy to support me directly or inexplicably want my indecipherable signature, I'll hook you up. The book ships free the first week of May.

One-Beer Grilling is hardly a great literary masterpiece. I mean, I did write it. It is, however, a collection of some of my favorite grilled recipes: some old and some new. Most importantly, it's filled with my photographs which I hope make you feel hungry, grab a beer, and fire up the grill.

Thanks again, my friends. I genuinely appreciate your support, and most importantly, I hope you enjoy the book!