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Bill Jamison was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1942. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, received an undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas, and a graduate degree in American history from the University of Kansas. He worked as a professor at Southwest Texas State show more University in San Marcos and for the Texas Arts Commission and the Oklahoma Council on the Arts and Humanities. In 1977, he became a regional representative for the National Endowment for the Arts, then director of the Western States Arts Foundation in Santa Fe. He finally decided to become a travel and food writer. He wrote more than 20 travel books and cookbooks, most of them with his wife, Cheryl Alters Jamison. Their works included 100 Grill Recipes You Can't Live Without, The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining, Born to Grill, Smoke and Spice, and The Barbecue Lover's Big Book of BBQ Sauces. They also won four James Beard Foundation awards for culinary writing. He died of complications from cancer on March 24, 2015 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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A very good read. This one is all about food and the descriptions make you salivate and drool and tempt you to hop on the next flight to that place. One small gripe, instead of being all about food, the folks could have woven more history about the places they visited. They sure true epicureans and foodies and have chosen some of the best spots world renown for their excellent cuisine.

One more good thing about the book, they have unearthed some rare gems which would have been hidden if not for their prominent mention (including address) in the book.… (more)
 
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danoomistmatiste | 2 other reviews | Jan 24, 2016 |
A very good read. This one is all about food and the descriptions make you salivate and drool and tempt you to hop on the next flight to that place. One small gripe, instead of being all about food, the folks could have woven more history about the places they visited. They sure true epicureans and foodies and have chosen some of the best spots world renown for their excellent cuisine.

One more good thing about the book, they have unearthed some rare gems which would have been hidden if not for their prominent mention (including address) in the book.… (more)
 
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kkhambadkone | 2 other reviews | Jan 17, 2016 |
Please Purchase! I love this book. I have bought them for presents as well. So well written. There are tons of wonderful recipes... and I love some of the history and some clips from menus from long, long ago so you can see what they ate for breakfast. A MUST Have book.
 
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CrystalW | 4 other reviews | Dec 15, 2015 |

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