Tennessee Hometown Cookbook

Kent Whitaker has taken his down-home, Southern-style cooking to an art-form. ¿I like to do a bit more than burgers and dogs on the grill.¿ He is the author of three cookbooks, Tennessee Hometown Cookbook (Great American Publishers, 2007), Smoke in the Mountains (Quail Ridge Press, 2004) and Checkered Flag Cooking (Quail Ridge Press, 2005), and has written and illustrated two children¿s books, Why are the Mountains Smoky? (Overmountain Press, 2004) and Big Mo¿s Tennis Ball Hunt (Great American Publishers, 2006). Kent has appeared on the Food Network and other network television stations. He frequently hosts cooking classes at the Chattanooga Market and throughout the South. He writes a cooking column for the Catoosa County News and the Chattanoogan, and writes monthly articles for both The National Barbecue News and Racing Milestones Magazine. A dog-lover and advocate for local animal shelters and rescue organizations, Kent and his grilling buddy, Moses, are spokesperson and spokesdog for ALPO. Kent and Moses travel the country presenting grilling and cooking demos promoting the idea of including your canine family members in on the backyard grilling fun. Kent gives human grilling and cooking tips while Moses enjoys APLO Chophouse Ribeye-Flavored dog food. Kent and his wife Ally live in East Tennessee with one son, Macee, a Golden Retriever named Moses and a Shitzu named Barney.Simmons, Sheila is the author of 'Tennessee Hometown Cookbook ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780977905324 and ISBN 0977905322.