Steven David Raichlen is an American barbecue chef, author and TV host. He is the author of twenty-five books, mainly centering around barbecue techniques and receipes. His first book, Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine was published in 1993. The Barbecue Bible (1998) was Raichlen's description of the fours years he spent on the road studying grilling around the world. In 2003 his show, Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen, debuted on PBS. The show's location, the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, is also is the home of Raichlen's Barbecue University, which in 2007 offered three three-day intensive courses in May, June and August.In 2003, Bon Appetit named Raichlen “Cooking Teacher of the Year", and The Barbecue Bible won an IACP Julia Child Award. He also won a 2001 James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award for his Healthy Jewish Cooking. Raichlen graduated in 1975 from Reed College with a Bachelor of Arts in French. He also received a Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship to study medieval cooking in Europe, as well as a Fulbright Scholarship to study comparative literature. He trained at Le Cordon Bleu and La Varenne cooking schools in Paris.Raichlen lives with his wife, Barbara, in Coconut Grove, Florida, and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. References^ Barbecue Bible Web Site^ Star Chefs^ James Beard^ Star Chefs PublicationsMiami Spice : The New Florida Cuisine. ISBN 1-56305-346-2. 1993.Steven Raichlen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking. ISBN 0-14-024124-8. 1997.The Barbecue! Bible. ISBN 1-56305-866-9. 1998.Barbecue! Bible : Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes. ISBN 0-7611-1979-5. 2000.Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking : 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and Beyond. ISBN 0-87596-498-2. 2000.Beer-Can Chicken: And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill. ISBN 0-7611-2016-5. 2002.The Best of Barbecue University by Steven Raichlen. DVD/Video. 2005.Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs. ISBN 0-7611-4211-8. 2006.