JUST DO IT: Steven Raichlen talks grillin'/illin' at the Free Library tonight

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JUST DO IT: Steven Raichlen talks grillin'/illin' at the Free Library tonight

POSTED: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 4:11 PM

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Even the most diehard grill fanatics among us, those who swear that everything from filet mignon to Froot Loops taste better with cross-hatched sear marks and a generous shroud of smoke, usually keep one or two fire-breathing devices in the backyard. But BBQ guru Steven Raichlen, who calls himself "live-fire cooking's foremost authority, ambassador, and author," earned my undying envy several years back during an interview on NPR. Asked how many grills he used at home, Raichlen actually had to pause, glance out his window, and count before coming back with seven. And that's not counting his basement, which reportedly is crammed with some 60 grills collected during his travels, the latest of which are recounted in his new cookbook, Planet Barbecue! Compiling more than 300 dishes from 60 countries on six continents — guess we'll have to wait till the next book for that blackened Antarctic penguin recipe — the book offers tips on exoticizing your next cook-out with Vietnamese spit-roasted duck or even a Croatian cheesesteak. And for those feeling a bit of grill envy, feel free to up your count with a trip to the toolshed — there's even a how-to for cooking lamb chops on a shovel over an open campfire, straight from the Australian Outback. Steven Raichlen talks tonight at 7:30 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341, freelibrary.org. To read a Q&A with Raichlen, head on over to City Paper's Food section. RELATED >> The Pitmaster: Barbecue king Steven Raichlen preaches from the gospel of global grilling

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