Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Apr 14th 2006 @ 9:06AM

When I first saw Mario Batali's new paperback Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style on Jessica's Biscuit, I thought it was a joke. I got my hands on a copy at a local bookstore today and, indeed, it's real. Apparently Mario likes NASCAR. At least, that's what the introduction lead me to believe, as he speaks of NASCAR fans in the first person plural. The recipes are a combination of American "cookout" food and some recycled items from Mario's previous books. Ham and cheese biscuits and "Mario's Kick Ass Barbecue Sauce" mingle with pork braciolona and grilled lobster with Limoncello. I just don't know about the logistics of stuffing, trussing and braising a pork shoulder in a tailgait environment. Still, I have to give the man credit for continuing to broaden the palate of the average joe. But with Mario's well-known penchant for using unusual meats, I'm a little surprised that I didn't see any roadkill cookery in here. Maybe I just didn't look hard enough.

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Tags: barbecue, cookbook, cookout, jessica's biscuit, Jessica'sBiscuit, mario batali, mario tailgates nascar style, MarioBatali, nascar, new, offal, roadkill

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4-14-2006 @1:35PM Pam Feally said... The south has a tradition of cheddar cheese biscuits. I know of someone whose grandmother made cheese biscuits and it's a favorite of his.
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4-14-2006 @1:47PM Len said... "NASCAR style"? Does this mean that he uses templates and restrictor plates to make sure the servings are equal? :-)

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