Aaron Franklin

AARON FRANKLIN is one of the biggest, most recognized names in barbecue and the wider food world. His restaurant has won every major barbecue award and has been in magazines ranging from GQ to Bon Appétit. The line to get into Franklin Barbecue is as long as ever, and the restaurant has sold out of brisket every day of its existence. Franklin makes regular TV appearances on BBQ Pitmasters, and will star in his own PBS program, BBQ with Franklin, in spring 2015.

Books by Aaron Franklin

Franklin Smoke

Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay

The Franklin Barbecue Collection [Special Edition, Two-Book Boxed Set]

Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay

Franklin Steak

Aaron Franklin

Franklin Barbecue

Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay

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