Newton Food Writer Knows Her Barbecue

Food writer Andrea Pyenson is a Newtonite through and through. She went to Newton South High School , she lives in Waban – let’s face it, she’s a Yankee.

So it’s not all that surprising that when she and her two co-authors first pitched a barbecue cookbook, it was rejected by several publishers.

What is surprising about the rejection is that her co-authors are Andy Husbands and Chris Hart, two of the leaders of the award-winning competitive barbecue team iQue BBQ .

“They basically said, ‘You’re from the Northeast. What could you possibly know about barbecue,” says Pyenson.

But Pyenson and her co-authors have surpassed the stereotypes and will release their new cookbook Wicked Good Barbecue

If it isn't apparent enough in the cookbook title, Pyenson herself is no mere backyard griller.

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