MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store invites you to celebrate the publication of Barbecue: Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe (Phaidon) with a special one-night-only prix fixe, family-style event.

Join us as we sample barbecue from this vibrant collection of recipes from over 80 countries. Pit master and author/chef Hugh Mangum will be on hand to tell the stories behind the flavors, traditions, and processes while Casita’s founders Mariah and Justin Forstmann host this delicious experience.

Tickets are limited and include a copy of the just-released Barbecue: Smoked & Grilled Recipes from Across the Globe. The book spans styles and techniques, including recipes from classic American Smoked Brisket, Ethiopian Berbere-spiced Ribs, and Mexican Barbacoa to Italian Porchetta, Indonesian Pork Satay, Spanish Coal-Roasted Vegetables, and the iconic Australian barbecue fare known as ‘Snags.’ Barbecue features expansive and inclusive recipes for ribs, steaks, whole chickens and hogs, tacos, hamburgers, clambakes, and paella, as well as meat-free mains; sides, such as slaws, pickles, cornbreads, baked beans, and casseroles; and desserts, including grilled fruits, skillet brownies, and Icelandic Smoked Cheesecake.

Filled with more than 100 mouth-watering photographs, Barbecue boasts contributions by some of the best experts in live fire cooking, including Maksut Askar, May Chow, Ross Dobson, Moustafa Elrefaey, Monique Fiso, Renzo Garibaldi, Elizabeth Karmel, Vusi Ndlovu, Sukyoung Park, Tomos Parry, Jess Pryles, Dave Pynt, Jessica Rosval, Marsia Taha Mohamed Salas, Sean Sherman, and Rawlston Williams.

About the Author:
Raised in Los Angeles, Hugh Mangum switched careers from musician to chef and studied at the French Culinary Institute before becoming executive chef/pitmaster at Smoking Lil’s in Pennsylvania. He then co-founded the acclaimed American restaurant chain Mighty Quinn’s in 2012. Mangum is barbecue obsessed, and this book is his love letter to fire and smoke. Casita opened on MASS MoCA’s campus in 2023 after the successful run of pop-up food truck, Chingon. Casita was named the Massachusetts recipient of 5 Reasons to Visit “Best Mexican Restaurants In Each State” Guide.

About Casita:
Casita opened on MASS MoCA’s campus in 2023 after the successful run of their pop-up food truck, Chingon. Casita was the Massachusetts recipient of 5 Reasons to Visit’s “Best Mexican Restaurants In Each State” Guide.