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One of top barbecue
chefs in world to appear at Illinois State Fair
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Mike Mills to sign
copies of 'Peace, Love and Barbecue'
[AUG. 11, 2005]
SPRINGFIELD -- World grand champion barbecue
pitmaster Mike Mills, owner of 17th Street Bar & Grill in both
Murphysboro and Marion, will be signing copies of his new book,
"Peace, Love and Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales and Outright
Lies from the Legends of Barbecue," at the
2005 Illinois
State Fair.
The down-home delights of the grill will also be available for sale
at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation World
on the Illinois State Fairgrounds and at the concession stand on
Grandstand Avenue, just west of the carnival area.
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"Peace, Love and Barbecue," is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes
journey into the world of barbecue, with Mills serving as your
personal tour guide. The book gives you the chance to join Mills and
his barbecue buddies as they spin a few tales, spill their secrets
and share their prize-winning recipes. In addition to approximately
100 recipes for delicious appetizers, soups, salads, sides, main
dishes, desserts, sauces, mops, slathers, injections, rubs,
beverages and of course, barbecue, the 342-page book includes the
locations and contact info for the most famous barbecue joints in
the country. Mills himself will be signing copies of the cookbook
at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the 17th Street Barbecue on Grandstand Avenue
In the early 1990s, Mills was co-captain of the Apple City
Barbecue Team, one of the most celebrated teams ever to hit the
competition circuit. Mills has the distinction of being the only
three-time grand world champion of the Memphis in May barbecue
contest. Now, the champion pitmaster -- retired as a competitor --
is highly sought after as a judge and consultant and is
affectionately known in the barbecue world as "The Legend." He
presides over the pits at his six nationally acclaimed barbecue
joints, two 17th Street Bar & Grill locations in southern Illinois,
and at championship barbecues in Las Vegas. He is also the barbecue
guru and a partner at Blue Smoke restaurant in New York City.
Conservation World at the Illinois State Fairgrounds includes
old-time favorite foods from yesterday. Besides 17th Street
Barbecue, visitors can enjoy real root beer, hot pork rinds made on
the spot, tasty shaved ice, fresh kettle corn, roasted corn on the
cob and honey.
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 Exhibits also pack the Conservation World grounds, revealing a
cross section of the natural resources of Illinois and the
stewardship responsibilities of the Department of Natural Resources.
Visitors can learn about mines and minerals, forestry, Illinois
wildlife, and ecology. Guest artisans will demonstrate crafts
ranging from glass blowing to candle making. Illinois Conservation
Police officers will be on hand to answer questions about hunting,
fishing, and boating rules and regulations. Other Department of
Natural Resources staff, experts on wildlife, fisheries and biology,
will be fielding questions. Exhibits will highlight other facets of
the department, including state parks, education programs, mining
and oil production, forestry management, and tree farming.
Visitors to Conservation World can also ride in a 20-person
canoe, fish in the "bass tub," watch sculptors using chain saws to
turn logs into art, enjoy performances by the
Purina Incredible Dog
Team and view Scheer's Lumberjack Show.
[Illinois
Department of Natural Resources news release]
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