Here's the Cover for the First Book on Bourdain's Ecco Imprint, The Prophets of Smoked Meat

Here's the cover of the first book off Anthony Bourdain's Ecco imprint, The Prophets of Smoked Meat by blogger/barbecue fanatic Daniel Vaughn. The book covers Texas barbecue and includes "pit masters' recipes, tales of the road — from country meat markets to roadside stands — and a panoramic look at the Lone Star State, where smoked meat is sacred." Sounds about right. No word on where the meat on the cover is from; best guesses in the comments, please.

The Prophets of Smoked Meat will be released on the Bourdain/Ecco imprint May 14 (pre-order on Amazon). Word from Ecco is that the next Bourdain book, a memoir-with-recipes from LA food truck king Roy Choi called Spaghetti Junction: Riding Shotgun with an L.A. Chef, is tentatively scheduled for Fall 2013.

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