Z2 has teamed up with the Vinnie Paul estate to bring the world Drumming Up An Appetite With Vinnie Paul. The book commemorates the memory of Vinnie’s legendary Sunday Funday dinners, features a foreword by comedian and friend Carrot Top, and is broken into three chapters – main courses (Reinventing The Meal), side dishes (Far Beyond Kitchen) and of course, desserts (A Vulgar Display of Flour).
The book, as well as the cover art by Erik Rodriguez, was a lifelong dream of Vinnie Paul’s, who said in 2015: “My cookbook will be called Drumming Up an Appetite With Vinnie Paul. How clever is that? It’s got a picture of me sitting behind a drum set. I’m holding two turkey legs, which are otherwise known as drum sticks!”
Vinnie Paul added in 2015: “It’s all about cooking and having fun with it. A lot of people think cooking is throwing something in the microwave. It’s something that you’ve really got to be passionate about, just like playing an instrument. If you put your heart and soul into it, and then you feed it to people, and you’re (like), ‘Oh, man! This is so good.’ It makes you feel good. It’s just like playing music; (people say) ‘Goddamn, I love this shit!'”
The recipes are captured through the photography of Justin Borucki, with illustrations by Danny Hellman, Steve Chanks, and Rob Schwager. The book is rounded out by an afterword from Vinnie’s best friend and personal assistant Brian “Bridog” Jones, who added: “Vinnie’s BBQ action was most definitely not your average line up whether it be at his Texas or Vegas casas, or on the road prepping and cooking for all the bands and crew and even the local venue personnel, his spread was legendary! Lots of very hard work from myself and many others made this book possible. Vinnie’s recipes are now being offered to the world!”
Josh Bernstein, President of Z2 and longtime friend/collaborator of Vinnie Paul added: “Vinnie Paul’s passion for life, music and tasty food was immeasurable. Being able to publish this cookbook for Vinnie, Bridog and his family fulfills a promise I made to him during his lifetime and we hope his recipes, stories and passion fills no hearts and stomachs for years to come.”
Get Drumming Up An Appetite With Vinnie Paul here.
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