![Title page spread with a photograph of Thurman and Roberts, parents of Salt Lick proprietor Scott Roberts.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cafcd780/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-02.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Title page spread with a photograph of Thurman and Roberts, parents of Salt Lick proprietor Scott Roberts.
![The book's evocative photography is by Austin photographer Kenny Braun.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cb1d5eba/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-03.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The book's evocative photography is by Austin photographer Kenny Braun.
![The margins of the book contain illustrations and asides that help tell the Salt Lick story.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cb39be6b/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-04.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The margins of the book contain illustrations and asides that help tell the Salt Lick story.
![Pig nicknack photographed in Grandmother Roxie's house.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cb5b8c7f/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-05.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Pig nicknack photographed in Grandmother Roxie's house.
![In addition to barbecue the book contains recipes for other down-home fare.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cb77149b/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-06.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
In addition to barbecue the book contains recipes for other down-home fare.
![Thurman Roberts's 1959 Buick Electra 225.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cb91073f/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-07.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Thurman Roberts's 1959 Buick Electra 225.
![Onion Creek running through the Roberts's land in Driftwood, Texas.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cbb61095/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-08.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Onion Creek running through the Roberts's land in Driftwood, Texas.
![Barbecue is best shared family style.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cbd20623/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-09.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Barbecue is best shared family style.
![Wood for the pit.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cbf26f48/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-10.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Wood for the pit.
![How-to for preparing brisket.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cc0bf91b/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-11.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
How-to for preparing brisket.
![The pit at the Salt Lick.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cc291f05/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-12.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The pit at the Salt Lick.
![Three servers at the Salt Lick, left; Salt Lick barbecue sauce being ladled into a jar for the table, right.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/wp/59362cc438091/djs-the-salk-lick-cookbook-13.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Three servers at the Salt Lick, left; Salt Lick barbecue sauce being ladled into a jar for the table, right.