HUNTING
CULINARY CONNECTEDNESS
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois enjoys cooking around an open fire with his hunting companions.
Open-fire cooking elevates cuisine and camaraderie
H
unting and fishing link outdoor enthusiasts with the natural world by inserting them into the life cycle of game animals. Cooking over an open
82 HUNT & FISH | 2021
fire provides another avenue for expanding that intimate connection. Many hunters use the most advanced technologies and techniques, such as electric smokers, infrared grills and
heavy ceramic kamodo grills, to prepare harvested game. These appliances often wind up being set apart from the main gathering taking place around the glow of a fire pit. The cook must tend to the >
SIMON CARLSON
BY OLIVER HARTNER
