Chris Hart, winner of the Jack Daniel Invitational World Championship in 2009, has dominated the competition BBQ circuit for the past 10 years with his team, iQUE.

The team was the first group of northerners in barbecue history to win a World Championship. Chris spends his days developing software, but his passion for cooking barbecue has him following the competition BBQ trail on weekends, pitting his talents against the best pitmasters in the U.S.

In 2010, Chris cooked an elaborate barbecue tasting menu at the James Beard House in NYC.

With over seven million copies of his books in print, Christopher Hart is the world's leading author of art instruction books. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

In his more than 50 titles, he offers artists accessible, generously illustrated, and clearly written step-by-step instruction on a wide variety of how-to-draw subjects. He lives in Westport, CT.