I'm Robert Sottile — backyard cook, Blackstone Griddle Crew member, and a regular face on Griddle Nation (GustoTV). What started in 2020 as cooking for family on the patio turned into Daddio on the Patio: a test kitchen for smash burgers, brisket, hibachi, street corn, and everything that belongs on a screaming-hot flat top.
No fancy studio. No culinary degree. Just a 36" Blackstone, a pellet smoker, and a simple rule: if it isn't good enough for my family, it doesn't make the site.
Every recipe here was cooked in my backyard, photographed in my backyard, and taste-tested by the toughest critics I know. When you join the Patio newsletter, you get one new recipe a week — plus the printable cards, seasoning cheat sheets, and patio tips I don't post anywhere else.
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