News & Information DESSERT MEETS GRILL By Steven Raichlen, 5-time James Beard Award-winner and Barbecue Hall of Famer November 13, 2010 DESSERT MEETS GRILL Oiling the grill grate. Looking for a new dessert on the grill? Check out these coconut-grilled bananas from Thailand. (The recipe is on page 573 in Planet Barbecue.) Position the bananas at the edge of the grill grate to keep the exposed ends of the skewers from burning. Bananas skewered on bamboo and dipped in coconut-caramel. A novel presentation: Grilled bananas served with coconut ice cream and served in a hollowed-out fresh coconut. Left to right: Producer Marnie Morrand; Stylist Heidi Bronstein; and Director J.P. on the set of Le Maitre du Grill.