Vinnie Paul Cookbook Finally Available
The late, great Vinne Paul loved cooking up some good food, and finally, his long-in-the-works cookbook is available for purchase.
The aptly named Drumming Up An Appetite with Vinnie Paul is for sale on Z2Comincs.com. The standard edition of the cookbook is $29.99, while a deluxe bundle featuring special Vinnie Paul napkins, an apron, and a “cooking diploma” retails for $79.99.
Per the cookbook’s description, Drumming Up An Appetite was written before Vinnie Paul’s death in 2018 at age 54. It features over 40 “original Abbott Family recipes” and has a foreword written by Carrot Top, a close friend of Vinnie’s who was also a neighbor in Las Vegas.
In a quote from 2015, Vinnie Paul said of the book, “It’s all about cooking and having fun with it. A lot of people think cooking is throwing something in the microwave. It’s something that you’ve really got to be passionate about, just like playing an instrument. If you put your heart and soul into it, and then you feed it to people, and you’re [like], ‘Oh, man! This is so good.’ It makes you feel good. It’s just like playing music; [people say] ‘G-damn, I love this sh-t!”
Meanwhile, the legacy of Vinnie Paul lives on via the reformation of Pantera, which features Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde, and Charlie Benante. Last month, they announced a headlining U.S. tour consisting of 29 shows running from July 15 in Burgettstown, Pa. until Sept. 13 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Tickets are on sale now, with complete details available at Pantera.com. A full list of tour dates is below.
Pantera – “The Heaviest Tour of the Summer” – 2025 US Tour Dates
July 15 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
July 17 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 19 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 25 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
July 26 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
July 28 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
July 29 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
July 31 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 2 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Aug. 3 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 6 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
Aug. 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Aug. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 23 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater
Aug. 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Aug. 27 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Aug. 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
Aug. 31 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
Sept. 2 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Sept. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
Sept. 5 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Sept. 6 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 8 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Sept. 10 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Sept. 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Park
Sept. 13 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
