The first thing I’d like to say is that the BBQ community has lost a true pioneer this year, Mr. John Willingham. John meant so much too many people in and around the BBQ world. He leaves behind a legacy that cannot be equaled and he will truly be missed. Our prayers go out to the Willingham family. This year’s …
It’s Confirmed: Memphis In May
I was happy to check the mail and find the official Memphis in May World Championship team packet. We’re still waiting on the official map, so we can see if we were fortunate enough to draw a river view spot. This is the first year we applied for one, and hope to have a great view from atop our booth. …
Memphis In May Videos – Just Posted!
We tried to take as many videos at Memphis In May as we possible could! But there was a lot going on this past weekend – a lot of pride and prize money on the line – and (in between all that) a lot of libations being consumed… And we just got most of them posted to our HowToBBQRight YouTube …
Watch My Interview With “Grilling with Rich”
On Friday at Memphis in May this past weekend, Rich stopped by for an interview and got a tour of our set-up on Tiger Lane this year. You can watch this great interview at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14675835 Check it out! It’s a great interview! And make sure you check-out the Grilling with Rich website. He got a lot of great interviews this …
Memphis In May Results
We had a great year this year… our lunch catering went great. We meet a lot of new people and a lot of our friends finaled. We finished 14th in shoulder, and we were pretty happy about that. Don’t get me wrong… we wanted to grand the whole thing (and we won’t keep trying until we do). But out of …
LIVE From Memphis In May w/ Grilling With Rich
As you might have noticed from my videos, my blog posts, my newsletter and my twitter…. It’s Memphis In May this weekend! 🙂 And for us, this is the biggest weekend out of the whole year. This is your chance to win WORLD Grand Champion… and just for one weekend, the entire BBQ community all gets together at this one …
Memphis In May “Behind The Scenes”
A few weeks ago I decided to shoot a few videos about the “behind the scenes” at Memphis In May World Championship BBQ Contest. And with all the changes going on this year, it’s definitely going to be a different experience than we have ever had before. I just shot the first video this past Saturday when we were loading …
Live Webcast At Memphis In May w/ Grilling with Rich
As you all know… this weekend is the big time… the wold championships… Memphis In May. And on top of everything we got going on, we are going to do a Live Webcast on Friday with Grilling with Rich. He is going to interview us, get a tour of our booth and check-out our smokers, and probably try some of …
The NEW Memphis In May Map
After all the rising waters and rumors and confusion… Memphis in May BBQ Championships has a new location, but it’s still going to be one hell of a contest. They just released the new map last night. You can view it at http://www.memphisinmay.org/assets/1600/tiger_lane_site_map.pdf We are going to be S-219 and I’m pretty happy with our new spot. I’m a little …
Extreme Times Call For Extreme Measures
With Memphis in May Bbq fest only 3 weeks away the contest lies in peril. As you probably know the contest is held on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River. Memphis is recording record high river levels not seen in over 80 years, and the park is in danger of flooding. Towns north of Memphis are being evacuated and …
It’s Officially BBQ Season
Well it’s finally time to get in the competition mindset. Last week I took our application down to the Memphis in May office personally to enter the Killer Hogs in the 2011 World BBQ Cooking Contest at Memphis in May. This will be our 6th time competing at Memphis in May and it always gets me excited. The entry fee …
Memphis In May
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Familiar Faces at Memphis In May
I ran into a few familiar faces at Memphis and May… Ran into Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South and took a picture with him. You might recognize him from TLC’s Pitmasters. Check out the Jack’s Old South website. I also talked with Brad Orrison of The Shed BBQ Team and Restaurant. The Shed even made finals this year at …
Caught The BBQ Bug
We went into Memphis in May this year expecting to make Finals… but we didn’t even make top 10. (10 Bones BBQ, Yazoo Delta Q and The Shed are the 3 teams that made finals). We had high hopes because we had switched to whole hog this year, we had spent the entire summer getting the method down just right …