Leland Avellino spent almost a decade working for the beloved Dinosaur Barbecue restaurant group, even as a part owner and executive chef at the Stamford location. He and the Dinosaur team made the hard decision […]
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In his own words, Matt Fisher fell into barbecue sideways, but he hasn’t sidestepped his way out of the business in over two decades. He’s worked with well known pitmasters like Scottie Smith and Robbie
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First time Brisket King ® participant Ed Randolph of Handsome Devil in Newburgh, NY comes with quite the pedigree. He is a six-time state BBQ championship award winner, NYCWFF Best BBQ Champion, Food Network “Chopped” champion,
Ari White of Wandering Que describes his pandemic mentality as “radical flexibility.” He’s changed his operation from a full service food truck to local and long distance delivery. We talked with the 2016 Brisket King
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Lawrence La Pianta is the owner and pitmaster of Cherry Street Bar-B-Que in Toronto, which specializes in Southern-style smoked meats with multi-culturally influenced flavors. As a guest of Hometown Barbecue, where he parked his smoker,
Dr. Michelle Pfannenstiel is a veterinarian who started a food safety planning consulting business called Dirigo Food Safety after her time in the Army, where it just so happens veterinarians are in charge of food safety. We
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This week we talked to Marc Glosserman, Founder and CEO of Hill Country Barbecue Market in New York City and Washington, DC. Hill Country, a multi-year and award winning participant at Brisket King, has stayed
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Pig Farmer Tank Jackson of Holy City Hogs near Charleston, South Carolina has been a standout competitor at Pig Island for many years and a true friend to Food Karma projects for just as long. Not
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Pitmaster Izzy Eidelman opened his kosher barbecue joint Izzy’s Smokehouse in 2015 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and has been a beloved participant at Brisket King for many years, including a win in 2017. While sister
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Calling all sauce makers! The Sauce King NYC competition uncovered some hidden gems, and we want to share our findings with our guests at our summer kick off event. Join us for a Memorial Day
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