View some of the amazing talent that will be at Pig Island 2023 providing one-of-a-kind dishes and memories. Tickets are still available as Pig Island celebrates it’s 14th year! Bring friends and family to this beautiful outdoor event and see why this is one of NYC’s premier BBQ events of the season.
2023 Pig Island Participants
- Jose Perez, Bears Smokehouse, Connecticut (Winner of Rib King NYC 2023)
- Bret Lunsford, Blue Smoke, New York, NY
- Robert Austin Cho, Kimchi Smoke, Ridgewood, NJ
- Anthony Scerri, Smoke Sweats, Brooklyn, NY (Rib King NYC 2023 Runner Up)
- Tank Jackson, Holy City Hogs, Charleston SC
- Pork Mafia Street Crew featuring Phil Wingo, Mario DiBiase, and Jonathan Kushnir
- Cenobio Canalizo, Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue, Brooklyn, NY
- Fabio Benedetti, aka Chef Benedetti, Paellas Pepe, Brazil
- Jase Franklyn, Jase’s BBQ, Queens, NY
- Joe Musngi, SmoKING of Meats, New Jersey
- Tony Olive, Backdraft BBQ and Operation BBQ Relief, Connecticut
- Darlene Lawrence, Sands Jerk Hut, Brooklyn, NY
- Smoked Spice BBQ, New York
- Craft House BBQ, Staten Island, NY
- Chef Jesse Jones, Retiring from competitions, New Jersey
- Empire BBQ, Staten Island, NY
- Rodrigo Duarte, New Jersey’s King of Ham
- Samuel Alleyne, Fire + Smoke BBQ and Big Bob Gibson competition team
- Alexandra Donnadio, Chef and Influencer, CookingwithZandge_s
- Chef Oak, Kam Rai Thai, Queens, NY
- Kyle Smith, Smith Poultry, New Jersey
- Mike Lapi, SUNY Cobleskill, New York
- Chef Nick, Rhythm and Ribz Smokehouse, New Jersey
- Aris Tuazon, Gugu Room, New York
- Jimmy’s No. 43 All-Star Team with vegetable grilling station and Cabot grilled cheese