I have judged the Memphis in May BBQ contest every year since 2016. 2024 was a great year, ending with a threepeat by The Shed. Here are a bunch of my favorite photos I took during the event, and even have a bunch of judging photos to give you a taste of what it is like behind the scenes. I hope you enjoy these! ...
It was a stormy day in Carlisle, AR today, but a great day for judging ribs (and some fiery chicken wings too). Here’s my favorite pics I took today.
What a great day in Horn Lake, MS supporting the Lions Club. This competition had dessert, a Kids Cook, dual steak comps, ribs, and some killer light for photographs. So many smiles and friendly faces. I sure had a great time seeing you all. I hope I got a good pic of you.
Here’s a short series of my favorite walking around shots from Saturday’s rib and ancillary prep at the World Steak.Championships X in March 2024.
I came to Pigapalooza at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS again this year to photograph it and eat some of the best pig by the best whole hog teams out there. It was a delicious day on all counts. Here are the highlights.
I have judged the Memphis in May barbecue cooking contest every year since 2016. As we head into this year’s 2024 contest, I was looking back at my photos of the 2023 contest and realized I forgot to post them. Here are my favorites.
Moe Cason is an awesome barbecue cook with a great story. He also just came out with a killer cookbook which you definitely should check out, especially if you don’t know his backstory (and the recipes are the family type of recipes that you will make again and again). Moe cooks shoulder every Memphis in…
After a year of hard-fought ribeye steak competitions throughout the worldwide footprint of the Steak Cookoff Association, resulting in a waterfall of Golden Tickets to the SCA World Championships IX in Fort Worth, Texas, the day has finally come. 500 teams from around the world have come to fight for the world’s best steak for…
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It’s great to be a steak judge, especially late in the season when most folks have their SCA World Championship golden tickets and are hunting for points, so newer judges get their highly sought after passed-down Golden Ticket. And because so many competitors are champions crafting perfect steaks again and again. It sure makes the…
Dolewite is a total trip. They are an old school hip-hop cover band out of Kansas City that mixes together all the tracks into a funky cool grove with a ton of curse words. So yeah, they’re awesome. They rocked Pigapalooza 2022 at the American Royal. Here’s a bunch of band and crowd pics. Everyone…
Mark Lambert’s Sweet Swine O’ Mine has been a longstanding, serious contender in whole hog. I’ve seen them compete in pork shoulder at Memphis in May and I’ve spent many a weekend at Mark’s place eating his great cooking and enjoying his hospitality while judging SCA steak cookoff competitions. At Pigapalooza 2022 at the American…
First Class Barbecue out of Hempstead, Texas put up a really beautiful hog over at Pigapalooza 2022 at the American Royal in Kansas City, which raises money for Operation BBQ Relief. I think it was the prettiest hog of the night, and there were lots of contenders for that! Take a look and see what you…