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What It Feels Like To Judge The Jack Daniel's Barbecue World Championship

BBQ dishes come to Lynchburg to crown world's best

Nov 13, 2012 1:01 pm

In the world of competitive barbecue, the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue is one of the biggies. The event, affectionately known as “The Jack” takes place each October in the small town of Lynchburg, TN, the home of the world-famous Jack Daniel's Distillery. Over 20,000 spectators and competitors crowd into the this tiny hamlet with a regular population of about 500 residents for the two-day event. Read on for the recap!

Field Reports

Big Weekend: Southern Foodways Alliance Keeps the Fires Burning, Pits Smoldering

Barbecue was the theme, main course, in Oxford

Oct 22, 2012 12:01 pm

Barbecue aficionados and Southern food enthusiasts descended upon Mississippi last weekend for the Southern Foodways Alliance’s 15^th annual Symposium, a four day event of learning, food and fellowship that left attendees reaching for their gout medication. Our fearless writer Chris Chamberlain has a full report.

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A Year Of Barbecue: Memphis

City's got soul, and a crazed devotion to ‘cue

Sep 25, 2012 10:31 am

If you ask a barbecue enthusiast to name the best cities for smoked meat in the country, you're liable to hear a lot of different responses: St. Louis, Kansas City, Lexington, NC and Austin all come to mind. But if they don't mention Memphis, TN in their top three, you can pretty much chalk them up as a crockpot crackpot who probably buys liquid smoke in the large bottles.

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We're Excited About This Weekend's Praise The Lard BBQ Festival

Join 'The Legend' Mike Mills in Murphysboro, IL

Sep 20, 2012 1:01 pm

Mike Mills is a three-time World Champion at the acclaimed Memphis in May BBQ Competition and also won the Jack Daniel's World Invitational Barbecue Championship in 1992. Perhaps what Mills and his daughter Amy Mills Tunnicliffe are most proud of, however, is their "Praise the Lard" Barbecue Festival and Cook-Off Competition that will celebrate its 25^th anniversary this weekend in Murphysboro, IL.

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Memphis: How To Survive A 10 Barbecue(ish) Restaurant Crawl

Ribs, burgers, pickles, more ribs, pulled pork, hen

Sep 4, 2012 5:01 pm

The mission: To test the eating endurance, culinary aptitude and passion for various forms of smoked pig during a 10-restaurant bus tour that challenged 12 chefs, farmers and journalists to eat and drink our way through some of Memphis’ most-iconic barbecue restaurants — with some twists along the way.

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Photos: Food Republic After-Hours Brunch At Cochon Heritage BBQ In Memphis

FR goes late with fried chicken, very good bourbon

Sep 3, 2012 9:01 am

To close out the first day of the Cochon Heritage BBQ in Memphis we hosted a late-night bourbon and fried chicken party on Friday at the Court Square Center on. The event pulled many of the weekend's participating chefs like Ed Lee and Jamie Bissonnette, who joined to toast National Bourbon Month (which began promptly at 12:00 a.m. — September 1).

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Atlanta: Fox Brothers Bar-B-Q Brings Texas Cue To The Southeast

A sloppy, juicy, smoky mess of a sandwich

Aug 31, 2012 1:01 pm

When twin brothers Jonathan and Justin Fox started cooking barbecue professionally in 2004, they operated out of Atlanta restaurant Smith’s Olde Bar (not quite known for their brisket). Out of this came a sandwich. It was special. Read on.

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Memphis To Host The First Heritage Pig BBQ Competition Over Labor Day

From the man behind Cochon 555. Get excited.

Aug 14, 2012 1:01 pm

While Cochon 555 will continue next year, founder Brady Lowe wanted to bring something a little bit different to the table in the late summer of 2012. Well, to the smoker. Over Labor Day weekend (August 31 – September 2), Lowe will present the first Cochon Heritage Barbecue in Memphis, Tennessee. Get excited.

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