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How A Denver Chef Prepares For Battle At The Cochon Heritage BBQ

Jeff Bolton has packed his caja china box

Aug 22, 2012 4:01 pm

Over Labor Day weekend (August 31 – September 2) Brady Lowe will host the first Cochon Heritage BBQ in Memphis, Tennessee. The concept is similar to the long-running Cochon 555, in that heritage pigs are at the forefront. But the focus is BBQ, requiring teams to serve dishes in a number of standardized categories (pull, muscle, bone, stew, mayo). Weekend participants include Jamie Bissonnette, Joshua Applestone, Ed Lee and Virginia ham master Allan Benton. We reached out to competing chef Jeff Bolton from Denver’s Second Home Kitchen + Bar to find out how he is preparing for the big competition.

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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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Ohio State Offers A Course On The Science Of Barbecue. Go Buckeyes!

College: Geometry, physics, science of meat sweats

Aug 2, 2012 2:31 pm

Ever wonder about some of the science behind the meats you just sauced up and threw on the grill? A new course offering at Ohio State University is going to be teaching students just that.

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Backyard Grilling Advice From Mike And Amy Mills Of 17th Street BBQ

Block Party founder & his daughter share their tips

Jun 12, 2012 2:01 pm

We caught up with BBQ Block Party founder and pitmaster legend Mike Mills, and his daughter Amy, to get their home barbecuing tips. See what they had to say after the jump.

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NYC: Photos From This Weekend's Epic Big Apple BBQ Block Party

Pitmasters from around the country descend on NYC

Jun 11, 2012 1:01 pm

Each year, Danny Meyer and his partners at Blue Smoke bring together the nation's best pitmasters to serve authentic barbecue to hungry New Yorkers. Here's some photos of the action. (Camera still smells like 'cue).

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Pitmaster Rodney Scott Brings The Love, And Ridiculously Smoky Pork, To NYC

At this weekend’s Big Apple BBQ, a Southern treat

Jun 11, 2012 9:01 am

Rodney Scott runs Scott's Pit Cook Bar-B-Que in Hemingway, South Carolina with his parents and a couple of family members. It’s a very small dot on the map, halfway between Wilmington and Charleston and not really on the way to anywhere. That’s why it was absolutely crucial that Scott made the long trip north this past weekend to the 10^th Annual Big Apple Barbecue in New York City’s Madison Square Park. Read the interview here.

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2012 U.S. Barbecue Competition Calendar

Pitmasters battle it out from Kentucky to NYC

May 3, 2012 2:01 pm

Like the Avignon popes, the world of barbecue has experienced its share of schisms and disagreements, but most of these divisions have been formed to feature a particular regional style of cooking or specific meats being smoked over a wood fire. Fortunately for you, the barbecue-obsessed eater, this means that there is a very large number of events for you to plan your culinary calendar around.

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Coffee Barbecue Sauce Recipe

A caffeinated twist on a barbecue favorite

Mar 6, 2012 6:01 pm

Photo: vxla on Flickr

Almost a decade ago, chef Jonathan Adams and his childhood friend Damien Pileggi came up with the perfect Super Bowl barbecue sauce: a caffeine-infused concoction that would keep their friends properly jazzed throughout half-time. The pair has been using various incarnations of the recipe ever since.