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Tim Scheer
Blues Hog Barbecue
Washington, MO
From start to finish, Tim has engineered his own barbecue process. The pitmaster of the successful competition BBQ team Shake and Bake, the owner of Blues Hog Barbecue, and the inventor of the Gateway Drum Smoker. He knows what it takes to make next-level barbecue!
Menu Items:
2021 World Champion Pork Shoulder Slider, Pork Nachos and Pineapple Slaw
Mike Johnson and Christina Fitzgerald
Sugarfire Smokehouse
St. Louis, MO
This power couple has the talent and insight you would expect from two classically trained chefs who saw the light and embraced the unique challenges of achieving smoked excellence. They combine the hallowed traditions of BBQ along with their one-of-a-kind spin on the craft.
Menu Items:
Pulled Lamb Shoulder Gyro, Pulled Pork Taco and Potato Salad
Leslie Roark Scott
Ubons BBQ
Yazoo City, MS
Leslie Roark Scott has become a multi-generational BBQ legend, spinning the importance of her lifestyle right into how she operates at Ubon's. It’s all about southern hospitality, and a visit with the Ubon’s crew at the Q will include a healthy dose of their famous bloody marys and out-of-this-world BBQ.
Menu Items:
Smoked & Fire-Roasted Turkey Wings and Bloody Mary Salad
David
Sandusky
Beast Craft BBQ
Belleville, IL
In 2007, pitmaster David Sandusky moved into BBQ after working in fine dining. He arrived on the St. Louis BBQ scene in 2014, creating BEAST Craft BBQ Co., BEAST Butcher & Block, and BEAST Southern Kitchen BBQ. Sandusky and BEAST have earned a truckload of accolades, including FEAST Magazine's Chef of the Year and Best BBQ in Illinois.
Menu Items:
St. Louis Spare Ribs, Pork steak, Home made sausage and Brussels Sprouts
Mike Emerson & John Matthews
Pappy’s Smokehouse
St. Louis, MO
With the wild success of Pappy’s Smokehouse, co-founders, Mike and John, have become the unofficial faces of the BBQ renaissance in St. Louis. These two are well-known by BBQ lovers for a few creations including their glazed, Memphis-inspired ribs.
Menu Items:
St. Louis Style Ribs, Sliced Turkey and Baked Beans
John David Wheeler
Memphis Barbecue Company
Horn Lake, MS
The head pitmaster for the much-decorated and widely respected Natural Born Grillers competition team and a partner/pitmaster at the Memphis Barbecue Company, John is one of the most awarded pitmasters in the world. He makes one righteous rack of ribs, and he has the trophies to prove it.
Menu Items:
St. Louis Spare Ribs and Baked Beans
Terrance Winters
Que49 Smokehouse
Jonesboro, AR
Terrance Winters, better known as Frymaster Tee, began his journey into the BBQ circuit when he met Leslie Roark Scott and Gary Roark of Ubon’s BBQ in 2007. It was at Ubon’s BBQ where Terrance perfected his fried chicken recipe. Now with Que49 Smokehouse, Frymaster Tee has served his famous, delicious fried chicken at festivals and events across the country.
Menu Items:
Famous Fried Chicken Legs and Thighs and Corn on the Cob
Todd Johns
Plowboys BBQ
Blue Springs, MO
Pitmaster extraordinaire Todd Johns has perfected the art of smoked meats and has the trophies to prove it. His award-winning, competition-style barbecue is all about the "low and slow." Discover why USA Today named Plowboys' burnt ends the best in the country and sample some of Johns' world-famous rubs at this year's festival.
Menu Items:
Burnt Ends, Lamb Ribs and Hatch Chili Mac and Cheese
Esaul Ramos
& Joe Melig
2M Smokehouse
San Antonio, TX
Using the traditional "sabores" and spices of their childhood combined with central Texas smoking techniques, Esaul and Joe have created a wholly unique style of "BBQ con ganas." Grab a bite unlike any other from these BBQ pioneers.
Menu Items:
Texas Style Beef Rib, Bison and Slaw
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