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.
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The Shed Pulls 3rd Place Hog at Pigapalooza 2022 at the American Royal
The Shed competition barbecue team is a trip. They throw a huge party, and everything seems a little tongue in cheek, lots of inside jokes, but one thing is not a joke: they are serious cooks. I’ve had their hog cooks on several occasions from Memphis in May to Pigapalooza and it’s always a juice…
Boar’s Night Out Wins 2nd Place Whole Hog at Memphis in May 2022
I judged on site Whole Hog and Ribs at this year’s Memphis in May and when I was done I checked out some of the other teams. Boar’s Night Out makes a bunch of the steak rubs that I use at home, so I thought I’d drop by when I heard they got a call…
Brewster’s 2 Makes Some Killer Catfish, Fried Pork Chops and Bacon Cheeseburgers
From the outside, Brewsters 2 looks like a dark old lounge that’s seen its better days. There’s no good parking, either. Don’t let that turn you away. I park across the street next to that old closed up bakery. But get on inside and take a gander at that big menu. There’s the fried side…
The Arkansas Soy Supper at Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. Was a Real Hit
Most of you already know that my wife is a vegetarian, and that I occasionally dabble with making vegetarian food for her, like that time I made hickory smoked tofu on my smoker, or that time I made my own version of Chipotle’s tofu sofritas tacos. Well last night’s Arkansas Soy Supper was a real…
The Steak Rules
While I’m sure such strong desires go back at least as far as our caveman (and cavewoman) days, steak has certainly had a special place in my own food memories going back to my childhood. Truth be told, we didn’t have much growing up (other than lots of kids and two hardworking parents), but every…
Green Tomato Pie
Here in Arkansas, the growing season runs long, very long, right up to winter. My tomato plants had stopped growing in the heat of the summer, but came back with a vigor come fall. I was looking forward to salads and sauces with nice ripe, red tomatoes. But then the cold snap came. When I…
Leatha’s Bar-B-Que Inn in Hattiesburg, MS
Welcome to Leatha’s, enjoy your stay… Thank you kindly for comin’ this way! I found barbecue nirvana in a little roadside shack in Hattiesburg, MS. Leatha’s Bar-B-Que Inn is in a large old wooden meeting hall tucked high up off the highway, so hidden that you can’t even see it from the road, but you…
How to Smoke Real BBQ Ribs: The Master Class
I smoke ribs, pork shoulders, turkeys or chickens just about every weekend. I love tinkering with the recipes, the techniques, and shoot, I like building a fire and providing for my family (including my dog family. That’s Farrah eating a raw turkey neck). I would have made a great caveman.