Recently I traveled to Kansas City for the 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue during which I was on hand as six amateur and professional cooks faced off in the Smithfield Hog Wild Throwdown. During the intense, single elimination contest, these individuals created truly amazing dishes in hopes of walking away with a brand new Ford F-150 and $2,000 cash. Here's the winning recipe, courtesy of Smithfield and Suzanne Clark!
Read MoreSuzanne Clark Named Smithfield Hog Wild Throwdown Winner
his past weekend, Smithfield hosted the Smithfield Hog Wild Throwdown during the 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue®.
In the end it was Suzanne Clark of Phoenix, AZ who topped five other Hog Wild Throwdown finalists. After nearly 20 hours of grilling fresh pork during the three-round, single-elimination tournament, Smithfield crowned Clark champion for her winning recipe of Caramelized Onion & Bacon Stuffed Smithfield Pork Burgers with Balsamic Chipotle Glaze and Lime Hollandaise sauce.
Read MoreResults: American Royal World Series of Barbecue (Open)
The results are in from the 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open and Darren and Sherry Warth of Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ continue their BBQ domination with another Grand Champion title! Congratulations to everyone who competed and stay tuned for our own recap of this amazing event!
In the interim, here are the complete results from the American Royal Open!
Read MoreThanksgiving Grilling Tips from BBQ Pros
Whether a grill master or novice, you may find yourself standing by the flame this Thanksgiving with a variety of burning questions. If you plan to join the 14 percent of North American barbecue owners who will cook all or part of their Thanksgiving meal on the grill,* follow the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association’s tips from the pros for the best techniques and safest practices for the most crowd-pleasing holiday meal yet.
Calling it the first-ever Thanksgiving Barbecue & A, Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association offers these 12 expert answers to your most common holiday grilling questions:
Read MoreResults: Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational BBQ
The 28th Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Barbecue contest is now officially in the books and we would like to send our sincerest congratulations to Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke on taking the Grand Champion title, making him the first team to ever win back-to-back titles AND the only 3 time winner of this prestigious contest!
Below are the complete results and be sure to stay tuned for much more on this year's contest!
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