Kevin's BBQ Joints

I’ve always heard great things about the Big Apple Block Party, but never really knew much about it until this year, when I knew a few of the participants and paid a little more attention to what it was all about. In doing this though it made me much more jealous of the fact that (1) I wasn’t in New York this weekend and (2) I couldn’t sample all of the amazing BBQ. Seriously, if you’re anywhere near NYC this weekend you need to get over to Madison Square Park (Saturday and Sunday June 12-13 between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM).

Here’s the incredible line up and what they are preparing:

Ken Callaghan
Blue Smoke
New York, NY
Texas Salt & Pepper Beef Ribs

Charles Grund Jr.
Hill Country
New York, NY
Beef Brisket

Joe Duncan
Baker’s Ribs
Dallas, TX
St. Louis-Style Ribs

Jimmy Hagood
BlackJack BBQ
Charleston, SC
Pulled Pork Shoulder

Chris Lilly
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
Decatur, AL
Pulled Pork Shoulder

Tommy Houston
Checkered Pig
Martinsville, VA
St. Louis-Style Ribs

Patrick Martin
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint
Nashville, TN
Western Tennessee-Style Whole Hog

Mike Mills
17th Street Bar & Grill
Murphysboro, IL
Memphis Championship Barbecue
Las Vegas, NV
Baby Back Ribs

Ed Mitchell
The Pit
Raleigh, NC
Whole Hog

Garry Roark
Ubon’s Barbecue of Yazoo
Yazoo City, MS
Pulled Pork Shoulder

Big Lou Elrose
Wildwood Barbeque
New York, NY
Pork Strip Steak Sandwich with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce, Onions & Housemade Pickles

Drew Robinson
Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q
Birmingham, AL
Homemade Smoked Sausage

John Stage
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
New York, NY
Pulled Pork Shoulder

Skip Steele
Pappy’s Smokehouse
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis-Style Ribs

John Wheeler
Rack & Soul
New York, NY

Baby Back Ribs
Ken Bosley
Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
Owensboro, KY
BBQ Mutton & Burgoo

Myron Mixon
Jack’s Old South
Unadilla, GA
Beef Brisket & Baked Beans