Category: Interview Series

In this episode I chat with Chris Magallanes & Ernest Morales from Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas about their journey. We talk about Ernie’s competition BBQ past, their working together and bonding further through BBQ. We discuss the early days and when they made the jump to a BBQ food truck all the…

In this episode I get to chat with Steven Rossler Jr. from Rossler’s BLUE CORD Barbecue in Killeen, Texas. We go deeply into his background touching on his upbringing and especially his time in the Army. He shares many emotional and painful memories which have shaped him and made him the person he is today.…

In this episode I chat with Pat Sharpe, Executive Editor and Food Writer for Texas Monthly Magazine. This is easily one of my favorite interviews. Pat has such an immense knowledge of the barbecue and food scene in Texas and essentially pioneered what Texas Monthly is to the barbecue world today. One bonus is that…

In one of my favorite episodes I chat with Sam Jones from Sam Jones BBQ(and Skylight Inn in Ayden in Winterville, North Carolina: http://www.samjonesbbq.com. Sam talks about his history in details(painful moments and all) and by the end I think you really get a good sense of the great person that he truly is. Sam…

In this episode I can with the incredible photographer(especially in the world of BBQ) Wyatt McSpadden about his history, how he got into BBQ photography, his relationships with pitmasters and BBQ joints, and his two books(see below). Check out all things Wyatt McSpadden here: http://www.wyattmcspadden.com Texas BBQ from Small Town to Downtown: https://bit.ly/2xIcC5A Texas BBQ…

In this episode I chat with Matt Pittman from Meat Church BBQ: https://www.meatchurch.com/ Meat Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meatchurch Meat Church Twitter: https://twitter.com/meatchurch Meat Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeatChurch Meat Church BBQ Seasoning & Rubs: https://www.meatchurch.com/collection… Meat Church Injections: https://www.meatchurch.com/collection… Meat Church T-shirts: https://www.meatchurch.com/collection… Meat Church Hats: https://www.meatchurch.com/collection… Meat Church Accessories: https://www.meatchurch.com/collection… BBQ Classes and Events: https://www.meatchurch.com/pages/upco…

In this episode I get a chance to sit down with Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina about his early days(11 years old to be exact) cooking whole hog barbecue, how the business grew over those early years with a write up in the New York Times, cooking at…

In this episode I chat with Jeremy Yoder from the very popular and highly informative YouTube Channel – Mad Scientist BBQ. We talk about his journey to where he is today, including his being brought up Amish, his moving to Kentucky, and his transition to teaching here in California. We then go deeply into his…

In this episode I chat with Jiyeon Lee and Cody Taylor from Heirloom Market BBQ in Atlanta, Georgia. Jiyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea and Cody was from Texas/Tennessee(his family was Texas ranchers and he grew up in the smokey mountains of East Tennessee). The two met in a restaurant in Atlanta and in…

In this episode I get a chance to chat with Catherine Stiles from Barbecue Wife AND two incredible BBQ joints: Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew and The Switch Dripping. We go in depth into her background, her businesses prior to opening Stiles Switch with her husband Shane Stiles, how she started and built Barbecue Wife,…