Best BBQ Show

Wayne Mueller is an internationally-recognized and awarded pitmaster specializing in Central Texas Style Barbecue. Wayne began his BBQ education at the age of 8 while working with his father (Bobby Mueller) in the family restaurant (Louie Mueller Barbecue). He apprenticed with Bobby for 11 years before attending college and pursuing careers in professional sports (corporate marketing) and advertising. In late 2006 at his father’s request, Wayne returned to the family business in late 2006 and in 2008 became the 3rd generation owner/pitmaster of the Texas barbecue icon Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, TX, a James Beard Award recipient (America’s Classics) in 2006.

A BBQ pitmaster, operator, spokesman, lecturer, instructor, demonstrator, guest chef and trainer, Wayne has appeared in countless books and articles and has made appearances on the Food Network, The Travel Channel, The Cooking Channel, CBS and PBS. In late 2015 he was featured in two debut film documentaries on Central Texas BBQ (‘Central Texas BBQ’ and ‘For The Love of Meat’). Internationally, Wayne has made television appearances in Canada, France and Japan, China and Taiwan. He has traveled to Milan, Tokyo, London and Paris acting as a culinary ambassador (on behalf of the US State Dept) and BBQ missionary educating his audiences on Texas culture (Texas barbecue culture/ history in particular) while introducing authentic Central Texas Style barbecue to new Asian and European audiences.

In 2015 and 2016, Wayne guided Louie Mueller Barbecue to several honors including: “Top Pick” Top 50 BBQ of the South | Southern Living; Best BBQ in the World | Foodie Hub; Tastiest Dish in the World| Foodie Hub (65 countries/275 cities); #1 Ribs in America | The Daily Meal, Best Bite of the Year | James Beard Editor’s “15 Best Bites of the Year” Awards and #4 America’s Most Influential BBQ Pitmasters and Personalities | Fox News Online, #2 Best Ribs in America | Top 5 Restaurant/Food Network.

Enjoy this episode where we talk about and taste some delicious Texas wines!

Mark Black is the owner of Terry Black's BBQ in Austin Texas. He comes from Lockhart which is one of the capitols of Texas BBQ. Him and his brother have been serving the best BBQ in Texas since 2014.

Jason Hisaw is an advanced sommelier based out of Kansas City. His passion for wine is only slightly overshadowed by his passion for BBQ.

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Enjoy this round table with a 2 meatmen and a world famous meatwoman Jess Pryles. Australian by birth, Texan by choice, Jess Pryles is a world famous authority on Texas- and competition-style barbecue. She is the cofounder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, the creator of the Award and BBQ competition winning Hardcore Carnivore line of meat and steak seasonings, and the designer of an eponymous model of the Pitts & Spitts smoker. In addition to sharing her expertise at events sponsored by such institutions as Texas A&M University, the American Meat Science Association, and the Texas Beef Council, she has been featured on the Food Network and Today and in such publications as Parade, Food & Wine, and the Austin Chronicle.

Adam Rosenberg is a marketer with experience in public relations, advertising, influencer engagement, events, social media and creative production. He leads the content development team for Kingsford brands and products. This includes driving strategy, creation and execution of all earned, owned and paid content programming for Kingsford brands. He's the kind of guy you want at a BBQ whether it's to win championships or just have a good time.

George Shore is one of the founders of Pitmaker. Pitmaker was founded to pursue true "BBQ Innovation", taking the cumulative knowledge and experience from a combined 30 years in the BBQ Pit industry as well as our love for competition BBQ cooking to bring truly superior products to market in every way. At Pitmaker, they have a dedicated passion and philosophy of bringing the best BBQ Pits to the consumer by virtue of applied technology, innovation, and craftsmanship. They create tried and true designs that have been developed from doing competition BBQ cooking ourselves, and from our experience and innovations from the metal fabrication industry.

They say that when you choose to work in the area that you love and have a passion for what you do, that you will be successful. All anyone has to do is take a close, hard look at Pitmaker products and compare them to anyone in the industry. Apples to apples, from the quality of materials that they use--to the dedicated labor-intensive craftsmanship that goes into their bbq pits and bbq trailers, you will see they have a passion and love for what they do. Everyone takes pride in their work at Pitmaker. And it shows.

Mia Khalifa joins us at Terry Black's BBQ for a great spread and a great conversation.

There are many things that Mia Khalifa enjoys. One of the major ones is food. You can find her at restaurants all over the world trying different delicacies or just trying some delicious local BBQ in Austin. She doesn't stop there, if you're one of the millions of people that follow her on social media you'll see all kids of elaborate meals that she cooks.

When she's not cooking Mia loves to watch sports. Hockey, soccer, whatever is on! She is an avid fan and her teams are hers for life. We want to have more to say here but honestly, she knows more about sports than all the men we know combined. So we'll just say she likes sports, a lot.

You can find her by googling Mia Khalifa. She's on every social media and she has an insane amount of followers. Enjoy this conversation with a true personality.

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Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, a community of about 50,000 residents. Volunteers from competition BBQ teams from eight states answered the need to help feed displaced families, police, fire, National Guard and emergency personnel.

We were able to serve over 120,000 meals over 13 days. Food was delivered to shelters, hospitals, senior living communities and the Humane Society. Volunteers loaded food into vehicles and delivered directly to families in the impacted areas. The operation was made possible by all who contributed food and supplies and funding from across the country.

Operation BBQ Relief continues to respond to natural disasters and other situations to help feed displaced residents and emergency personnel.

Will Cleaver went to school in southeast KS at Pitt State University in Pittsburg, KS (about 30 minutes from Joplin)  on the night of the tornado him and his wife were listening to a police scanner hoping it wasn’t as bad as it sounded on the scanner. They had a lot of memories and friends in and around Joplin.  When they woke up in the morning the news showed the devastation. He went online and found Operation BBQ Relief for Joplin on Facebook.  Will knew Stan and Jeff but only from competing against them.  He remembers talking to his wife and her looking at him like “Why are you still standing here?”   Will reached out to Stan and was soon on his way to help.

"I have looked for different ways I could possibly make a difference in this world, with OBR I feel like my talents and convictions can best be used to help others in times of need." -Will Cleaver

https://operationbbqrelief.org/volunteer/

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Operation BBQ Relief was founded in May 2011 in response to a need for relief efforts in tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, a community of about 50,000 residents. Volunteers from competition BBQ teams from eight states answered the need to help feed displaced families, police, fire, National Guard and emergency personnel.

They were able to serve over 120,000 meals over 13 days. Food was delivered to shelters, hospitals, senior living communities and the Humane Society. Volunteers loaded food into vehicles and delivered directly to families in the impacted areas. The operation was made possible by all who contributed food and supplies and funding from across the country.

Since then they have served almost 2 million meals in 24 states helping 44 communities. They've deployed all over the country, but they still need a ton of help to keep doing this amazing work. Sign up to volunteer with them at the link below!

https://operationbbqrelief.org/volunteer/

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