How do you make a Meatstock? If you said you take the child of a father who doesn’t do much cooking & a mother who is vegetarian, you win! Jay Beaumont, cofounder of Meatstock didn’t have the traditional southern bbq eating upbringing you’d imagine a meat party planner would have for sure. Jay made a pilgrimage at 30 to the US of A and had our traditional smoked brisket. Even after a 14 hour plane ride it was still smoke stained in his mind. Hosting a small bbq and blues event eventually added more bands & transformed into Meatstock, a bunch of meat loving folks listening to bands on stages, watching bbq gurus put on bbq masterclasses, a strong man competition and so much more! I mentioned to Jay you’d have to be careful going to Meatstock as a bbq lover bc the many different overwhelming activities are likely to help you spawn a new hobby in addition to bbq spectatorship. But I personally believe the Meatstock folks have cracked the code on bbq competition cooking. So much to do so much to see and ppl want to see it, eat it and hear how they could do the same at home. Now for 2024 Meatstock will be held 5 times from New Zealand, through Australia out into Brazil. Quite the meaty event count for a child of a vegetarian, I’d say. When he mentioned he hadn’t heard or or had traditional bbq until he was 30 I got sad and felt sorry for him but when you see what he’s built so he can get great bbq without a 14 hour plane ride in his backyard 5 times, as a hobby; it goes from sorry to Straight respect for such a great event in his free time. Meatstock can be found on all socials, this year mark your calendars for one of the 5 spots to get your full of a great time at a bbq competition. And those that know about the competition not being good for a customer at a festival need to see it in person!