On the next Grit with Deb and Fitz, Culinary Institute of Virginia standout students Joy Leapley and Ahmard Neely, both team winners at the recent 3 Cities Chef Challenge, will be stopping in.

Deb and Fitz will also recap Bob Roberts of Redwood Smoke Shack’s recent invite only whole hog barbecue luau, and Fitz weighs in on the Virginian Pilot's continued dismissal of Hampton Roads based pitmasters, despite the explosion of barbecue in recent years.