[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP014-Andy_Lugo_of_Coopers_Meat_Market_Talks_Custom_Cuts_and_Prime_Service.mp3" title="Andy Lugo" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Andy-Lugo-100.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] BBP 014: Andy Lugo talks Cooper's Meat Market, Service, and Custom Cuts For many of us, having a full-service butcher ne

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP015-Randall_Bowman_of_Deep_South_Smokers_on_Smoker_Science_Contest_Organization_and_More.mp3" title="Randall Bowman" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Randall-Bowman-e1482945679421.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] BBP 015: Randall Bowman of Deep South Smokers Talks Smoker Science, Contest Organization, and More Thanks for checking out this BBQ Beat Podca

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP016-Catching_up_with_Mark_Graham_and_Shane_Draper_of_Grilla_Grills.mp3" title="Mark Graham and Shane Draper" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/GrillaGrillsLogo.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] BBP 016: Catching up with Mark Graham and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills In this podcast session I talk with Mark Graham and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills. You've l

BBP 017: David Stidham of A Fine Swine BBQ on the Challenges and Joys of Bringing Competition Cue to the Masses [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP017-David_Stidham_of_A_Fine_Swine_BBQ_on_Bringing_Competition_Cue_to_the_Masses.mp3" title="David Stidham" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/David-Stidham-Fine-Swine-BBQ.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Thanks for checking out this episode of

BBP 018: Derrick Riches on 20 Years of BBQ Blogging, His New Kebabs Book, and More [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP018-Derrick_Riches_on_20_Years_of_BBQ_Blogging_His_New_Kebabs_Book_and_More.mp3" title="Derrick Riches" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Derrick-Riches.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Derrick Riches needs little in the way of introduction in BBQ circles, having been the BBQ editor fo

BBP 019: All About Chairman's Reserve Prime Pork with Ozlem Worpel [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP019-Tyson_Chairmans_Reserve_Prime_Pork_with_Ozlem_Worpel.mp3" title="Ozlem Worpel - Chairman's Reserve Prime Pork" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Tyson-Chairmans-Reserve-Prime-Pork-JPG.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] In this session of the podcast, we're talking about Tyson Fresh Meats' Chairman'

Episode 020: Carolina BBQ and Southern Culture with John Shelton Reed The culture of Carolina BBQ dates back to at least the 17th century. It is steeped with traditions including the famed Eastern Carolina vinegar sauce or mop and the art of cooking whole hogs over pits fired with wood coals in proverbial low and slow fashion. Promoted largely through the 1800s by German immigrants who spread their love of pork across the

Episode 022: One-on-One with Crowd Cow Co-Founder Ethan Lowry This episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast features Crowd Cow co-founder Ethan Lowry and myself talking about the company's origins and the manner by which it is making buying beef online direct from family farms convenient and simple. Whether you're looking for all grass fed, pastured and grain finished, or even A5 Kobe beef direct from Japan, there's a chance Crowd Cow

Episode 021: Hot Sauces 101 and More with Scott Roberts Hot Sauces and the use of chilies in cooking date back to the earliest annals of human culinary history as a means of imparting flavor to the foods we eat. If you enjoy learning about different hot sauces, how they differ from one another, and where to locate new and different hot sauces outside of what you find on the supermarket shelves, this is the podcast episode for you. This episode features Mr. Scott Roberts, someone I have lo

Episode 23: Arnie Segovia of Smokin' Lonestar on Family, IBCA BBQ, and His Love of Cue [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP023-Arnie_Segovia_of_Smokin_Lonestar_on_Family_IBCA_Comps_and_His_Love_of_Cue.mp3" title="Arnie Segovia" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Arnie-Segovia-Smokin-Lonestar-Profile-Pic.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] One of the best parts about hosting the BBQ Beat Podcast is having t