It’s been a long few months of freezing rain, snow, regular rain, Snowmageddons, hail, snowing rain, more snow, etc. But the nice weather that is happening — 79 degrees tomorrow? Can that possibly be right? — is reminding us that, Oh yeah, there is a thing called sun, and it’s nice to be out in it. Which is why we were excited to get word that tickets for this year’s Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (happening June 11 and 12) are on sale here. Check out the full lineup of participating pitmasters, straight ahead.
• Kenny Callaghan
Blue Smoke, New York, NY
Texas Salt & Pepper Beef Ribs
• Charles Grund Jr.
Hill Country, New York, NY
Beef Brisket
• Joe Duncan
Baker’s Ribs, Dallas, TX
St. Louis Style Ribs
• Jimmy Hagood
BlackJack Barbecue, Charleston, SC
Pulled Pork Shoulder
• Tommy Houston
Checkered Pig, Danville, VA
St. Louis Style Ribs
• Chris Lilly
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, AL
Pulled Pork Shoulder
• Patrick Martin
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint, Nashville, TN
Western Tennesse-Style Whole Hog
• Mike Mills
17th Street Bar & Grill , Murphysboro, IL/ Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV
Baby Back Ribs
• Ed Mitchell
Raleigh, NC
Whole Hog, All Natural Whole Turkey Barbecue
• Myron Mixon
Jack’s Old South, Unadilla, GA
Beef Brisket
• Garry Roark
Ubon’s Barbeque, Yazoo City, MS
Pulled Pork Shoulder
• Drew Robinson
Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Birmingham, AL
Smoked Sausage
• Michael Rodriguez
The Salt Lick BBQ, Driftwood, TX
Beef Brisket, Sausage
• Mike Emerson
Pappy’s Smokehouse, St. Louis, MO
Baby Back Ribs
• John Stage
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, New York, NY
Pulled Pork Shoulder
• John Wheeler
Rack & Soul, New York, NY
Baby Back Ribs
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party [Official site]
