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Boro BBQ Festival – 2023 Coverage & Results

If you’ve never heard of the Boro BBQ festival that’s now going in its 6th year, it’s been a long road to creating a BBQ festival that brings barbecue fans together. For a select few, those who have

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Blooming BBQ Festival

“We are getting ready! Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival starts at 5pm tonight. Just a reminder we are asking people not to leave lawn chairs unattended this year. If you’re going to check out other things at

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Memphis in May 2022 – Coverage & Winners

When they said this was the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, The Memphis in May is a hard act to follow. Then again, it’s one of the few competitions that have fueled such a growing interest in the

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Tennessee River BBQ Battle 2022

What sounds more like a Civil War re-enactment, the Tennessee River Battle is thankfully more faithful to staging a finely crafted barbecue event. It also occurs at the same time as the Saltillo River Day Festival is going

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Memphis Grizzlies Cheerleader Wins Rib Eating Competition

Rib Eating Surprise When you think of competitive eating, who comes to mind? Sure Joey Chestnut pops to mind, even he is an exception to the rule. Usually we think of the big dude chowing down the 48

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Memphis in May 2021 – Coverage & Winners

For current results, and upcoming information on Memphis in May BBQ Competition, see here. Results and winners of the 2021 Memphis in May World Champion of BBQ Competition. “Old black water, keep on rollin’ Mississippi moon, won’t you

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BBQ Chicken Tips from Memphis

Memphis is known for a very special kind of BBQ and is also home to the famous Memphis In May BBQ cook-off competition. When it comes to BBQ chicken in Memphis, these hometown heroes know what makes Memphis-style

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Meat Up in Memphis 2022

If you’re a fan of the real taste of Memphis BBQ, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a unique event that’s happening this year that you can’t miss.The second annual “Meat Up in Memphis” BBQ event is once

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BBQ History Series: Memphis in May (MiM) 1978

The MiM Memphis in May: The World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest, 1978 “Some might say that after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, it spelled the end for Memphis businesses”. Owners were leaving and stores

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