Best of Memphis BBQ


Memphis in May

"Most prestigious 

 barbecue contest."

The Memphis in May series of events includes what is arguably the most prestigious barbecue cooking competition in the US, with the name “World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest” (WCBCC).

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This is a serious competition with some fun events. You can join some private sessions with competitors and judge, taste, and interact with the teams. There are cooking classes held by these masters of the flame, and then there are food choices and beer gardens for all to enjoy. WCBCC is a grand daddy event that is esteemed in the ‘Q world and enjoyed by thousands. See below for coverage of this year's and past year's events.

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Memphis in May – World Championship Barbecue Cooking Competition – 2023

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Memphis in May 2022 – Coverage & Winners

When they said this was the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, The

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Memphis Grizzlies Cheerleader Wins Rib Eating Competition

Rib Eating Surprise When you think of competitive eating, who comes to

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Memphis in May 2021 – Coverage & Winners

For current results, and upcoming information on Memphis in May BBQ Competition,

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BBQ History Series: Memphis in May (MiM) 1978

The MiM Memphis in May: The World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest, 1978

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Tennessee River BBQ Battle and Music Festival

"Over 10 G's 
up for grabs."

TN River BBQ is and early fall event, 9/23-9/24 in 2022, taking place in Savannah, TN. Usually drawing a hundred or so teams, this is a qualifier event for The American Royal Barbeque Competition and the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbeque Competition and has over $10,000 in prize money up for grabs.

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2021 includes a pork chop competition for the pros and their usual wing cook off. The judges will award The Governor’s Trophy, and this event offers an interactive people’s choice tasting for pulled pork with ballots to select the People’s Choice Award. In addition to the competition there is a variety of food choices to enjoy. 2021 may not have the music side often festival, but organizers look forward to having that part of the event when things get back to normal. See below to see what is shaping up in 2022 for the TN River BBQ Battle.

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Tennessee River BBQ Battle 2022

What sounds more like a Civil War re-enactment, the Tennessee River Battle

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Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porker

Savannah has Memphis to the west and Nashville to the northeast. You

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Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbecue Competition

"Playing with the 

big boys."

The little town of Lynchburg, TN is already home to some big flavor in Jack Daniel’s whiskey. They up the flavor game with a true championship barbecue competition. The best of the best, each competing team has to have won a prior state championship event or event with 50 other teams competing. For over 30 years this has been a top notch barbecue event in October, in this case 10/8-9 2021.

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The teams are well known and another 40,000 people are known to show up to enjoy this event. And it only takes a voluntary donation to the Moore Country School system to be a guest at the event. In addition to touring the distillery, there is a Bung and Bag Toss competition and the Country Dog Contest.  There is also the delightful Lynchburg community of shops and restaurants for everyone to enjoy.

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The Jack Daniel’s BBQ World Champions – Winners Circle

Grand Champion of the 31st Annual Jack Daniel’s BBQ competition goes to

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Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Championship

Barbecue and beyond You might be curious about how barbecue competitions can

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Boro BBQ Festival

"Great story, great cause."

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If you’ve never heard of the Boro BBQ festival that’s now going in its 5th year, it’s been a long road to creating a BBQ festival that brings barbecue fans together. For a select few, those who have been to the little city in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, then you’ll know this lesser-known KCBS-sponsored festival also went under a different name- more than once… The Origins of the Boro BBQ Festival If

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Blooming BBQ & Music Festival 

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You might think that this would be news to us, but we’re just now getting wind of the Blooming BBQ Music & Food Festival featuring the Tennessee State Championship BBQ Cookoff. Now in its 19th annual return to downtown Sevierville TN, this is just one of the big BBQ events that will take place this year May 19-20, 2023. What is the Blooming BBQ Festival all about? Well obviously folks,

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