The Low & Slow Barbecue Show embarked on another BBQ Road Trip into the Deep South, and we’re sharing everything thing you need to know. Our BBQ Road Trip Review includes stops at Fork Grove Barbecue in Anderson, S.C., as well as Birmingham-based barbecue spots Carlile’s and Rusty’s Bar-B-Q. Listen to get the BBQ reviews, location specifics, a little bit of history of the places, and tips for planning your own BBQ Road Trip. We reveal the resources to help you plan your map. Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show website here! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ..read more

Meet Gil Barnes, founder and operator of Reed St. BBQ, a Hickory-based catering operation that serves Southern cuisine that relies on wood-fired cooking. Reed St. prides itself on having the best butts in town, and in this episode, you’ll find out how Gil’s unique style relies on a diverse experience that spans from hospitality training in Alabama to leadership positions in some of the larger seafood and barbecue restaurants in Charleston, S.C. Listen today and get all the details on Reed St. BBQ’s secret recipe and find out about the flavors that fuel this barbecue business. Visit The Low &am ..read more

Find out why Ben Hooper left a full-time job in the fire service to pursue his dreams as a barbecue pitmaster for his Western North Carolina food truck, Ben’s Backdraft BBQ. Learn about his menu, his motivation, and his favorite locations for serving the meat he’s preparing low and slow. Listen to get all the details about what it takes to start a food truck business. Note: After we recorded this interview, Ben’s Backdraft BBQ suffered a fire in its primary food service trailer. Help him recover by supporting his GoFundMe page here. Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show website here! See Priv ..read more

As we celebrate Independence Day and the 248th birthday of the United States, The Low & Slow Barbecue Show shares our favorite July 4th BBQ Recipes. Listen to this episode to get recipes for ribs, rib rub, and rib mop that all combine to make a perfect main protein to celebrate our victory over Great Britain. You’ll also hear Chigger’s favorite recipe for July 4th Baked Beans that he uses to keep his mother’s memory alive. Finally, you can’t have a picnic without dessert – and you can’t have a Carolina barbecue without Cheerwine. Don’t miss our Low & Slow Barbecue Show directions for C ..read more

Summer is here, and it is time for a BBQ road trip! In this episode, The Low & Slow Barbecue travels to South Carolina to review a pair of places that are getting increasingly popular in Carolina barbecue circles. First up, we share the experience at Hector Garate’s Palmira Barbecue, which opened in Charleston in February 2024. Listen to get details on a Sunday visit to Robbie Robinson’s City Limits Barbecue in West Columbia. Finally, Chigger highlights a place closer to home that’s entering the sordid fray of best barbecue in Hickory, Anywhere’z Fine in Sawmills. Before you plan your next ..read more

Bryan Furman became the first pitmaster named one of Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs. He’s caught the James Beard Foundation’s attention, too, landing on the list of semi-finalists for best chefs in the Southeast twice. Now, the successful barbecue entrepreneur steps into The Low & Slow Barbecue Show Spotlight – a spotlight that found him an out-of-the-ordinary location. Listen to this episode and find out about Bryan’s latest project to open a new restaurant in Marietta, a town northwest of Atlanta where he brought a second B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue location after a start in Savann ..read more

BBQ Competition is serious business in the Carolinas, so we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look with pros in the know. From training competition BBQ judges and their work at the scorers’ table to the pit perspectives of the contenders and the thrill of victory, this episode smokes out all the secrets. Listen to find out everything that goes into a competition BBQ judging from Southern BBQ Network Competition Director Mike Wright. Then you’ll hear the other side of the smokey story from competitive BBQ contender and barbecue caterer Eric Carpenter from Backdraft BBQ. If you’re interested in lear ..read more

In a barbecue world that’s full of options, from the best places to eat, to the right equipment to you and the latest methods you want to try, it helps to have a tour guide. BBQ Tourist Ryan Cooper is that guide to the best pit stops in America. He’s great a resource for news and information, events, and backyard cooking – especially as this summer season of smoking gets fired up. He’s also a founder of The Smoke Sheet a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, top recipes, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva ..read more

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer but it is also a time to salute the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the service of our country. In this episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show, we meet a military member who serves our nation in the U.S. Army and serves barbecue fans through his business, Blue Suede BBQ. We find out about Blue Suede BBQ’s roster of rubs and sauces and how Pitmaster Chris Loschiavo enlisted in the life of smoke – and in the U.S. military after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Listen to learn about the charities Blue Suede BBQ supports and whe ..read more

Jon G’s Barbecue serves Texas barbecue tradition in the small North Carolina town of Peachland, where he’s attracting plenty of big-city attention. Whether it’s Texas Monthly, Southern Living, or the Barbecue Bros, everyone who makes the trek to Jon G’s sings the praises of the brisket, beef ribs, kolaches, and the traditional sides that quickly fill up a barbecue tray with goodness. Find out the story behind Jon G’s, what makes his experience so unique, and why so many Carolina barbecue people say his name when they’re talking about the state’s best-smoked meats. In this episode, Pitmaster Ga ..read more