Teams of Barbecue: I Only Smoke When I Drink
I Only Smoke When I Drink, an all-female team from Nashville, has started a tradition of naming their hog Earl.
Topic: Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
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May 2021
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Teams of Barbecue: Mexican BBQ Team
There are 29 team members from Mexico who started coming to Memphis in May in 2015 after team captain Alejandro Gutierrez saw a barbecue show on TV and got the itch.
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Judging at Memphis in May takes devotion and education
To be a Memphis in May barbecue judge, you have to go to class and get certified. But there’s more to judging than just having a certificate; you need to be dedicated.
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Myron Mixon ties Memphis in May record with fifth championship
Mixon is a celebrity pit master who has written cookbooks and been on numerous television shows, including the TLC reality show BBQ Pitmasters. He left Saturday night, as did the first place winners of the ribs and shoulder division, with a check for $10,500. In addition, he received $24,000 as the grand champion.
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MIM barbecue grand champion announced
Celebrity chef Myron Mixon scores his fifth grand championship at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, tying the record with Big Bob Gibson.
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Teams of Barbecue: Hog Wild-Competition Team
Ernie Mellor leads Hog Wild-Competition Team, which he started in in 1994 after competing with another team before that.
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Table Talk: BBQ fest is here, Bhan Thai has gone
Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back; Bhan Thai closes; restaurateurs face a new challenge.
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2021 Memphis in May BBQ contest officially begins
There was a little bit of smoke on the river early on Wednesday, but plenty more to come. The 2021 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was about to begin.
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Longtime MIM volunteers remember when Barbecue Fest was this small
Two old friends and longtime Memphis in May volunteers take a few minutes to talk about this year’s festival and about some memorable times in the past.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
Our favorite images feature the outdoors, except for a picture of barbecue but hey, it’s barbecue and this is Memphis so we roll with it.
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MIM Barbecue is smaller, but competition will be fierce; fun and sun forecast
Where there’s smoke, there’s 🔥🔥🔥 when it’s in Tom Lee Park. Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns after a forced 2020 hiatus, proving you can’t keep a good festival down.
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May is here and the events abound
There’s a flurry of events and festivals in mid-May, and you need to get tickets now because they’re all pre-sale and they’ll be gone soon.
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March 2021
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Limited Memphis in May BBQ tickets available starting today
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back after sitting out 2020.
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February 2021
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MIM salute to Ghana delayed until 2022
Memphis in May has moved its planned 2021 salute to Ghana to 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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December 2020
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Beale Street Music Festival out for 2021; other events on with restrictions
Beale Street Music Festival is out again for 2021 because of COVID-19, but the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will return to the river.
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November 2020
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Opinion: Imagine, and be thankful
People are called visionary after whatever seemingly crazy idea they’ve envisioned becomes reality against all odds. Otherwise, they’re just called crazy. And it’s just crazy how many visionaries this city has been blessed with.
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July 2020
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The barbecue primer. Again.
As you wander the world and see a sign somewhere that says barbecue – by any spelling anywhere else – it’s best to just run. Barbecue in Memphis is quite simply the highest a pig can go.
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May 2020
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New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway
Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park.
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March 2020
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Canceled festivals have new fall dates; get your calendars out
Greek Fest and Memphis in May Barbecue are planned as fall festivals this year. If you haven't heard, spring has been canceled for 2020.
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May 2019
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MIM barbecue contest announces finalists
Memphis in May International Festival World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is winding down, and festival organizers have announced which teams have qualified for the top three positions in each category.
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With a little help from friends, Cackle & Oink makes 21st year
Despite a wreck on the way from Texas that totaled his rig, Aaron Vogel and his team Cackle & Oink were back at Memphis in May when the barbecue community rallied.
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Hogging the Spotlight
Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest competitors stepped away from their smokers to square off in the Ms. Piggie Idol Contest, a talent competition centered around pork-inspired renditions of pop songs.
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‘We’re all older than dirt’
Two of the oldest teams at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest both say they've been around since Year 1.
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Pigs may fly (only in Memphis), but BBQ sauces can’t clear airport security
Here's a friendly warning from Memphis International Airport and Transportation Security Administration: Bottles of barbecue sauce exceeding 3.4 ounces can't pass through security and should be stowed in checked bags.
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Biggs: Game of Bones is nigh; BBQ starts Wednesday
2019 might be the Chinese year of the pig, but in Memphis, every year we honor the hoofed animal when May rolls around.
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