There are 69 article(s) tagged Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest:

• May 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 14, 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 13, 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 12, 2021

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2021

  • 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. 

    By Jennifer Biggs May 07, 2021

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 03, 2021

• March 2021

  • Limited Memphis in May BBQ tickets available starting today

    The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back after sitting out 2020. 

    By Jennifer Biggs March 29, 2021

• February 2021

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2021

• December 2020

  • 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. 

    By Jennifer Biggs December 18, 2020

• November 2020

  • 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.

    By Dan Conaway November 27, 2020

• July 2020

  • 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. 

    By Dan Conaway July 17, 2020

• May 2020

  • 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. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020

• March 2020

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 30, 2020

• May 2019

  • 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.

    By Jared Boyd May 18, 2019

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 18, 2019

  • 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.

    By Jared Boyd May 17, 2019

  • ‘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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 16, 2019

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher May 16, 2019

  • 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.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 14, 2019