There are 13 article(s) tagged Melissa Cookston:

• October 2024

  • ‘Everybody can cook': World Junior BBQ League Championship heats up

    The World Junior Barbecue League, a nonprofit, is hosting its World Championship and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Southaven.

    By Joshua Carlucci October 18, 2024

• June 2023

  • A legend takes a curtain call: Melissa Cookston hangs up her barbecue fork

    Melissa Cookston says goodbye to competition after this year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. “I don’t want to be Brett Favre,” she says.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 02, 2023

• December 2021

  • Table Talk: 2022 brings new restaurants and return of dining reviews

    With hopes for a better 2022, we look to new places and a return to dining reviews; catch up on food stories you missed over the busy holidays. 

    By Jennifer Biggs December 30, 2021

  • A grilling destination for BBQ aficionados

    Melissa Cookston intended to simply find a hangout headquarters for the World Junior Barbecue League, but then she stumbled upon 12,000-square-feet of space. She’d always wanted a barbecue supply store.

    By Toni Lepeska December 24, 2021

  • Table Talk: Recipes delivered, McEwen’s and BBQ Allstars store open

    Pralines, milk punch and Frank Grisanti’s tiramisu recipe all delivered this week; Melissa Cookston’s Southaven BBQ store has opened; McEwen’s opens next week. Why, Merry Christmas!

    By Jennifer Biggs December 15, 2021

• November 2021

  • Table Talk: Thanksgiving is family time again in 2021; let’s cook

    Make your Thanksgiving meal easier — and maybe better — by breaking down the turkey before you cook it; email your favorite holiday recipes so we can share.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 10, 2021

  • Melissa Cookston to open barbecue superstore in DeSoto County

    The pitmaster brings her “winningest” touch to retail; she’s opening The BBQ Allstars barbecue supply store plus more in Southaven later this month.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 09, 2021

  • Kids hone cooking skills and more at barbecue contest

    ‘If nothing else, you learn patience with barbecue because it takes a long time to cook,’ said Melissa Cookston, organizer of the World Junior Barbecue League Championship.

    By Frida Qi November 07, 2021

• August 2021

  • Redbirds host a BBQ weekend; Abner’s expands; Bari is back

    The Memphis Redbirds are getting in the barbecue spirit with an upcoming weekend ribs competition; they’re even changing the team name for two games.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 09, 2021

• October 2020

  • Cozy Corner matriarch becomes Barbecue Hall of Famer

    Because of COVID, Desiree Robinson of Cozy Corner received her award from the American Barbecue Hall of Fame outside the lobby of her restaurant on N. Parkway, but she was excited anyway.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 20, 2020

• August 2020

  • Memphis on TV; Feed the Front Lines lives on, and more

    Three upcoming television shows feature Memphians, two this week and a Netflix series with Melissa Cookston coming up in September; Feed the Front Lines continues; and we even have upcoming events.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 24, 2020

• January 2020

  • Steak by Melissa has closed; Cookston opening new event center

    Steak by Melissa has closed as construction on I-55 threatens to encroach on property.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 02, 2020

• May 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