MIM barbecue fest heads back to Liberty Park
A new world champion of barbecue is waiting in the wings. And, more accurately, also in the hogs, the sauce and the “anything but.” It all starts today at 5 p.m.
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A new world champion of barbecue is waiting in the wings. And, more accurately, also in the hogs, the sauce and the “anything but.” It all starts today at 5 p.m.
Idahoan mashed potatoes are back in Memphis, but don’t expect them in your mailbox this time around.
It’s was too risky in March, but the annual Soulful Food Truck Festival is back and organizer Cynthia Daniels has it spread out over Tiger Lane to give everyone plenty of space.
The 2022 dates for Memphis in May have been announced and the locations for Beale Street Music Fest and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be announced in mid-September.
Jennifer Biggs provides live coverage of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Another Memphis in May is in the books, and here’s the roundup (with a recipe you need in your life). Also, LBOE is closing and Greys Fine Cheese and Entertaining is open.
The faces of barbecue include Don and Carolyn McLemore, owners of Big Bob Gibson’s restaurant and the matriarch and patriarch of the most winning team at Memphis in May.
Moe Cason, a barbecue celebrity, is back at Memphis in May this year and says that of all the competitions, this one is his favorite.
I Only Smoke When I Drink, an all-female team from Nashville, has started a tradition of naming their hog Earl.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ernie Mellor leads Hog Wild-Competition Team, which he started in in 1994 after competing with another team before that.
Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back; Bhan Thai closes; restaurateurs face a new challenge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back after sitting out 2020.
Memphis in May has moved its planned 2021 salute to Ghana to 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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.
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.
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.