New Zealand’s BBQ War is bringing the heat — and the ink
Wayne Dil shows off his Memphis in May tattoo at the BBQ War tent from New Zealand during the third day of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Liberty Park May 17. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
BBQ War is the team that traveled the farthest for this year’s MIM, and despite the team’s name, they’re making new friends left and right. But what they really want are the bragging rights.
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Joshua Carlucci is a food writer and professional cook from rural Central California. He is a Memphis transplant by way of New Orleans and New York City. He has a bachelor’s in English from UC Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education and is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Memphis. Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com
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