Kids hone cooking skills and more at barbecue contest
Tallulah Falls (Ga.) High School students Brooke Hayes (left) and Marc Crotta test the temperature of meat during the World Junior Barbecue League Championship, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at AutoZone Park. Their team, Pit Vipers B, won the grand championship prize. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
‘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.
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Frida Qi
Frida Qi is a general assignment reporter who writes a variety of news and features. She previously interned or worked part time at Reuters, Investigative Reporters and Editors, CalMatters, Columbia Missourian, SupChina, and other news organizations. She has a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri, and is a fan of cooking, tennis and traveling.
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