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Inspired by the dish bo luc lac, Chef Mai Pham of Star Ginger Asian Grill and Noodle Bar in Sacramento, CA, makes Shaking Beef with Watermelon and Wilted Watercress. The recipe showcases the bold flavors and contrasting textures of the Vietnamese kitchen. In a fiery hot pan, she sizzles the spiced beef and then quickly serves it with cool watercress and crunchy watermelon. This Asian beef salad is cool and refreshing, but also unbelievably savory and satisfying at the same time.
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Chef Einav Gefen shares her experiences from the barbecue stops in Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Carolinas.
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Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee Tuffy Stone teaches us about the science of smoke and how he prepares his championship-winning barbecue ribs. Tuffy Stone is a Six-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, an author (Cool Smoke -The Art of Great Barbecue), a former Marine, a French-trained chef, and an occasional reality television star. Dubbed “The Professor,” Tuffy’s legendary precision and obsession with the science of smoke have made him one of the most influential people in barbecue.
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Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee Tuffy Stone show us how he prepares his championship-winning barbecue spare ribs.. Tuffy Stone is a Six-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, an author (Cool Smoke -The Art of Great Barbecue), a former Marine, a French-trained chef, and an occasional reality television star. Dubbed “The Professor,” Tuffy’s legendary precision and obsession with the science of smoke have made him one of the most influential people in barbecue.
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Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee Tuffy Stone show us how to create his championship-winning BBQ rubs.
Tuffy Stone is a Six-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, an author (Cool Smoke -The Art of Great Barbecue), a former Marine, a French-trained chef, and an occasional reality television star. Dubbed “The Professor,” Tuffy’s legendary precision and obsession with the science of smoke have made him one of the most influential people in barbecue.
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Nashville's Peg Leg Porker offers diners a wide selection of traditional West-Tennessee barbecue. Carey Bringle, the restaurant's owner and pitmaster, is a Nashville native who started his craft by watching his grandfather cook whole hogs for family barbecues. Years later, Bringle is an annual competitor at Memphis in May BBQ championship, the “Super Bowl of Swine”, taking second place honors three times.
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Payne's Bar-B-Q is a family-run business that’s been serving up some of the best barbecue in Memphis since 1972. Inside an unremarkable cinderblock building, you’ll find Flora Payne, Ronald Payne and Candace Payne-Parker serving up their remarkable home-style Memphis BBQ. Unusual menu items like their slow-smoked pulled pork sandwich topped with mustard sauce and coleslaw and the smoked bologna sandwich attract barbecue aficionados near and far.
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Sam Jones is a James Beard Award winning BBQ pitmaster who is proud to continue in the 200 year old family tradition of "no-frills" North Carolina barbecue. Sam shows us around the smokehouse and introduces us his signature pulled pork sandwich.
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