Despite the ministrations of Community Board 5, the Big Apple BBQ Block Party will return to Madison Square Park this year.
Sixteen pit masters from across the country will convene on June 11 and 12 to ply New York with animal bits and bonhomie, and you can start buying tickets for the occasion right now. Pit masters representing New York are Kenny Callaghan (Blue Smoke), Charles Grund Jr. (Hill Country), John Stage (Dinosaur), and John Wheeler (Rack & Soul). For the full list of pit masters, click on through.
Kenny Callaghan
Blue Smoke, New York, NY
Texas Salt & Pepper Beef Ribs
Charles Grund, Jr.
Hill Country, New York, NY
Beef Brisket
Joe Duncan
Baker’s Ribs, Dallas, TX
St. Louis Style Ribs
Jimmy Hagood
BlackJack Barbecue, Charleston, SC
Pulled Pork Shoulder
Tommy Houston
Checkered Pig, Danville, VA
St. Louis Style Ribs
Chris Lilly
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, AL
Pulled Pork Shoulder
Patrick Martin
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint, Nashville, TN
Western Tennesse-Style Whole Hog
Mike Mills
17th Street Bar & Grill , Murphysboro, IL; Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV
Baby Back Ribs
Ed Mitchell
Raleigh, NC
Whole Hog, All-Natural Whole Turkey Barbecue
Myron Mixon
Jack’s Old South, Unadilla, GA
Beef Brisket
Garry Roark
Ubon’s Barbeque, Yazoo City, MS
Pulled Pork Shoulder
Drew Robinson
Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Birmingham, AL
Smoked Sausage
Michael Rodriguez
The Salt Lick BBQ, Driftwood, TX
Beef Brisket, Sausage
Mike Emerson
Pappy’s Smokehouse, St. Louis, MO
Baby Back Ribs
John Stage
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, New York, NY
Pulled Pork Shoulder
John Wheeler
Rack & Soul, New York, NY
Baby Back Ribs