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AHNY Video: Big Apple Barbecue Block Party 2009

Executive Chef Damon Wise of Craft assisting Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ (Decatur, AL)

Three pitmasters. Two days. One epic event.

For seven years, pitmasters from across the country have descended upon New York City to show off their ‘cue at the annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party. This year, AlwaysHungryNY.com interviewed three renowned pitmasters, Pat Martin of Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint (Nashville, TN), Chris Lilly of (Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ), and BABBP’s co-founder, Ken Callaghan (Blue Smoke, NY), as they showcased three regional preparations of meats provided by Pat LaFrieda and Mark Pastore of LaFrieda Meats.

CLICK HERE for the AlwaysHungryNY.com Video: The Glories of BBQ: Three Styles of an American Tradition.