BBQ Schools and Appearances

2024 Event Schedule 

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

Annual Block Party
Location: Meat Church BBQ Supply
Info: Coming soon

Friday - Sunday, May 2nd - May 4th, 2025

Lonestar Smokeout - Emcee
Location: AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX
Tickets: https://www.lonestarsmokeout.com/

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

Troubadour Festival
Location: Texas A&M University
Tickets: https://troubadourfestival.com/

Sunday - Friday June 8th -12th, 2025

Salmon Fishing with Matt at Beef Barbeque & Bourbon 2025
Location: Haida Gwaii, B.C, Canada
Tickets: https://www.westcoastfishingclub.com/

Contact Derek Nyrose for info: 604.308.3335

Saturday, October 25th, 2025

Hawaii Food & Wine Festival - World of Wagyu
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa (island of Maui)

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Previous Events 

Sunday, April 6th, 2025

Fort Worth Food & Wine - Ring of Fire
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Tickets: https://fwfwf.org/festival/ring-of-fire/

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Brisket & Matt's Bourbon
Location: Meat Church BBQ Supply
Sunday, October 27th, 2024

Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Location: Royal Lahaina Resort Lahaini, HI (Maui)

Sunday, November 10th, 2024

Celebrity Chef Appearance
Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Location: AT&T Stadium

Saturday, July 6th
4th Annual Alpine Cookout
Location: Telluride, CO - Mountain Village

Saturday May 11
Guest Chef Appearance
Lockhart Rising: Mill Scale Shop Grand Opening
Location: Lockhart, TX

Saturday May 18th, 2024 

Participating BBQ joint
Troubadour Festival
Location: Texas A&M - College Station, TX
Tickets: https://troubadourfestival.com/

Thursday, May 30th 

BBQ School
Location: Traeger Grills - Salt Lake City, UT
Tickets: https://www.traeger.com/shopclass

June 2nd - June 6th, 2024 

Guest Chef Appearance
West Coast Fishing Club - Beef, Barbeque & Bourbon event
Location: Haidi Gwaii, BC, Canada
More info: https://westcoastfishingclub.com/

Tuesday, April 30th 

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday April 4th

Guest Chef Apperance
Fort Worth Food & Wine - Tacos & Tequila 
Location: Clearfork Heart of the Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday February 29th

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday March 21st

BBQ School 
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Tuesday January 16th, 2024

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday January 18th, 2024

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday December 14th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Saturday December 2nd, 2023

Meat Church BBQ Supply Re-Grand Opening. Demos, Free BBQ & Beer.
Location: 114 W Main St. Waxahachie, TX 75165

Thursday November 16th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Saturday November 4th, 2023

Guest Chef Appearance
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival - House of Blanc & Rouge at Ko Olina
Location: Ko’Olina (island of O‘ahu)
Tickets: https://hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com/

Thursday October 26th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday August 17th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Saturday July 1st, 2023

Guest Chef Appearance
Taste of Auberge: Alpine Cookout at Madeline
Location: Telluride, CO

Saturday May 20th, 2023

Guest Chef Appearance
Troubadour Festival - Texas BBQ & Music Festival
Location: Aggie Park of Texas A&M University
Tickets: https://www.troubadourfestival.com/

June 6th - June 9th, 2023

Guest Chef Appearance
West Coast Fishing Club - Beef, Barbeque & Bourbon event
Location: Haidi Gwaii, BC, Canada
More info: https://westcoastfishingclub.com/

Thursday March 30th, 2023

Guest Chef Appearance
Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival - Tacos & Tequila 
Location: Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork - Fort Worth TX
Tickets: https://www.fortworthfoodandwinefestival.com/

Thursday April 13th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Tuesday April 25th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday May 4th, 2023

BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday March 23th, 2023

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Thursday February 23th, 2023

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX

Tuesday Jan 17th, 2023

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Brisket, Pork Ribs, Mexican Pulled Pork

Thursday Jan 19th, 2023

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Brisket, Pork Ribs, Mexican Pulled Pork

Thursday Dec 1, 2022

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Texas Chili, Pastrami Brisket & Nashville Hot Turkey

Thursday May 19th, 2022

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Appetizer taco upon arrival, Brisket, Savory Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos & 3 custom cocktails

Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Breakfast Taco, Brisket, Savory Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos & 3 custom cocktails

Saturday, March 5th, 2022

Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu: Breakfast Taco, Brisket, Savory Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos & 3 custom cocktails

Sunday, Oct 17, 2021

Menu: Beef Ribs, Pork Ribs Alabama White Sauce Chicken
Location: Lockhart, TX

Saturday April 17, 2021

Menu: Hardcore BBQ - Brisket, Beef Ribs, Pork Ribs & Pork Belly + breakfast upon arrival, beer & a smoked dessert as we head to the Flagship BBQ Supply Shop where all students will receive a swag bag.
Location: Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen AKA Matt's own Backyard
Waxahachie, TX

Sunday April 18, 2021

Meat Church BBQ School 
Because who doesn't want to go to Church on a Sunday?
Menu: Hardcore BBQ - Brisket, Beef Ribs, Pork Ribs & Pork Belly + breakfast upon arrival, beer & a smoked dessert as we head to the Flagship BBQ Supply Shop where all students will receive a swag bag.
Location: Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen AKA Matt's own Backyard
Waxahachie, TX

Thursday March 05, 2020

Meat Church BBQ Cooking Class + Dinner featuring Grady Spears
The Brand Room - Fort Worth, TX
Brisket stuffed chili relleno, steak 2 ways with mexican corn on the cob, hill country potato salad & blue ribbon cornbread. 

Jan 12, 2020

TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ School & Tour
Sunday Church at the Ranch!
Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Menu - Brisket & Pork Belly

Saturday, Jan 18, 2020

BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TX 
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa

Sunday, Jan 19, 2020

BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TX 
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa

Saturday, Feb 8, 2020

BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TX 
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa

Sunday, Feb 9, 2020

BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TX 
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa

Oct 23, 2019
Hawaii Food & Wine 
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Honululu, HI 

Oct 26, 2019

Texas Country Reporter Festival 
Vending BBQ 
Waxahachie, TX historic town square 

Nov 3, 2019

Chefs for Farmers Food & Wine Festival
Dallas, TX 

Click here to buy tickets now!

Nov 21, 2019

TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
Dallas, TX 

• Sep 17, 2019

  Wagyu Brisket & Bourbon Tasting Class

  Menu - Brisket, Brisket Burnt  Ends + 2 Firestone & Robertson drinks
  Meat Church BBQ Supply Store - Waxahachie, TX 

  July 18, 2019
• TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
  6:00 - 9:00 PM
  Menu - Brisket, Brisket Burnt ends & Pork Belly + drinks
  Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, TX
  
  

• June 20, 2019

  Brisket 101 & Bourbon Tasting Class
  6:00 - 8:30 PM
  Meat Church BBQ Supply Store 
  Waxahachie, TX
  Tickets SOLD OUT!

• June 8, 2019

  
  Meat Church BBQ School featuring Malcom Reed of How to BBQ Right - $319
  9:00 - 2:00 PM
  Menu - Brisket, Beef ribs, whole pork shoulder and pork ribs
  Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• June 9, 2019

  Meat Church BBQ School featuring Malcom Reed of How to BBQ Right - $319
  9:00 - 2:00 PM
  Menu - Brisket, Beef ribs, whole pork shoulder and pork ribs
  Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• May 30, 2019

  TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
  6:00 - 9:00 PM
  Menu - Brisket, burnt ends & steak + drinks
  Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, TX

• April 27, 2019

  Grilling Appearance
  free public sampling
  12:00 - 4:00 PM
  Brookshire's - Willow Park, TX 

• April 24-25, 2019

  Shop Class - Traeger Grills HQ - SOLD OUT
  5:00 - 9:00 PM
  Salt Lake City, UT
  
  

• April 16, 2019

  Brisket 101 & Bourbon Tasting Class 
  6:00 - 8:00 PM
  Meat Church BBQ Supply Store 
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• April 20, 2019

  Meat Church BBQ School 
  9:00 - 2:00 PM
  Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• April 7, 2019

  Fort Worth Food & Wine - Ring of Fire
  Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork
  Fort Worth, TX 
  
  

• March 21, 2019

  Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival
  The Dallas Arboretum
  Dallas, TX
  
  

• February 23, 2019

  TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
  Menu - Brisket, burnt ends & steak + drinks
  Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, TX
  
  

• Jan 26, 2019

• Meat Church BBQ School
• Fire mgmt, meat selection and BBQ\Grilling
• Menu: Brisket, burnt ends, beef ribs, pork ribs & pork belly 
• Taught on Traeger, but all questions answered for all grills and smokers.
• Matt's backyard, Waxahachie, TX

• Jan 27, 2019

• Meat Church BBQ School
  Fire mgmt, meat selection and BBQ\Grilling 4 proteins
• Menu: Brisket, burnt ends, beef ribs, pork ribs & pork belly 
• Taught on Traeger, but all questions answered for all grills and smokers.
• Matt's backyard, Waxahachie, TX

Previous Events - 2018

• November 14

  Traeger Grills HQ - Holiday Class
  Salt Lake City, UT
  
  
  

• November 15

  Traeger Grills HQ - Holiday Class
  Salt Lake City, UT
  
  
• November 10
• BBQ School with Craig "The BBQ Ninja" Verhage of Ubon's
• Menu - Whole Alligator, Smoked Wild Duck Poppers, stuffed venison tenderloin, pork ribs, whole pork shoulder. 
• Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
• Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• November 2-4

  Chef's for Farmers
• Food and Wine Festival
• Oak Lawn Park
• Dallas, TX 
  
  

• October 27

  Texas Country Reporter Festival
  Vending BBQ Seasoning and Apparel
  9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• October 13 

  SMOKED Fort Worth
• Barbecue Festival (Sample our BBQ. Not a class)
• Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
  
  

• September 22

  SMOKED Dallas
• Barbecue Festival (Sample our BBQ. Not a class)
• Downtown Dallas, TX
  
  

• September 13-16

  American Royal
• Competing. (We are also working on a class)
• Kansas Speedway
  Kansas City, KS
  
  

• September 8

  BBQ School with Evan LeRoy of Leroy and Lewis BBQ
• Menu - Beef ribs, Brisket, burnt ends two ways (Kansas City style & chicken fried), smoked and confit beef cheek\barbacoa and Texas style smoked Porchetta.
• Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX

• August 25

  TX Whiskey & Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
• Menu - Brisket, Burnt Ends & steak
• Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, TX
  
  

• June 23

  BBQ & Grilling School
  9:00 - 2:00
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
  Brisket, Pork Belly, Chicken & salmon
  Class will be cooked on Traeger Grills but we will cover all grills and smokers and answer all questions.
  
  

• June 3

  Collaboration class with Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ
  
• Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
• Brisket, Barbacoa, Beef Ribs & Steak

• June 9

  TX Whiskey Ranch
  TX Whiskey Ranch, Fort Worth, TX
• Brisket with burnt ends, steak & 3 TX drinks
  
  

• May 17-19

  Memphis in May
  Memphis, TN
  
  

• May 10

  Brisket, Steak & Chicken
• 6:00 - 9:00
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
• Class will be cooked on Traeger but we will cover all cookers and answer all questions.

• May 5

  Red Dirt BBQ Festival
  Tyler, TX
  
  

• April 15

  Brisket, Burnt Ends, Ribs, Chicken & Pork Belly Burnt Ends
  9:00 - 1:00
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
• Class will be cooked on Traeger but we will cover all cookers and answer all questions.

• April 12

  Brisket, Steak & Chicken
  6:00 - 9:00
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
• Class will be cooked on Traeger but we will cover all cookers and answer all questions.
  
  

• March 31

  TX Whiskey Ranch
  Fort Worth, TX
  
  

• March 3

  Meat Master BBQ Shop Class
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• February 10

  Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class - $179
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• January 28

  Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School - $290
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• January 27

  Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School - $290
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• January 20

  Meat Church BBQ & Grilling 101 - $159
  Taught completely on Big Green Egg & Traegers
• Fire mgmt, meat selection and BBQ\Grilling 4 proteins
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• December 20

  Holiday BBQ Dinner at TX Whiskey Ranch - $50
  Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company's Whiskey Ranch
  Fort Worth, TX
  
  

Previous Events - 2017

• November 18

  Holiday BBQ & Grilling Class
  Special Guest Jordan Jackson
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• October 28

  Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• October 28

  Texas Country Reporter Festival
  Vending BBQ Merchandise
  9-7
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• October 14

  Big Green Egg's 20th Anniversary Eggtoberfest
  Stone Mountain, GA
  
  

• September 23

  SMOKED Dallas
  Downtown Dallas, TX
  
  

• September 30

  BBQ Boot Camp: Hardcore Texas BBQ Class
  Big Green Egg Culinary Center
  11-2
  Atlanta, GA
  
  

• August 9

  BBQ Class with Big Moe Cason
  Holy Smoke BBQ
  Bräcke, Sweden
  Cooking Class
  
  

• July 20th

  BBQ & Grilling Class
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  
  

• July 1

  BBQ Class
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  Tickets »

• June 10 - 10:00-2:00 PM

  BBQ Class at Premier Grilling
  Frisco, TX
  Cooking Class
  Website »

• June 10 - 5:00 PM

  Taste of Dallas
  Live Fire Cooking Demo
  Website »

• June 3

  BBQ Class featuring Jess Pryles
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  Tickets »

• May 25

  BBQ & Grilling Class
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  Tickets »

• May 17-20

  Memphis in May
  Memphis, TN
  Website »

• April 8

  Athens Eggfest
  Athens, TX
  Cooking Demonstration
  Website »

• April 29

  Texas Eggfest
  Austin, TX
  Cooking demo at Texas Eggfest University
  Website »

• May 6

  Red Dirt BBQ Festival
  Tyler, TX
  Website »

• March 25

  Grand Opening BBQ Class from 10am - 2pm
  Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
  Waxahachie, TX
  Tickets »

• March 9

  Traeger World Headquarters
  Salt Lake City, UT
  Traeger Shop Class
  Website »

• February 25

  Backyard Grilling Co.
  Fort Worth, TX
  Cooking Demo
  Website »

Previous Events - 2016

• December 17

  Holiday Dinner Class at Premier Grilling
  Frisco, TX
  Cooking Class
  Website »

• December 3

  BBQ Class at Four Corners Brewery
  Dallas, TX
  Cooking Class
  Buy tickets »

• October 29

  Texas Country Reporter Festival
  Waxahachie, TX
  Vending BBQ Rub & Merch
  Website »

• October 8

  Big Green Egg’s Eggtoberfest
  Stone Mountain, GA
  Cooking Demonstration

• September 24

  Sam's Club National BBQ Tour - Regional
  Midwest City, OK
  Competing

• September 17

  BBQ Class at Big Green Egg Culinary Center
  Atlanta, GA
  Cooking Class
  Website »

• September 10

  BBQ & Grilling Class at Premier Grilling
  Frisco, TX
  Cooking Class
  Website »

• September 2

  Holy Smoke BBQ
  Sweden
  Cooking Class
  Website »
  Tickets »

• July 24

  Sea to Smoker
  Seafood Grilling & Smoking Class with DWP BBQ at TJ’s Seafood Oak Lawn
  Call TJ’s at 214.219.3474 to register
  Dallas, TX
  Cooking Class
  Website »

• June 11

  BBQ Fundamentals Class at the Big Green Egg Culinary Center (Atlanta, GA)
  Website »

• May 21

  WFAA’s Daybreak
  Channel 8 in Dallas
  Cooking Demonstration
  
  BBQ Class at Grill This BBQ Supply (Denton, TX)
  Call 940-484-4745 to register
  Website »

• May 14

  Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival
  Website »

• April 1-3

  ACM Awards in Las Vegas
  Cooking for the talent backstage
  Website »

• April 9

  Athens Eggfest
  Website »

• April 30

  Texas Eggfest
  Website »

• February 6th

  BBQ Bootcamp at Big Green Egg Culinary Center - Atlanta, GA
  Website »
  Register »

Previous Events - 2015

• December 12

  Holiday BBQ class at Premier Grilling

• October 24

  Texas Country Reporter Festival
  Vending BBQ Rub & Merch
  Website »

• October 3-4

  American Royal
  World Series of BBQ
  Website »

• September 26

  Sam's Club National BBQ Tour - Regional
  Competing
  Website »

• August 29

  BBQ class at Premier Grilling
  Carrolton, TX
  Website »

• August 1

  Rahr & Son's Weekend Tasting
  Serving BBQ
  Website »

• July 18

  Cooking Demo at Lawn Master
  Waxahachie, TX
  Website »

• July 11

  Luke Bryan Stadium show
  Private Party
  Nashville, TN

• June 27

  BBQ On The Banks - Lake Tawakoni (State Championship)
  Competing
  Website »

• May 23

  WFAA Channel 8
  Daybreak with Stacey Fawcett
  Website »

• May 30

  BBQ class at Premier Grilling
  Learn to smoke beef and pork ribs, pork belly appetizers and dessert!
  Website »

• June 6

  Rahr & Son's Weekend Tasting
  Serving BBQ
  Website »

• May 2

  Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival
  Come get samples from 18 of the state's top BBQ joints while listening to Stoney Larue & the Josh Abbott Band.
  Website »

• April 25

  Texas Eggfest
  Teaching alongside John Henry and vending our BBQ Rubs.
  Website »

• April 10

  Texas Rangers Opening Day
  Private Catering for the City of Arlington

• April 11

  Athens Eggfest
  Teaching
  Website »

• March 14

  Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  Competing
  Website »

Previous Events - 2014

Meat Church BBQ Competition Team

• November 14-15

  Blues, Bandits & BBQ
  Dallas, TX
  Website »

• November 8

  Meat Church Big Green Egg class Premier Grilling
  Frisco, TX
  Website »

• October 11

  Big Green Egg Eggtoberfest
  Stone Mountain, GA
  Website »

• September 14

  Texas Monthly BBQ Festival
  Austin, TX
  Website »

• August 30-31

  Bedford, BBQ & Blues
  Bedford, TX
  Website »

• August 25

  Fox 4's Good Day
  Live cooking segment
  Website »

• August 5

  Coryell County Critters BBQ
  Gatesville, TX
  5th overall out of 36 teams. 1st chicken, 10th ribs, 13th brisket

• May 17

  Crawfish Boil & BBQ Catering - Private Party

• May 3

  KOC Carnivore Cook Off
  Arlington, Texas

• April 26

  11th Annual Texas Eggfest
  Saturday April 26th - Austin, Texas
  Teaching an Egg University course, selling our merch & cooking for 1,000 Eggheads!
  Website »

• March 31

  Texas Rangers Opening Day - Private Catering
  Globe Life Park in Arlington (what?!?!)

• March 22

  Cops for Kids BBQ Cook Off
  Ft. Worth, Texas
  Website »

• March 15

  Greenville Ave. St. Paddy's Party
  Private Catering

• March 8

  Untapped Festival
  BBQ Vendor. 3,800 attendees.
  Website »

• February 28-March 1

  Waxahachie KOC BBQ
  5th overall out of 54 teams. 4th brisket, 6th chicken, 13th pulled pork
  Website »

• February 21-22

  Irving Elks Lodge BBQ Cook Off
  7th place chicken out of 58 teams
  Website »