BBQ Schools and Appearances
2024 Event ScheduleÂ
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Location: Royal Lahaina Resort Lahaini, HI (Maui)
Tickets:Â https://hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com/
Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Celebrity Chef AppearanceDallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Location: AT&T Stadium
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Previous EventsÂ
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, 2024Â
Participating BBQ joint
Troubadour Festival
Location: Texas A&M - College Station, TX
Tickets:Â https://troubadourfestival.com/
Thursday, May 30thÂ
BBQ School
Location: Traeger Grills - Salt Lake City, UT
Tickets:Â https://www.traeger.com/shopclass
June 2nd - June 6th, 2024Â
Guest Chef Appearance
West Coast Fishing Club -Â Beef, Barbeque & Bourbon event
Location:Â Haidi Gwaii, BC, Canada
More info:Â https://westcoastfishingclub.com/
Tuesday, April 30thÂ
BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Thursday April 4th
Guest Chef Apperance
Fort Worth Food & Wine - Tacos & TequilaÂ
Location:Â Clearfork Heart of the Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Thursday February 29th
BBQ School
Location: TX Whiskey Ranch - Fort Worth, TX
Thursday March 21st
BBQ SchoolÂ
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:Â 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:Â https://www.troubadourfestival.com/
June 6th - June 9th, 2023
Guest Chef Appearance
West Coast Fishing Club -Â Beef, Barbeque & Bourbon event
Location:Â Haidi Gwaii, BC, Canada
More info:Â https://westcoastfishingclub.com/
Thursday March 30th, 2023
Guest Chef Appearance
Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival - Tacos & TequilaÂ
Location: Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork - Fort Worth TX
Tickets:Â 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, 2022Â
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:Â Lockhart, TX
Saturday April 17, 2021
Menu:Â Hardcore BBQÂ - 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 SchoolÂ
Because who doesn't want to go to Church on a Sunday?
Menu:Â Hardcore BBQÂ - 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.Â
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, TXÂ
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa
Sunday, Jan 19, 2020
BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TXÂ
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa
Saturday, Feb 8, 2020
BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TXÂ
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa
Sunday, Feb 9, 2020
BBQ School
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen (Matt's backyard) - Waxahachie, TXÂ
Menu - Brisket, Ribs, Pork Belly & Barbacoa
Hawaii Food & WineÂ
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Honululu, HIÂ
Oct 26, 2019
Texas Country Reporter FestivalÂ
Vending BBQÂ
Waxahachie, TX historic town squareÂ
Nov 3, 2019
Chefs for Farmers Food & Wine Festival
Dallas, TXÂ
Click here to buy tickets now!
Nov 21, 2019
TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
Dallas, TXÂ
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Sep 17, 2019
Wagyu Brisket & Bourbon Tasting Class
Menu - Brisket, Brisket Burnt Ends + 2 Firestone & Robertson drinks
July 18, 2019
Meat Church BBQ Supply Store - Waxahachie, TXÂ -
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
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June 20, 2019
Brisket 101 & Bourbon Tasting Class
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Meat Church BBQ Supply StoreÂ
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
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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
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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, TXÂ -
April 24-25, 2019
Shop Class - Traeger Grills HQ - SOLD OUT
5:00 - 9:00 PM
Salt Lake City, UT
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April 16, 2019
Brisket 101 & Bourbon Tasting ClassÂ
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Meat Church BBQ Supply StoreÂ
Waxahachie, TX
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April 20, 2019
Meat Church BBQ SchoolÂ
9:00 - 2:00 PM
Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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April 7, 2019
Fort Worth Food & Wine - Ring of Fire
Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork
Fort Worth, TXÂ
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March 21, 2019
Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival
The Dallas Arboretum
Dallas, TX
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February 23, 2019
TX Whiskey x Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class & Tour
Menu - Brisket, burnt ends & steak + drinks
Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, TX
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Jan 26, 2019
- Meat Church BBQ School
- Fire mgmt, meat selection and BBQ\Grilling
- Menu: Brisket, burnt ends, beef ribs, pork ribs & pork bellyÂ
- Taught on Traeger, but all questions answered for all grills and smokers.
- Matt's backyard, Waxahachie, TX
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Jan 27, 2019
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Meat Church BBQ School
Fire mgmt, meat selection and BBQ\Grilling 4 proteins - Menu: Brisket, burnt ends, beef ribs, pork ribs & pork bellyÂ
- Taught on Traeger, but all questions answered for all grills and smokers.
- Matt's backyard, Waxahachie, TX
Previous Events - 2018
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November 14
Traeger Grills HQ - Holiday Class
Salt Lake City, UT
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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.Â
- Meat Church Live Fire Kitchen
- Waxahachie, TX
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November 2-4
Chef's for Farmers - Food and Wine Festival
- Oak Lawn Park
- Dallas, TXÂ
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October 27
Texas Country Reporter Festival
Vending BBQ Seasoning and Apparel
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Waxahachie, TX
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October 13Â
SMOKED Fort Worth - Barbecue Festival (Sample our BBQ. Not a class)
- Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
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September 22
SMOKED Dallas - Barbecue Festival (Sample our BBQ. Not a class)
- Downtown Dallas, TX
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September 13-16
American Royal - Competing. (We are also working on a class)
- Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KS
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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
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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.
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June 3
Collaboration class with Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ
- Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen - Waxahachie, TX
- Brisket, Barbacoa, Beef Ribs & Steak
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June 9
TX Whiskey Ranch
TX Whiskey Ranch, Fort Worth, TX - Brisket with burnt ends, steak & 3 TX drinks
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May 17-19
Memphis in May
Memphis, TN
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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.
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May 5
Red Dirt BBQ Festival
Tyler, TX
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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.
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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.
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March 31
TX Whiskey Ranch
Fort Worth, TX
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March 3
Meat Master BBQ Shop Class
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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February 10
Meat Church BBQ & Grilling Class - $179
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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January 28
Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School - $290
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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January 27
Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School - $290
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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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
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December 20
Holiday BBQ Dinner at TX Whiskey Ranch - $50
Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company's Whiskey Ranch
Fort Worth, TX
Previous Events - 2017
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November 18
Holiday BBQ & Grilling Class
Special Guest Jordan Jackson
Waxahachie, TX
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October 28
Moe Cason and Meat Church Barbecue School
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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October 28
Texas Country Reporter Festival
Vending BBQ Merchandise
9-7
Waxahachie, TX
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October 14
Big Green Egg's 20th Anniversary Eggtoberfest
Stone Mountain, GA
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September 23
SMOKED Dallas
Downtown Dallas, TX
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September 30
BBQ Boot Camp: Hardcore Texas BBQ Class
Big Green Egg Culinary Center
11-2
Atlanta, GA
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August 9
BBQ Class with Big Moe Cason
Holy Smoke BBQ
Bräcke, Sweden
Cooking Class
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July 20th
BBQ & Grilling Class
Meat Church Live Fire Cooking Kitchen
Waxahachie, TX
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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
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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
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December 12
Holiday BBQ class at Premier Grilling
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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
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November 14-15
Blues, Bandits & BBQ
Dallas, TX
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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
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August 25
Fox 4's Good Day
Live cooking segment
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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!
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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
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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 »