Hickory Barbecue is in the spotlight as The Low & Slow Barbecue Show welcomes the beer aficionados from 3 Beers Down for the first-ever Hickory Holiday Meat Crawl! We taste and rate pulled pork from 6 Hickory barbecue restaurants to determine a champion.

1976 Barbecue Pitmaster Gus the Butcher shares tips for turkey! Listen to the Thanksgiving Day episode of the Low & Slow Barbecue show to hear about a few favorite traditions from host Chigger Willard and Gus the Butcher, who talks about his business and BBQ journey.

Find out about BBQ News like Prime BBQ pitmaster Chris Prieto’s new venture in Durham charity efforts to feed families Thanksgiving meals in Hickory, and we give the Low & Slow Barbecue Show Barbecue Show Review of Hugh’s Q.

The Carolina climate is getting cooler but things are heating up for the Carolina BBQ Festival in 2025. Get details, an update on a new barbecue business in Hickory, and a great fall recipe for collard green chowder from Southern Smoke BBQ Pitmaster Matthew Register.

Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Pitmaster Ben Hooper shares his story about Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Ben tells of days spent working as a first responder on swift water rescues and evacuations while wondering about the safety of his own family and his barbecue business.

Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Pitmaster Ben Hooper shares his story about Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Ben tells of days spent working as a first responder on swift water rescues and evacuations while wondering about the safety of his own family and his barbecue business.

Southern BBQ Network hosts the annual SBN Invitational – the “World Series” of Carolina Barbecue – Nov. 1-2 in Moncks Corner. Southern BBQ Network President Bill Englehaupt joins The Low & Slow Barbecue Show to share details about the SBN Invitational and the Kids Que competition.

Find out the results from the first-ever Smithfield Cup and learn which Carolina pitmaster is getting a spotlight from the New York Times. Listen to this episode and learn how you can help BBQ pitmaster feed Western N.C. residents recovering from Helene.

Gardner-Webb University is fanning the flames of barbecue competition for homecoming Oct. 18-19, and the Low & Slow Barbecue Show is getting all the details on the second annual Bo’s Battle Que.

World Food Championships Founder Mike McCloud shares details about the annual food fight and where barbecue fits into the global culinary competition.