BBQ pitmaster Cody Turner discusses his Grand Championship during his first trip to South Carolina Festival of Discovery.

Which BBQ pitmasters will we remember 60 years from now? Southern Living BBQ Editor Robert F. Moss states a case for the next generation of ‘Legends.’

Festival of Discovery 2026 offered a glimpse behind the scenes of a Kansas City Barbecue Society Championship. Learn what fuels the success of a festival that brings thousands of people to Uptown Greenwood every year.

How do you make the best smoked pork spareribs? Low & Slow Barbecue Show host Chigger Willard reveals his 4th of July ribs process, from the prep and the rubs to the smoking method and the results.

Competition barbecue judge Catherine Gaither explains what happens at the scoring tables during South Carolina’s Festival of Discovery’s Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned event.

Find out how S.C. Festival of Discovery brings together barbecue, blues, and local economic impact.

Local Barbecue Summer 2026 kicks off at Archibald’s BBQ and Cranford Brothers Barbecue. Hot off the press: Pinehurst Barbecue Festival’s 2026 lineup + South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Chigger reflects on his barbecue chicken beginnings with his father and their last meal together from The Crazy Pig.

Charlotte-based food journalist Kathleen Purvis shares her backstory in barbecue and food journalism, reveals opinions about the Charlotte food scene, and introduces The Food Section bureau dedicated to the Queen City.

Redwood Smoke Shack introduces his Hampden Roads, VA, barbecue business, reveals his ideal BBQ order & shares smoking stats for the Redwood pit room.