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On Episode 250 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we talk it over with two of competition BBQ’s top pitmasters - and most-colorful characters. First up is Richard Fergola from Fergolicious BBQ and marketing director of Proud Souls BBQ and Provisions. “Fergie” and the Proud Souls team is ready to throw a big first anniversary bash this Saturday, March 9th, at Proud Souls BBQ Kansas City. A full day of cooking demos and great food will be available.

Then it’s time to talk it over with Sterling Smith of Loot ’n Booty BBQ, a recent inductee into the California BBQ Association Hall of Fame. “Smitty” is always a great guest and this time he talks about the Hall of Fame honor plus his Loot ’n Booty Apple Cherry Sauce which recently earned first-place honors in the National BBQ Association awards.

Fergie and Smitty also are going to be teaching classes together, later this month in Costa Rica and suburban Chicago. What happens when they get together for a class? “It’s like riding a unicorn through a mystic land, full of meat and clowns. And there’s knives involved. And maybe we might talk about aliens or pyramids at some point,” Smith says. 

We also hear from Gene Newkirk with the Kickin’ it on Route 66 BBQ Festival, Skyler Spartan with The Grill Guys weekly report and the Smoke ’n Magic BBQ Minute with Breana Via. Co-hosts Lyndal and Steve discuss their weekly cooking adventures, plus take a quick spin through news and notes from the competition BBQ world.

Thanks to all our sponsors and marketing partners for making the show possible: 
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Have a great BBQ week! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

This Week's Episode Goes Off The Rails Before It Even Starts. Phil Was Late Because He Was At A Day Party.... ON A MONDAY! FYI... We Were Lucky Enough To Be Joined By A True Legend In The Barbeque World, The World Champion Sterling Smith Of Loot N' Booty BBQ. Smitty Talks About His Success On The Largest Barbeque Stages In The World. Smitty Gives Us An Honest Behind The Scenes Look At The All New Ript Grill.... AND Smitty Drops The Tongs On The "Turnip Soup"

Few we’ve met can match Sterling Smith’s enthusiasm and passion for BBQ. The pitmaster of Loot N Booty BBQ out of Scottsdale, Arizona, not only is internationally known as a championship cook with a great line of rubs and sauces, he’s an author! On Episode 154 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Smith discusses his second book, “The Ultimate Guide to BBQ Sauces, American Classics and International Favorites.” It’s always fun to chat with “Smitty.”

Also on the show, if you’re talking a tailgating combination of BBQ and Sports, then Josh Schlterman fits the bill. Josh and his Baum BQ Squad competition team recently cooked at the SCA World Finals in Forth Worth. The SCA competition mainstays also are well known for cooking Q outside of Baum Stadium, college baseball’s best atmosphere at the home ballpark of the nationally ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.

A big thanks to our great sponsor/marketing partners who make Season 4 of the show possible: Blues Hog BBQ Sauce, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, Iowa BBQ Store, Fergolicious BBQ, Affordable Financial Services, Arkassippi Smoke Live and The Arkassippi Combo, Pro Technology Solutions, Vietti Marketing, In the Garden of Eden and Marty “Sign Man” Prather and Domino’s.

We still have room for a couple of more sponsors. Contact me at lscranton755@gmail.com for more info. Have a great BBQ Week and thanks for listening!

#SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

If there is one thing that separates Aussie BBQ from American BBQ, it’s got to be lamb. In fact, we love lamb so much that it’s a standard category at almost every BBQ competition we have. There are many that even believe they have perfected this iconic Aussie protein. However, there is one man that keeps coming here and beating Aussies at lamb. That man is Sterling Smith from Loot’n’Booty BBQ. And boy does he know how to cook a rack of lamb!

If you’ve heard of Loot’n’Booty before, that’s because Sterling Smith is one of the leading BBQ Pitmasters in the United States. He’s a regular winner at the American Royal, Memphis in May, Hogs for the Cause and more. He’s leveraged his success into a lucrative business too, with his range of Loot’n’Booty BBQ rubs, BBQ sauces and even BBQ pretzels! 

In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Sterling and I get into:

• How he likes spend 4th of July (4:29)

• How he learned how to cook lamb (7:19)
• What his lifestyle is like on the road (16:08)
• How Loot’n’Booty BBQ came to be (26:03)
• Tips and Tricks for putting on BBQ classes (31:26)
• How he does his BBQ competition winning barbecue chicken drumsticks (45:23)

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