TOP 150 MOST INFLUENCIAL PEOPLE IN BARBECUE

5.

Tuffy Stone

From fine-dining chef to six-time world barbecue champion, Tuffy Stone blended French techniques with smoke and revolutionised modern competition barbecue.

  • Six-time Overall World Barbecue Champion and the only Grand Champion of barbecue’s holy trinity, The American Royal, The Jack Daniel’s Invitational and Memphis in May
  • Co-hosted 6 seasons of the TV smash hit BBQ Pitmasters
  • Author of Cool Smoke: The Art of Great Barbecue
  • Owner of the Cool Smoke Barbecue School, offering multi-day immersive workshops
  • Co-founder of A Sharper Palate, a high-end catering company based in Richmond, Virginia

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