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The culinary extravaganza will feature grill masters from across the country, a hot dog eating contest, free products and food from over 100 brands, and more!
Pennsylvania Avenue will be flooded with the smells of chicken, pork, brisket, and burgers.
Students from Washington, DC’s Roosevelt High School and Ballou High School, participating in the DC ProStart Culinary Program, showcase their culinary skills in the Pepsi Future Chef Recipe Contest.
Drew Darneille, acclaimed pitmaster from Smokecraft Modern Barbecue and a contestant in the 32nd Annual Giant BBQ Battle, joins Living Local DMV to share his top grilling tips and tricks just in time for Father’s Day.
Experience Northern Virginia’s rich culinary offerings at these events.
Jon Arons from Giant speaks about this year’s event. Footage from the Giant BBQ battle in Washington, DC.
BBQ Teams
- Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ
- Porky Butts BBQ
- Old Virginia Smoke
- Blue & Gray BBQ
- AnonymousQ
- Titans of BBQ
- Mullen It Over BBQ
- Shake ‘n Bake Bbq
- Redneck Scientific
- Top Gun Barbecue
- Dog Bite Barbecue
- HotMess BBQ
- Blue Eyed BBQ
- Muttley Crew BBQ
- ELJEFE SMOKE
- Smokin Hoggz BBQ
- SweetBelly’s BBQ
- Wolf’s Revenge BBQ
- Smokey McTasty
- Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque
- GigaBite BBQ
- Steel Beach Smokehouse
- Twisted Pair BBQ
- Bailout Barbecue
- Team Chop Shop
- 202BBQ
- All fired up bbq
- Smoked & Furious
- Good Googly Goo BBQ
- 3 Eyz BBQ
- Team Meat Coma
- Hall Pass BBQ
