Meathead Elected to BBQ Hall of Fame

[Meathead]

Friends:

Yesterday I learned that I have been elected to the BBQ Hall of Fame. Thank you for your support!

There are only 37 members, 24 living, so it is quite an honor. The other inductees this year are Ollie Gates of Gates BBQ in Kansas City, Rodney Scott or Rodney Scott’s BBQ in Charleston, Arthur Bryant of Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City, and Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss of Bridges Barbecue in Shelby NC.

Here is a list of the Hall of Famers

LIVING MEMBERS

1. Famous Dave Anderson, Famous Dave’s Restaurants
2. Pat Burke, competition champion
3. Melissa Cookston, Memphis BBQ Company restaurants, cookbook author, champion competitor
4. Ardie Davis (aka Remus Powers, Ph.B.), founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest, pivotal in developing the Kansas City Barbeque Society, author
5. Joe Don Davidson, Oklahoma Joe’s Grills and Smokers, 300+ championships
6. Guy Fieri, Chef, restaurateur, TV star, competitor
7. Ed Fisher, creator of the Big Green Egg
8. Aaron Franklin, Franklin Barbecue in Austin, author, smoker manufacturer
9. Ollie Gates of Gates BBQ in Kansas City
10. Meathead Goldwyn, publisher of world’s largest BBQ & Grilling website, AmazingRibs.com, author
11. Paul Kirk, "Kansas City Baron of Barbecue", champion competitor, multiple cookbooks, teacher
12. David Knight, creator of Ole Hickory Pits
13. Ray "Dr. Barbecue" Lampe, Dr Barbecue restaurant, Tampa, many appearances on TV, champion competitor
14. Adam Perry Lang, Restaurateur, Book Author, TV personality
15. Chris Lilly, chef, Big Bob Gibson’s, Decatur AL, champion competitor
16. Myron Mixon, Jack’s Old South restaurant, champion competitor, author, TV personality
17. Wayne "Honey" Monk, Lexington BBQ, Lexington, North Carolina
18. Rodney Scott, Rodney Scott’s BBQ in Charleston
19. Jeff Stehney, Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, champion competitor
20. Steven Raichlen, Author of more than 10 cookbooks, TV personality
21. Desiree Robinson, Cozy Corner Restaurant in Memphis
22. Tuffy Stone, Cool Smoke restaurant and champion competitor
23. Tootsie Tomanetz, Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, TX
24. Johnny Trigg, champion competitor
25. Carolyn & Gary Wells, Founders of the Kansas City Barbeque Society

"LEGACY" MEMBERS

1. John "Big Daddy" Bishop, Dreamland in Tuscaloosa
2. Arthur Bryant of Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City
3. Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss of Bridges Barbecue in Shelby NC
4. Dr. Rich Davis, created "KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce", TV personality
5. Henry Ford, Co-inventor of Kingsford charcoal briquets and portable charcoal grills
6. Fred Gould, helped launch numerous barbecue comptitions
7. Duane "Speed" Herrig, sauce manufacturer
8. James Lemons, Lem’s Bar-B-Q in Chicago
9. Mike "The Legend" Mills, 17th Street BBQ in Murphysboro & Marion, IL, and champion competitor
10. Henry Perry, Pioneer restaurateur in Kansas City
11. Warner Stamey, Godfather of Lexington- style NC barbecue
12. George Stephen, Sr., Created the Weber Grill
13. CB "Stubb" Stubblefield, Stubbs BBQ in Austin
14. Charlie Vergos, The Rendezvous in Memphis
15. John Willingham, Champion competitor, inventor

[Mr. Bones]

Congrats, Meathead!

Sounds like yer in some Stellar company, Brother...

[Dan Deter]

Congrats!

[Old Glory]

Congratulations! Well done well deserved!

[FireMan]

Well, to sorta quote Yogi Berra, "it’s a good thing ya didn’t see yer name in the Legacy List".
Congrats M, you deserve every bit of the accolades!

[Old Glory]

Guy Fieri? That one surprised me.

[Texas Larry]

+1 on this.

[Old Glory]

ItsAllGoneToTheDogs I just don't associate him with BBQ. My impression is of a general cook/chef not a dedicated Pitt Master.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Old Glory I completely understand, you hear his name an BBQ isn't the first thing that comes to mind for almost anyone. But he is part of a BBQ competition team... with a pretty catchy name I might add How often he participates vs if he's just a marketing face to fund the team is a question I don't have an answer to though

[scottranda]

Congrats!!!!!

[GroceryBoy]

Congratulations!

[GolfGeezer]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congrats!

[Steve B]

Awesome 👏 👏👏. 🙌🙌🙌
You sir are much deserving of this prestigious accolade.

[RonB]

Congrats - very well deserved!

[MBMorgan]

Congratulations, MH!

[smokin fool]

Quite an honor, congrats.
Nice to be recognized for a lifetime of work.

[Whiskeyman53]

Congratulations, well deserved.

[Jim White]

Congrats!

Is it too late to make a small edit to those labels for the rubs you are introducing?

[Meathead]

Yeah.

[Jim White]

Oh well.

[smokin fool]

I'm sure you'll need more