American Royal BBQ & PigAPalooza 2017 Fundraiser
Presented by Sunbelt Rentals
PigAPalooza is a Party with a twist.
Operation BBQ Relief and some of the top whole hog pitmasters from across the United States and Canada will square off in a Whole Hog competition for the party to raise funds to support Disaster Relief during deployments.
The evening’s celebration includes:
- Pitmaster Story Telling Session
- Award-Winning Hog Tasting
- Sponsored Raffles
- DJ Music
Interested in volunteering at the event? Please email pigapalooza@operationbbqrelief.org
Culinary event from our PigAPalooza Pitmaster
The American Royal 2017 World Series of Barbecue® – the world’s largest barbecue competition – will be held at the Kansas Speedway, August 31 – September 3. Each year the American Royal BBQ sets record attendance with over 600 teams and nearly 70,000 attendees.
PigAPalooza is more than a whole hog showcase – it’s a carnivorous culinary experience. Witness the judging of the whole hog contest while watchng delicious meat cook over an open fire. The feast includes beef ribs, brisket, suckling pigs, pork belly, skirt steak and more. In addition to this ‘foodie’ experience, entertainment includes music and emceed by Cookin Comedian, Vic Clevenger.
PigAPalooza Pitmasters and Vendors
Whole Hogs:
Our Award Winning Pitmasters will be cooking 5 whole hogs this year.
Sweet Swine O’Mine
Mark Lambert
Olive Branch, MS
Memphis Barbecue Co.
John Wheeler
Horn Lake, MS
Boars Night Out
Allen Smith and Eric Hodson
Olive Branch, MS
Grinders
Stretch
Kansas City, MO
Sugarfire
Christina Fitzgerald and Mike Johnson
St. Louis, MO
Beef Specialties:
Once again we will have acclaimed Pitmasters that specialize in smoking brisket, beef ribs and more!
Bear’s BBQ
Jamies McDonald
Hartford, CT
Smoke On Wheels
Andy Groneman
Kansas City, KS
Poultry:
We will be adding chicken wings and fried chicken this year to the event. We will highlight Moore’s Marinade on the wings and have some out of this world fried chicken that will certainly please.
Butterball
Master Chef Tony Seta
Moore’s Marinade Team
BBQ Competitors
Chef Biographies
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Celebrity Chefs
Celebrity Chefs – Thursday, 8/31 from 2-5pm.