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Welcome THE BBQ Buddha to NABBBFest 2019
Pitmaster Chris Sussman
Chris Sussman (aka The BBQ Buddha) has been a backyard Pit Master since 2009 honing his craft in the Washington D.C. area before moving to Louisville, KY in 2017. Chris refuses to take shortcuts with his BBQ and does everything using real wood, often staying up all night tending to the fire and meat slowly smoking inside his pit. Using a variety of smokers, such as Big Green Egg and a 250-gallon offset smoker named “Esther”, Chris is ready for any occasion.
Chris was a member of the winning team for the people's choice award at the 2017 Big Green Egg EGGtoberfest and on the runner-up team for the people’s choice award in 2016. He is on the official Big Green Egg team and travels around the country to cook at events (most recently at Memphis in May 2019) demonstrating how to use a Big Green Egg. Chris has cooked with the Dizzy Pig BBQ Company competition BBQ team which has won 15 Grand Championships.
Chris writes a successful BBQ blog (https://thebbqbuddha.com) which has been featured on MSN Lifestyle, Huffington Post, and Thrillist. Chris has an avid following on Instagram working with many high profile brands such as Budweiser, Char-Broil, Omaha Steaks, Walmart, Snake River Farms, and more!
BBQ Competitors Prizes 2019
Master Series
$5,000.00 in prize money
Grand - $1,000.00
Reserve - $600.00
Top 5 in each category- Ribs, Chicken, Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket
1st $400.00
2nd $250.00
3rd $100.00
4th $75.00
5th $25.00
Can you make a mouthwatering margarita?
We're excited to be partnering with Cabo Wabo Tequila for our first Caborita competition. Any competitor who wishes to participate will receive a chance to win $250.00 for first place.
Teams will receive one bottle of Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequilla to use for their turn-ins. More details are in the registration forms.
Teams with the highest overall score in this ancillary category will receive an additional $500.00 at the end of the series.
2018 Highlights
What we're about
Blues
Smokin' hot, fresh served, electric wound, dirty gritty blues music.
Brews
Frothy, fresh, home grown craft beer from Southern Indiana's finest microbrews.
BBQ
Kentuckiana's best BBQ artists, lined up and competing for your taste buds. Nothing better than a heaping platter of BBQ to go with tasty blues licks.