With all the excitement of the 2023 Draft happening on our own front porch, Kansas city is being recognized as the Barbecue Capital of America. The team at KSHB put together a dream team of staffers to take on the challenging task of "drafting" the best barbecue from the Kansas City area. Learn about their research and find out who topped the list, hint hint, Meat Mitch.
Celebrate our 1st Round Pick!
Check it out in full draft style presentation.
In a newly published feature from Chowhound, top BBQ experts and celebrity pitmasters—including Food Network judges, television hosts, and acclaimed restaurant chefs—were asked to reveal the absolute best store-bought sauces money can buy. Guess who took home the crown?
Mitch Benjamin didn't set out to build a barbecue empire, he just wanted to hang out with friends, crack some cold beers, and figure out how to beat 400 other teams at his first-ever cookoff. Somehow, it worked.
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