BBQ Happy Hour: Recent Episodes
Big Dan & Messy Mike
Listen in as "Big Dan" Bosworth and "Messy Mike" Massiglia discuss their shared interest in the massive world of BBQ. Each episode introduces the audience to a different personality from the BBQ community through an informal, happy hour style conversation.
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Joey Machado, owner of Texas Original Charcoal. Joey helped grow B&B charcoal, and now has started his own charcoal company with a little bit different business model. Listen in as he shares how he got involved with the charcoal business, his vision for his new company, the challenges with manufacturing charcoal, and more. Joey is a hustler, a hard worker, and was a pleasure to have on the show.
Joey Machado
IG - @joeymachado.bbq
FB - @joey.machado
Texas Original Charcoal
IG - @texasoriginalcharcoal
FB - @texasoriginalcharcoal
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Raymond Cato of Mojo Smokehouse in Willacoochee, GA. Raymond is a contributor to the National BBQ News, writing reviews on BBQ products, as well as BBQ enthusiast. He’s done some competitions, catering, and lots of backyard cooking on his Webers! We discuss how he got into BBQ, some of his reviews, his involvement with the Rubs of Honor, cooking in a tractor trailer, and more.
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with the one and only Lee Ann Whippen. Lee Ann is a champion pitmaster, has been featured on multiple BBQ TV shows, has run successful BBQ restaurants, is a Brand Ambassador for Pit Boss, sells a killer pork rub called Pig Powder, and most recently is a 2022 BBQ Hall of Fame inductee! Listen in as we talk about all this and more.
Lee Ann Whippen
FB – Lee Ann Whippen
IG – leeannwhippen
Youtube: Lee Ann Whippen BBQ
Web: www.leeannwhippenbbq.com
Pig Powder - www.pigpowder.com
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Leonard Aberman and Jeff Cohen from the Baseball and BBQ podcast to discuss how they got started in podcasting, memorable guests, life on Long Island, and a whole lot more.
Baseball and BBQ Podcast
Facebook: Baseball and BBQ
Instagram: @baseballandbarbecue
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Web: https://baseballandbbq.weebly.com/
Messy Mike is off the grid, so Big Dan sits down with Duce Raymond from Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Restaurant and Catering and True Cuisine Catering to talk about growing up in the food business, some history of Sweet Baby Ray’s, his restaurant and catering businesses and more.
Duce Raymond/SBR BBQ/SBR Catering/True Cuisine Catering
Web
https://www.sweetbabyraysbbq.com/
https://www.sbrcatering.com/
https://www.truecuisine.com/
TikTok
@sweetbabyrayscatering
@duceraymond
@sbrcatering
@truecuisine
@SBRGROUP1
@truecuisine
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Matt Messer of Cotton Gin Smokers to talk about how he got started in the smoker building business, how his business has grown over the years, his catering business, their new fire pit and more.
Cotton Gin Smokers
https://cottonginsmokers.com/
Facebook @cottonginsmokers
Instagram @cottonginsmokers
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Jeff and Sunny Moody of Moodswing BBQ, to discuss how they got started in BBQ competitions, managing life with everything they have going on, healthy BBQ, family life, and more.
Sunny Moody
http://sunnymoody.com/
Facebook @Sunny Moody
Instagram @sunny_moody_grilledfit
Moodswing BBQ
Facebook @Moodswing BBQ
Instagram @moodswingbbq
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Jess Pryles, the Hardcore Carnivore, to discuss all things meat; favorite cuts, favorite recipes, seasonings, cooking methods, as well as social media, recipe development, and more.
Jess Pryles
https://jesspryles.com/
Facebook @jesspryles
Instagram @jesspryles
Hardcore Carnivore
https://www.hardcorecarnivore.com/
Facebook @hardcorecarnivore
Instagram @hardcorecarnivore
There was a mix up on the date with the guest, so Big Dan and Messy Mike fly solo this week. Listen in as they discuss both of their recent television experiences, behind the scenes of hosting an SCA cookoff, feedback on some previous episodes, chain store pizza, the day to day of operating a BBQ establishment, challenges with catering, BBQ sauces, and more.
Messy Mike’s BBQ
https://www.messymikesbbq.com/
Facebook @messymikesbbq
Instagram @messymikesbbq
Messy Mike on WMUR NH Chronicle
https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-chronicle-erins-hunt-for-authentic-bbq/40048122
Big Dan’s BBQ
www.bigdansbbq.com
Facebook @bigdansbbq
Instagram @bigdanbbq
Big Dan on WNEP Leckey Live
https://www.wnep.com/article/entertainment/television/leckey-live/relish-in-this-today-national-barbecue-day-bbq-big-dans-barbecue-catawissa/523-74f99400-5bcc-4ee7-be8e-2c5080bc55bc
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Jason Cottingham from Trauma Hogs BBQ: BBQ Food Trailer, BBQ Supply Store, and Competition Team. We talk about the growth of his food trailer business, his time at Memphis in May, his upcoming projects, and more. Also, we find out that everything BBQ related that you need is just a short drive from NE Arkansas!
For more information:
Trauma Hogs BBQ Food Trailer
traumahogsbbq.com
Facebook: @traumahogsbbq
Instagram: @traumahogsbbq
Trauma Hogs BBQ Supply Store
traumahogsbbqshop.com
Facebook: @traumahogsbbqsupply
Instagram: @trauma_hogs_bbq_supply
With much of the BBQ community focused on Memphis in May last week, we decided to take a week off, but we look forward to being back on track next week with some more great guests!
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down brothers "BBQ Bob" Trudnak, the Time and Temperature Guru, and Mark Trudnak, owner of Michigan BBQ Supply to discuss everything from Mark's first competition experience, the origins of the BBQ Guru Controller, Bob's sauces and rubs, BBQ Classes, the growth of MI BBQ Supply, roller coasters, Tito's, and more.
For more information:
Bob Trudnak
bobtrudnakbbq.com
Facebook: @bob.trudnak
Instagram: @bbqbob11
Mark Trudnak
https://www.mibbqsupply.com/
Facebook: @mibbqsupply
Instagram: @mibbqsupply
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with STRETCH, Celebrity Chef/Sculptor/Owner of Grinders Pizza in Kansas City to discuss his latest art, how he got into the restaurant business, Philly cheesesteaks, his opinion on Big Dan's pig art, cooking for the troops and more!
For more information:
STRETCH
www.stretchsculpture.com
Instagram @stretchartist
Grinders Pizza
Instagram @grinderskc
grinderspizza.com
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Junior Urias from Up In Smoke BBQ to discuss his new restaurant, the move to Early, the mountains of Texas, his new smoker design and more!
For more information:
Up In Smoke BBQ
Facebook @junioruriasbbq
Instagram @upinsmokebarbq
Big Dan and Messy Mike sit down with Kell Phelps to discuss changes with the NBBQA, Kell's first brisket, spicy ribs, high school BBQ competitions, pickles, and much more.
For more information:
National BBQ & Grilling Association:
www.nbbaq.org
Facebook @NBBQA
Instagram @NBBQA
BBQ News Magazine:
www.barbecuenews.com
Facebook @barbecuenews
Instagram @bbqnewsmagazine