I've been told many a time that "grilling" is not "barbecue." Barbecue heads dedicated to one true definition of the word will never adopt a steak seared over hot coals into a family of slow-smoked briskets—to do so would violate the mystique of "low and slow" barbecue culture. That's exactly why I found it refreshing to see nineteen barbecue teams throw "low and slow" out the window in favor of quick, grill-based cooking at the seventh annual Grillin' on the Bay barbecue contest in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. More

Uncle Jed's BBQ was just one of several teams that hauled a Lang offset smoker to the St. Mark schoolyard for Grillin' on The Bay. [Photographs: Joe DiStefano] When spring rolls around my meat-and-smoke loving alter ego, Joey Deckle,... More

The sky may have been gray and overcast and the wind conditions blustery this past Saturday but nothing could dampen the spirits, nor douse the pit flames of the barbecue, chili, and grilling fanatics that assembled at the St.... More