First we'll discuss the results of our KCFG bracket and then below are the results of the People's Choice bracket. Both Brackets will crown a champion on April 3rd. Our highlights for Round 1 are as follows: Q39 in a rout Roscoe's in a close one Porky's Blazin stop in if you're in Grain Valley Brobeck's ham salad rocks and their BBQ does too Smokey's … [Read more...]
KCFoodGuys.com 2017 BBQ Championship
Welcome to the 2017 KCFoodGuys.com KC BBQ Bracket. It’s our pleasure to host this event for the 3rd year in a row pitting Kansas City’s beloved BBQ favorites against each other to find the ultimate KC BBQ Champion. Like last year we will run two BBQ brackets. In the first bracket winners are selected by the KCFoodGuys.com crew and hand selected mystery diners. We started our … [Read more...]
Hawg Jaw Que & Brew New Location
One of our favorite BBQ joints has moved from Riverside to North KC. Hawg Jaw Que & Brew is not located at 900 Swift in North KC. The new location opened on Presidents Day. Hawg Jaw will be cross promoting with Big Rip Brewing which also operates in the same building. We look forward to our next trip and our next Italian Hawg sandwich & fries and to try some tasty … [Read more...]
Barley’s Kitchen + Tap
Recently Barley's Brewhaus restaurants in Overland Park and Shawnee officially became Barley's Kitchen + Tap. Barley's opened in 1995 and has be serving up good food and great beer along the way, but the new name reflects the restaurant's culinary evolution. "Barley's opened 20+ years ago and focused on a made-from-scratch menu and the best selection of beer in the area. We … [Read more...]
Plowboys BBQ Podcast Interview with Todd Johns – Episode 2
In our second podcast interview we pay a visit to Plowboys BBQ in Blue Springs, MO. Todd walks us through his start in BBQ, the Pork Pullin Plowboys run on the BBQ circuit, starting his own line of BBQ rubs, being named Grand Champion at the American Royal, to the Grand Opening of Plowboys BBQ, beyond. Below you can see the timeline. Todd provides some great tips for the … [Read more...]
Q39 BBQ Podcast Interview with Rob Magee – Episode 1
In late July 2016 I had the great pleasure of interviewing Rob Magee, Q39 Owner & Executive Chef. Rob and I cover a lot in this interview starting with how he got started in culinary, advice for those interested in pursuing a career in culinary, how he got started in BBQ competitions, how Q39 came about, and what Rob has planned for the future of Q39 BBQ. Click to … [Read more...]
Family First at RCs Chicken
A while back the wife and I took our two little food monsters to RCs Chicken. We are about to add a third food monster to the mix at the time and my wife was craving some fried chicken and we had been meaning to try RCs out for a while now. The food monsters were in rare form that night which put both my wife and I in a foul mood. It was about 5:30 pm on a Saturday night and … [Read more...]
Union Horse Distilling Company
A few weeks ago the folks at Union Horse Distilling Company made my month. Well other than my 3rd son being born it would have been tops. They asked if I'd be interested in trying out their whiskey. I was more than happy to cooperate with their request and with that I am now the proud owner of two locally handcrafted whiskeys. Union Horse is a family-owned, award-winning, … [Read more...]
Q39 Adding Competition Level Bar
Q39 creating competition level bar with addition of Jenn Tosatto Starting July 5, there will be a new face behind the bar at Q39 Kansas City, Mo. (June 21, 2016) – Rob Magee is pleased to announce that the extremely talented and well-known Kansas City bartender, Jenn Tosatto, is taking over as bar manager at Q39 starting July 5. Tosatto will build a competition level bar to … [Read more...]
Two New KCFoodGuys
KCFoodGuys.com is proud to announce two new food guys are joining the ranks as contributors. Joe DeYaeghere & Brian Garrison from the Fountain City Podcast are our two newest KC Food Guys. So while Joe & Brian will continue to produce their podcast they have taken us up on offer to write and do food reviews for KCFoodGuys.com. Welcome aboard Joe & Brian. Joe … [Read more...]