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Elite Spotlight: Cooking with Shereen Pavlides (@cookingwithshereen)

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Shereen Pavlides (@cookingwithshereen) took time out of her busy schedule, which includes writing her first cookbook, to sit down...

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Elite Spotlight: Jennifer Plemmons (@Thegirlthatgrills)

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Jennifer Plemmons (@Thegirlthatgrills) sat down with us at Dalstrong to talk about culinary heroes, choosing the right grill, and...

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Elite Spotlight: James Greenleaf (@greenleaf.bbq)

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Things haven’t always been easy for James Greenleaf, AKA @greenleaf.bbq. Fending for himself as a kid without the supervision...

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Elite Spotlight: Jesse Stanley (@pitmasterpastor)

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Jesse Stanley (@pitmasterpastor) sat down with Dalstrong recently to talk about his favorite kitchen tools, what makes a great...

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Elite Spotlight: Chris Apple (@whitebullsbbq)

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When his new BBQ spot was hit hard by the pandemic, Chris hit back with his own line of...

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Elite Spotlight: CJ Volkmann (@cookingwithCJ)

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Growing up in a single-parent household, pitmaster CJ Volkmann’s love of cooking began out of necessity with his first...

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Elite Spotlight : Giovanni Borges (Smok3hous3_bbq)

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Gio Borges (@Smok3hous3_bbq) sat down with Dalstrong to talk about weekend picnics on nearby islands, his advice for newbie...

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Elite Spotlight: Steve Hernandez (@mexibeastbbq)

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Self-taught pitmaster Steve Hernandez displays mad BBQ skills on his fast-growing Instagram account @mexibeastbbq, but his true passion is...

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Elite Spotlight : Christopher Bhoorasingh (@Islandboyjerkstop1)

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Backyard pitmaster Christopher Bhoorasingh has made an art of combining Jamaican jerk and Texas brisket. Born in Jamaica, he...

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Elite Spotlight: Romain Avril (@chefromainavril)

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Trained in France from an early age, Chef Romain Avril applies his world-class culinary skills to teaching gourmet cooking in...

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Elite Spotlight : Ruben Maislos (@meatcurator)

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Argentinian meat master Ruben Maislos doesn’t just cook to eat. For him, it’s a way of life. Influenced by...

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Elite Spotlight: Matthew H. (thehungryhussey)

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Elite Spotlight: Guga (Guga Foods)

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Guga Goods and his culinary laboratory has produced shocking results — both delicious and horrifying. He sat down with...

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Elite Spotlight: Tway Nguyen (@twaydabae)

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Tway Nguyen sat down with Dalstrong to talk about her mom, her love of McDonald’s Sprite, and how her dream...

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Elite Spotlight: Cody L. (thewellnesssoldier)

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Elite Spotlight: Gary W. (bitemebbq)

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Elite Spotlight: Nick C. (smokedmeatsunday)

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Elite Spotlight: Alex T. (projetbbq)

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Elite Spotlight: Jason W. (the.culinary.pickpocket)

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Elite Spotlight: Jabin P. (postalbarbecue)

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Elite Spotlight: John D. (barbecuebeast)

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