2023 Brisket King Participants

Check out the updated list of participants and Chef’s for this years event. We will continue to add any updates as the event gets closer. Tickets are still available and come out to see who will be named the next Brisket King.

Who Will Be Crowned the 2023 Brisket King?


Bret Lunsford, Blue Smoke, New York, NY

Michelin-starred Chef Therdtus “Tony” Rittaprom, Zabb Pu Tawn NYC special pairing with Singha

Robert Austin Cho, Kimchi Smoke, Westwood, NJ

Joey Machado of Texas Charcoal, Seguin, TX- will be rocking the Pig Beach station as their guest

Sean Keever, Big Guns BBQ, Fishkill, NY

David Gill, Wildwoods BBQ, Wildwood, NJ

Darlene Lawrence, Sands Jerk Hut, Brooklyn, NY

Mario Chape, Big Papa Smoke ‘M, Bogota, NJ

Eli Goldman, Tikkun BBQ, Queens, NY

Ruben Santana, Bark Barbecue, Time Out Market, NY

Joe Musngi, SmoKING of Meats, Belleville, NJ

Cenobillo Canalizo, Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue, Brooklyn, NY

Eric Vitale, Eazy’s Craft BBQ, Kenilworth, NJ

Jeff Schmidt, Hindsight BBQ, Waterbury, CT

Leland Avellino, Avellino Family BBQ, Norwalk, Connecticut 

Richie Holmes, Juicy Lucy BBQ, Staten Island, New York

Chef Aniwat Khotsopa, Zaab Zaab, Woodside, NY

Kam Rai Thai, Astoria, NY

We are thankful for our community 501c3 partner, Friends of Firefighters, and our venue host Pig Beach. A portion of the net proceeds will be donated to the Jeff Michner Foundation. Please buy your tickets early to support Food Karma Projects and make future events possible.

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