Danielle and her team compete in the American Royal BBQ Competition. There are two competitions The Open and the Invitational. The INVITATIONAL is tougher.
Danielle arrives at the American Royal Invitational contest in Kansas City Missouri. She kicks off her time there at The Golden Ox, the oldest steakhouse in Kansas City.
Danielle hits up JB's Smokehouse, the only BBQ joint on Johns Island, SC. She chows down on their smoked ribs AND their 32 side dishes! Next, Danielle visits Sweatman's Bar-B-Que, a place that cooks the whole hog.
Danielle crosses Georgia to the Oink Joint. They have a rep for their HUGE sandwich creations and Danielle tries one called The Fat Boy.... It lives up to its name. Then, it's off to sunny Saint Simons Island for some fishing!
Danielle visits Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse, a backwoods BBQ joint. They serve up hand cut steaks, and something different...smoked tofu. They also pair their BBQ with wine! Danielle does all of the above AND dessert.
Danielle hits up the lively city of New Orleans to eat at Boucherie, a southern fine dining experience that fuses together traditional BBQ and international cuisine: Boudin balls, pork belly, blackened shrimp and grits.
Danielle visits sauce empire “Head Country”, in Ponca City Oklahoma. They churn out 6000 gallons per day. Danielle chows down on the Sampler platter: ribs, sausage, half chickens and brisket.
Danielle heads to Jet BBQ in Wichita Kansas. Located in a historic firehouse, this is a true drive-thru: drive in one door, order your goods, and drive out. Danielle enjoys some the Jetman's 'Q then heads out in his truck for a joyride!
Bison is the state animal for Kansas so it's the theme of Danielle's travels here. In downtown Wichita, "Public at the Brickyard” Danielle noshes down on their tasty bison burgers complete with crushed espresso seasoning and chipotle aioli.
Danielle heads south to Lockhart, the birthplace of Texas BBQ. First up, is Smitty’s Market, an old building that serves up traditional German-style BBQ...which means smoked sausage.
Danielle makes it to Longoria's BBQ, famous for beef jerky and brisket sausage. Then she heads to the urban core of Dallas to the Oink n’ Moo Food truck for a modern take on Texas 'Q.
In rural Tennessee, Danielle visits Helen’s BBQ, a place run by a female pitmaster! She's been stacking wood and hauling pigs since 1995. It's nothing fancy, but she serves up the best pulled pork sandwich anywhere in the state.
Danielle Dimovski starts her BBQ roadtrip in Nashville, TN. She digs into some dry ribs, barbecue sushi and a killer pork sandwich. The adventure continues at the Music City BBQ Festival where she enters a margarita contest.
