Ray Lampe grew up in Chicago and after high school spent 25 years in the family trucking business. In 2000 the trucking business had run its course, and it was time for Ray to try something new. He had been participating in BBQ cookoffs as a hobby since 1982, so he decided to take a leap and turn his hobby into a career. In 2000 Ray moved to Florida and began his career as an outdoor cooking expert. Ray has written seven cookbooks and is currently working on his eighth. The most recent being “Pork Chop” published by Chronicle Books.
Some of the things this Barbecue Man does:
•He’s an expert judge at the “World Food Championships” in Las Vegas
•He’s a contestant on the Food Network Special “Chopped Grillmasters”
•He’s featured on the Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate”
•He’s an expert judge on the Food Networks “Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri”
•He travels the country as the Spokes chef for The Big Green Egg grill and smoker
•He’s a spokesman for The National Pork Board
•He’s an expert judge at the “Best of the West Rib Cookoff” in Reno
•He’s a featured chef on “Fishing the Flats” on Fox Sports Network
•He served as Executive Chef at Southern Hospitality BBQ in NY
•He’s cooked in over 300 BBQ contests and won more than 300 awards,
Ray also worked with Grillstock to promote American style BBQ in the UK.
Some of the things this Barbecue Man does:
•He’s an expert judge at the “World Food Championships” in Las Vegas
•He’s a contestant on the Food Network Special “Chopped Grillmasters”
•He’s featured on the Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate”
•He’s an expert judge on the Food Networks “Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri”
•He travels the country as the Spokeschef for The Big Green Egg grill and smoker
•He’s a spokesman for The National Pork Board
•He’s an expert judge at the “Best of the West Rib Cookoff” in Reno
•He’s a featured chef on “Fishing the Flats” on Fox Sports Network
•He served as Executive Chef at Southern Hospitality BBQ in NY
•He’s cooked in over 300 BBQ contests and won over 300 awards Ray also works with Grillstock to promoting American style BBQ in the UK.
Ray has written seven cookbooks:
•“Pork Chop” published by Chronicle Books
•“Slow Fire: The Beginner’s Guide to Barbecue” published by Chronicle Books
•“Ribs, Chops, Steaks, and Wings” published by Chronicle Books
•“The NFL Gameday Cookbook” published by Chronicle Books
•“Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook” published by St. Martin’s Press
•“Dr. BBQ’s Big Time Barbecue Road Trip” published by St. Martin’s Press
•“Dr. BBQ’s Barbecue All Year Long” published by St. Martin’s Press Dr, BBQ has appeared on:
•Food Network
•E! News
•HGTV
•The NFL Network
•The Discovery channel
•Versus
•CNN
•Good Morning Texas
•The Howard Stern Show
•Martha Stewart Living on Sirius
•NASCAR Sirius Radio Dr. BBQ has been featured in:
•People Magazine
•Food & Wine Magazine
•USA Today
•The Wall Street Journal
•The Tampa Tribune
•Chile Pepper Magazine
•Men’s Journal Magazine
•Maxim Magazine
•Life Magazine
•The Chicago Tribune
•The Atlanta Journal Constitution
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