Smokin' Thru The Holidays-Cooking Class with Tuffy Stone & Shane McBride Friday 6th 4pm-10pm & Saturday Nov 7th 2026 9:00am - 6pm

This class is for cooks wanting to add to their holiday recipe collection. The cook that likes to cook with fire. This class is for the person who is interested in what next, after learning the barbecue basics. Tuffy and Shane’s approach to cooking with fire is focused. They cook with smoke and fire to enhance not just meats, but also vegetables and side dishes. This is classroom lecture with cooking demonstration, helping you to take your barbecue and live fire cooking to the next level. In this class they will a teach a how to cook 5 different proteins, 2 of which will be cooked 2 different ways. Shane and Tuffy will also teach 12 different side dishes, 2 appetizers and 1 dessert, all cooked with fire. Tuffy and Shane  we will focus on grilling and smoking with intention. Harnessing the flavors of the fire and applying those tastes to the foods within the season. Seasonal foods at their best, being cooked perfectly with fire. This class will be deep and meaningful. 

Tuffy Stone and Shane McBride, both  World Champion pitmasters and French trained chefs, are back at it again. Together, they will be teaching another class  in Richmond, Virginia. Both Shane and Tuffy have very similar paths on the way to barbecue. Both initially focused on fine dining, before becoming deeply focused on learning how to cook barbecue. Shane has run some of the best kitchens in New York.  He is also a partner at Pig Beach BBQ, which has locations in New York and Florida. Shane's barbecue team Ribdiculous Bar-B-Krewe won overall grand champion at the 2023 Memphis In May World Championship barbecue contest. Tuffy has six overall World Championships, including wins at Memphis in May, American Royal World BBQ Invitational, American Royal World BBQ Open, and 3 wins at the Jack Daniels World BBQ Invitational.

They will go over meat selection and trimming. Making rubs and sauces. Teach about brines, mops, and spritzes. Go into fire management, cooking with charcoal and wood. There will be offset smokers to cook on, as well Weber Kettles, Weber Searwood Pellet Grill and Weber Smokey Mountain Smokers.  We will cook Snake River Farms Meats and  Hudson Valley Farms Duck. In response to so many students asking for a class on just side dishes, we will have 12 side dishes recipes for all of the meats, focusing on the season.  Shane and Tuffy will not only go into detail  on their  philosophies about cooking barbecue and grilling, that helped them be so successful on the competition circuit and Restaurant/Catering worlds. They will also get into how to take your side dishes to another level and make your holday meal, one not to forget. Questions and experiences abound in this informal, comfortable setting. Limit 36 students. This class includes a continental breakfast,  food all day, snacks, and drinks. Class will be held in Henrico, Virginia (Richmond).

 Class will be Friday Nov 6th 4pm-10pm-ish and Saturday 9pm to 6pm. Tuffy and Shane will teach a comprehensive approach to cooking on the grill and smoker that has won the biggest contests in the country. The most important element to learn from this class is how to cook better barbecue in any situation. This will enhance your knowledge and overall ability to prepare award winning barbecue, whether it is at a contest or in your backyard. Class will run roughly till 6 pm. award winning BBQ, but to apply it to your everyday cooking.