The Art Of Great Barbecue-March 21st 2026 9:30am to 5pm-ish.

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.

Tuffy and Shane’s approach is not just “competition” style BBQ. 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 teach 7 different meats and 5 thoughtful side dishes and vegetables. Tuffy and Shane feel these are for the most part an afterthought, here we will focus on seasonal vegetables and techniques that set them above “normal” BBQ sides.

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 pork “Party”  ribs and  Hudson Valley Farms rotisserie chicken , Snake River Farms Pork Collar, Pastrami style SRF Beef Ribs and SRF Brisket cooked on a pellet grill with a long hold . There will be two a side dish recipe 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 bbq 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 start at 9:3am, Tuffy and Shane will teach a comprehensive approach to cooking BBQ 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 5pm. award winning BBQ, but to apply it to your everyday cooking.