Category / The Mills Family

5
Nov

2015 Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: Our Barbecue Family

07-010Big Apple Barbecue Block Party weekend is a reunion. We have the best time catching up with our extended barbecue family.

08-009Tim Love sampling the goods at the rib-bon cutting ceremony.

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03-047Bill Bullen, Mike, and Don McLemore of Big Bob Gibson.

02-055Sarah and Sam Jones of Skylight Inn in Ayden, North Carolina and the soon-to-open Sam Jones Barbecue.

04-045The Big Bob Gibson crew: Andrew Lilly, Owen Lilly, Chris Lilly, Shane McBride, Ken Hess, and Jacob Lilly.

05-042Ken Hess getting after that pork shoulder.

06-003Shane McBride of Balthazar, Cherche Midi, and Pig Beach, and Matt Purpura of Tito’s Vodka.

10-017Powerful PR provided by Phil Baltz and Sarah Abell of Baltz Co.

18-093Robin Insley, me, John Stage of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, and Sarah Abell.

11-056Mike and me with Shane McBride.

12-063Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, Texas.
01-057With Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
13-072Lawrence La Pianta and Billy Durney.

14-078Sydney and Charley McPhee, adorable in tiny red cowgirl boots.

15-081Luke Ray and Elizabeth Knight of Ole Hickory Pits.

16-088This must’ve been a good conversation.

17-090Sarah, Elaina, and Sam Jones.

21-100Elizabeth Knight, Shane Linn of Townsend Spice, Flava Fav, Lawson Linn, and Luke Ray.

22-104I’m pretty sure Pat Martin is telling Mike to “Comb him hair!”

23-140Lee Estes and Reggie Methvin of Ubons Barbecue.

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24-146To read more about our pit crew at the Block Party, click here.

All photos ©Ken Goodman Photography

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1
Jul

Now Casting!

FilmingInProgressWould you like to appear on our new show and learn about the Business of Barbecue™ from Mike, Amy, and the 1-7 crew? We’re looking for all kinds of people – from starry-eyed dreamers and chefs who’d like to learn about smoke to couples starting a business together and seasoned professionals looking for a few new tips and tricks. Email amy at 17bbq dot come and tell us about yourself and why you’d like to be part of the fun. The show will be filmed in Murphysboro and you must be available for several days at the end of July. We can promise a ton of fun and lots of learning!

Follow our adventures in real time on Instagram and Twitter.
See lots of entertaining and barbecue ideas on our Pinterest boards.
And we post fun things on Facebook, too!