After a break from BBQ competitions in 2018, I was excited to get back to it in 2019. With the #ALLMEATSMATTER team going their own ways, I opted to start my own team - Philly Special BBQ.

The team name came from my new toy - a homemade smoker celebrating the Eagles win in Super Bowl LII! I named it the Philly Special and, since I was going to use it in the competiton, I named my team Philly Special BBQ as well. It also made it easy to outfit myself given my abundance of jerseys.

In any case, me and a fellow Eagles fan signed up for the Heritage Heat amateur contest, which was a steak and pork chop contest. Despite a cold and windy day, we had a great time and brought back a shiny ribbon to boot!