Michael Symon ventures south to the Smoke on the Falls competition in Gadsden, Ala. From couples to friends to whole families, more than 60 teams compete, but only one will take home the title of Grand Champion. Who will sizzle, and who will fizzle?
Michael Symon makes his way to the Garden State to see more than 40 teams compete over two days at the New Jersey Knoq-Out in Blairstown. A rookie competes against her mentors, and the teams find out if double the days leads to double the trophies.
Brad seeks to expand the enterprises of The Shed, so he takes a job creating a custom barbecue smoker — out of a real Checker cab, no less — for the owner of an Atlanta taxi company. Complicating matters is Coal Miner, who has decided to take a vacation week ... but he has nowhere to go, so he hangs around The Shed in his customized "vacation chair." Meanwhile, Mama Shed and Brooke organize a safety week at The Shed. Even Big Hoss and the Shed Pimps get in on the act, and they all get educated in CPR, mouth-to-mouth and a firefighter demonstration, where Brad loses a battle with a fire hose.
Chef Bobby Flay takes us around the country to get a taste for some of the best drinks and BBQ pairings there are! He starts at the Ravenswood Winery in California, then heads off to get a taste of Beer-B-Q. Next its a lesson at the BBQ University and finally Bobby ends up getting a taste of Tequila and BBQ!
The competition heats up in the northeast, even as temperatures fall at the Diamond State BBQ Championship in Dover, Delaware. Harry's former teammate, Gary, competes on his own, and Tuffy does Myron a favor, which could end up hurting his own chances.