The crowds are out for the American Royal Open in Kansas City, Missouri, where professional and amateur teams come together to represent the full spectrum of the BBQ world. The Pitmasters step it up to compete with nearly 500 teams for over $40,000 in prizes.
The pressure's on as teams compete in one of the most difficult cook-offs of the year -- the Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off. Lee Ann and Myron face off in the whole hog competition, while tempers flare between Johnny and one of the local cooks.
Guy Fieri and his son, Hunter, visit a food truck in Juneau, Alaska where they try The Cowboy Sundae, a tower of fries, smoked pork, housemade barbecue sauce and slaw.
Guy Fieri gets a little bit of everything in these braised pork tacos with housemade barbecue sauce, tangy slaw and blue cheese crumbles at Madre Boutique Taqueria in Boise, Idaho.
Food Network's experts share the best pizza stones and pizza steels for grills, plus tips on how to use a pizza stone on the grill and how to choose the best one for your barbecue.
Guy Fieri checks out the smoked pork butt, homemade macaroni and cheese and espresso barbecue sauce that make the Pig Mac at Papi Queso Food Truck in Charlotte.