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Davis founded The Diddy-Wa-Diddy National Barbecue Sauce Contest in his backyard in 1984. It was renamed The American Royal International BBQ Sauce, Rub, & Baste Contest once it became part of |
Davis founded The Diddy-Wa-Diddy National Barbecue Sauce Contest in his backyard in 1984. It was renamed The American Royal International BBQ Sauce, Rub, & Baste Contest once it became part of The [[American Royal]], held annually in Kansas City. |
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Ardie Davis is a well-known judge on the barbecue circuit and the founder of Greasehouse University, the institution behind the fabled doctorate of barbecue philosophy (PH.B). Davis is also the founder of The American Royal International BBQ Sauce, Rub, & Baste Contest. He has been awarded with several honors for his involvement judging barbecue competitions.
He is the author of five books and lives with his wife, Gretchen, in the Kansas City area.
Competitions
Davis founded The Diddy-Wa-Diddy National Barbecue Sauce Contest in his backyard in 1984. It was renamed The American Royal International BBQ Sauce, Rub, & Baste Contest once it became part of The American Royal, held annually in Kansas City.
Awards
Davis has earned many awards for his expertise on the barbecue judging circuit. Accolades include the Smoky Angel Award from the Kansas City Barbecue Forum, Judges’ Choice Award in the 2002 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue, and the Spirit of Barbecue Award from the National Barbecue News in 2002. In 2003, he was named a Kansas City Barbecue Legend by the Kansas City Star.
Books
Davis is the author of a number of barbecue books:
25 Essentials: Techniques for Smoking (2009, The Harvard Common Press) [1]
25 Essentials: Techniques for Grilling (2009, The Harvard Common Press) [2]
America's Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America's Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants (2009, Andrews McMeel Publishing) [3]
The Great BBQ Sauce Book (Ten Speed Press)
The Kansas City Barbecue Pocket Guide
References
External Links
http://harvardcommonpress.com/content/author/details/25-essentials-techniques-for-grilling/