If you've ever met Joey Machado, you've probably met him at a cooking competition or event. He probably had at least 3 people with him including his talented son Ty, who has won many competitions himself. Joey and I sit down at SLAB which is an acronym for Slow Low and Bangin'. At the helm of SLAB is Mark Avalos, a man whose love of graffiti and hip-hop is written all over the walls. They even have cookies for their banana pudding shaped like hip-hop legends Biggie and Eazy-E.

If you're in the area and want to meet Joey and many other famous cooks, come down to the Hill Country Cook Off Associations State Championship BBQ Cookoff Contest on October 12th 2018. If you are the first to find me there and mention this episode, I have a free prize for you that includes a $25 giftcard to SLAB BBQ!

Every week you'll hear a new conversation with one of the many interesting people in the world of BBQ. Joey Machado is known for being generous with his B&B Charcoal and all kinds of knowledge. His calendar is packed with Barbecue competitions, cook offs and work with relief organizations. He is everywhere that is good BBQ and often your favorite pit master is using his charcoal and other products.

You can find Joey using #bbqcharcoal and as always tag us in all your social media with @bestbarbecue and use #meatman and #meatwoman wherever you see someone who loves meat!