HowToBBQRight Becoming a BBQ Hall of Famer, 5 Hour Pork Butt & Heading Off to The Jack
Oct 9, 2026
A Kansas City road trip brings standout steaks, questionable hot chicken, legendary breakfast pizza, and a moving BBQ Hall of Fame celebration. Back home, the conversation turns to a five-hour pork butt, kiln-dried versus air-dried smoking wood, a crispy wing experiment, and preparations for judging The Jack.
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Golden Ox Turns Dinner Into A Kansas City Event
- The Golden Ox delivered an exceptional Kansas City steakhouse experience in the historic stockyards.
- Their split femur bone marrow arrived with toasted brioche, while lobster mac and cheese and creamed spinach rounded out dinner.
The Carajillo Beat The Espresso Martini
- A Carajillo became Malcolm Reed’s preferred nightcap over an espresso martini.
- The drink combines hot espresso and Licor 43 shaken over ice, creating a foamy, vanilla-citrus cocktail.
Casey’s Gas Station Breakfast Pizza Wins Them Over
- Casey’s breakfast pizza uses a thin crust, light cheese sauce, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and cheese.
- Malcolm Reed recommends buying fresh slices rather than choosing pizza that has sat rotating for hours.