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🥇 Award-winning competition BBQ
🐷Smoked and served fresh daily
📸 #slapsbbq
📍Kansas City, KS

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Thank you @jillsilvafood for writing in @kansascitymagazine about @bbqtourist & I’s work on @thesmokesheet and our upcoming book out in May.

We had the pleasure to speak with Jill a few months back while visiting some of our favorite spots in KC including @jackstackbbq, @arthurbryantskc, @museumofbbq, @meatmitch, & @slapsbbq for book research. Links to read her amazing story & to pre-order the book in bio.

📸: @waieatthat

#bbq #barbecue #kcbbq #bbqbook #thesmokesheet

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When you visit us, you get to hear from pitmasters like @slapsbbq, @theshedbbq, and @melissa.cookston on how to make better barbecue at the #MuseumofBBQ. #bbqtips #bbq

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Slaps BBQ in KCK and one thumb up @slapsbbq #bbq #kcbbq #thisiskc #kcfoodie

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350 contests, one family restaurant, and now Joe Pearce is cooking for $1,000,000. 🔥

Joe grew up in a trailer park in Kansas City and asked to cook the chicken for his own eighth birthday. He burned every piece.

Years later he and his big brother Mike each bought a smoker without telling the other. Their second contest ever, they got a call. Then came BBQ Pitmasters, a winner-take-all finale in Tampa, and a loss that left them with a hat and a new name: Slap's.

That same summer the brothers and their mom Francine opened Slap's BBQ in Kansas City, Kansas, on maxed credit cards. More than 350 contests later, Joe is team No. 31 in the BBQ World Cup field.

Swipe for the whole story. Who in your family taught you how to cook?

Follow for every pitmaster on The Road to 1 Million.

📸 courtesy Slap's BBQ, Kansas City Barbeque Society, BBQ Spot, FireBoard Labs

@slapsbbq @prairiefresh @fireboardlabs @olehickorypits @american_royal @kcbbqsociety

#BBQWorldCup #CompetitionBBQ #KansasCityBBQ #Pitmaster #SlapsBBQ

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It’s an honor to meet Slaps and other BBQ legends with so many years of experience. We keep learning from the best, growing along the way, and giving it our all to make Panama proud! 🇵🇦🔥

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Kansas City: The Epic BBQ Trail

Recently, I checked off the BBQ mecca that is Kansas City off my lifelong travel bucketlist, and I gotta say that this destination overdelivered big time! Instead of doing 4 separate posts, I figure it would be easier to discuss it all in one shot right here, RIGHT NOW!

@slapsbbq: This was technically the moment I crossed state lines into Kansas and can officially say I hit my 34th state, so right off the bat this was memorable for that reason. This platter was excellent with the burnt ends and potato casserole stealing the show in particular!

@joeskc: The final boss of KC bbq. The boss that appears after you think you beat the game. If you don't conquer Joe's, can one even say you did KC bbq? This was phenomenal overall, with the burnt ends, ribs, mac and fries being the big time stand outs.

@chefjbbqkc: The one that I'd say is under the radar but more people NEED to know about because this was the best OVERALL platter of BBQ I've ever had, and coming from me, that should hold WEIGHT. The brisket was the best of my life, the ribs were the best of this trip, the bacon burnt ends were impeccable, and the cheesy elote corn and bacon & blue potato salad were simply stunning.

@arthurbryantskc: A KC institution I had to check out while I was here. God damn was that potato casserole banging.

If I could make a perfect KC bbq platter, I would take the brisket, ribs and cheesy elote from Chef J's, the burnt ends and potato casserole from Slap's, and the mac & fries (and more burnt ends) from Joe's. SO DAMN GEWDDDDDD.

#Kansascity #bbq #burntends #ribs #brisket

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I STAND BY IT: some of the best tacos in Kansas City are at a BBQ joint. 🌮🔥

Hear me out…

I LOVE an authentic street taco. Give me the carne asada, al pastor, birria, deep-fried tacos—all of it. And living in KCK, aka the Taco Capital of the United States, we are definitely not hurting for incredible tacos.

But what if we think outside the tortilla for #NationalTacoDay? 👀

Because only in Kansas City does it make perfect sense for one of our BBQ spots to turn BURNT ENDS into tacos.

Every Tuesday, @slapsbbq in KCK serves their Burnt End Street Tacos—and y’all, these are one of my FAVORITES. Deep-fried burnt ends, sautéed peppers + onions, fresh cilantro and that Slap’s taco sauce. 🤤

10/10. No notes.

And the funniest part? Every time I tell someone about these, they’re shocked that Slap’s even has tacos! They’re actually one of their most popular daily specials, but you can ONLY get them on Tuesdays.

So if you needed a sign to go get them… THIS IS IT.
They’re available today until sold out!

And if burnt end tacos aren’t your thing? You’re already in KCK—there are plenty of incredible spots nearby ready to fuel those National Taco Day cravings. 🌮

But me? I’m getting the burnt ends. 🔥

📍 Slap’s BBQ
553 Central Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66101

Have you tried Slap’s Burnt End Tacos yet?!

#kcblogger #kctacos #visitkck #kcbbq

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Ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog 🧡

✨MEET EMMY✨

2 years old

✨LIKES✨
BBQ
Gentle eating
Ducks
Mallards
Geese
Loving on strangers
Riding in a backpack
Riding in the car
Being outside

✨DISLIKES✨
Breaking the law

Dog Backpack by @heylittlechonk

Emmy is available for adoption via the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City or at the link in our bio!

I can’t wait to share the next adoptable pup with you soon! #dogsofinstagram #adoptdontshop

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@slapsbbq

Sampling what a lot of people around here believe to be the best #barbecue. I have to agree it’s pretty damn good.
this place is definitely worth your time. Great screened in porch for seating as well as a rooftop patio. Great bbq vibe. the crowd at opening time was light, but I’ve heard it gets pretty packed at times

i’m in KC for judging the American Royal #BBQ competition & visiting some barbecue places that are new since I lived here 25 years ago.

#gastrotourist #getinmybelly #youbethejudge

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Thursday night at the Royal always delivers! BBQ Family reunion! We’ve dried off and we’re ready to party tonight! LFG! #smokethemeats #americanroyal #worldseriesofbbq

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Dag 2 – Shoppen, BBQ en regen

Vandaag stond vooral in het teken van shoppen en alles klaarzetten voor de komende wedstrijden.

We gingen onze spullen ophalen bij Wayne (@bad_influence_bbqmo )die ervoor zorgde dat het grootste deel van het materiaal klaarstond: kruiden, tafels, stoelen en nog heel wat andere spullen. Een enorme hulp!

Onze briskets werden ondertussen geleverd en onze pork werd voorzien door Mr Brisket.

Daarna deden we maar liefst een Walmartje of 3 🤣, een Aldi én een BBQ-winkel. Tussendoor nog een stop om onze Traegers op te halen.

Natuurlijk konden we Kansas City niet bezoeken zonder een BBQ-stop. We gingen eten bij @slapsbbq en dat smaakte!

We namen ook nog een kijkje op het wedstrijdterrein om alles wat te verkennen.

En ah ja… het heeft hier de hele dag geregend. 🌧️

Nu op tijd ons bed in, want de jetlag begint toch serieus toe te slaan.

Morgen weer een drukke dag. 🇺🇸🔥

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Cheers to ONE year of the KCK BBQ Trail!

For the past year, the trail has given locals and visitors a delicious way to explore Kansas City, Kansas. Along the way, they’ve discovered the local BBQ spots that make KCK worth the trip.

12 BBQ stops. 2 bonus stops.

How many stops have you checked off?
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#kckbbqtrail #kansascitybarbecue #kcbbq #kansascityfood #kansascityks

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