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Jason and I ventured to Spring Hill, TN to compete in the @steakcookoffs inaugural Whole Hog Cookoff, at the 2026 John Maher Builders Whole Hog Festival benefiting The Well Outreach Food Pantry . What a great contest and festival, for a great cause! 

The contest consisted of two parts.  People's Choice and blind judging.  Each team had to supply 250 samples of their whole hog, in whatever way they chose.  We chose "The Original Pork Star!"- A liege waffle topped with succulent whole hog, caramelized apple and onion, Thai pepper chutney, and laced with Sweet Addiction sauce. The blind judging had to consist of 3 sections of the hog- shoulder, loin, and ham.  Each category was awarded separately.  The Grand Champion was awarded to the team with the highest combined total.

Glory to God!

2nd People's Choice
2nd  Compart Family Farms TN Craft Butcher Whole Hog

GRAND CHAMPIONS!

We battled A LOT of obstacles at this contest.  However, with God all things are possible.  As a Chef, we have a motto; MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Elizabeth Lipa, Jimmy Driver and the entire The Well Outreach did an outstanding job!  To say we are stoked, is an understatement.

Thank you to our beautiful wives for allowing us to do this crazy stuff. To tackle a contest like this, it takes an army.  We couldn't have done it without our friends, Buck-Lou Buchanan  and Todd Morison.

Using and teaming up with great brands is of huge importance. THANK YOU!

Royal Oak Charcoal #teamroyaloak2026
Yoder Smokers #WhyIYoder
The BBQ Bus - #PorkShow
Jdqbbq #JDQboom
Hoosier Daddy BBQ sauce #obeyyourtastebuds 
TN Craft Butcher
Willinghams
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