For the 12th spectacular year, Jimmy Carbone, founder of Food Karma Projects, is bringing Brisket King® NYC back to Pig Beach BBQ in Queens on April 17, 2024.
This one-of-a-kind walk-around tasting event features the best of traditional and global BBQ, with over two dozen chefs from across the country showing off their smokehouse talents and celebrating flavors of Thai, Dominican, Mexican, Tex- Korean, West Indian Jerk, and more.
The 2024 lineup offers mouthwatering bites from over 20 competitors, alongside beer and whiskey from artisans like Bubba’s Whiskey by Michter’s, Brooklyn’s Fort Hamilton Distillery and NY Distilling, Romilly Hard Cider and craft beer by Ramstein Beer.
For over a decade, Brisket King® NYC has attracted hundreds of brisket nerds and backyard barbecue enthusiasts eager to savor the live competition and dig into traditional and cross-cultural BBQ flavors, alongside chef’s quirkier more playful plates like donut sandwiches, bagel and brisket combos, corn dogs, and brisket biscuits.
This year, the lineup is better than ever with renowned chefs like Christine Espinal Rosa of Blue Smoke, Robert Austin Cho of Kimchi Smoke, Dhanapol Marprasert and Jina Tisopa of KAM RAI THAI, and Jeff Schmidt and Mark Fuller of Hindsight BBQ (among dozens of others) who will go head to head for the Brisket King® NYC Crown.
Past crowd favorites have included Sous Vide Brisket Nigiri with Lamb Bacon, Nuea Mori, Brisket with Cajun Dirty Rice, Pastrami, Brisket Tacos with Birria, Brisket Bulgogi, and Brisket Terrine, just to name a few.
To decide who wins the ultimate Crown, a group of judges made up of barbecue royalty and food media will be on hand including Jaymee Sire, Host of Food Network Obsessed Podcast; Andrew Rigie, NYC Hospitality Alliance; Misty Banchero, @seattlebutcherswife; Andrea Strong, author of The Strong Buzz; Nick Solares, meat expert; and Steph Perez, @yeahfoodbeer
Featured Chef and Restaurant Brisket King® NYC Participants:
- Blue Smoke – Brisket King® NYC 2023 Runner Up – Christine Espinal Rosa – NYC, NY
- Hindsight BBQ – Brisket King® NYC 2022 Runner-Up – Jeff Schmidt and Mark Fuller – Waterbury, CT
- Bear’s Smokehouse – Winner Rib King NYC 2023 – Cheryl Antoncic – Hartford, CT
- Empire BBQ – Pig Island NYC 2023 Best in Show – Vincent Mangual – NYC, NY
- Iron & Oak Catering – Alexandra Donnadio – Featured on Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” – Hillsborough, NJ
- KAM RAI THAI – Dhanapol Marprasert and Jina Tisopa – Astoria, NY
- Kimchi Smoke – Robert Austin Cho – Ridgewood, NJ
- La Estación – Kevin Roth – Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Morgan’s Brooklyn BBQ – Cenobio Canalizo – Brooklyn, NY
- Samuel Alleyne – Big Bob Gibson’s Memphis in May Team – Decatur, AL
- Big Guns BBQ – Sean Keever – Poughkeepsie, NY
- The Meat Truck and Archie Moore’s – Jose Perez – New Haven, CT
- Sands Jerk Hut – Darlene Lawrence – Brooklyn, NY
- Smoke Sweats – Anthony Scerri – Brooklyn, NY
- Tio Rozay’s BBQ – Hery Acosta – North Bergen, NJ
- Crossroads Que – Jesse Corsini and Kevin Cole – Bay Shore, NY
- Eazy’s Craft Barbecue Co. – Eric Vitale – New Jersey
- Friends of Firefighters – Firefighter Chef Team – Brooklyn, NY
- and more to come!
TICKETS are on sale now at BrisketKing.com; ages 21+.
VIP Admission: $85 + fee: All-access admission to brisket and drinks, 5:00 PM entry for a headstart on the evening to rub shoulders with the chefs, Anova Culinary Swag Bag, and an exclusive Brisket King® NYC t-shirt.
VIP Tables: $750
Perfect for groups and parties without any booking fee, secure 10 discounted VIP tickets with reserved seating, early access, Anova Culinary Swag Bags, and Brisket King® NYC t-shirts for all.
Early Bird General Admission: $55 + fee
Special discounted General Admission. Hurry, offer valid until March 30!
General Admission: $65 + fee
All access admission from 6:00 PM at a great value.
Brisket King® NYC is a rain or shine event at an indoor/outdoor venue. The lineup and offerings for Brisket King® NYC are subject to change.
High-resolution photos for press coverage are available and interviews with Brisket King® NYC participants can be arranged upon request.
For all the latest updates, visit Brisket King® NYC or follow Brisket King® NYC on Instagram @brisketkingnyc.
