Exciting disputes, incredible stories and a hint of humor: today I bring you tips from a series, a documentary and a barbecue reality show. The idea is that the reader, in addition to having fun, still feels like roasting a meat this weekend.
I’ll start with “Chef’s Table Churrasco”, an Emmy nominated series. Here, it’s mouth watering and emotion.
There are four episodes. The first features Tootsie Tomanetz, an 85-year-old woman who works as a caretaker by day and runs the pits (smokers) at Snow’s BBQ in Lexinton, Texas by night. The place was elected the best local steakhouse in 2008, and already at 8 am, a line is already formed with people coming from all over the country to taste the delicacies prepared by Tootsie.
We continue with Lennox Hastie, the Australian chef who prepares absolutely everything with just the embers and heat of the grill, in Sydney, Australia, at the Firedoor restaurant. It takes 100% attention to control the heat of the fire and cook from starters to desserts – simply mesmerizing.
In the third episode, we delve into traditional American barbecue with Rodney Scott, who started at age 11 by cooking up whole smoked pork for 12 hours. A largely southern and black tradition, it was the cheapest way to feed people at weddings and family parties.
In the fourth and final episode of the series, Rosalia Chay Chuc has turned her home and her family’s life into a gastronomic destination by preparing boiled pork buried in the earth, following Mayan traditions. A dish based on tortilla, roast pork and pickled onions.
“Todo Sobre el Asado” is an interesting documentary directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, which, in a good-natured way, tells the story of Argentinean and gauchos barbecue and the rituals that involve them. Spoiler: everything is washed down with a lot of barbecue, wines and ironies.
Finally, “Barbecue Champions” is a reality show where eight barbecue chefs compete for the title of best pitmaster in an exciting competition.
One of the judges is a barbecue legend: Kevin Bludso, owner of Bludso’s BBQ, a steakhouse in Los Angeles.
Melissa Cookston, the other judge, has already won some gastronomy contests and has two books published on the barbecue theme.
In the production, the participants are evaluated by the preparation of two meats and two accompaniments and, in each episode, a participant is eliminated. In the final contest, the two best grillers face off.
A bonus tip is about the documentary Steak (R)Evolution, available on Google Play. In it, there is the search for the best steak in the world passing through several countries, including Brazil. It is a good help to understand the revolutions taking place in the world of meat.
And you, have you checked out any of these productions?
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