"Big Daddy"
Pitmaster — Tuscaloosa, LA
John "Big Daddy" Bishop is a pitmaster from Tuscaloosa, Louisiana who was named a 2019 Barbecue Hall of Fame semi-finalist by the American Royal — one of nine nominees that year alongside Jim Quessenberry, Aaron Franklin, and Meathead Goldwyn.
Bishop represents the Gulf South BBQ tradition — a cooking culture that blends Southern smoke techniques with the Cajun and Creole flavor influences that distinguish Louisiana's approach to low-and-slow cooking.
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