We are back from a week off, life got a little crazy for us all. We survived and lived to tell the story. Kyle checks in on how life at Birds & Bones is going, and the changes he has made in the first 90 days. Barrel recaps all the crazy in his life, and how busy he has been, and whats next for him. Phil... Is being Phil. You have to hear the story on his play for the upcoming competion in Memphis.... ONLY PHIL!

Where In The World Is Phil? We Found Him, And He Brought A Special Guest. A Guest That We Have All Been Hoping To Talk With, And This Week We Finally Get The Chance To Talk With This Guest. We Hear From Phil And How He Did This Past Weekend Competing On The East Coast. He Used The Barrel Boy Family Pizza Dough Recipe, How Did He Do? Did Phil Actually Follow The Recipe???? Kyle Gives Us An Update On The Restaurant And What Happened Last Satruday, That Was Unexpected, That Caused Crash On Sunday.

This Week It Is Just Kyle And Barrel... As Phil Is Not Here.. Where Is Phil... If You Know, Please Let us Know.  Barrel Checks In With Kyle On How Things Are Going, As He Is One Month In To His New Restaurant Birds & Bones. Kyle Shares What He Has Learned, What Has Shocked Him, What His Goals Are, And What He Has The Most Trouble With So Far.... The Best News Coming Out Of This Entire Episode, Is That Kyle's Dream Is Off And Running, And It Is Going Really Well. 

This Week We Were Joined By 2024 SCA Steak Champion Chris Lytle. Chris Brought Along Friend Of The Show Craig Carter. Chris and Craig Break Down This Year's 2024 SCA Steak Championship. Chris Shares A Shocking Fact About This Victory, Not Only Was It For The World Champtionship, But There Is Another Crazy Fact About This Win. Phil, Kyle, Craig, And Chris Have A Very In Depth Conversation About All Things Barbeque. Chris Even Drops The Tongs A Little On His Championship Steak! 

On This Week's Episode We Talk With Our Long Time Friend, Rob Dodge. Rob Is Recently Back From The  SCA World Championship. Rob Breaks Down How He Did, What He Cooked, And What He Wishes He Could Have Cooked. We Also Talk About The Most Recent Issues Involving A KCBS Event... There Seems To Be A Consistent Problem Happening, Is The A Solution To This Problem?? We Get Update On How Kyle Is Doing With His New Restaurant, And The Ghost At Kyle's Restaurant IS BACK!! This Ghost Is Not Too Scary, The Ghost Could Actually Win You Something This Week. 

We Are Back After A Week Off, And Kyle Is Still Alive..... Kyle Tells Us All About The Opening Of His New Restaurant Birds & Bones. Kyle Shares The Emotional Rollercoaster He Has Been On Over The Past Two Weeks. He Shares The Things He Has Learned, The Things That He Has Done Right, And The Things He Would Have Done Differently. Phil Entered In A Contest Last Weekend, And In Typical Phil Fashion, Things Did Not Go Exactly As Planned. Make Sure You Listen For The New Contest We Are Hosting, For Your Chance To Win Some Great Things From The 3 Of Us.

This Week We Catch Up With One Of The True Legends, In The Barbecue Community, The One And The Only, Mr. Rob Fergolicious. Rob Drops The Tongs On Why He Is Changing And Rebranding His Very Successful Rub Line. Rob Talks About His Competion Success, And Also Shares His Pride For Proud Souls! Rob Is A True Legend, And We Were Honored To Have Him Join Us.... Kyle's New Restuarant Is Opening This Week, And Kyle Shares Something About His New Spot, That Is Flat Out Freaky, So Scary, That Phil Ran Away!

The Day Has Finally Come, It Is No Longer A Mirage... Kyle's New Restaurant Is Ready To Open; Say Hello To Birds And Bones!! Kyle Shares All The Exciting Details On His New Spot, And The Fears And Reality He Is Facing! Kyle Is Not The Only One Sharing Exciting News, Barrel's Signature Pizza Will Be Launched Soon All Over Phoenix. We Talk About The Big News In The Barbeque World, Regarding Our Friends At Green Mountain Grills. We Also Call Phil To The Table, After His Most Recent Cooking Video.... Only Phil!!!

On This Week's Episode We Find Out That Barrel Had Too Much Fun Over The Weekend, And Is Sick, But Unlike Phil, He Still Works When He Is Sick. We Talk About What We Made For The Big Game, Phil Drops What His Plans Are For This May. Kyle Says His New Restaurant Is Very Close To Opening, Kyle Does Not Want To Rush The Process, But Naturally Phil And Kyle Are Pushing For It To Open Sooner Than Later.

On This Week's Episode We Change It Up A Little, And Do Our Show From Our Homes. You Can Now Hear & See Our Podcast Each Weekday. Check Out Our All New YouTube Channel, "Don't Drop The Tongs". We Break Down Some Drama In the Rub World, We Talk About A New Video That Has Come Out That Shows A Behind The Scenes Look At How The Scores Were Calculated At This Year's Royal... And Naturally Barrel & Phil Have Some Issues, And Kyle Gets Uncomfortable. Phil Drops The Tongs On Some News Involving His Old Restaurant, And How He Is Excited For The Future For His Old Spot. We Also Share Some Exciting News About Our Past Guest, Dom Ruggiero.

On This Week's Episode Kyle And Barrel Dive Deep Into How To Make The Best Wings For Next Week's Big Game. We Talk Cooking Process, Wing Sauce, Everything You Need.... And Kyle Lets You In On A Game Changing Secret For Your Wings. Barrel And Kyle Talk About The New Green Mountain Grill That You Are Seeing Out In The Wild, And What Are Thoughts Are On The New GMG..... AND.... Kyle Gives Another Restaurant Update, Are We Getting Close To The Opening Of Kyle's New Spot!?!?!?!

On This Week's Episode, We Cover Everything From Kyle Going To His First Food Vendor Show, And The Shocking Things He Found That Come In A Bag! Kyle Is Trying Some Vegan BBQ Options For A Neighbor, And Phil Is Thinking He Should Reconsider. Barrel Teaches Kyle A Lesson About What He Can And Can Not Do When It Comes To Music In A Business.... And We Talk Football And The Best Appetizers To Serve At Your Party This Year!

On This Week's Episode Everyone Is In Studio, And We Have A Lot To Cover. Phil Is Back From His First Competition This Year, And He Had Some Great Results, And Some Very Puzzling Results... Naturally Barrel Has Questions About The Judging, We Get Into It All On This Week's Episode. We Also Have To Talk A Little Sports, As Kyle's Favorite Team The Cowboys Proved To Be The Same Ole Cowboys, And Kyle Is Beyond Angry!!

The Gang Is All Here, Minus Someone..... None The Less The Show Goes.... This Week's Episode We Break Down All The New Barbecue Items Being Showcased At The CES Show In Vegas. Are You Ready For An Indoor Smoker, An Oven That Cooks At The Speed Of A Microwave, And An AI Inspired Cooker That Could Potentially Change EVERYTHING! We Talk About What Current Items In The Barbecue World We Are Most Excited To Try In 2024. We Get A Really Big Update On The Future Of Kyle's Restaurant, Are They Opening Soon? Is The Menu Finally Done? Are Things About To Get Real For Klye..... We Also Cover The Upcoming Football Playoffs, And Barrel Is Creating A Dish That He Thinks May Go Viral!

Happy New Year!! The Boys Are Back, With Lot Of Stories From Our Winter Break!! We Find Out What Each One Of Us Cooked For The Holidays. Phil And Kyle, Both Cooked A Seafood Boil, But Both Did It Completely Different. Barrel Took On A Catering Gig, And Go Stuck With Additional Items To Make, And Had No Idea How To Make It. We Breakdown The New Rib Competition Coming in 2024, And We Talk About The Drama Surrounding Memphis In May, And The New Competition Coming To Memphis. Kyle Gives Us An Update On His Restaurant, Will It Really Open In 2024?!!

On This Week's Episode We Recap Everything That Happened At Barrel's Annual Cookie & Booze Christmas Party. Things Were Wild, Many Memories Were Made, And Many Things We Are Unsure What Really Happened. Kyle Shares A Hilarious Story Of How Well He Cooks After A Night Of Partying. Phil And Barrel Again Ask Kyle Questions About His New Restaurant, And The Million Dollar Question Is Answered... Will There Be Brisket??? Phil Has Decided To Take On A New Role On The Don't Drop The Tongs Podcast.... We Will See How Long He Retains This New Position! This Is Our Last Episode For This Year, We Will Be Back In 2024, With Many New Ideas, And Guests. We Thank You All For A Great 2023, And We Wish You All A Great Holiday Season!

This Week's Episode Starts Out With Phil Dropping A Bombshell, That He Is Considering Becoming A Vegetarian?!?! We Get In Kyle's Business About What Is Going On With His Restaurant, And What Is Going To Be On The Menu, Will There Be Brisket?!! This Weekend Is Barrel's Annual Christmas Party And He Is Laying Down The Law To Phil And Kyle. We Also Talk About Videographers In The Industry, And The Extreme Costs, Is It Really Worth It?!

On This Week's Episode We Cover Barrel Cooking Turkeys On Television, And Kyle Shares How His Turkeys Went, And Phil Explains Why He Was At A Dad's Club. Kyle Had A Catering Job That Was A Ton Of Work, But In Seems He Made Some More Fans. Barrel Has A Strange Reason, For Being Happy That Kyle Is Taking A Step Back Fom Competitions.... We Get An Update On Kyle's New Restaurant, And If The Opening Is Near....

Phil Is Back From The World Food Championship, And He Shares What He Made, And How He Did. He Also Shares The Lessons He Learned, And What He Would Do Different Next Year. Barrel Asks A Hard Hitting Question To Phil And Kyle About Their Future In Competitions, And If Recent Events Will Impact Their Decisions On Where To Compete. We Also Talk About Everything Thanksgiving, And We Drop The Tongs On Some Amazing Leftover Recipe Ideas!

We Are All Back From A Very Busy Week, Kyle Served Food To His New Favorite Town Of Florence, Phil Prepared For This Week's World Food Competition In Dallas, And Barrel May Or May Not Have Survived NASCAR. Kyle Also Learned A Very Valuable Lesson, On Who He Can And Can Not Buy Drinks For, And Phil Drops A Little Preview On What We Will See From Him This Week At The World Food Competition In Dallas.