Sign up for the free Quickstart Competition Barbecue Tips Interview Series https://www.grillmasteruniversity.com/quickstart We interviewed 10 more competition barbecue teams at the Memphis in May World Championship of Barbecue Competition. Each team offers their top advice and tips for mastering your smoker. Whether you’re a backyard cook or interested in entering the competition circuit you’ll love these behind the scenes interviews. In our next segment, we took some time to interview Dylan Lipe of Grilla Grills and Blackwood BBQ. Dylan is the owner of several restaurants in Chicago, Illinois, as well as a food truck in Denver, Colorado. Throughout his career, he’s been featured in many Chef magazines and has earned many awards, including KCBS and MBN competitions. He’s always been inspired by the way that food can create personal connections between people who started out as complete strangers. He’s traveled all over the world, developing and refining his cooking techniques. He has a true passion for the pit and all things barbecue, and it really shines through in his food. The thing he loves most about BBQ in general is the familial atmosphere. Everyone gathers around the pit and the fire, coming together to enjoy a meal together. It’s a very old school cooking method – an early man thing – but somehow it’s still so relevant today despite all our advanced technology.