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It has been announced that BrooklynQ of WhiteTrash BBQ fame will be assisting Smokin’ Joe Mizrahi, proprietor of the 20-year-old critically acclaimed Smokin’ Joe’s True-Blue Texas Barbecue Inc. and Stephen Harkavy, his long-time BBQ buddy and fellow Pitmaster on the grounds of Staten Island’s bucolic Historic Richmond Town to teach the secrets of being a “BBQ Pitmaster.”

BBQ Pit Master Training Class
Saturday, July 18, 2009
At Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, New York

Take a one-day classes to learn the techniques of authentic wood-smoked barbecue. Complete BBQ meal is included (Slow Smoked Beef Brisket, BBQ Pulled Port Shoulder, Spare Ribs, Slaw, Pit Baked Beans and Cornbread).

Participants receive an authentic “Pitmaster Diploma” and go home with your own “BBQ Bible”. Download the syllabus.

Class begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m.
$80 per person, Staten Island Historical Society members $75.
Class size is limited. Reservations are required – (718) 351-1611, ext. 236.
Or click here to register.

Both Joe and Steve are accomplished Pitmasters and Memphis in May (MIM) Certified Barbecue Judges. Each has judged at both the MIM World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the prestigious Jack Daniels Invitational Barbecue Cooking Contest. In addition, Steve is a Kansas City Barbecue Society Certified Judge and Pitmaster for the award winning “Fuhgeddaboutit” BBQ Cooking Team.

Robert is the Pitmaster of the "WhiteTrash BBQ" team which competes on the Kansas City BBQ Society circuit, is a KCBS Certified BBQ Judge and author of the acclaimed blog WhiteTrash BBQ. Robert is also the founder and organizer of Grillin' On The Bay; New York City's only NEBS sanctioned barbecue contest. In addition to his numerous radio and TV appearances, his recipes have appeared in The New York Daily News and New York Magazine.