Smokecraft Championship BBQ Team Wins Big At The Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue

Andrew Darneille, owner and pitmaster at Smokecraft Modern Barbecue in Arlington, brings home fifth place in pork and finishes eighth place overall at the barbecue world championship.

t’s a oft-repeated phrase that “It’s an honor just to be nominated” for an Oscar. The same can be said of being invited to compete in “The Jack.” That’s the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue, the most competitive meat-smoking contest on the planet. This year, for the first time, Smokecraft Championship BBQ Team, led by pitmaster Andrew Darneille, was among the 76 teams competing…Read more.