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Put some South in your mouth at Chattanooga Market’s Beast Feast barbecue contest

Stacy McClain of The Real Smokehouse BBQ pulls smoked pork a previous Beast Feast. The Real Smokehouse BBQ is one of seven competitors vying for top honors Sunday at Chattanooga Market.
Stacy McClain of The Real Smokehouse BBQ pulls smoked pork a previous Beast Feast. The Real Smokehouse BBQ is one of seven competitors vying for top honors Sunday at Chattanooga Market. Stacy McClain of The Real Smokehouse BBQ pulls smoked pork a previous Beast Feast. The Real Smokehouse BBQ is one of seven competitors vying for top honors Sunday at Chattanooga Market.

By Staff Report 2 min read

Competitors

› Chatter Box› CJ’s BBQ› The Real Smokehouse BBQ› GDaddy’s BBQ Catering› Cornerstone BBQ› Choo Choo Bar-B-Que› Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke

Seven pitmasters put their butts on the line this Sunday, Aug. 27, when Chattanooga Market hosts its annual Beast Feast.

Beast Feast – the search for the best barbecue pork and beef – will feature seven companies vying for top honors. The seven include returning contestants, new pitmasters and local chefs from the American Federation of Chefs.

Whether you like your meat slathered or rubbed, your sauce spicy or mild, there will be flavorful choices for all tastes at the market.

A new finale cook-off has been added this year, according to market spokeswoman Melissa Siragusa. It’s the Main Street Steak Competition, designed to single out the best pitmaster in the region.