Lipton Tea/Texas A&M BBQ Genius event in Pepsi Fan Zone

Jess Pryles asking Davey to talk about beef short ribs

Faculty and students with the Texas Barbecue program at Texas A&M University participated in the Lipton Tea/Texas A&M BBQ Genius event held in the Pepsi Fan Zone on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Lipton Tea provided samples of their Lipton Peach Tea, and Rudy’s Barbecue provided sausage tacos. Games and give aways for kids of all ages were available for the folks who stopped by. The program was coordinated by the Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications, and Jess Pryles, noted author and Hardcore Carnivore, was on hand to help with the presentations and to share her knowledge about meat and barbecue.

Lipton Tea and Texas A&M BBQ Genius set up

Meat Science faculty members, Davey Griffin, Ray Riley, and Jeff Savell, graduate students, Brogan Horton, Morgan Foster, and Chandler Steele, and undergraduate students, Anahi Arredondo, Jazmin Guerra, Kenzie Lackey, Madison Mellon, Katie Price, Brittany Shipp, and Menzi Spiller were present to help answer questions about all things barbecue.

Celebrating the community, culture, and science of Texas barbecue

Thanks to all of the sponsors and to Weber for providing the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker and Weber Master-Touch Charcoal Grill for the demonstrations.