About Me
"It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all"—William Shakespeare
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Bio — Ken Eastep
Pheasant Hill BBQ
Nicknames: Rufus, Catfish, Scrappy
Competition Team Name:
PHEASANT HILL BBQ
Additional Team Members:
John Lazo (Father-in-Law, First Mate)
Arturo Bouwmani (Occasional Contributor, Cigar Aficionado)
Gregory Gallo (knows 57 ways to smoke SPAM)
Began Seriously Competing:
2004
Most Contests in a single year:
40 contests in 2008 (just kidding!)
Most wins in a single year:
11 Grands and 11 Reserve Grands so far in 2008 (really stretching the truth
now!!)
What do I do when I'm not Cooking?
Wishing I was!! . . . Seriously . . . I also raise Red Golden and Lady Amhearst
Pheasants.
What do I enjoy most in life?
Being with family and friends, either cooking or being cooked for.
Building anything with my sheer determination and creativity.
Who would I most like to have dinner with?
It's a toss-up between Myron Mixon, Johnny Trigg or Anthony Bourdain.
What will I do when I retire?
Make a serious effort to relax and barbecue more often, I may build a bigger
and better smoker. . .
Hometown:
I proudly call Greenbelt, Maryland my hometown (President Roosevelt's
model city project during the New Deal Era...it's in the history books!!)
—AND—Shout out to all my boys . . . Bob Coleman, Rich Skolnik,
Bobby and Dave Mongelli. . .and of course, my bro's, Kurt, John and Guido,
and sister Julie.
