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08/03/2026

✨ Look at these mouthwatering Blackberry Cheesecake Parfaits! ✨

Our Chef’s Choice entry at the Rhode Island State Championship featured layers of creamy cheesecake filling, sweet blackberry compote, and crunchy candied pecans—and we’re pretty proud of how they turned out! 🍇🫐🥄

08/03/2026

What a weekend at the Rhode Island State Championship! 🔥🐷

The Hot Mess Barbecue Team had an awesome time competing in Chef’s Choice with our Blackberry Cheesecake Parfait topped with candied pecans, along with the four KCBS categories: chicken, ribs, pork, and brisket.

We were thrilled to hear our name called twice, bringing home:
👏🏼 10th Place Ribs 👏🏼
👏🏼 10th Place Pork 👏🏼

Every competition is another opportunity to learn, improve, and spend time doing what we love. We’re proud of these results and can’t wait to fire up the smokers again at the next one!

Congratulations to all the teams who competed, and thank you to everyone who helped make this a fantastic championship weekend. ❤️🔥

08/01/2026

Congrats to hotmess_bbq for an amazing segment on Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5 ! Brian and team have really put NH BBQ competition on the map and continue to put out some mouth watering food!

Take a look and let us know whatcha think! We would love to hear your favorite meat to cook!

https://youtu.be/bS9lUCBioIQ?is=fYqpBhesTkmtZYMj

07/30/2026

ALL SLOTS FULL 🏆 NEW FOR KORA KARE FOR KIDS 2026! 🏆

We're excited to announce a brand-new competition happening alongside our KCBS BBQ Contest!

🔥 The Kora Kare for Kids 12-Team Shootout 🔥

Twelve competition BBQ teams will have the opportunity to submit an additional turn-in box that will be judged by 12 VIP public and sponsor judges who have paid to be part of this unique experience. These judges will receive the exact same championship-caliber BBQ being presented to the KCBS Certified BBQ Judges!

How it works:
✅ 12 teams will be selected to participate.
✅ Turn-in boxes will be provided.
✅ Teams may use KCBS-approved garnish or CBA-style aluminum foil.
✅ Entries will be judged using a separate scoring system.
✅ Scores will not affect the official KCBS contest.

🥇 The Grand Champion of the 12-Team Shootout will receive a custom Humphrey's BBQ Trophy, with the winner announced during the official KCBS Awards Ceremony!

❤️ Best of all, all proceeds from the judges' participation go directly to Shriners Hospitals for Children, helping provide life-changing care to children regardless of a family's ability to pay.

This is a great opportunity for the public and our sponsors to experience championship BBQ while making a real difference for an incredible cause.

Interested in being one of the 12 teams? We'd love to have you join us!
Message us to get on the list!

07/26/2026

We’re still smiling after this incredible opportunity! 🔥

A huge thank you to Boston Chronicle for featuring HotMess Barbecue and giving us the chance to share our story and our passion for competition BBQ. It was an honor to be part of the segment, and we’re so grateful for everyone who has supported us along the way.

If you missed it, you can watch our feature here: https://youtu.be/bS9lUCBioIQ?is=kqRXI-x1EkeAfRCd

Thank you to everyone who continues to cheer us on, stop by our booth, taste our BBQ, and support us through every competition. We couldn’t do it without you!

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06/27/2026

Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for the Hot Mess BBQ Team! 🔥🍖

We had the incredible opportunity to be interviewed by Boston Chronicle and share our passion for competition BBQ, great food, and the amazing BBQ community we’ve become a part of. We never imagined our love for firing up the smoker would lead to opportunities like this!

We’re so grateful for the chance to represent our team and help bring a little more BBQ love to our local area. We can’t wait to see the final feature and, of course, we’ll let everyone know when it airs!

Stay smoky! 🐷🔥

06/12/2026

🔥 The Hot Mess crew was back at it this weekend in Hancock, NH! Good friends, great food, and a whole lot of BBQ smoke made for an awesome competition weekend. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and supported us!

05/17/2026

Seasoned to Perfection! 🔥

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁