I was scrolling through Facebook one day and I came across Pete “Mugs” Oliver or Chef "Petey Mugs” as his friends and customers know him. Instead of promoting his own BBQ catering business, Big Time BarBQue, he was singing the praises of other local businesses and asking people to support
them. In a dog-eat-dog world that brand of kindness caught my attention, especially during COVID.
I wanted to learn more about the Middletown businesses Pete speaks so highly of, Sabatos Prime Meats
Sabatos Prime Meats
Nature's Harvest
But I also wanted to know more about the man behind the gesture, the guy pulling for his fellow small businesses. I would like you to meet Pete “Mugs” Oliver, owner of Big Time BarBQue…he’s been cooking for over 30 years and locals will tell you that he's more than everyone’s friend, he makes mind-blowing BBQ with his personal smoker