Memphis Bbq News Today

Three businesses, including Elwoods Shack, were broken into early Wednesday morning, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).

Memphis is known around the world for great barbecue. Now, Tennessee lawmakers want to make it the official food state food.

Mempho organizers announced their new barbecue cooking contest, happening at Tom Lee Park in Memphis at the same time as the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, will be named SmokeSlam.

Forward Momentum, which is hosting the event, said its prize money will total $250,000, with $50,000 to the grand champion.

Memphis in May announced that Beale Street Music Festival will not happen in 2024. Instead, Mempho, a competing organization to Memphis in May, will bring RiverBeat Music Festivalto Memphis iconic Tom Lee Park.

Each state has meals, candy and even drinks that are unique to the region. If you're from Tennessee, you've probably heard of, or had the following items:

The organizers of Mempho, who have already announced a music festival to be held in Tom Lee Park in May of 2024 while Beale Street Music Festival is sidelined, said that they will be hosting a barbecue cooking contest in Downtown Memphis the same week that the Memphis in May World Barbecue Cooking Contest is happening in Liberty Park.