Rock Superstar Brett Michaels, lead singer of the group Poison, came in for saturday brunch last week. According to everyone who met him Brett was a great guy. As he ate his Brisket Hash and Eggs he graciously answered guests questions about his new reality show, Rock Of Love.

Also last week comedian Anthony Daniel’s came in for dinner with his wife. He had the fried chicken platter, and his wife enjoyed the Mac and Cheese dinner. Anthony was kind enough to remark that our fried chicken was the best he’d ever had..Nice guy.

Last Friday our partner Justin Timberlake came in for dinner with a group of friends for dinner. He dined on his favorites, the nachos and the mac and cheese and the pulled pork platter…… Followed by a big slice of Dr.BBQ’s Sweet Potato Pie with Jack Daniels.  Justin and his friends stayed for a few hours and Justin graciously said hello to all who approached him. Nice guy.

David Cook came to NY on a promotional tour after his win on American Idol. He wanted to come in and try his idol, Justin Timberlake’s world famous restaurant. He feasted on Dr.BBQ’s memphis style ribs with fried pickles as an appetizer. It was his first time trying them, and he said he could easily become addicted..he stayed for a few hours and was courteous to all who approached him.

I’ve been playing hooky from the restaurant lately, but I’m always out there learning new things to bring back. We’re not serving steaks right now, but one of these days……..

I’ve been wanting to attend the World Championship Steak Cookoff ever since I first saw it on the Food Network. It’s always the same weekend as Memphis in May though so it hasn’t worked out……until this year that is. So on May 17th I showed up in Magonlia, Arkansas and cooked this steak.

It looked good and was done properly, but I marinated it a little longer than I had intended and I thought it was a little too salty. That day they awarded first through fifth place and I didn’t get called. But we had a great time and I vowed to return. Well today I learned that I actually finished 9th out of 62 teams! I’m really happy with that. I’ve cooked in a couple hundred contests in my life but this one is pretty unique and it’s always hard when you are a rookie. But I’ll be back next year with a little experience under my belt.

As part of the event I had to cook 30 steaks to pass out to the public. The guests got in line for a salad, potato, roll and a glass of sweet tea, and then they went to whatever steak stand they chose to get the main course.

It’s really a great event in a great city. The folks of Magnolia couldn’t have been nicer and I look forward to seeing them again. This event is highly recommended for everyone.

Academy Award winning Rap Group “Three Six Mafia” dined with us this week.  These guys are also Memphis natives, and came to test out the authenticity of our “Memphis Style BBQ”. The group’s lead singer “Juicy J” commented, “..you must have gotten these recipe’s from Justin’s  family, because this is REAL Memphis style ribs!”.. Juicy J and his band members feasted on multiple orders of baby back, and Memphis ribs, fried chicken, and DR. BBQ’s famous sweet potato pie

New York Baseball Legend Daryl Strawberry, a longtime close friend of owner Eytan Sugarman came by this week, for his favorite, “BIG BEEF RIBS”..Daryl who led both the Yankees and the Mets to World Series Championships, always stops by for real deal bbq, every time he is in NY..Watch our friend Daryl as he does color commentary for the Mets this season, and next Sunday May 18th Daryl will be in house hosting The  Yankees vs Mets, Subway Series Game, being shown on ESPN from YANKEE STADIUM. Daryl will be signing autographs and taking photos as he hosts this Sunday Night baseball game.  Should be a great time.