There are big changes afoot for both the Meatstock food festival and BBQ competition, and the Australasian Barbecue Alliance itself. Jay Beaumont is a co-founder of the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, the founder of Meatstock and man oh man does he know how to put on an event! Meatstock is foodie heaven! It is without a doubt the biggest and best BBQ festival Australia has ever seen. But there’s not just one, there’s three! There’s Meatstock Sydney, Meatstock Melbourne and Meatstock Auckland, in New Zealand. That’s right, the love of smoked meat and low and slow barbecue has spread across the Tasman. In fact, the Meatstock barbecue competitions have become so popular that they regularly attract famous, special guest pitmasters such as Tuffy Stone, and Big Moe Cason. But never one to rest while his brisket is resting, Jay is switching things up for both Meatstock, and the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, and I gotta tell you, it’s pretty exciting! In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Jay and I get into: Jay’s new barbecue video studio in Port Macquarie (0:35) Everything to do with Meatstock Toowoomba (5:41) Local celebrity pitmasters coming to Meatstock Toowoomba (18:23) Meatstock Brazil (22:03) Meatstock Saudi Arabia (27:58) Recent changes at the Australasian Barbecue Alliance (29:20) How the annual Australasian Barbecue Alliance Annual Awards are changing (32:09) The new, transparent judging process (37:18) The new Awards ceremony (43:50) Jay’s Tips for Better Food Videos (46:03) If you would like to become a Podcast Partner we’d love to hear from you. Send Ben an email at [email protected] and let’s get that conversation started! To get your free copy of 'The Beginners Guide to Real BBQ', including some smoked meat recipes, head to the Smoking Hot Confessions website: https://smokinghotconfessions.com