About this episode
With multiple restaurants in Missouri and appearances on some of tv's biggest BBQ cooking shows, Brad Leighninger has been around. Find out his thoughts on what the world of competition bbq looks like in 2025, which celebrity chefs are some of his favorite to work with, and how he was able to take is massive success in bbq competitions to the brick and mortar world of restaurants in today's episode of Shootin' The Que! 0:00 - Start 0:12 - Meet Brad Leighninger 5:30 - Traveling With Competition Meat 8:04 - Getting Into BBQ 11:20 - The Big 4 Contests 16:14 - Opening Gettin' Basted Restaurant 23:23 - Best Celeb Chef To Work With 31:45 - Thing That Should Be Changed In Competition 42:35 - What Are You Cooking? 50:55 - Naming Today's Top Tier Cooks Join our online BBQ community "Shootin' the Que" on Facebook. Talking all things BBQ! https://www.facebook.com/groups/shootinthequeheathriles/ Follow Heath Riles BBQ: https://www.heathrilesbbq.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeathRilesBBQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathrilesbbq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heathrilesbbq TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heathrilesbbq Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/heathrilesbbq6901/ Heath Riles BBQ Products: https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/collections/all Merch: https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/collections/merchandise More Heath Riles BBQ Recipe Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@HeathRilesBBQ/videos Printable recipes at 'Shootin' The Que' recipe blog: https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/blogs/favorite-recipes Affiliate Disclaimer: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links where we may earn a small commission if you use them. This is no additional cost to you Heath Riles, pitmaster • 81x BBQ Grand Champion, • 2022, 2024 & 2025 Memphis in May World Rib Champion • 2025 Memphis in May Grand Champion • Award-Winning Rubs, Seasonings, Sauces, Glazes and Marinades/Injections #gettingbasted #food #competition #best #celebrity #contest #podcast #heathriles #restaurant #shootintheque