Name: Pitmasters: Ken & Jess Hess from County Smoak
Uploaded: 2025-03-17T17:57:56.000Z
Duration: 1844
Description: The Carolinas hold no monopoly on great barbecue. There’s plenty of really good food being cooked low and slow all around the barbecue world. Lynchburg,...

The Carolinas hold no monopoly on great barbecue. There’s plenty of really good food being cooked low and slow all around the barbecue world. Lynchburg, Virginia is one of those places. That’s home for Ken and Jess Hess and their barbecue business County Smoak (https://www.countysmoak.com/) .

The husband and wife duo of classically trained chefs have rekindled Virginia barbecue traditions while crafting their own important barbecue story.

Ken and Jess and County Smoak are why the Low and Slow Barbecue Show partnered with the Carolina BBQ Festival to create this Pitmaster Series of podcasts. We want to share the stories of the best pitmasters around (https://carolinabbqfest.org/our-pitmasters-&-oysters) the Carolinas – and Virginia!

Listen now to hear all about County Smoak and the Hess Family’s barbecue tradition.

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