Slow
cooking began as a hobby for Food for the Southern Soul™ owner Jimmy
Hagood. An insurance advisor, he spent weekends basting pork shoulders
infused with his special marinades and taste testing recipes.
In March of 2002, Hagood took his food focus full-time. He traded his briefcase for a 30ft long barbecue rig – “The Big Red Rig” - to launch Tidewater Foods and Catering, LLC, the BlackJack Barbecue™ & Sauce Company and the legendary BlackJack Cooking Team.
The BlackJack Cooking Team takes its barbecuing seriously with awards to prove it.
Memphis in May World
Barbecue Championship
• 2001 8th Place Shoulders
• 2003 12th Place Shoulders
• 2004 5th Place Mustard Sauce
• 2005 5th Place Shoulders
• 2006 5th Place Shoulders
South Carolina State
Barbecue Championship
• 1995 2nd Place Whole Hog
• 1999 1st Place Shoulders
• 2000 2nd Place Shoulders
• 2002 4th Place Whole Hog
• 2002 1st Place Shoulders
• 2002 Grand Champion
• 2006 4th Place Ribs
• 2007 2nd Place Shoulders
North Carolina State
Barbecue Championship
• 2004 1st Place Shoulders
• 2006 5th Place Shoulders
• 2008 2nd Place Whole Hog
Georgia State Championship
• 2005 8th Place Shoulders
Honorary Cooking Appearances &
Media Highlights
• Big Apple Barbecue Block Party – June 2007, June 2008
• NBC “Today Show” Appearance – June 2008
• Scott Peacock/Watershed Restaurant 10 yr Anniversary – October 2008
• Charleston Food & Wine Festival – March 2007, March 2008
• Southeastern Wildlife Exposition – February 2007, February 2008
• Gov. Mark Sanford Inauguration – January 2003, January 2007
• Charleston Shrimpin’ & Shaggin’ Festival – September 2006, 2007
• National Governors Conference, Charleston- August 2006
• Carolina Gold Rice Symposium – August 2005
• Conference of State Chief Justices – August 2005
• Travel Channel Filming “Taste of America” – Show Airs Continuously
• UBS Warburg Cup – Kiawah Island November 2004
• S.C. Governor’s Mansion – S.C. World Showcase November 2004
• Slow Food Charleston – Middleton Place October 2004
• Charleston Magazine Jan/Feb 2004 Issue, December 2005 Issue
• The Travel Channel Photo Shoot, November 2003
• Pork Kitchen Companion, The National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA, 2003
• Lowcountry and Caribbean Food Conference 2003
• Southern Foodways Symposium, University of Mississippi, Oxford, 2002
• Satellite Media Tour with John T. Edge and the National Pork Board, 2002
• Bon Appetit Magazine Photo Shoot, Charleston, 2002
Big Red Rig
The “Big Red
Rig” is BlackJack Barbecue’s™ “ultimate cooking
experience.” Making appearances at national competitions and large
catered events, the two-story, 30-foot long rig has enough cooking space
for 50 Boston Butts, 40 racks of ribs and much more.
The upstairs serves as a viewing area where guests can check out pit master
Jimmy Hagood and his team slow cook the award-winning pork shoulders,
ribs and whole hogs.
Hagood and the rig are featured in the book Extreme Barbecue: Smokin’ Rigs and Real Good Recipes. For more information on the book, visit http://www.extremebarbecuethebook.com.
Cooking Team Event Calendar
In June of 2007, The BlackJack Barbecue™ Cooking Team joined America’s top pitmasters in Manhattan for the Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. Look for the Big Red Rig on the streets of New York City in 2008!
Upcoming Events - come checkout the BlackJack Barbecue™ Cooking Team and see the Big Red Rig in all its glory.