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Andy Husbands

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Bio

Andy Husbands is an award-winning pitmaster who began developing his own style of cooking upon opening Boston's Tremont 647 in 1996 and later, Sister Sorel. His latest culinary venture, The Smoke Shop,pays homage to his extensive background in the competitive barbecue circuit. His honest, approachable fare makes Smoke Shop Boston Magazine's "Best Barbecue Restaurant," and the restaurant has been praised in The Boston Globe, Wine Spectator, Star Chefs, and more. After three decades in the restaurant industry, Husbands serves as one of Boston's most celebrated culinary leaders and foremost authority on regional Barbecue and live-fire cooking. He competed on FOX Television Network's fiery Hell's Kitchen and is internationally-recognized for his BBQ team, IQUE BBQ, which became the first New England team to win the World Champions of BBQ title in 2009 at the Jack Daniels World Championship in Tennessee. Husbands is an active board member of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, which acknowledged him the 2014 Chef of the Year and a Rodman Celebration Restaurant Chair. He has also co-authored several cookbooks, including Pitmaster, Wicked Good BBQ, Wicked Good Burgers, Grill to Perfection,and The Fearless Chef.

Andy Husbands Books

The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ book cover

The Smoke Shop's Backyard BBQ

Andy Husbands
Pitmaster book cover

Pitmaster

Andy Husbands
Grill to Perfection book cover

Grill to Perfection

Andy Husbands
Wicked Good Burgers book cover

Wicked Good Burgers

Andy Husbands
Wicked Good Barbecue book cover

Wicked Good Barbecue

Andy Husbands
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