Does Melissa Cookston have a restaurant?

Cookston is a 7-time world barbecue champion; owner of Memphis BBQ Company, a barbecue restaurant with locations in Horn Lake, Mississippi and Dunwoody, Georgia; an author of two cookbooks, “Smokin in the Boy’s Room” and “Smokin’ Hot in the South;” and a celebrated southern Delta chef. …

Who is Melissa Cookston married to?

Pete Cookston
Melissa Cookston/Spouse

Where does Melissa Cookston live?

Hernando, Mississippi
She currently lives in Hernando, Mississippi with her husband, Pete, and her daughter, Lauren.

How old is Melissa Cookston?

About 53 years (1968)
Melissa Cookston/Age

Who owns Memphis Barbeque?

Melissa Cookston
Memphis BBQ Co. currently has two locations, one in Horn Lake and another in Dunwoody, Georgia. The restaurant is owned and operated by Melissa Cookston, known as “The Winningest Woman in Barbecue” with seven World Champion titles.

Who owns Memphis barbecue?

Memphis Barbecue Co. is owned by Melissa Cookston, a barbecue champion and owner of three restaurants.

Who owns Memphis Barbecue Company?

What makes Memphis BBQ different?

For Memphis style BBQ, you’re likely to see it in its most popular incarnations: pork ribs and pulled pork. Other than the predominant use of pork, the other element that makes this regional style so distinctive is the rub. Traditionally, the meat is rubbed down with a dry rub made up of up to 40 different spices!

Who started Memphis BBQ Company?

Memphis Barbecue Co. is owned by Melissa Cookston, a barbecue champion and owner of three restaurants. They started us off with and order of the cheese balls. Though I wouldn’t have ordered these, I’m glad they sent them our way.

When did Memphis BBQ Company open?

Since 2011, we have brought the flavor and style of World Championship BBQ to the public at our restaurant locations. We have quickly taken the BBQ world by storm, and now have some of the busiest BBQ restaurants in the nation.

Who invented Memphis BBQ?

Horest Coletta
It came from Memphis Barbecue pizza was invented in Memphis by Horest Coletta at Coletta’s, the restaurant at 1063 South Parkway East that his father founded in 1922 as an ice-cream stand. In the mid-1950s, sailors from all around were stationed at the Memphis Naval Air Station in Millington and they wanted pizza.