AMBASSADORS

Mark Lambert

Until he moved to Memphis, Tenn., from Oklahoma, Mark Lambert will be the first to tell you he knew nothing about cooking barbecue, but eventually it would change his life. Lambert had learned to enjoy cooking barbecue and wanted to continue. In order to do so, he and his friends had to solicit sponsors and raise funds to continue on their own. While his wife embraced his barbecue-competing adventures, it was an expensive hobby to finance while raising a family. He began selling cookers to fund his love of barbecue competitions. In 2005, his team won the championship in the pork shoulder division in Memphis in May. After a few years of placing and winning and sometimes not winning, Lambert was mixing seasonings at home when he connected with a local co-packer who produced and distributed his seasonings. Lambert and his team compete all over the country. He is most proud of the fact that he has won numerous World Championships in multiple sanctioning bodies including Memphis in May, Memphis BBQ Network, Kansas City BBQ Society, Houston Livestock Rodeo BBQ, American Royal World Series of BBQ, and Steak Cookoff Association. Lambert is a Worldwide Champion Pit Master with technical expertise who develops products that align with the barbecue seeker – both for the competitor and the backyard barbecue cooker. He is always learning to remain relevant and current to be a benefit to the barbecue seeker. “It is important to learn how to deliver food to real people. Most people know how to cook, but not all know how to create an experience,” Lambert.

MOE CASON

Pitmaster Chef, Big Moe Cason is a BBQ Pitmaster and Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served on the USS Peleliu and the USS Missouri – an Iowa class Battleship nicknames “Big Mo”, now a museum ship decommissioned at Peal Harbor. Moe is passionate about BBQ because what initially was a hobby, very quickly turned into a way of life. He is a self-taught Pitmaster and his passion for cooking was passed down from grandmother, Margaret and mother, Mary Cason.

Moe established his one-man competition BBQ team in 2006 competing across the country all while working a full-time job in Des Moines, Iowa. He retired from his city municipal job in 2017 to pursue his dream of bringing BBQ to the world. Moe serves as a contestant, judge, and star on Destination America’s BBQ Pitmaster’s, BBQ Pit Wars, and SMOKED. He was also a guest judge on Food Network’s Bobby Flay and Michael Simon’s BBQ Brawl and Chopped: Grill Masters proving that Moe Cason is a true BBQ Pitmaster recognized by those around him. Moe also just completed and aired a pilot show, BBQ Beat Down, on the Food Network and is currently Reynolds Wrap’s 019 Chief Grilling Officer beating out 26,000 applicants. He also shares his knowledge by holding BBQ pitmaster classes all over the world – United States, Germany, Sweden. Australia, New Zealand, and soon to be Brazil. His expertise, professionalism, and cooking skills rank him as one of the best pitmasters on the scene today!