Roger Wagner seen here with his family and Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives of the Food Network. Rogers BBQ Restaurant, located in Glendale Arizona was recently featured on the Food Channel. Roger has competed in over 300 BBQ competitions over the last 35 years. He will be sharing some of his BBQ expertise with those in attendance at this years Ribs, Rods & Rock'n Roll State Barbeque Championships. Roger's informal presentation and Q & A sesion will take place in the BBQ competion area Downtown Friday evening starting at 6pm.

For more information on Roger and "Thee Pitt's Again" check out their website at www.theepittsagain.com/ or click on the Picture above.

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Roger Wagner to present cooking demonstrations

Seen here with his family and Guy Fiere from Diners, Dive-ins and Dives of the Food Network, Roger Wagner’s barbeque restaurant located in

Glendale Arizona

was recently featured on the Food Channel. Roger has competed in over 300 barbeque competitions over the last 35 years. He will be sharing some of his barbeque expertise with those in attendance at this year’s Ribs, Rods & Rock’n Roll State Barbeque Championships. Roger’s informal question and answer session will take place in the barbeque competition area downtown Friday evening starting at 6 p.m.

Out on Phoenix’s northwest side, you’ll find Thee Pitt’s Again ensconced in a stainless-steel diner-styled building on the north side of the road. Thee Pitt’s Again has the best facility by a nose over the competition, and the most varied offerings on the menu – including that old Arizona stand-by, fried rattlesnake.

Roger Wagner, owner of Thee Pitt’s Again, takes his show on the road frequently to national competitions. His place is full of plaques and trophies attesting to the excellence of his work. For pork and ham, the meat is marinated in beer before smoking over mesquite in the time-honored, traditional way. His meats are as excellent as they sound – beef ribs, pork ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, ham, and a chopped mixture of beef and pork. The ribs (both varieties) are tender and succulent. The smoke flavor comes through most in the sliced beef and pork. The sauce, according to Roger, is Memphis-inspired, but it is different in texture and taste from any others. It is sweet, tangy, and thick. A highlight at Thee Pitt’s Again is the corn bread; not too crumbly, slightly sweet and served with honey butter. It is definitely a cut-above the other two places, as they serve only sliced bread or institutional-style white rolls.

For more information on Roger and Thee Pitt’s Again, check out the website at www.theepittsagain.com.