Full Name
Rob Reinhardt
Position/Title
Owner
Organization/Company
Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ
Speaker Bio
A hobby started in 2000 has transformed into to a full-time career and the most successful competition track record in the country. Rob Reinhardt lives, breathes, and endlessly displays his passion for the world of Barbecue. “There is no greater feeling than watching someone bite into a piece of championship barbecue for the first time – most people don’t realize just how good this food can be”, says Rob.
Rob and his wife Jacy run Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ, a business and competition barbecue team started in 2007. Rob’s obsession with cooking perfect barbecue has shown some stunning results, including the Canadian National BBQ Championships, and a 2-time World Championship category win at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, TN. With 22 Grand Championships and over 250 awards won in competition, Rob has blazed a trail across the country and won awards in Europe and Australia.
Rob has a long history of being an Influencer in the world of Canadian BBQ – long before such things were measured by Likes and Followers. Rob also runs Canada’s largest BBQ School, with over 4000 students trained in the art of Low ‘n Slow cooking so far, and classes running across Canada every Spring. He also makes appearances at trade shows, as well as regular appearances on Global, CTV, and City’s Breakfast Television in Vancouver.
In 2016, Rob was invited to be the featured International Chef at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cook-off – and shared his unique spin on Canadian cuisine cooked on a smoker with VIPs, and local / state government officials.
In addition to their success in the competition world, Prairie Smoke & Spice is a successful catering and concession company, operating at the biggest festivals across Western Canada, and keeping their crew working at Ribfests for 12 weeks during summer. Prairie Smoke & Spice caters to parties from 50 to 5000 across Saskatchewan, though their reputation has brought them into special parties in three other provinces as well.
Rob organizes a KCBS-sanctioned BBQ festival in Saskatchewan. Rob serves as Treasurer of the Canadian Barbecue Society and is former director of the Pacific Northwest BBQ Society. He is a certified BBQ Judge.
• 20-year history of being an influencer in the world of Canadian BBQ – through forums, websites, social media, television, and print
• Founder and primary instructor of Canada’s BBQ School, with 3 of Canada’s best BBQ’ers on board, teaching over 750 students per year across the country
• 3-time Canadian National BBQ Champion, 2-time World Champion (Chef’s Choice), 26-time Grand Champion, 20-time World Championship Invitee
• Co-founder and Treasurer, Canadian BBQ Society
• Purveyor of Championship BBQ Rubs and Sauce, several of which have been named as the #1 product in the BBQ Industry by the National BBQ Association
• Operates Prairie Smoke & Spice, with the largest fleet of mobile commercial smokers in Canada – serving up to 5000 people per day
• Canada’s representative BBQ Chef, Memphis in May World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest
• Food Network’s “Firemasters” guest chef and finalist
• Experienced brand representative with such companies as Yoder Smokers, Drumbo, Gateway Drum Smokers, Chicken Farmers of Canada, Memphis Grills, and Fireboard
Rob and his wife Jacy run Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ, a business and competition barbecue team started in 2007. Rob’s obsession with cooking perfect barbecue has shown some stunning results, including the Canadian National BBQ Championships, and a 2-time World Championship category win at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, TN. With 22 Grand Championships and over 250 awards won in competition, Rob has blazed a trail across the country and won awards in Europe and Australia.
Rob has a long history of being an Influencer in the world of Canadian BBQ – long before such things were measured by Likes and Followers. Rob also runs Canada’s largest BBQ School, with over 4000 students trained in the art of Low ‘n Slow cooking so far, and classes running across Canada every Spring. He also makes appearances at trade shows, as well as regular appearances on Global, CTV, and City’s Breakfast Television in Vancouver.
In 2016, Rob was invited to be the featured International Chef at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cook-off – and shared his unique spin on Canadian cuisine cooked on a smoker with VIPs, and local / state government officials.
In addition to their success in the competition world, Prairie Smoke & Spice is a successful catering and concession company, operating at the biggest festivals across Western Canada, and keeping their crew working at Ribfests for 12 weeks during summer. Prairie Smoke & Spice caters to parties from 50 to 5000 across Saskatchewan, though their reputation has brought them into special parties in three other provinces as well.
Rob organizes a KCBS-sanctioned BBQ festival in Saskatchewan. Rob serves as Treasurer of the Canadian Barbecue Society and is former director of the Pacific Northwest BBQ Society. He is a certified BBQ Judge.
• 20-year history of being an influencer in the world of Canadian BBQ – through forums, websites, social media, television, and print
• Founder and primary instructor of Canada’s BBQ School, with 3 of Canada’s best BBQ’ers on board, teaching over 750 students per year across the country
• 3-time Canadian National BBQ Champion, 2-time World Champion (Chef’s Choice), 26-time Grand Champion, 20-time World Championship Invitee
• Co-founder and Treasurer, Canadian BBQ Society
• Purveyor of Championship BBQ Rubs and Sauce, several of which have been named as the #1 product in the BBQ Industry by the National BBQ Association
• Operates Prairie Smoke & Spice, with the largest fleet of mobile commercial smokers in Canada – serving up to 5000 people per day
• Canada’s representative BBQ Chef, Memphis in May World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest
• Food Network’s “Firemasters” guest chef and finalist
• Experienced brand representative with such companies as Yoder Smokers, Drumbo, Gateway Drum Smokers, Chicken Farmers of Canada, Memphis Grills, and Fireboard
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