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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 55 MIN

Andy Husbands

from Spear Talk · host Silver Spear Security, JM Guarnieri

For episode 190, we welcomed Andy Husbands to the show! Andy Husbands is a restauranteur with over 27 years of experience, owning and operating award-winning restaurants in Boston,including The Smoke Shop BBQ with locations in Kendall Square and the Seaport. Known as Boston’s top Pitmaster, Husbands spent years on the competitive BBQ circuit and has earned local and national praise including appearances on the Food Network and being named the 2014 Massachusetts Restaurant Association Chef of the Year. Additionally, Husbands is an accomplished author of five award-winning cookbooks, including his newest “Pitmaster.” Deeply rooted in the community, Husbands is a large contributor to Share Our Strength, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization, as well as an active board member of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and a Rodman Celebration Restaurant Chair. In our discussion, we covered his upbringing out west and what brought him to New England, the science of BBQ, what it means to be on the competitive BBQ circuit, leadership qualities as it pertains to building a team to run a restaurant, what the trends are in BBQ, writing BBQ books, and so much more! #andyhusbands #pitmaster #bbq Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPeYAFp2QDiVpnTn8WKRQw/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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