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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 30 MIN

Episode #18 - The Big Green Egg: Nurturing Friendships, Smoking Meat

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In this conversation, the Spy talks with Hal Boyd who shares his inspiring experience of cooking on the Big Green Egg and coming out of retirement to work there. We discuss the unique following of “Eggheads” who share unique recipes and events on social media. He shares the cooking diversity of the BGE from smoking briskets, baking pizza to searing steaks which makes it more than just a grill. Finally he talks about the joy of friendships made while cooking together over a big green egg and events like the Eggtober fest in Atlanta which brought 4,000 people together to sample food with all money going to the local Atlanta Food Bank

In this conversation, the Spy talks with Hal Boyd who shares his inspiring experience of cooking on the Big Green Egg and coming out of retirement to work there. We discuss the unique following of “Eggheads” who share unique recipes and events on social media. He shares the cooking diversity of the BGE from smoking briskets, baking pizza to searing steaks which makes it more than just a grill. Finally he talks about the joy of friendships made while cooking together over a big green egg and events like the Eggtober fest in Atlanta which brought 4,000 people together to sample food with all money going to the local Atlanta Food Bank

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