It’s comfort food season in South Dakota! You can almost call this menu therapy! Chef: Willie Bertsch The demo for January will feature: Menu (subject to change) Grilled Wellington Meatballs  Smoked German Sausage, With Onions & Green, Yellow, & Sweet Mancini Peppers Original Authentic New York Dirty Water Coney Island Franks Original Coney Island Franks […]

GET YOUR CAJUN ON! “Pass a good time” = Let the good times roll! Chef: Scott Glanzer The demo for February will feature: Menu (subject to change) SEAFOOD BOIL!! What is a seafood boil? (Click link for recipe) It’s not just a meal; it’s an experience—a festive gathering that brings together the succulent flavors of the […]

Kicking off Spring with Guest Grill Masters: Ardell Veldkamp & John Haase These Masters’ Menu will take your taste buds on trips you didn’t even know you needed! Chef: Ardell Veldkamp & John Haase The demo for March will feature: Menu (subject to change) 1st up,Thailand w/Thai pineapple pork appetizer Next not 1 but 3 […]

What is a BONANZA you may ask? bo·nan·za (noun) a large amount of something desirable.   Introducing our Guest Chef: We are privileged to have Chef Mark Noordsy lend his grilling expertise to our April gathering. Chef Mark may be a familiar face to many of you as he is a founding member of BBQ […]

Ondelay! Come on! Hurry up! Don’t delay! May’s BBQ PitMaster’s menu will have you doing the Jarabe Tapatio also known as the Mexican hat dance! Join Chef Willie Bertsch along with Willie’s great friend and fishing partner, Chef Craig Margalies, as they create a BBQ Fiesta you will definitely add to your summer recipes! Chef […]

Chef Willie’s Retiring! Chef: Willie Bertsch & BBQ Expert Mark Noordsy It’s not a rumor! Come eat some great food and help us celebrate Chef Willie’s retirement from BBQ PitMasters at June’s PitMaster’s Class. Chef Willie Bertsch and Guest Chef Mark Noordsy have an amazing menu planned! The demo for June will feature: Menu (subject […]

Mama Mia! That’s Italian! You may know Brandon as a Sioux Falls Realtor or inventor of the RIBALIZER,  but at our PitMaster meeting you will learn from him as a BBQ expert, too. We’ve asked him to put on his BBQ Chef hat and be our guest chef for July. He’s promised us that the […]

Get ready to fire up the grill! We’re thrilled to invite you to our BBQ Pit Masters Class on August 28, 2025, where you’ll learn grill techniques, bold flavors, and health-conscious twists from 3 extraordinary chefs!   MEET THE CHEFS #1 - Tonna Jacobson – Self-Taught Cook & Health Coach A health coach and former RN […]

Thursday, September 25th: Pit Masters will have you humming “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy” when this menu hits those taste buds! This one dives into the history of cuisine in America beginning during the Thomas Jefferson era including foods that he first introduced to America! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! This is a hands-on, taste-as-you-go […]

Teaming up for a gritty, smoky Halloween BBQ event are Travis Duffy: KCBS American Royal Open World Champion   & PITMASTER Willie Bertsch BONUS! BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME will receive a $100 gift card to Fireplace Professionals/BBQ Heaven! (Winner will be by Crowd Choice!) Menu for a Fierce, Burnt-Edge Feast: Uncle Ed’s Haunted Beef Plate Ribs […]