Tag: American Royal BBQ

ARtechBBQ is back, bringing Oktoberfest vibes to KC’s best-smelling celebration of tech

By Tommy Felts / October 11, 2024

While the party has grown larger each year, Greg Kratofil said, the goal of the ARtechBBQ remains the same: to highlight Kansas City’s tech community at what he calls the closest thing the city has to Mardi Gras. The hotly-anticipated, one-night-only event returns 6 p.m. to midnight Nov. 1 at the Kansas Speedway during the…

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Megan Day, Burnt Finger BBQ

Bacon Explosion pizza partnership with Minsky’s tops meaty six months for Megan Day

By Tommy Felts / January 23, 2018

There’s more than one way to slice Burnt Finger BBQ’s signature sausage log, Megan Day said. For the Bacon Explosion Pizza, that’s julienned — with barbecue sauce and pickles. “The taste that comes through from the Bacon Explosion is the star of that pizza,” added Mike Burr, general manager for Minsky’s Pizza, which has partnered…

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Tech startup to assist in donating American Royal BBQ leftovers

By Tommy Felts / August 31, 2017

If there’s one thing Kansas City celebrates more than entrepreneurship, it’s barbecue. A local startup, Tappecue, plans to use its technology this weekend at the American Royal BBQ competition to assist in donating leftover food to the hungry.  Tappecue is a cloud-based “smart” barbecue thermometer, with which BBQ aficionados can monitor meat temperatures via a…

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