PAUL KIRK, Baron of Barbeque

The original RUB BBQ opened in New York in 2005 by Andrew Fischel, an ex-student and now partner of Executive Chef Paul Kirk. Chef Paul is recognized as one of the most accomplished barbecue chefs and pitmasters in the world. He is the recipient of 425 cooking awards, including champion of the American Royal Open (the largest barbecue competition in the world) and seven World Barbecue Championships. In 1990, Chef Paul was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame and has been named numerous times to the Julia Child BBQ Team of Ten. In addition to his competitions and prestigious awards, Chef Paul conducts The Baron's School of Pitmasters, a truly international school, which has held classes across the United States, Ireland, Canada, South Korea and Switzerland. 

SCOTT SMITH, Pit Master
2005 - Present Righteous Urban BB-Q (R.U.B.), New York NY