Now you can own a bottle of award-winning Blue Smoke Blaire BBQ sauce and rub today! Need some inspiration? Check out Erica's recipe collection and grilling tutorials. As a self-taught pitmaster, Erica takes pride in making recipes simple and approachable for everyone.
See how Roby fares against 11 other pitmasters in the competition, judged by Bobby Flay, Michael Symon, and Eddie Jackson. Roby comes from a "long line of cooks and chefs" and started Blue Smoke Blaire in 2019 because her dad has had it on his bucket list to open a barbecue restaurant (via Vimeo ).
First a lawyer, next a sommelier, and then a mother, Erica Blaire Roby, is now also a barbecue pitmaster. The Wagyu beef-loving cook behind woman-run barbecue competition team Blue Smoke Blaire, is showing off her smoky skills on Food Network's second season of " BBQ Brawl."
says the season 2 winner of Food Network's BBQ Brawl. Roby combines barbecue sauce, leftover cranberry sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice with shredded day-old turkey to transform Thanksgiving dinner and "avoid palate fatigue."