https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/man-fire-food/episodes/southern-sizzle-and-smokeChef Roger Mooking from Cooking Channel’s Man Fire Food made a pit stop for a little sizzle and a lot of smoke at Bob Sykes Bar B Q in Bessemer, Alabama for classic, open brick-pit barbecue on May 20, 2020. Seasoned pitmaster Van Sykes, who has been stoking coals since he was 8 years old…

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Sights and Scenes from the 10th Annual Bob Sykes BBQ & BLUES Festival https://www.thecutoffnews.com/bessemer/sights-and-scenes-from-the-th-annual-bob-sykes-bbq/collection_22754152-6a3e-11e9-9d7a-a77750938a9e.html?fbclid=IwAR3WrVpX1SL6MPwl_hbJ_DM4MoDPpp0CJQug6EprZHpInfLHI9I9scprXGw#49

A collection, titled “A Portrait of Birmingham at Work” is on display at the Birmingham Public Library.  Southern Foodways Alliance commissioned Birmingham artist Celestia Morgan to create a series of portraits documenting restaurant labor across the city.  Bob Sykes Bar B Q pie and cake maker Sharon Mayes and Pitmaster Martin Vaca are featured in…

Meet the crew who makes Birmingham’s  BBQ https://www.al.com/life/2019/06/meet-the-crew-who-makes-birminghams-barbecue.html

Cooking Smoked Turkey and the Blues! https://www.wbrc.com/2019/04/08/bob-sykes-hickory-smoked-turkey-breast/ https://www.thecutoffnews.com/bessemer/sights-and-scenes-from-the-th-annual-bob-sykes-bbq/collection_22754152-6a3e-11e9-9d7a-a77750938a9e.html?fbclid=IwAR3WrVpX1SL6MPwl_hbJ_DM4MoDPpp0CJQug6EprZHpInfLHI9I9scprXGw#48

PODCAST is LIVE with owner Van Sykes and Nick with Eating Alabama! Listen and Enjoy the American Story of Bob Sykes!http://eatingalabama.libsyn.com/van-sykes-of-bob-sykes-bbq

Iconic Bob Sykes Bar B Q cooks hundreds of slabs of ribs on July 4thhttps://www.wbrc.com/2019/07/04/bob-sykes-bbq-cooks-hundreds-ribs-july-th/

Van Sykes is one of the 20 founding members of Southern Foodways Alliance 20 years ago. SFA celebrates the people and places who enrich the landscape of Southern food and culture.

Thank you Alabama for choosing Bob Sykes as your favorite BBQ joint in Alabama! Owner, Van Sykes had fun sharing how he’s kept the fire burning for 62 years.https://www.cbs42.com/special-reports/the-best-bbq/?fbclid=IwAR1PEJG9Qe4pIyJt-YghDjr-igpZTXyoDnNMIyY_Cu7yGxP7S6QUVjI3UuM