Send us a Text Message.Get ready to take notes as we have a true BBQ legend dropping tips and hints left and right. Dave Anderson is the Dave of the more than 200 Famous Dave’s BBQ in North America.Growing up in Chicago, Anderson remembers his father coming home from work with a lunch pail full of street vendor ribs. Those early flavors inspired a lifelong passion, one that’s taken Anderson from barbecue novice to one of the foremost authorities on the art and craft of meat, heat, and smoke.Anderson spent 25 years exploring his passion in barbecue capitals of America, from Kansas City to the Carolinas. About 20 years and 20,000 jobs later, the rest is finger-licking history. Over the course of his career, Anderson has shared his smoky savvy everywhere from The Food Network, The Travel Channel, and CNBC to Washington, D.C., and a special Presidential appointment. And he’s devoted his talents not only to feeding a nation but to charitable causes, including leadership work with at-risk youth.www.bbqradionetwork.com www.holsteinmfg.com