Ray Lampe

Ray Lampe
Born	Chicago
Website	drbbq.com
Culinary career
Cooking style	BBQ/Southern
Previous restaurant(s) Southern Hospitality (2008-2009)
Television show(s) World Food Championships Chopped Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri American Grilled
Award(s) won BBQ Hall of Fame

Ray Lampe is a chef, author and television personality known as "Dr. BBQ."

Career

Lampe grew up in Chicago and worked in his family trucking business for 25 years before embarking on a culinary career.^[1] In the early 80s he began competing in BBQ cookoffs as an amateur. In 2000 he moved to Florida and became an outdoor cooking expert. In 2008 he was brought in as executive chef to revamp Justin Timberlake's Southern Hospitality restaurant in New York City.^[2]

Television

Lampe has been a judge in several television cooking programs including the World Food Championships, Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri and American Grilled. As a contestant he competed on the Food Network's Chopped.^[3]

References

1. "Who is Dr. BBQ?". Dr. BBQ. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
2. http://www.grubstreet.com/2008/04/dr_bbq_takes_the_reins_at_sout_1.html
3. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/st-petes-ray-dr-bbq-lampe-cut-food-networks-chopped-emotional-championship