MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 16, 2025) — Sometimes, the simplest things mean the most — like a hot meal when everything else is lost.
That’s what a handful of big-hearted BBQ pitmasters believed back in 2011 when a devastating tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. In the wake of unimaginable loss, they did what they knew best: Fired up their smokers, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work.