Ray Sheehan
Ray is our mentor.
Upon tasting BG196, he stopped production on his cookbook to include us in it! We are also in his second book.
Ray Sheehan is an award-winning sauce maker, recipe developer, and two-time cookbook author. Previously published books include Award Winning BBQ Sauces and How to Use Them (2020) and Big Green EGG Basics From A Master Barbecuer (2022). He’s also a certified Kansas City Barbeque Society judge, member of the National Barbecue and Grilling Association and 9x winner of the Award of Excellence from the National Barbecue Association.
A chef by trade, Ray has been in the food business for over 25 years. Since 2017 he has been a contributor to Barbecue News Magazine, providing recipes, articles, and product reviews. Ray has appeared on PA Live! WBRE-NBC, Food and Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen, Talk Radio 790 KABC, Los Angeles, Barbecue Nation with JT AM 860 KPAM, Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Australia, The BBQ Talks Show, United Kingdom, The BBQ Beat Podcast, The Baseball and BBQ Podcast, The Pit Life BBQ Podcast, Beer Sessions Radio on the Heritage Radio Network, Dining on A Dime 103.7 FM New York, Food, Farms, and Chefs WWDB 860 AM, and Small Bites with Donato Marino & Derek Timm, The #1 listed “Food Radio Show in Philadelphia”.
Throughout his career Ray has assisted in the marketing of products from national brands such as Bear Mountain BBQ Woods, Forge To Table Knives, MagneChef heat resistant BBQ gloves, Gunter Wilhelm Cookware and Cutlery, and The Perfect Draft BBQ Blower as a Brand Ambassador/Spokesperson.
Ray has been featured in Tailgater Magazine, The Smoke Sheet BBQ Newsletter, Edible Jersey magazine, New Jersey Monthly magazine, Industry Magazine, the Asbury Park Press and the Coaster newspaper. He lives in New Egypt, New Jersey.
