The journey to Brisket King winner has been a long time coming for Scerri. After years of hosting intimate BBQ events, he began doing larger public pop-ups in 2019 and then started competing in 2021. He has been a runner-up three times — Brisket King 2024, Rib King 2024, and Rib King 2023 — and now he is a grand prize winner.
“We hate the word competition. It’s nice to get some flowers, but what’s more important to us is the fact that we as chefs all come together to serve amazing, hard-working, and hungry people,” Scerri said. “Our main goal is to give back to our growing fandom. Jimmy Carbone has been a big part of that, as well as wonderful people like Steve Raggiani from the 8it app, Sean Ludwig of NYCBBQ, and each individual chef we’ve crossed paths with. They inspired us to break rules and push further.”
