WINTER 2020 - EVENTS + CLASSES
March 3-7, 2020
Anaheim, California
NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO WEST
Stop by our booth at The Natural Products EXPO WEST in Anaheim.
April 9, 2020
Wilmette, Illinois
STEAK CLASS AT BACKYARD BBQ
Join Charlie McKenna at The Backyard BBQ Store for a barbeque class. Class begins at 6:30pm.
April 16, 2020
Chicago, Illinois
BARBECURE RIB RIVALRY
Join Chef Charlie McKenna and other notable Chicago Chefs for our 2nd Annual Barbecure event on April 16, 2020 at Goose Island Barrel House. Funds raised are donated to The Katherine McKenna Brother’s Scholarship Fund as well as The Lynn Sage Foundation. Along with the opportunity for guests to taste each Chef’s ribs, guests will also enjoy food provided by Lillie’s Q, beer by Goose Island and a silent auction.
April 23, 2020
Schaumburg, Illinois
WEBER GRILLS VIP MASTER POP-UP DINNER
Experience a once-in-a-lifetime, culinary event hosted by the Weber Grill Restaurant. World-renowned chefs and BBQ pit masters are taking over the Weber restaurant to execute an experimental, prefix menu that pushes the boundaries of standard BBQ; incorporating cultural flare, creativity, and food you wouldn’t have expected off the grill. Pitmasters and Chefs include: Charlie McKenna (Lillie's Q), Kevin Kolman, Dustin Green, Tuffy Stone, Harry Soo, Nick Liu, Russell Roegels, John Brotherton, and Duce Raymond. Location: Weber Grill Academy, Schaumburg, Illinois.
April 24, 2020
Schaumburg, Illinois
WEBER GRILL 2-DAY BBQ MASTER CLASS
This BBQ Master Class will include panel discussions with Weber Grill Head Grillmaster Kevin Kolman, Weber Grill BBQ Experience Manager and Culinary Grillmaster Dustin Green, as well as some of the nation’s top barbecue experts including Six Time BBQ World Champion and BBQ Hall of Famer Tuffy “The Professor” Stone; Two Time Memphis in May World Champion, Charlie McKenna from Lillies Q (Chicago, IL); Harry Soo from Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ, who will be joining us for the fourth year; Nick Liu, Chef/Owner of DaiLo (Toronto); Russell Roegels from Roegels BBQ (Houston, TX); John Brotherton from Brotherton’s Black Iron BBQ/Liberty BBQ (Texas); Duce Raymond, Chef/Owner of Sweet Baby Ray’s (Wooddale, IL). World Class Photographer, Robert Lerma will be here to catch all of the weekend festivities. BBQ Experts subject to change.
May 13-16, 2020
Memphis, Tennessee
MEMPHIS IN MAY: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE COOKING CONTEST
Join Charlie McKenna and his team for the 43rd Memphis In May World BBQ Championship, set in Tom Lee Park on the Mississippi River.
June 24, 2020
Wilmette, Illinois
BABY BACK RIB CLASS AT BACKYARD BBQ
Join Charlie McKenna at The Backyard BBQ Store for a barbeque class. Class begins at 6:30pm.
July 10-12, 2020
Chicago, Illinois
WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT
Join Charlie McKenna at Windy City Smokeout this year featuring Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, and Jon Pardi. Top Pitmasters from around the country will be there smoking Q all weekend including Leroy & Lewis, Little Miss BBQ, Peg Leg Porker, Sam Jones, Slab BBQ, Truth BBQ, and more.
September 17, 2020
Wilmette, Illinois
BRISKET CLASS AT BACKYARD BBQ
Join Charlie McKenna at The Backyard BBQ Store for a barbeque class. Class begins at 6:30pm.
November 19, 2020
Wilmette, Illinois
THANKSGIVING TURKEY CLASS AT BACKYARD BBQ
Join Charlie McKenna at The Backyard BBQ Store for a barbeque class. Class begins at 6:30pm.
PAST FEATURED EVENT
BOURBON COUNTY STOUT CAFE DE OLLA
BEER AND SAUCE RELEASE
Join us at Lillie's Q Bucktown Friday November 8th 7-9PM for the release of Lillie’s Q Café de Gold Olla Barbeque Sauce and tastings of Goose Island’s Bourbon Country Stout, Café de Olla. This Limited Edition Sauce will be available for purchase at this event
