The North Jersey BBQ Showcase and Throwdown 2018 will take place at Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ and will feature some of New Jersey and New York's best BBQ restaurants, pitmasters, and chefs, including:
- Hugh Magnum of Mighty Quinn's (NYC) - Top 23 BBQ Restaurants in America by Timeout
- Ed Randolph of Handsome Devil (Newburgh, NY) - Best BBQ at NYCWFF '17
- Chef Rob of Smoked (Ridgewood, NJ) 4.5 Stars on Yelp
- David Finkelstein of Fink's BBQ (Dumont, NJ) - Best BBQ by Bergen Magazine and NJ Monthly
- Galo Grijalva of Empanada Mania (Bergenfield, NJ) - Highest Rated Empanadas in NJ
- Hamilton Pork (Jersey City, NJ) - rated 3 stars by NJ Monthly
- Red, White, and Que (Kearny, NJ) Best BBQ in NJ by Thrillist
- Jule Hazou of Glaze Donuts (New Milford, NJ) - Best Donut in NYC by Donutfest '16
- Carlito's Trailer (Jersey City, NJ) - Tex Mex Taco Food Truck
- Douglass Walsh of Jersey Shore BBQ (Belmar, NJ) - Best BBQ at '15 Monmouth Park Craft Beer BBQ Fest
- Robert Austin Cho of Kimchi Smoke Barbecue (Westwood, NJ) - Best BBQ by NJ Monthly