• Pitmasters Gone Wild In Uruguay: Day 5

    Our Southern “asado” was behind us but we still had two days in front of us. The day after we cooked was incredibly light in the way of cooking and eating. We spent a good portion of it driving far out in the country to an olive oil estate called Lotte 8, touring their groves,…
  • Pitmasters Gone Wild In Uruguay: Day 4

    In South America there’s a tradition of throwing the most badass meat + fire cooking events called asados. This week, six American pitmasters are traveling throughout Uruguay to learn the finer points of the process. Drew Robinson of Jim 'N Nick’s will be documenting the action for Food Republic. After a few days of relaxing…
  • Pitmasters Gone Wild In Uruguay: Day 3

    In South America there’s a tradition of throwing the most badass meat + fire cooking events called asados. This week, six American pitmasters are traveling throughout Uruguay to learn the finer points of the process. Drew Robinson of Jim 'N Nick’s will be documenting the action for Food Republic. With the Wednesday night’s asado behind…
  • Pitmasters Gone Wild In Uruguay: Day 2

    In South America there’s a tradition of throwing the most badass meat + fire cooking events called asados. This week, six American pitmasters are traveling throughout Uruguay to learn the finer points of the process. Drew Robinson of Jim 'N Nick’s will be documenting the action for Food Republic. Day two began slowly. The toll…
  • Pitmasters Gone Wild In Uruguay: Day 1

    In South America there’s a tradition of throwing the most badass meat + fire cooking events called asados. This week, six American pitmasters are traveling throughout Uruguay to learn the finer points of the process. Drew Robinson of Jim 'N Nick’s will be documenting the action for Food Republic. From Memphis to Montevideo, with many…
  • We're Off To Uruguay For An Asado

    In South American countries like Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, there’s a tradition of throwing the most badass meat + fire cooking events called asados. (Like with barbecue in the States, the term is used to describe both an event and cooking technique.) Later this week some of America’s most-decorated 'cue men will gather in Uruguay…