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BBQ Catering in Memphis, TN

Bringing Chicago-meets-New Orleans smoke to the home of American BBQ.

Memphis is the hometown of American barbecue — Beale Street, dry-rub ribs, the whole tradition — which makes catering there a little intimidating, and Chef Chi knows it.

“I’m not trying to out-Memphis Memphis,” he says. “I bring the Chicago-meets-New Orleans style that’s all mine, built on the competition circuit. People there know good smoke when they taste it, so there’s no faking it — that’s exactly why I like cooking there.”

Memphis is about 380 miles from home base, in our 251–400 mile tier — starting around $750, lodging sometimes added.

Memphis in May turns the whole city into the world’s largest barbecue competition, which means the bar for “good barbecue” here is set about as high as it gets anywhere in the country. Beale Street’s blues heritage and the Stax Records legacy give the city a soul that shows up in everything, including how seriously people take a meal.

Memphis is about 380 miles from home base, in our 251–400 mile tier — starting around $750, lodging sometimes added.

WHAT WE CATER

Events We Cover Near BBQ Catering in Memphis, TN

Corporate Events

Business gatherings in a city that already knows good barbecue when it tastes it.

Weddings & Private Events

Receptions and family celebrations — just as common as the corporate work.

Competition-Adjacent Events

Memphis in May season brings its own energy, and it's a good time to be part of it.

200+ Events Catered since 2020

S7 Food Network BBQ Brawl featured competitor

5★ Average Rating Google & Yelp

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GOOD TO KNOW

Memphis BBQ Catering FAQs

Isn't Memphis already a BBQ city — why book Chicageaux there?

Exactly because of that — I bring a Chicago-meets-New Orleans style that’s genuinely different from traditional Memphis BBQ.

What does travel to Memphis cost?

It’s in my 251–400 mile tier, starting around $750, with lodging sometimes added depending on event length.

Do you cater private events as well as corporate in Memphis?

Yes — weddings and private parties are just as common as corporate work for me out there.

Will Chicageaux's style work for a Memphis crowd that knows BBQ well?

That’s exactly the crowd this style is built for — people who can tell the difference tend to appreciate it most.

Do you cater events during Memphis in May?

Yes, though that season books early, so reach out as soon as possible.

Cooking for the Toughest Crowd

Memphis is BBQ royalty — dry rub ribs, Beale Street, and a barbecue tradition serious enough to have its own world championship. Bringing pit-smoked Georgia-style BBQ into that conversation could go badly. It hasn’t, because Memphis respects craft over territory, and good smoke is good smoke wherever it’s from.

We’ve catered events here for people who know exactly what real barbecue should taste like — which is the highest bar there is, and the one we want to be measured against.