Bay Breeze Patio announced that Ray Lampe, better known as ‘Dr. BBQ’, will be the featured celebrity guest at the 2nd Annual Eggs on the Beach BBQ Competition coming to Seascape Resort on September 26.

Dr. BBQ, as he is affectionately known, is a chef, author, and a familiar face on many popular cooking shows, serving as an expert judge on the Food Network’s Chopped, NBC’s Food Fighters, and the Travel Channel’s American Grilled, among others. As the Big Green Egg’s spokeschef, Lampe is an expert at cooking foods on the Big Green Egg smoker/grill.

Check out this 30A Radio interview with Bay Breeze Patio’s Tracy Louthain and Grill Master Wayne Paul about the upcoming competition:

“We had great participation and positive feedback at our first Eggs on the Beach BBQ Competition last September,” said Susan Kiley, co-owner of Bay Breeze Patio and event organizer for Eggs on the Beach. “We wanted to make year two even bigger. We are thrilled to bring Dr. BBQ to South Walton and show him our Southern Hospitality and beautiful beaches, while he shares his grilling expertise with us.”

After spending 25 years in his family trucking business in Chicago, Illinois, Lampe turned his love of participating in BBQ cook-offs into a new career. He has since authored eight cookbooks, including his recently published title, “Flavorize.” He has cooked and medaled in over 300 BBQ contests, and in 2014, he was inducted into the “BBQ Hall of Fame.” He is currently writing his ninth cookbook and traveling the country as Big Green Egg spokeschef.