Student turns up the heat in the Texas High School BBQ competition

David Reyes Rodriquez took first place in  March at the Hospitality Educators Association of Texas, HEAT, in the Interview category.

And most recently, this past weekend he competed in the Texas High school BBQ competition in Burnet, TX. There were 43 teams that competed from all over the state, and 41 of these teams consisted of 5 team members to cook and present their dishes. David competed SOLO, a one man team, preparing all 7 dishes. He placed in the top 20 in 5 of his dishes and took 2nd overall in ribs.