Hot Springs’ own Smokehouse takes home the gold at Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off

  • Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill competition crew Galen Ballasy, Chef Daniel Valdivia and Mercedes Uehling stand with their Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off 1st place prize ‘Buurnice’ a 250 gallon reverse flow smoker. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star
    Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill competition crew Galen Ballasy, Chef Daniel Valdivia and Mercedes Uehling stand with their Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off 1st place prize ‘Buurnice’ a 250 gallon reverse flow smoker. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald Star
    HOT SPRINGS – On Sept. 15, in the wee hours of the morning, the Smokehouse Sports Bar and Grill crew from Hot Springs – Chef Daniel Valdivia, Mercedes Uehling and Galen Ballasy – hit the road with high hopes of bringing home a win at the Prairie Wind Casino BBQ Cook Off.“We pulled an all-nighter,” said Chef Valdivia of the crew’s efforts to prepare for their very first compet...

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