Melissa Cookston is an American chef and author. She is the chef/owner of two restaurants, the author of two cookbooks, and a seven-time world American barbecue champion.[1] In addition, Cookston has twice won top prize at the Memphis in May American Barbecue World Championship and is the only female American barbecue world champion.[2][3][4]
- ^ MELISSA COOKSTON, American Royal, 2017, retrieved August 17, 2017
- ^ The Dish: Memphis Barbecue Co.'s Melissa Cookston, CBS News, April 9, 2016, retrieved August 17, 2017
- ^ Gillespie, Patrick (February 27, 2015), The woman who broke into the BBQ 'boys club', CNN, retrieved August 17, 2017
- ^ 2017 Winners, MEMPHIS IN MAY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, INC., 2017, retrieved August 17, 2017