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Fire Canyon Barbeque - Est. 2013

 

Built from the ground up in Castle Rock, Colorado by Owner/Pitmaster Darren Shafer and his very patient wife Bridget, to satisfy meat tooth cravings for the high quality, slow smoked barbeque he grew up eating at the best joints in Kansas City and around the country.

 

IT/Business Consultant by day and stick-burning, pigtail-wielding Pitmaster and Grill Master nights & weekends, Darren is an active KCBS (Kansas City Barbeque Society) member, certified KCBS judge, RMBBQA (Rocky Mountain Barbeque Association) member, and SCA (Steak Cookoff Associatin) member who has studiously and meticulously worked to master the art and science of competition level barbeque, then blend it with his own rustic sense for food seasoned with fire and smoke.

New Beginnings!

After almost nine years in beautiful Castle Rock, CO, cutting our teeth in catering and food truck services, we moved back to KC in 2019, only to be faced with the harrowing challenges of Covid.

 

It took three years, but in July of 2023 we finally found a building to lease, opening our restaurant in Lawrence, KS to share and spread more BBQ love! Unfortunately, insurmountable ongoing infrastructure repairs and expenses to meet city and health department codes, along with spiraling food costs, sent us packing.

Lessons Learned in hand, facing layoffs and hiring freezes due to whiplash economic conditions along with massive numbers of IT professionals competing for the same few jobs and compounded by the rise of Artificial Intelligence automation, our goals and priorities have shifted. It is no longer financially or physically feasible , practical, prudent or even fun, to try managing the demands and overhead of running a catering, food truck and restaurant business. However, the knowledge and skills we've gained still need to be put to good use, so we're making a transition from both the Corporate America and Food Service industries, into providing private, personalized coaching and mentoring  for those who are looking to upskill!

With private, personalized, in-person and online Consulting and Cooking Classes, FCBBQ is extremely excited to provide chefs, pitmasters, and everyday people in KC and beyond with the knowledge, skills and confidence to create delicious, craveable, Insta-worth culinary dishes to be proud of!

"Built to share a passion for food

seasoned with fire and smoke." 

 

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