Find out all about the new Live Fire Cooking Association with Co-Founder Christie Vanover!!
About this episode
This episode features an interview with Christie Vanover discussing the launch of the Live Fire Cooking Association.
The LFCA officially launched at the Open Fire World Championship at Memphis in May in 2026. The Live Fire Cooking Association (LFCA) is a food sport sanctioning body created to give live fire cooking its own identity, structure, and future. Built to honor the oldest culinary traditions in human history, the LFCA accelerates the growth of live fire cooking through fair competition, consistent judging standards, cook team recognition, education, events, and community connection. The LFCA was co-founded by three of the most respected voices in live fire cooking: Al Frugoni (Open Fire Meat Up), Mike Starr (Blazing Star BBQ), and Christie Vanover (Girls Can Grill)
People in this episode
Host: Anthony Lujan
Guest: Christie Vanover
Topics covered
- live fire cooking
- food sport
- culinary traditions
- competition
- cooking education
Keywords
- live fire cooking
- cooking association
- food sport
- culinary traditions
- competition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Live Fire Cooking Association
Places: Memphis
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