Chef Tom Jackson is a Kansas native, born and raised in Wichita. In 2008 he and his wife moved to Portland, Oregon where he attended Oregon Culinary Institute. Tom studied both general culinary skills as well as baking and pastry while working as a cook in a variety of restaurants. After graduating from Oregon Culinary Institute he began working as a bread baker and pastry chef at the renowned Ken’s Artisan Bakery in Northwest Portland. He spent more than four years honing his skills under James Beard Award-winning chef and owner Ken Forkish.
In that time he and his wife had their first child, and the draw of home and family grew stronger. Longtime friends of the Cary family, owners of All Things Barbecue, they returned to Kansas to help All Things Barbecue continue to excel in their cooking classes. Tom has been further developing and building cooking classes and private events at All Things Barbecue since March 2014.
It's that time of year when we start to think comfort food. Maybe a pot of chili? Perhaps some creamy mac and cheese? How about both at the same time? Chef Tom fires up the Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill for Chili Mac!
Chef Tom smokes up a batch of the cheese stuffed, sausage and bacon wrapped jalapeno barbecue staple known as Armadillo Eggs on the Yoder Smokers YS640s Pellet Grill.
Chef Tom fires up the Kamado Joe Kettle Joe for an easy Garden Fresh Grilled Flatbread featuring charcoal grilled dough, herbed smoked cream cheese and a whole garden's worth of fresh and quick pickled veggies!
Chef Tom fires up the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita Offset Smoker for Smoked Cream Cheese! Your favorite new BBQ trend has so many possibilities, why choose just one?!
Chef Tom fires up the Napoleon Phantom 500 gas grill for his Queso Fundido (or Queso Flameado) with Salsa Ranchera, utilizing a creative technique for for creating a broiling inside the grill!
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Tom Jackson
