Christie Vanover

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Christie Vanover is a pitmaster, recipe developer, food photographer, award-winning writer and graphic designer, and the founder of Girls Can Grill. She has cooked on dozens of different grills and smokers and has been competing in the sport of food since 2012, with three bouts at the World Food Championships. In 2016, she became a Kansas City Barbeque Society certified barbecue judge and started competing on the barbecue circuit in 2017. Through Team Girls Can Grill and her website, Christie teaches women and guys how to manage fire to turn out mouthwatering barbecue. She also has her own line of internationally distributed rubs through Spiceology, and she has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Hearth & Home, Tailgater Magazine and Food 52. She has lived all over the world, but currently calls Las Vegas home. To follow her, visit https://girlscangrill.com or @girlscangrill on all social channels. Recent Accolades: 2020 Nevada BBQ Team of the Year 2021 13th Place Ancillary SCA World Championships 2021 and 2022 California State Champion 2022 Nevada State Champion 2022 5th Place Brisket at the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue