Barbecue is so big in Memphis, Tennessee, that you can even find barbecued spaghetti! But it’s the ribs that steal the show, whether the original dry-rub kind seasoned with Cajun spices at Rendezvous restaurant or the ones basted with sauce on the Cozy Corner menu. We sampled them all with the Voltaggio brothers on Williams-Sonoma’s Fire Smoke & Flavor tour, and it’s impossible to choose favorites.

Click through the gallery below to see the best of our Memphis barbecue experience, from the open charcoal flame to the sweet potato pie.

See more photos from the Fire Smoke & Flavor stops in Texas and Kansas City.