Ardie A. Davis is an award-winning barbecue expert and the founder of Greasehouse University—the fabled institution behind the coveted degree of Ph.B., or doctor of barbecue philosophy. (The rigorous “degree program” is now overseen by the Kansas City Barbeque Society.) Sporting a bow tie and bowler hat, Davis judges on the barbecue circuit under the moniker Remus Powers, Ph.B. He was named a Kansas City Barbecue Legend by The Kansas City Star in 2003; he also writes a monthly column in the National Barbecue News and the Kansas City Bullsheet. Ardie lives with his wife, Gretchen, in the Kansas City area.
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