Independence, Missouri, Curt's has been a large competitor in many local barbecue competitions. Curt's was also known for its predominantly female staff, nicknamed the Lady Meat Cutters. Jones Bar-B-Q Jones Bar-B-Q is an independent barbecue joint on Kaw Drive in Kansas City, Kansas, owned by Deborah and Mary Jones. In 2001 Doug Worgul featured Jones Bar-B-Q in the afterword of The Grand Barbecue: A Celebration of the History, Places, Personalities and Techniques of Kansas City Barbecue. Worgul said the sisters' barbecue "represent[ed] an artisan approach that cannot be replicated in higher-volume barbecue restaurants" and calls the location, a former taco stand, "the jointiest joint I've ever seen." In 2016 Ardie Davis called it "old school", saying the barbecue is straightforward, not oversmoked, and not overtrimmed. As of 2016 the Kansas City Star considered them possibly the only Kansas City barbecue owned and operated by women pitmasters. The sisters do not participate in the barbecue competition circuit. In 2018 they appeared on an episode of Steve Harvey's Steve in a segment titled "The Queens of Barbecue." In March 2019 the sisters and the barbecue were featured on the third season of American television series Queer Eye, which was filmed in and near Kansas City. Both they and the restaurant received a makeover, and they started bottling their sauce. In the aftermath they had to put in a second barbecue pit to handle demand. In 2019 Jones Bar-B-Q's Coconut Pineapple sauce was named by Bloomberg News as one of their five favorite barbecue sauces. See also Bacon Explosion Burnt ends List of regional dishes of the United States List of smoked foods Regional variations of barbecue St. Louis-style barbecue References External links Kansas City barbecue restaurants KC Library History of Gates Kansas City Library Barbecue history resources Kansas City Barbeque Society American Royal BBQ Contest Information and Contest Results American cuisine Barbecue Cuisine of the Midwestern United States Culture of Kansas City, Missouri Smoked meat