"BBQ Maven" George Cook, "Slim" John Augustin, and "Queen of Cluck" Ira Parks are not the typical culinary instructors. George‘s degree is in mechanical engineering and he works at GE Aviation. John‘s degree is in marketing and he has been part of the computer software business for financial institutions for over 40 years. Ira‘s degree is in administrative management and she has been in corporate insurance for over 25 years . George, John, and Ira are, however, the head chefs for the Cincinnati based BBQ team "Hog Heaven", which qualified for 9 appearances and has won 4 trophies (Ribs twice, Hot Wings, and Sauce) at the World Championship BBQ Cooking Competition in Memphis, Tennessee. The team‘s chicken finished in the top 10 in the Memphis in May World BBQ Championship and the beef brisket finished in the top 6% at the Kansas City BBQ Society Grand Royal Contest.

Team "Hog Heaven" will be teaching the following classes during the Summer 2010 season: