Even celebrity chefs like Danny Meyer and Tom Colicchio have organized their own gourmet teams.

FORBES: Not Your Backyard BBQ

With more than 250 teams from as far as New York and Chicago competing, plus tens of thousands of visitors, this culinary cook-off gets attention from folks as diverse as redneck party animals to celebrity chefs (like Tom Colicchio and Danny Meyer).

FORBES: BBQ And... Wine?

"Tom is really taking the blame for a couple of bad acquisitions, " said mining analyst John Meyer.

BBC: Rio Tinto boss Tom Albanese resigns over $14bn write-down