Henry Perry, often considered the godfather of Kansas City barbecue, begins selling slabs of smoked meat wrapped in newspaper from an alleyway pushcart. « 1946 Perry's Barbecue Gates Bar-B-Q opens and Arthur Bryant purchases his brother's barbecue business, marking the establishment of two of KC's most famous restaurants. 1972 Writer and KC-native Calvin Trillin pens his iconic Playboy article that declares Arthur Bryant's to be the » "single best restaurant in the world," Gates Bar-B-Q, late 1940s 1980 inadvertently launching burnt ends into stardom. The first American Royal Barbecue Contest, now known as The World Series of Barbecue, takes place during the American Royal. « DAN WHITE Anthony Bourdain affirms what everyone in KC already knew: that Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que is 1985 2011 one of the 13 places where you need to eat before you die. Visit KC 2019 KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE SOCIETY » Barbecue Hall of Famer Ardie Davis 14 KC PUBLIC LIBRARY 1908 BARBECUE BEGINNINGS The Kansas City Barbeque Society begins its mission of celebrating, preserving and promoting the cuisine as a culinary technique as well as sanctioning official competitions across the globe. « VisitKC.comhttp://www.VisitKC.com