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Melissa Cookston was born on 1968, is an American chef and author. Discover Melissa Cookston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Melissa Cookston is an American chef and author.

She is the chef/owner of two restaurants, the author of two cookbooks, and a seven-time world American barbecue champion.

In addition, Cookston has twice won top prize at the Memphis in May American Barbecue World Championship and is the only female American barbecue world champion.

1968

Cookston was born in Ruleville, Mississippi in 1968.

She grew up in Greenville, Mississippi and Pontotoc, Mississippi.

Melissa worked in food preparation for years.

1996

In 1996, she started cooking barbecue and began entering in competitions, winning many.

2007

In 2007, she and her husband quit their jobs and toured barbecue contests around the country.

2011

In 2011, they were able to open their first restaurant, Memphis BBQ Company, which has locations in Mississippi and Georgia.

2012

Since 2012, she has appeared on TV shows such as BBQ Pitmasters, Chopped, CBS This Morning, and The Kitchen, The American Barbecue Showdown, among others.

She currently lives in Hernando, Mississippi with her husband, Pete, and her daughter, Lauren.

2016

In October 2016, she opened her second restaurant, STEAK by Melissa, in Southaven, Mississippi.

2017

In 2017, Cookston revealed that she had begun breeding her own hybrid pigs.

2019

She also opened a catering/plate lunch restaurant in 2019 called Green Tomato Catering in Horn Lake, MS. She still serves as pitmaster of Yazoo's Delta Q barbecue team.

2020

It closed in 2020.

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