Life of Fire

Name: Life of Fire
Released: 2024-05-06

2024

Life of Fire follows legendary pitmaster Pat Martin as he travels the country to meet the people who have mastered the old methods of barbecue and the art of live fire cooking. Each episode features a unique style of barbecue or live fire cooking, and Pat will embed himself with pitmasters, chefs, farmers, and some larger than life characters, as they share their own cooking heritage and traditions with him and speak to the importance of keeping those customs alive. Pat will feature different techniques and practices from across the state of Tennessee to Alabama, North Georgia, Virginia, and all the way out to California. There are even some stops to learn about international traditions from places like Greece and Laos along the way. Pat speaks the language of time-honored cooking traditions and is at home in the culture of wood, smoke, and coals to tell the foodways of cooking over fire.

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About Life of Fire

Life of Fire follows legendary pitmaster Pat Martin as he travels the country to meet the people who have mastered the old methods of barbecue and the art of live fire cooking.

Each episode features a unique style of barbecue or live fire cooking, and Pat will embed himself with pitmasters, chefs, farmers, and some larger than life characters, as they share their own cooking heritage and traditions with him and speak to the importance of keeping those customs alive.

Pat will feature different techniques and practices from across the state of Tennessee to Alabama, North Georgia, Virginia, and all the way out to California.

There are even some stops to learn about international traditions from places like Greece and Laos along the way.

Pat speaks the language of time-honored cooking traditions and is at home in the culture of wood, smoke, and coals to tell the foodways of cooking over fire.

Status: Returning Series
TMDB rating: Not rated
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 10

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Season 2

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S2 E1May 5, 2025

Dino Beef Ribs

Pat visits his close friend Wayne Mueller, third-generation pitmaster of Louis Mueller's BBQ, to learn the ins and outs of his famous dino beef ribs.

S2 E2May 12, 2025

Grilled Amberjack

Pat travels to the Emerald Coast of Destin, Florida, to join his friend Adam Evans on a spearfishing adventure, sourcing fresh fish to cook over live fire.

S2 E3May 19, 2025

Alabama Pit Ribs

Pat heads to Birmingham to team up with artist and chef Roscoe Hall, cooking ribs inspired by Roscoe's family legacy.

S2 E4May 26, 2025

Skirt Steak Tlayuda

Pat visits Edgar Victoria, known for bringing the street foods of Mexico City to Nashville, to do some live fire cooking out in nature as they prepare one of his favourite dishes - skirt steak tlayuda.

S2 E5Jun 2, 2025

Red Fish & Blue Crab

Pat visits Houston to go Gulf Bay fishing with chef Chris Shepherd, hoping to catch some redfish and gather a side of blue crabs.

S2 E6Jun 9, 2025

Fried Quail

Pat and his pal Jason Stanhope meet up outside of Charleston for a day of quail hunting and grilling birds over live coals.

S2 E7Jun 16, 2025

Beef Rib Chow Fun

Pat meets the trio behind Blood Bros BBQ to discover how three childhood friends seamlessly blended their Asian-American culture with the Texas barbecue traditions they grew up with.

S2 E8Jun 23, 2025

Poached Sheepshead

Pat fishes the coastal inlets of Charleston, South Carolina, in search of a delicious sheepshead, which he plans to grill with his friend and chef James London.

S2 E9Jun 30, 2025