Hey, I’m Troy Sparks, a self-taught grub slinger (er, cook) who learned how to throw down meals through trial, error and imagination. I’m here to show you that, if I can cook something delicious, you can, too!

In 2012, I developed a passion for cooking when I started to actually cook full-fledged meals and delve into the science of making something edible. Prior to this journey, I barely knew how to operate a microwave. Cooking inside the house inevitably led to the avid endeavors of going outside to get the job done on grills, smokers and pizza ovens.

It’s All About The Love of the Grub

I’d like to believe that I have a wealth of experience at this point, but who am I kidding? If you are jumping into any endeavor in life, you are a perennial student, because you can never stop absorbing information. I started grilling with one of those little 17.5″ Expert Grills charcoal grills and barbecuing with a passed-down offset vertical Brinkmann Trailmaster.

I started making pizza in 2021, but my passion exploded in 2022 when I began delving deep into the science of how to make the best pizza possible. I post a variety of cooks and topics related to culinary dealings and food in general. From barbecue to grilling to pizza-slinging to griddling to cooking indoors. Cooking has become my biggest passion in life. When I’m throwing down some grub outdoors, there is something primal about cooking meat over an open fire or smoking it inside of a closed system.

Sharing the love of the grub — that is a mindset that I live by. I can’t remember the last time I cooked a meal only for myself. In fact, if I only had to rely on myself to, well, cook for myself, I think I would be spending a lot my time cooking fried bologna sandwiches and frozen dinners in the microwave and oven. The fact is, I love feeding people. Watching people enjoy the food from the recipes I create is a personal joy, and that is why I cook.