Arnie Segovia is a barbecue lover from Texas. He is a former barbecue competitor and was one of the first inductees into the IBCA Hall of Fame – a spot he earned after hundreds of walks and wins on the cook-off trail, and for his contributions to the sport in Texas. Along his twenty-year cook-off career he hosted backyard and competition classes around the state, teaching hundreds of fellow barbecue enthusiasts how to cook great food at home and how to jump start their cook-off journeys. This led him to create the Pitmaster Class – an online community of over 3,000 members who all share the same mission: to cook great food and create great memories through their cooking. More recently, you might have seen him on social media as “ArnieTex,” where he shares his love for barbecue, carne asada, comida casera and family recipes with his worldwide audience of millions of followers and subscribers. Today, his goal is still the same: to share his love for cooking and the traditions that come with it, all while creating great memories with friends and family.
2025 Festival Session