# Ray Lampe

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{{Short description|American chef and television personality}}
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| name           = Ray Lampe
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| birth_place    = [Chicago](/source/Chicago)
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| style          = [BBQ](/source/BBQ)/[Southern](/source/Southern_cooking)
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*[Michelin star](/source/Michelin_star)s {{Rating|0|3}}
*[AAA Motor Club](/source/American_Automobile_Association) {{Rating|0|5}}
*[Mobil](/source/Mobil) {{Rating|0|5}}
*[Good Food Guide](/source/Good_Food_Guide) {{Rating|0|10}}
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*FIRST
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| prevrests      =  {{plainlist|
*Southern Hospitality (2008-2009)
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| television     = {{plainlist|
*[World Food Championships](/source/World_Food_Championships_(TV_series))
*[Chopped](/source/Chopped_(TV_series))
*[Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri](/source/Tailgate_Warriors_With_Guy_Fieri)
*[American Grilled](/source/American_Grilled)
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| awards         = {{plainlist|
*BBQ Hall of Fame
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| website        = {{URL|drbbq.com}}
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'''Ray Lampe''' is a BBQ [pitmaster](/source/Barbecue), author and television personality known as "Dr. BBQ."

==Career==
Lampe grew up in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) and worked in his family trucking business for 25 years before embarking on a culinary career.<ref name="Dr BBQ about page">{{cite web|title=Who is Dr. BBQ?|url=http://www.drbbq.com/about-us/|website=Dr. BBQ|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref> In the early 80s he began competing in BBQ cook-offs as an amateur. In 2000 he moved to [Florida](/source/Florida) and became an outdoor cooking expert. In 2008 he was brought in as executive chef to revamp [Justin Timberlake](/source/Justin_Timberlake)'s Southern Hospitality restaurant in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2008/04/dr_bbq_takes_the_reins_at_sout_1.html|title = Dr. BBQ Takes the Reins at Southern Hospitality}}</ref> In June 2016, Lampe announced a restaurant partnership in ''[Tampa Bay Times](/source/Tampa_Bay_Times)'' with Suzanne and Roger Perry who also own [Datz](/source/Datz), Dough, and Roux of Datz Restaurant Group. The restaurant is called Dr. BBQ and opened in [St. Petersburg, Florida](/source/St._Petersburg%2C_Florida) in the Edge District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/dining/dr-bbq-and-datz-team-up-for-a-new-restaurant-in-tampa-bay/2283063/|title=Dr. BBQ and Datz team up for a new restaurant in Tampa Bay}}</ref>

==Television==
Lampe has been a judge in several television cooking programs including the [World Food Championships](/source/World_Food_Championships_(TV_series)), [Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri](/source/Tailgate_Warriors_With_Guy_Fieri) and [American Grilled](/source/American_Grilled). As a contestant he competed on the [Food Network](/source/Food_Network)'s [Chopped](/source/Chopped_(TV_series)).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/st-petes-ray-dr-bbq-lampe-cut-food-networks-chopped-emotional-championship |title=St. Pete's Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe cut from Food Network's Chopped in an emotional championship |access-date=2014-10-16 |archive-date=2014-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023105041/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/st-petes-ray-dr-bbq-lampe-cut-food-networks-chopped-emotional-championship |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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Category:American television chefs
Category:Barbecue chefs
Category:Living people
Category:Chefs from Chicago
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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