Badass Dad
Chef
Entrepreneur
TV & Radio Personality
Speaker
Consultant
BBQ BEAST

David Sandusky

"they told me i couldn't... wouldn't... & shouldn't...

that's why i f*ing did."**

The work

Owner / Pit Master
BEAST Craft BBQ Co.
beastcraftbbq.com
BEAST Butcher & Block
beastbbqstl.com
BEAST Southern Kitchen & BBQ
beastsouthern.com
Wing Runner STL
wingrunnerstl.com
KnightHOOD Cleaning & Chemical
knighthoodcc.com

Co-Host
"Budweiser Big BBQ Show" - KFNS 590

National TV Appearances
”Guy’s Grocery Games”, season 21 - Food Network
”BBQ Brawl”, season 2 - Food Network
”Beat Bobby Flay”, season 31 - Food Network

accolades

“Chef of the Year” 2021

FEAST Magazine

IRON FORK Champion 2018

Riverfront Times

Nominated for "Chef of the Year" 2018

SAUCE MAGAZINE

"Chef of the Month - January" 2017

FORD HOTEL SUPPLY

"Chef of the Month - June" 2017

Sauce Magazine

Nominated for "Chef of the Year" 2017

Sauce Magazine

Theo Welling thedarkroomstl.com/theo-welling-portraits/

Chef & Pit Master David Sandusky abandoned fine-dining in 2007 for the more-relevant BBQ sector, finally bringing his "Craft BBQ" concept to the ultra-competitive St. Louis BBQ scene in late 2014. With a chip on his shoulder, and something to prove, David tapped into his "All Killer. No Filler." culture & mentality to create BEAST Craft BBQ Co.

Sandusky has earned several honors, while BEAST has raked in a "truck-load" of awards, including "Best BBQ in Illinois" by Food & Wine Magazine, and named one of the “Top 33 BBQ Joints in America” by Thrillist.

BEAST Butcher & Block is re-innovating "Craft BBQ" from "The Grove" with the additions of “The Butchery” & “The Skullery”, allowing David the versatility to break down whole animals and cook over live-fire.

2019