In the age-old debate over which U.S. region smokes and grills the best barbecue, Texas, Memphis, Kansas City and the Carolinas come up a lot. Southeastern Pennsylvania rarely merits a mention.
Bob Trudnak is looking to put the area on the map. The Montgomery County pitmaster will compete for the Master of ‘Cue title on the newest season of Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl,” premiering Monday at 9 p.m. He’s one of a dozen contestants hoping to impress the celebrity chefs leading the teams — Bobby Flay, Brooke Williamson and Maneet Chauhan — as well as the judges. That panel is made up of Season 3 winner Rashad Jones, chef and cookbook author Adrienne Cheatham and TV personality Carson Kressley.
“I’m proud to represent the area, and I just hope that everybody in the area is proud of how I did,” Trudnak said. “That’s about it. It’s an emotional thing because it’s one of the world’s biggest barbecue stages.”…