Guy's BBQ Sauce business catches fire

Ira “Guy” Hughes’ barbecue sauce has won numerous awards. At the Mahoning Valley Rib Burn Off last year, he won both Best Sauce and Best Ribs awards.

Ira "Guy" Hughes used to hide from fans of his bbq sauce. So eager were they to buy the spicy condiment that he couldn't make it fast enough.

A line supervisor at General Motors' auto assembly plant in Lordstown, Hughes loved to barbecue and thought that opening a little restaurant would be a nice sideline. He never expected that his customers would insist on taking bottles of the bbq sauce he made in his kitchen in Newton Falls home with them. Or that meeting demand for that sauce would become his primary business.

Casey Malone and "Homeplate" meet with Ira "Guy" Hughes and his family, learning the secret to their successful BBQ sauce. Guy's Famous BBQ Sauce is sold in several neighboring states, and even finds a home in the White House! Special guests include Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik and Playboy cover model Lisa Neeld.

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Guy Mitchell: White House Executive Chef giving Guy's Award Winning BBQ Sauce the Presidential Seal of ApprovalSome prominent chefs are discovering what Mahoning Valley residents have known for years - Ira ''Guy'' Hughes knows how to make barbecue sauce.

And maybe, just maybe, President Barack Obama will discover that as well.

Guy Mitchell - who was executive chef for the Philadelphia Eagles for five seasons, prepared meals for the cast and crew on three ''Rocky'' movies and has cooked for special functions at the White House and the vice president's residence - has eight cases of Hughes' signature sauces that he plans to recommend to the chefs who prepare meals at the White House and on Air Force One.

"I work with U.S. Navy and train some of the chefs that work in airlift division," Mitchell said. "I go to seminars with those chefs and help train them ... Because I'm close to those guys, I usually suggest great products to them."

In this clip, I describe a couple techniques for getting the perfect "que" and give out the biggest secret ingredient in my sauces...LOVE.

In this video I get a chance to talk a little bit about my involvement with the Northeast Ohio Adoption Services, as well as introducing my son Kevin, who helped me out with this live broadcast.