A New York native once described as Daniel Boulud's prot g, Chef Adam Perry Lang fine-tuned his culinary skill in two of France's three-star restaurants before setting his sights on classic American cuisine: barbecue and steakhouse fare. He opened Daisy May's BBQ U.S.A. in New York and Carnevino in Las Vegas to wide acclaim and popularity. Lang continues to compete nationally in barbecue competitions, where in his first year he won Grand Champion honors at the World Pork Expo and first place at the Kansas City American Royal, a.k.a. "The World Series of BBQ."