LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A social media sensation from Kentucky got to show off his barbecuing skills in Lincoln on Friday, doing a restaurant takeover at Canyon Joe’s downtown.

Jeremy Yoder, the talent behind Mad Scientist BBQ , has traveled the world learning new methods of barbecuing and creating videos online to teach others what he’s learned.

Yoder said he’s visiting Lincoln because of Canyon Joe’s, which uses a wood-fired smoker to cook meat “the right way.”

“It’s as old school as old school gets, you build a fire and use it to cook meat, and that’s what I love,” Yoder said. “They invited me out for one day, I get to cook my menu and so I said ‘absolutely.’”

Originally from Michigan, Yoder spent several years as a science teacher in Los Angeles, before moving back to Kentucky t

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