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Alexander Lupinetti; famed for barbecue

Alexander "Butch" Lupinetti, 69, of Mount Laurel, a South Jersey barbecue legend who competed nationally for 20 years, racking up more than 600 awards and beating celebrity chef Bobby Flay in a Food Network cook-off, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday, Aug. 4, while vacationing in Pompeii, Italy.

In 2001, Alexander Lupinetti cooks up corn, crabs, ribs, and beer-can chicken for 40 friends at an Eagles game tailgate.
In 2001, Alexander Lupinetti cooks up corn, crabs, ribs, and beer-can chicken for 40 friends at an Eagles game tailgate.Read moreJONATHAN WILSON / File Photograph
    by Claudia Vargas, Inquirer Staff Writer
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