George "Tuffy" Stone[1] (born 1962/1963) is an American chef and competitor on the competitive barbecue circuit.

He left the restaurant in 1991, and in November 1993 he started his own catering company alongside his wife, called "A Sharper Palate".

He founded his barbecue team "Cool Smoke" in 2004,[3][4] and cooks alongside his father George.

Tuffy's team Cool Smoke won the 2013 Jack Daniel's Invitational BBQ competition in Lynchburg, TN on October 26, 2013.

[14][15] Cool Smoke won the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open on October 5, 2014.

[17] Stone competed on a team in BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon, a Food Network show premiering August 1, 2019.