 Dr. Davis and wife Coleen were honored with the Salvation Army William Booth Award in 1993.American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame Legacy Inductee 

KC Masterpiece won the prestigious “Best Sauce on the Planet” award at the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest in 1980.The All American Barbecue Book (1988) Rich Davis & Shifra Stein, Vintage Books, Random House

All About Bar-B-Q Kansas City Style (1985) Rich Davis & Shifra Stein, Barbacoa Press

"Grill Wars", Forbes Magazine, June 16, 1986

"Best Barbecued Ribs", Ladies Home Journal, August, 1984.