Day 4 – Saturday, May 23, 2009; Great American BBQ Invitational
We came in a respectable 25th place overall when we went up against 43 of American’s best BBQ teams at the Great American Barbeque Invitational
Day 3 – Friday, May 22, 2009; Great American BBQ Appetizer, Wraps, and Wings Contest
Mark and I decided for fun to enter the Friday appetizer, wraps, and wings contest. After we purchased our contest meats from Sam’s Club in
Day 2 – We arrive in Kansas City
It was a smooth ride through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. We arrived in Kansas City around 8:30 pm and dropped by the world-famous Arthur
Day 1 – We made it safely to Texas en route to Kansas City May 20
With “Kansas City BBQ or Bust” scrawled on our dusty rear windshield, we made it safely past highway patrol radar guns across California, Arizona, New
29 Palms Salute to Marine Corps
It was a privilege to join fellow CBBQA members Thom, Kent, and Kyle together with Kathy and Misti to help out at the 29 Palms
Qu’en for Kids – Kristie’s Foundation BBQ Cookoff
The live butterfly release at the awards ceremony was a fitting finale to a beautiful sunny day at the second Qu’en for Kids BBQ Cookoff
Stagecoach Music Festival State BBQ Championship
<Harry’s Picture Slideshow> <Dean’s Slideshow> We battled 50+ teams including 4 visiting World Champions from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas at the Stagecoach State BBQ Championships
Meetup.com – BBQ Lovers of LA and Eastside Foodies get together
Shilo and I attended our first Meetup.com BBQ event, a social website that brings together people with common interests. Many thanks to David from the BBQ
Hesperia State BBQ Championship
It was cold and windy, but we were able to complete our BBQ turn-ins without major problems (see canopy flying 50 feet; luckily no one
Harry’s Apprentice Pitmaster Steven
I was very touched when Steven, 10-year-old son of a family friend, decided to write about me in his school assignment which was to describe
Creation of new 2009 SYD Team Logo
I hired Patrick Carlson from www.bbqlogos.com to develop a new 2009 logo for Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ. Patrick is a very talented graphic artist and
KCBS Judging Class, Orange County, California
I was privileged to be part of a five-member team of volunteers who prepared 72 turn-in boxes for a KCBS judging class in Orange County,
Tempe BBQ Festival, AZ
We had a terrific time at our first contest in Arizona. I can’t thank Mike of AZ Barbeque and Tom of Whiskey Ranch BBQ enough for hosting
Jack Daniel Prawns at Tempe BBQ Festival Potluck
I finally got around to editing the March 6, 2009, video my son Brian shot of me making the Prawns in Jack Daniels Beurre Blanc
Harry Did Not Make Bobby Flay Grill It Program
Unfortunately, my January 2009 Bobby Flay Grill It audition video did not make the final 13 chosen for the 2009 season. I prepared two knockout