Mark and I were astounded to win Reserve Grand Champion (2nd Overall) on Sunday against a large contingent of top professional BBQ teams in a … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
2009 Palm Desert Cook Off (IBCA)
This was a good warm up first-round practice for 2009. There was a pang of rookie nostalgia as it was here at Palm Desert in … Read More
Grand Champion at last California BBQ Contest 2008
Wow! Just got done unpacking from Sunburst and am still pinching myself about our surprising first-time Grand Champion win with 1st Place Chicken, 1st Place … Read More