KCBS Annual Banquet, Kansas City, Missouri, January 19, 2013 It was a tremendous honor to receive the nation’s top chicken award for the 2012 season … Read More
2011 KCBS TOY Awards Banquet, Kansas City
2011 KCBS Awards Banquet Our little California contingent consisting of Dave Malone of All Sauced Up and Benny Adauto, my teammate, and his wife Shari … Read More
2010 Great American BBQ in Kansas City, May 21-22
What a pleasant surprise, I received a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Assembly for representing our state in the Great American BBQ throw-down … Read More
Day 5 – Sunday, May 24; We win Reserve Champion!
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