The most spectacular BBQ you will ever taste rarely comes from restaurants or backyard events.  The most delicious, tender, and succulent BBQ comes from meat cooked during BBQ competitions

Slap Yo' Daddy's monthly BBQ 101 class in Diamond Bar was featured on AOL's new Patch.com service and Diamond Bar Patch website.

Dec 31, 2011 - We win our seventh Grand Championship for 2011 at the Knotts Berry Farm Wild West BBQ Championship <Blog> <Video>

Dec 11, 2011 - We won our sixth Grand Championship and 1st place in the national Ranchers Reserve top sirlion contest for 2011 at the Holiday Cookoff for Kids in Mesa, AZ <Blog>

Dec 3 and 4 - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ partners with BBQ Island in Tempe, AZ, to teach BBQ 101 classes in Arizona <Blog 1>, <Blog 2>

Nov 15, 2011 - We win our fifth Reserve Championship for 2011 at the Smoking on the Delta in Antioch, CA. See <Blog>

Nov 14, 2011 - Many of my BBQ students have asked me for my Gobbler recipe so I've finally written it down.  Let me know how the recipe works for you and send me pics if you can. Enjoy!

Aug 27, 2011 - We win our fourth Reserve Championship for 2011 at the Smokin on the Water contest in Clearlake, CA. See <Blog>

Aug 13, 2011 - We won our fifth Grand Championship for 2011.  Did it count towards the Jack 2011?  See <Blog>

Jul 16, 2011 - We win our third Reserve Championship for 2011 at the Bay Area BBQ Championship in Oakland, CA

July 9, 2011 - We won our fourth Grand Championship for 2011 and 7th bung for Jack 2011 at the Old West BBQ Days in Holbrook, AZ, amid 18 teams with 1st ribs, 1st brisket, 4th Chicken, and 12th Pork.  We're finally going to the Jack in October!!! <Blog>

June 20, 2011 - Slap Yo Daddy Rub takes off with addition of 3 new versions: 1) Hot, 2) Lower Sodium, and 3) Original w MSG.  Lower Sodium was runaway seller.  Buy it at Amazon and Soupbase.com

Click on food pics for recipes using SYD rubs for July 4th weekend . . .

June 4, 2011 - We won our third Grand Championship for 2011 and 6th bung for Jack 2011 at the Smokin in the Oaks BBQ in Penn Valley, CA, amid 25 teams with 1st Brisket, 2nd Chicken, 7th Pork, and 11th Ribs <Blog>

May 21, 2011 - We won our second Grand Championship for 2011 and 5th bung for Jack 2011 at the Way Out West BBQ in Stockton, CA amid 33 teams with 1st Pork, 1st Ribs, 2nd Brisket, and 8th Chicken <Blog>

May 7, 2011 - We won our first Grand Championship for 2011 and 4th bung for Jack 2011 at the largest contest in Calif. history amid 65 teams at the Morgan Hill BBQ Cookoff with 1st Pork, 2nd Chicken, 2nd Ribs, and 3rd Brisket <Blog>

Jan 15, 2011 - We are honored in our very first KCBS award ceremony in Kansas City amid 500 guests <Blog>

Jan 1, 2011 - Amazingly we finish 3rd in America in the KCBS Team of the Year (TOY) race among 4,000+ teams after two back-to-back 5th and 6th Reserve Grand Championships for 2010 in Wildomar, CA.  We also won the 2010 California TOY race!   <Blog>

Dec 12, 2010 - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ wins the coveted Arizona AZ BBQ Team Of the Year (TOY) award for 2010.   We also won the Chicken TOY 2010 for Arizona.  We're in 1st place for TOY California and it will depend on the two last contests for 2010 on New Year Eve and New Year Day.  Stay tuned . . .

Nov 6, 2010 - We win 2nd place for our Dessert Entry at the Golden Acorn BBQ Fest <Blog>

Oct 30, 2010 - We win our 10th Grand Championship for 2010 and 3rd bung for Jack 2011 at the Starr Pass BBQ Classic in Tucson, AZ, with 2nd Brisket, 3rd Pork, 4th Ribs, 9th Chicken amid 34 teams <Blog>

Oct 16, 2010 - Benny flies solo at the Queen Creek Cookoff and wins 1st in Chicken as Harry had to attend a wedding <Blog>

Oct 9, 2010 - We win our 9th Grand Championship for 2010 and 2nd bung for Jack 2011 with 3rd Ribs, 3rd Brisket, 5th Pork, and 6th Chicken amid 30 teams at the Lancaster Dueling BBQ <Blog>

Oct 2, 2010 - We win our 4th Reserve Grand Championship for 2010 amid 31 teams at Placerville, about an hour East of Sacramento with 1st Pork, 2nd Ribs, 2nd Chick, and 3rd Brisket <Blog>

Sep 19, 2010 - We win our 8th Grand Championship for 2010.  Also our very first international GC in Canada. 1st Chicken, 1st Butt, 2nd Ribs, 3rd Brisket. Also did 2nd in Halibut and 3rd in Turkey. <Blog, Video, Pics>.  We were on Canadian TV so click on The Express 9/29/10 episode and FF to 4:00 to start .

Sep 16, 2010 - It's finally here! Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ's competition Meat Rub is on sale. Great for meat, fish, shellfish, veggies, and everything else! Check it out and order some for yourself, family, and friends.

Sep 9, 2010 - I withdraw from the Jack.  Thank you for all the wonderful emails of support for my decision <Blog>

Sep 6, 2010 - After three years of fun and hard work, we finally make it to the Jack Daniels Invitational in Lynchburg, Tennessee, scheduled for Oct 23, 2010 <Blog>

Sep 6, 2010 - We're on LA-18 Mandarin news segment on Labor Day BBQ

Aug 30, 2010 - We're invited back a second time live on KTLA-5's morning show <Blog>

Aug 17, 2010 - Harry was radio guest on the  Greg Rempe's BBQ Central Show. Harry talked about his race to get the auto invite to the Jack Daniels this year, how to build a successful flavor profile and his take on what season 2 of BBQ Pitmasters is going to end up like.  Listen to podcast (pull slider to left then hit the "P")

Aug 14, 2010 - We win our 7th Grand Championship for 2010, 1st Chicken, 2nd Ribs, 3rd Brisket, 9th Pork amid 29 teams at the Harrahs Casino Blues and BBQ Festival <Blog>

Aug 9, 2010 - Nickelodeon Animation Studios BBQ Class <Blog>

July 31, 2010 - We're giving the Energizer Bunny as run for his
money as we keep going and going ... winning our 6th Grand Championship, 2nd Brisket, 5th Ribs, 9th Chicken, 12th Pork, for 2010 amid 45 teams at the Vista State BBQ Championship.  <Blog>

July 24, 2010 - We win our third Reserve Grand Champion for 2010 at the Boise Music Festival State BBQ Championship.  The past four months, we've won 5 Grand Championships and 3 Reserve <Blog>

July 17, 2010 - We win our second 2010 Reserve Grand Championship (2nd overall) at the Arizona State Championship in Prescott, AZ.  The big story was how Jennifer Duncan, my BBQ 101 student from my July 10th class, just a week before, won her very first Grand Championship! <Blog>

July 13, 2010 - Slap Yo Daddy in Malaysia newspaper The Sun "Firing Up The Grill".  Also the San Gabriel Valley Tribune "Barbecue champion from Diamond Bar gives tips for the grill".  And reached geek-dom in Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum magazine "How to Build a Better BBQ Pit"

July 10, 2010 - Another gorgeous So Cal day and full house at the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 class. More newly minted pitmasters to go forth and spread happiness with BBQ. Thank you all who could make it.  Part of class proceeds go to Operation Homefront and Save The Children charities

July 5, 2010 - Mark and I are in a 4-minute segment on Channel 18 Chinese TV

July 3, 2010 - We win our fifth 2010 Grand Championship, 1st Brisket, 4th Ribs, 8th Pork, and 11th Chicken amid 40 teams at the Way Out West California State Championship in Stockton, near San Francisco.  We also won this last year <Blog>

June 26, 2010 - We drove 1,800 miles roundtrip and won our fourth 2010 Grand Championship, 1st Brisket, 1st, Pork, 2nd Ribs, and 9th Chicken amid 27 teams at the IBCA-sanctioned New Mexico State Championship in Isleta Lakes near Albuquerque.  <Blog>

June 19, 2010 - Another full house at the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 Class in Diamond Bar, CA.  Thank you to all who could make it, some from as far as Canada.  Part of class proceeds go to Operation Homefront and Save The Children charities

June 17, 2010 - We're featured on TV on a couple of China TV stations including CA-TV with 1.3 billion viewers.  <Clip>

June 12, 2010 - We win Reserve Grand Champion, 1st Pork, 2nd Chicken, 17 Ribs, and 27 Brisket, amid 57 teams in the Que'n for Kids State California State Championship in Costa Mesa, Orange County  <Blog>

June 9, 2010 - My good buddy Neil Strawder from Big Mista BBQ gets Slap Yo Daddy's bacon turtle into the morning segment on KTLA-5 with Allie Mac Kay, Feature Reporter <Pics> <Clips>

June 5, 2010 - We win our third 2010 Grand Championship, 2nd Ribs, 2nd Pork, 4th Chicken, and 6th Brisket amid 32 teams at the KCBS-sanctioned Smokin in the Oaks in Penn Valley north of Sacramento, CA <Blog>

May 22, 2010 - We finished 26th among 192 teams in the
Great American BBQ Open contest in Kansas City <Blog>

May 21, 2010 - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ's love child BBQWisdom.com is launched showcasing a new line of BBQ tees.  Check it out!

May 15, 2010 - Another full house at the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 Class in Diamond Bar, CA.  Thank you to all who could make it, some from as far as Georgia and Colorado.  Part of class proceeds go to Operation Homefront and Save The Children charities

May 13, 2010 - Harry's featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, and LA World Journal (Chinese); Also a hour-long interview with host Greg Rempe on the BBQ Central Radio Show; and written up in the National BBQ News.  It's been a busy week!

May 8, 2010 - We win our second 2010 Grand Championship, 1st Pork, 3rd Chicken, 3rd Brisket, 11th Ribs amid 52 teams at the KCBS-sanctioned Morgan Hill No Bull BBQ Cookoff State Championship near San Jose <Blog>

May 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal contacted Harry to do a story and pictures at the Morgan Hill Cookoff on May 8.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune also interviewed Harry for an article.  Harry will be on www.theBBQCentralShow.com at 7:05 pm PST on Tues, May 11.   Will be doing a cooking show on Sept 17 in Vancouver, Canada.  Also competing in the Canadian BBQ Championship.   Competing in Nevada, Kansas City, Arizona, New Mexico, and Calif. next few weeks.  Did I mention, BBQ 101 classes?  Stay tuned for updates . .

Apr 25, 2010 - We win 3rd Overall amid 27 teams, 2nd Brisket, 2nd Ribs, 6th Pork, and 6th Best Booth at the 2010 Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, CA <Blog>

April 17, 2010 - We win our first 2010 Grand Championship, 1st Brisket, 1st Pork, 1st Beef Ribs, 2nd Chicken, and 5th Ribs amid 50 teams at the IBCA-sanctioned Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West at Wildomar, CA <Blog>

April 10, 2010 - We win 1st Chicken, 2nd ribs, and 3rd overall amid 58 teams at the Arizona BBQ Festival State Championship in Scottsdale <Blog>

Mar 20, 2010 - Mark and I survive a crazy 1,700 mile 35 hour drive to Little Rock, AR, and came in 35th in the $100K Smoke on the Water contest against 230+ of the best national teams including a team from Japan! <Blog>

Mar 15, 2010 - Breaking News! There's going to be a Season 2 of BBQ Pitmasters! Details at http://divaq.ca/    Examiner.com

Feb 28 - Mar 4th, 2010 - Chicken Hat Harry hosted Q&A, shared BBQ secrets, and answered 279 posts across 86 topics on the Virtual Weber Bullet Forum, the worlds largest online community of Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) BBQ-ers.  Made history as the most popular guest on this international forum

Feb 27, 2010 - We began our 2010 contest year at the Hava BBQ State Championship, AZ.  We were mobbed by many fans of the TLC BBQ Pitmasters TV show.  See Contest Schedule page for blog and results

Feb 20, 2010 - Harry's on KXL Radio, Portland, Oregon, Sat Feb 20, 2 pm PST Interview by Bruce Bjorkman, aka Mr BBQ <Listen 8:00 into show>

Feb 13, 2010 - Another full house at the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 Class in Diamond Bar, CA

Feb 6, 2010 - We received our 2009 1st Runner-up (2nd Overall in California) Team of the Year (TOY) trophy at the 2010 Q-Fest Awards Ceremony (like Academy Awards except for BBQ). We also won 1st TOY in Ribs and 2nd TOY in Pork <Blog>

January 9th, 2010 - I was really surprised to find out my BBQ student on Jan 9 was none other than the legendary Dave Anderson of the 180+ Famous Daves BBQ restaurant chain. He showed up incognito from Minnesota and surprised the heck out of me  <blog>

UPDATE Feb 4, 2010 - Episode #8 Finale - Texas <blog>

UPDATE Jan 28, 2010 - Episode #7 - Vienna <blog>

UPDATE Jan 21, 2010 - Episode #6 - Dover <blog>

UPDATE Jan 14, 2010 - Episode #5 - Royal Open <blog>

UPDATE Jan 7, 2010 - Episode #4 - Royal Invitational <blog>

UPDATE Dec 17, 2009 - Episode #3 Decatur <blog>

UPDATE Dec 10, 2009 - Episode #2 - Murphysboro <blog>

UPDATE Dec 3, 2009 - Episode #1 - Mesquite <blog>

More TV show clips

UPDATE Dec 13, 2009 - Woo Hoo!  We finish 2nd overall in the 2009 Calif. Team Of the Year (TOY) standings with 1st TOY in Ribs and 2nd TOY in Pork!  Amazingly at the national level, we finish 24th among 4,500+ teams in the nation!  It's been an awesome year!

UPDATE Dec 2, 2009 - Low tech grill meets high tech computer with Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ challenger Video1; Clip of freak thunderstorm in Episode #1 Video2; Interview2 with Executive Producer John Markus,by DivaQ; Exclusive DivaQ Interview w Harry

Update Nov 24, 2009 - TLC BBQ Pitmasters website launched; Interview1 with Executive Producer John Markus (Emmy award winning writer on "The Cosby Show" and "Taxi") by John Dawson

Update Oct 21, 2009 - Discovery Channel Press Web - TLC Channel Press Release "TLC ADDS SIZZLE TO THE SCHEDULE WITH NEW SERIES 'BBQ PITMASTERS'" http://press.discovery.com/us/tlc/programs/bbq-pitmasters/

Update Oct 10, 2009 - We're on hiatus competing in California Sep-Nov as we're shooting 8 episodes of a new reality TV show called BBQ Pitmasters.  Season premier is 10/9pm C, Dec 3, on TLC channel.   It follows 7 pitmasters as they travel around the country competing in large contests for cash and bragging rights.  We're having the time of our life and have so many adventures.  Here's a shout-out to my producers and camera crew. Stay tuned!

UPDATE Aug 29, 2009 - Another 14 students graduate from the Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ Pitmaster 101 Class;  AVERAGE CUSTOMER REVIEW     (34 customer reviews) 

UPDATE Aug 16, 2009 - We won a Reserve Champion, 1st Chicken, multiple awards, and survived the triple KCBS West Coast State Championships in Fairfield California.  <Blog>

UPDATE Aug 12, 2009 - Wow! We made front page in, not one, but two, national BBQ publications widely read in the US.  <KCBS Bullsheet>, <National BBQ News p1>, <National BBQ News p2>

Update Aug 1, 2009 - Vista Smokin Q Classic - We won 1st place in Ribs, 2nd in Pork, and 6th overall at the KCBS-sanctioned First Annual Vista Smokin Q Classic State Championship.  I made Seared Ahi Tuna w Maui Onion Dressing for the Friday potluck as we left for Maui on vacation after <Blog>

UPDATE July 18, 2009 - Another 14 students graduate from the BBQ 101 Pitmaster Class in Diamond Bar; AVERAGE CUSTOMER REVIEW     (34 customer reviews) 

UPDATE July 11, 2009 - Wild West BBQ Bash - We won 1st Place in the Tri Tip Championship in Santa Maria, California, the BBQ tri tip capital of the world.  Considering the depth and multigeneration experience of the local champion teams, restaurants, and caterers who showed up in full force, I've been told it's a very special win.   In the main IBCA contest, we took 4th overall with 1st in Brisket and 5th in Ribs.  We had an awesome time thanks to the hospitality of the Santa Maria folks who treated all of us so well.   <Blog & Videos>  

Update July 4, 2009 - Way Out West BBQ Championship, Stockton, CA - We won our 3rd consecutive Grand Champion and 1st place in all four meat categories. This will give us our forth entry for the Jack Daniels draw where one GC team from California will be invited to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for what is considered the Super Bowl of BBQ contests.  KCBS officials from Kansas City have confirmed that this is the first time in America that a team has accomplished this feat at a State Championship and Team of the Year (TOY) event.    <Blog>

UPDATE June 27, 2009 - 14 students complete the BBQ 101 Pitmaster Class in Diamond Bar.  One goes on the win Reserve Grand Champion two weeks later at the Wild West BBQ Bash             <Blog1>  <Blog 2 - Comments>

UPDATE June 6, 2009 - We're on a roll and won our second consecutive Californian State Grand Championship at the Bakersfield Biggest Baddest BBQ Contest.  This will give us our third entry for the Jack Daniels draw where one GC team from California will be invited to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for what is considered the Super Bowl of BBQ contests.  With the Reserve Grand Champion from Kansas City sandwiched between these two events, we're amazed with our recent successes!  <Blog>

UPDATE May 24, 2009 - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ from Diamond Bar, California, won Reserve Grand Champion (2nd overall) in the BBQ Mecca of Kansas City against a large contingent of professional BBQ teams in a field of 161 teams.  The Great American Barbecue 2009 (GAB) is one of the largest and most prestigious BBQ contests in America and is hosted in Kansas City annually.  Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ was California's Best NewTeam 2008 and had won a California State Grand Championship last year to earn an invitation to the GAB.  <Blog>  <Notley Que's Blog about us>   <Press Release>  <Inland Valley Daily Bulletin A7>

Update May 17, 2009 - 29 Palms Salute to Marine Corps - It was a privilege to help cook and serve 10,000 burgers and 4,000 hotdogs as part of the Calif. BBQ Assoc. participation in Salute 2009 to honor our brave men and women of the military

UPDATE May 9, 2009 - Woo Hoo!  We win Grand Champion at the Qu'en for Kids BBQ Cookoff State Championship amid 33 teams some from as far as Arizona!  <Blog>  <Pictures>

UPDATE Mar 3, 2009: Unfortunately my January 2009 Bobby Flay Grill It audition tape did not make the final 13 chosen for the 2009 season.  I prepared two knockout dishes: Grilled Lobster and Seafood Paella with Chorizo and Saffron, and Seared Ahi Tuna with Maui Onion Dressing.  I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for supporting me by voting, commenting on my video, and sending it to all your friends!  Maybe better luck next year!

UPDATE Feb 28, 2009 - Catering for Hollywood celebrity Birthday Party.  My BBQ buddy Gary Notley partnered with me to do a birthday catering gig for a hundred guests including Keanu Reeves, star in my favorite movie series the Matrix trilogy <Blog w Pics&Video>

Welcome to the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ website.  We are a two-person BBQ team from Diamond Bar, California.  We compete primarily in California against the big guns on the California, Arizona, and Nevada professional BBQ contest circuit.   We are weekend backyard BBQ guys with day jobs who use simple equipment including two Weber bullet smokers purchased off Amazon for $195 each.  

In our first year, we have been very successful as a rookie team considering we had no prior experience.  For 2008, we competed in 9 sanctioned contests and won one Grand Champion and one Reserve Champion, and several 1st,  2nd, and 3rd places in Chicken, Pork, Ribs and Brisket (see Awards). 

By year end 2008, we earned enough points (like PGA points for Tiger Woods) to win the coveted Best New BBQ Team of the year for California called the ROY 2008 (Rookie Of the Year).  Rookie teams have ® by their name.

More importantly, we have had so much fun, collected some amazing memories, developed many new friendships, and met many people including the special privilege of donating proceeds and serving BBQ to our brave military men and women, and their families (see picture below from the December 2008 Sunburst Cookoff)