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
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 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 stationsincluding 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 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
theIBCA-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 noneother than the legendary Dave Anderson of the
180+Famous Daves BBQ restaurant chain. Heshowed up incognito from Minnesota and surprised the heck out
of me<blog>
UPDATE
Feb 4, 2010 -
Episode #8 Finale - Texas<blog>
UPDATE Dec 13,
2009 - Woo Hoo! We finish
2nd overallin 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 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 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)