“Meat, smoke, and fire always makes me happy and lifts my spirits” In this last installment of my December 2012 Texas barbecue crawl weekend, we ate at seven places before running out of time to catch our Southwest flight
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8 important lessons learned from judging 8 World Champions at the Kingsford Invitational, Belle, Missouri, November 2012 I was humbled to be selected among the thousands of barbecue judges and pitmasters in America to be part of the history
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“It’s never about the pit but the pitmaster” Goto Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 I awoke with great excitement as Day 2 of my Austin crawl would begin with the best barbecue restaurant in America. I was
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“Close your eyes when you eat and you will taste more than you can imagine . . .” Goto Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 The first restaurant on the Austin eat list was the Salt Lick, chosen, in
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2011 TOY winner SYD passing the baton to the 2012 TOY winner Left Coast Q Congratulations to Left Coast Q (Matt, Moe, Mathew, and James) for winning the California Barbecue Association (CBBQA) 2012 Season Team of the Year TOY!
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“So many barbecue restaurants and so little time . . .” 15 Austin barbecue joints in 3 days . . . Phew! Goto Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 It’s been about 30 years since I’ve been back to Austin
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1st Place USA Champion 2012 I’m very excited to announce the sale of my Competition Chicken Rub! It’s available exclusively at one of the most popular Internet BBQ websites called BigPoppaSmokers.com. Sterling Ball, the owner of Big Poppa Smokers
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King of the Smoker Invitational, La Quinta Resort and Spa, Dec 8, 2012 Slap Yo Daddy trophies won at King Of the Smoker (KOS). Tough competition with 24 top teams from around America It was an honor and pleasure to
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Soo Family featured in ABC’s Recipe Rehab on Saturday morning. Airs Feb 2013 Crew and cast, plus family dog Beans! My culinary creations are simply to die for! They taste fabulous and the lard, butter, bacon, and sugar I use
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Jack Daniels Invitational October 27, 2012 The four days spanning the October 27, 2012 weekend were a giddy blur as the SYD team finished 27th out of 87 teams at the prestigious Jack Daniels Invitational Barbecue contest in Lynchburg, Tennessee. There
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