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
29 Palms Salute to Marine Corps
It was a privilege to join fellow CBBQA members Thom, Kent, and Kyle together with Kathy and Misti to help out at the 29 Palms … 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