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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Video by David Galowitch, DG Productions I first met Shelton Steele and Mike West from the BBQ Island store in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2009. We hit it off right away as I was in Arizona to compete in my
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Full house at the Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ Class in beautiful Hilo, Hawaii Class is all about hands-on learning, touching, seeing, and tasting. Many top secret BBQ tips and techniques were revealed “The sound of the surf is like a
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Soo Family featured in ABC’s Recipe Rehab on Saturday morning. Aired April 27, 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
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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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October 24, 2012 As my team mate Benny Adauto and his wife Shari drive the SooMobile over 2,000 miles across the US from Diamond Bar to Lynchburg, we are making the final flight arrangements and last minute touches for our
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My sweetheart Donna of Butcher’s Daughter BBQ in Alameda surprised me with the most awesome birthday gift that a Weber Smokey Mountain addict like me could ever want! She had been working on this Area 51 project for several
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I had the great pleasure to connect with food blogger Sean Rice of meatmeblog.blogspot.com on the competition BBQ circuit where he photographed and blogged about various BBQ teams. I invited Sean to join me in a cookoff in Anaheim in June 2012 and
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Due to last minute schedule conflicts with my Four Season dates for October, I’ve worked with the Four Seasons and the Southwest Barbeque Academy to convert the original 4-Day Four Seasons BBQ camp into a half day session
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Michelle Kreker, 8, at the Winnipeg Free Press Pit Masters Championship. Photo from winnipegfreepress.com It never ceases to amaze me how my BBQ journey has touched and influenced so many people around America and the world. Many folks get to
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