Donna and family were already in Washington and NY for a week-long Spring break vacation by the time I flew out on the redeye to shoot the bio the first day, followed by the show the next day. I
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Harry shows up in NY with signature hat and game face on! Donna and family left for NY for the Chopped Grill Masters shoot a week before me. I was tied up at work so I couldn’t join them for
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Desserts to me is like Kryptonite to Superman. I love sweets as much as the next guy but cooking dessert is not one of my strengths. I can grill up some decent appetizers and main courses but cooking dessert on a grill
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Grilled Bronzini with Spicy Tomato Ginger Coulis So how do you train for a grilling throwdown against pros who show up with culinary school pedigrees and decades of commercial kitchen experience? As weekend competitive cooks, Donna and I know how to
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I was surprised how fast a casting associate from Food Network contacted me after I submitted my online application. We chatted briefly on the phone and I was careful not to say, ““You can’t cook barbecue in 30 minutes!” which
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In 2008, my IT coworkers got me to compete in a barbecue contest as a Bucket List stretch goal. Since that win, I’ve been on an amazing international journey of barbecue exploration and travels. One bucket list item I
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Intro by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ When it comes to Harry’s classes, each class is different. Usually it is 95% men and backyard cooks. There is usually a funny guy who cracks the jokes and keeps the class
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Q’ing and Brew’ing BBQ Competition and BeerFest, June 20, 2015. By Donna Fong Grand Champion Royce Armstrong of I’ll Be Good To You BBQ When Harry said that Steve Botkin had the idea of holding his next Slap Yo’ Daddy
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Intro by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ Two years ago, at a separate BBQ class in SoCal, one of the instructors had asked the students present, how many of them had taken Harry’s BBQ 101 class. About 60% of
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Intro by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ If you are a former student of the Slap Yo’ Daddy 101 BBQ class, you may have heard Harry describe one of his most enthusiastic former students. Harry likes to share his
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