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by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ, Alameda, CA It’s been four months since my last barbecue competition. And it’ll be another month and a half before my next one. It’s enough time to tune up my chicken before
7read more »by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ, Alameda, CA It’s been four months since my last barbecue competition. And it’ll be another month and a half before my next one. It’s enough time to tune up my chicken before
7read more »Spring Fever Contest in Austin, Part 3 By Donna Fong The “Chilly” Chili & BBQ contest is in its 26th year and sponsored by the Capital City Post No. 8787, Veterans of Foreign Wars in northern Austin. To get
0read more »Spring Fever in Texas Part 2 By Donna Fong If you have ever flown in or out of San Francisco on a sunny day, there is no denying its beauty. Between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and
0read more »Donna my sweetheart and headcook of Butchers Daughter BBQ has always wanted to complete her bucket list to cook a sanctioned contest in Texas. That opportunity came in February 2015 when her homie Cindy of Da Fraulein Swine BBQ
2read more »By Donna Fong In my family, Thanksgiving is about food. There are families that love music, love to hike, love to drink, love to gamble, love to joke, love sports or some combination of everything. My family, we love
4read more »Retired butchers, Lisa Fong and Donald Fong Now that my Dad is older, I listen to his stories with more attention than I did in the past. Dates and names seem more important, though I’m not sure why.
3read more »The Schaefer family did well by the meat business and owned a large piece of land in nearby Dublin, CA. It was called Schaefer Ranch and once a year, Otto Sr. and then his son, Butch would invite his
0read more »Donald Fong in front of Allied Meats of Oakland in 1990’s My father is a humble and friendly man. He is the kind of guy that starts a jovial conversation with his neighbor while waiting in a long line at
5read more »Don’s Meat at 98th today After six years of working at Liberty Market, Dad moved on to Gateway Market on 12th Street and continued to work as butcher. Eddie Tom who owned Eddie’s Market on 73rd Avenue was looking
2read more »Introduction by Pitmaster Harry There are over 7,000 barbecue teams in America and as many team names. What’s in a team name? Sometimes it is a chance coincidence that’s the genesis of a team name. Or, it may speak to
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