The Pacific Northwest BBQ Association is hosting a charity competition at Camp Korey, north of Seattle on September 2023. Camp Korey is a unique camp … Read More
Los Smokies: A Winning Combination of Husbands and Wives in the Panama City BBQ Scene
Barbecue is more than just a form of cooking, it’s a passion that brings people together. And in Panama City, there’s no better place to … Read More
Team 506°F Uses Slap Yo Daddy BBQ Rubs & Sauces At BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
Congratulations to Team 506°F for their recent achievement at KCBS’s BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023. Their Boston Butt pork shoulder took second place, which is … Read More
Food Network Chopped Grill Masters, Part XI – Epilogue
As I write this epilogue blog a week after Episode 3 aired on July 28, 2015, I have been processing, in my head, … Read More
Food Network Chopped Grill Masters Part I – The California BBQ Couple
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 … Read More
Q’ing and Brew’ing BBQ Competition and BeerFest
Q’ing and Brew’ing BBQ Competition and BeerFest, June 20, 2015. By Donna Fong When Harry said that Steve Botkin had the idea of holding his … Read More
BBQ-OHOLIC!!! – Alumni Dan Ronchetti of BC Smokers
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 … Read More
Spring Fever Contest in Austin, Texas Part 5
Spring Fever contest in Austin, Part 5 By Donna Fong In 2009, I was transitioning from being a BBQ judge to becoming a BBQ competition … Read More
Spring Fever Contest in Austin, Texas Part 4
Spring Fever Contest in Austin, Part 4 By Donna Fong Cindy and I went over the meats she purchased and then she showed me … Read More
Guinea Pig 2 Contest, Rancho Mirage, California, February 21, 2015
It doesn’t take a financial whiz to figure that being a barbecue competitor can get expensive. With entry fees on the West Coast pushing … Read More