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
4th Annual Dana Point BBQ Championship by Donna Fong
For the 4th year in a row, Harry and I participated in the Dana Point championships in southern California. Without a doubt, Dana Point is … Read More
My Father, a butcher in Oakland (Part 5), by Donna Fong, Butcher’s Daughter BBQ Team
Now that my Dad is older, I listen to his stories with more attention than I did in the past. Dates and names seem … Read More
Judging Competition BBQ – Part 3 by Donna Fong, Butchers Daughter BBQ
<Part 1>, <Part 2> BBQ judges have to travel many miles to get to contests and all at their own expense. Judges are … Read More