Adventures on the BBQ Trail |
I was talking with my BBQ partner and son, James @(www.mgtbbq.com), and we decided that we had to share this story with you. The first thing you have to understand is that in our first BBQ Contest we ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:19:00 GMT |
Our Second Contest (Part 2) |
Friday nights at a BBQ contest are somewhat magical to me. This contest in downtown Texarkana was no different. You could look down the street lined with every type of bbq pit you can imagine and watc...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:54:00 GMT |
Our Second Contest (Part 3) |
Saturday morning rolls around and it always seems like someone is speeding up the clock. Normally your first turn in is around 11:30am and it gets here before you know it. We turned in our chicken fir...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:54:00 GMT |
Our Second Contest (Part 1) |
Once we got home from the contest number one butt whippin' (see blog) I realized that the only option we had was to enter another contest. We just HAD to try again. Logistically (with James in arkansa...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:51:00 GMT |
Our First Competition (Part 3) |
Here is a little story I think you will enjoy. During our first BBQ Competition (Bikes, Blues and BBQ in Fayetteville) we were about to turn in our last entry. We had already turned in our chicken, po...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:36:00 GMT |
Our Road to the Royal (Part Two |
Fridays can be pretty hectic at a BBQ Competition. There's so much to do. Find your space or setup area, set up the pit, tents, tables and the general organization of your area. Then you have to wait ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:11:00 GMT |
Our Road to the Royal (Part One) |
To start from the beginning, this all started for us approximately two years ago. We entered our first BBQ competition in Fayetteville Arkansas. It is called the Bikes, Blues and BBQ. James had called...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:08:00 GMT |
Don't Take Results Personal |
This is not going to be a very long blog but it may contain one of the most important lessons you can learn as a newcomer to competitive cooking. DO NOT TAKE RESULTS PERSONALLY. There are going to b...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:07:00 GMT |
Making New Friends at BBQ Contests |
One of the greatest parts of entering into these contests has to be the opportunity they provide to meet new people as well as catch up with old friends. The photo above depicts one of the newest fri...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:05:00 GMT |
BBQ Contest in Texarkana |
For our last contest we participated in the Texarkana Mainstreet BBQ and Blues Festival in downtown Texarkana, AR/TX. Once again, the results were excellent. We took fourth place in the Rib category...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:03:00 GMT |
