Category: BBQ News

  • Book Review – Ray Sheehan’s ‘Award-Winning BBQ Sauces & How to Use’

    I have a lot of barbecue books. It’s sort of a problem. I try to collect as many as I can because there is always a gem recipe or two(or maybe a dozen if I’m lucky) in them that I’ll utilize in my day to day cooking. Ray Sheehan’s ‘Award-Winning BBQ Sauces & How To…

  • Restaurant Relief Program – Plowboys Barbeque & Operation BBQ Relief

    Stan Hays from Operation BBQ Relief and Todd Johns from Plowboys Barbeque announced they are partnering to pilot a Restaurant Relief Program. The program is designed to feed the community, keep restaurants from going out of business AND help workers stay employed. Here is our interview where we get in depth about the program and…

  • Maple Block Meat Co. – Culver City – Photos

    Before the world changed I spent a few hours with Daniel Weinstock, owner of Maple Block Barbecue Meat Co., and head chef and pitmaster Rodolfo Suazo, photographing a huge portion of their lunch and dinner menu. Below are some of those photos. Maple Block, located in Culver City, is a Los Angeles version of the…

  • Wagyu vs. Kobe beef – WHAT is the Difference?

    Joe Heitzeberg from Crowd Cow explains in depth what the difference is between Wagyu and Kobe beef AND explains the grading system for Wagyu beef. See all things Crowd Cow here: https://www.crowdcow.com Follow Crowd Cow on Instagram HERE

  • Blake Stoker – Blake’s BBQ – Why I Love BBQ – Part 3

    Why I Love BBQ – Part 3 – It’s not a surprise that I love to eat barbecue. Over the past decade that I have been writing about BBQ I have had countless epiphanies, but in the end, it’s really the people that make the BBQ world so special for me. That’s why I am…

  • BBQ Joint Closures Nationwide – The Economic Reality of COVID19

    I was on the fence about posting this. With all of the negative news around every corner, I have been trying to stay on the brighter side of things. I’ve been collecting the nationwide BBQ joint closures since this COVID19 spread across the U.S. and feel that possibly this list can provide a glimpse at…

  • BBQ Joint Merch & Gift Cards – Complete Nationwide List

    If you’re not to venture to your favorite BBQ joint to support them by purchasing food to-go(or have it delivered), there is another way to get funds in their pocket to assist them in weathering this out AND score yourself some cool swag. Below is a growing list of BBQ joints nationwide that have online…

  • Adamson Barbecue – Toronto – Why I Love BBQ – Part 2

    Why I Love BBQ – Part 2 – There aren’t a lot of guys in the barbecue business(or really any business) as nice as Adam Skelly from Adamson Barbecue in Toronto, Canada. I’ve had the chance to chat with him twice over the years and both times I felt better emotionally than when I started(and…

  • Sheldon Mason – Mason Barbecue – Why I Love BBQ – Part 1

    Why I Love BBQ – Part 1 – For the last three years I have been, in a way, self isolating as I took care of my mom through four major surgeries that she had, so I realize the power a photograph can have to give one hope. During the days that would bleed into…

  • Heritage Barbecue to Serve Free BBQ Sandwiches from ‘Smoke Kitchen’ Sunday

    Friday March 20, 2020: We are living in unusual and troubling times as the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down industries across the nation and world. One group of individuals especially hard hit by this are from the restaurant industry. Wonderfully, Daniel and Brenda Castillo from Heritage Barbecue have hearts of gold and a passion to give…