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Houston Livestock Rodeo World’s Championship BBQ Contest

February 11, 2010
Houston Livestock Rodeo World

Just as the rodeo competitors hone their riding skills and shine their buckles, several hundred others are polishing their culinary tools and preparing to heat up their own winning run at glory! The World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest is three days of cooking, competition, eating and dancing. The sweet aroma drifts over the Houston metropolis, drawing [...]

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Kansas Winter Q – Cold Weather and Barbecue at Great Bend

February 10, 2010
Kansas Winter Q - KCBS Sanctioned Event 2010

2010 marks another year for the Kansas Winter Q, with it’s 3rd annual event starting in a few shorts days on Friday the 12th of February. The two-day event is a story of fire and ice as the Barton County Fair Board and its Barbecue Committee invites cookers from across the nation to brave the [...]

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American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cook-Off Tour 2010

February 10, 2010
American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cook-Off Tour 2010

The American Bass Anglers Barbeque association have just announced their Cook-Off Tour that will be held in conjunction with Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournaments at 5 locations in the southern US in 2010. These events are designed to attract community involvement by encouraging both professional and backyard BBQ enthusiasts to try out their cooking [...]

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BBQ Competition Results – Lakeland Pig Festival 2010

February 5, 2010
BBQ Competition Results - Lakeland Pig Festival 2010

This was a truly great year for the Lakeland Pig Festival. Participants competed against each other in two categories, with amateurs in the backyard category (local teams, competing for bragging rights, ribbons and trophies), and more experienced entrants in a “professional group” who vie for a $10,000 prize. The backyard contest also follows KCBS rules [...]

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Competition Shedule for the Mid Atlantic Barbecue Association 2010

February 5, 2010
Competition Shedule for the Mid Atlantic Barbecue Association 2010

The Mid Atlantic BBQ Association is open to all citizens, competition teams, and food service related businesses and professionals throughout the country. The MABA’s specific area of sponsorship includes the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Spearheaded by a team of dedicated people, the MABA’s Michael Fay has [...]

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Competition Shedule – Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association 2010

February 2, 2010
Competition Shedule - Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association 2010

The Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association (TGCBCA) was originally organized in June, 1994 and chartered as a “Pit” of IBCA in July, 1994. Since its inception, TGCBCA became the largest Pit within IBCA, pertaining both to membership and the size and number of cook-off’s held in and around the Houston and Texas Gulf Coast [...]

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Competition Shedule for the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association 2010

February 1, 2010
Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association Event Schedule for 2010

The Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association a recognized affiliate of the world famous Kansas City BBQ Society. It was formed in 1991 by a group of Northwestern barbecuers. Over the years it has grown from 20 members to over 400 internationally. The PNWBA publishes a news letter called Drippings from the Pit. This publication reaches it’s [...]

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Competition Schedule for the Memphis Barbecue Network 2010

January 29, 2010
Competition Schedule for the Memphis Barbecue Network 2010

Founded in September 2007 by representatives with over 50 years combined experience in running sanctioned contests in the Memphis-style barbecue judging. The MBN’s mission as the Memphis Barbecue Network is to promote, educate, and enhance the aspects of pork barbecue cooking and competition that are associated with the unique style of Memphis barbecue. They also [...]

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Competition Schedule for the Central Texas Barbecue Association 2010

January 26, 2010
Competition Schedule for the Central Texas Barbecue Association 2010

CTBA was formed to establish fair and equal guidelines for all competitive BBQ cooks who insist on well-run and organized barbeque cookoffs. The Central Texas Barbeque Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting barbeque – barbeque cooking, Bar-B-Que contest, B-B-Q eating, BBQ whatever – and having a good time while doing so. No matter [...]

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Competition Schedule for the New England Barbecue Society 2010

January 26, 2010
New England Barbecue Society

Around 1991, the New England Society for Wood Cookery was formed. In 1994, the Wood Cookery Society became The New England Barbecue Society, a stable, fiscally responsible, not-for-profit, group of dedicated BBQ cooks and consumers. Along with the NEBS monthly print publication The National Barbecue News, the Society was born to offer New England grillers [...]

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Competition Schedule for the Illinois BBQ Society 2010

January 24, 2010
Competition Shedule for the Illinois BBQ Society 2010

The Illinois BBQ Society (ILBBQS) is a varied group of individuals who bring a world of experience to the barbeque scene. Whether you’re a hardcore pit smoker, a die-hard WSM’er or a knock-the-dust-off-the-grill weekender, if you want to be a part of a colorful group that has come together to have fun and   promote barbeque, [...]

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Homemade Barbecue Marinades Made Easy

December 17, 2009
Homemade Barbecue Marinade - Easy, fast, delicious.

Marinating is simply adding food to a seasoned, and and sometimes acidic, liquid to make it more succulent or provide additional flavor, and this guide to making your own homemade barbecue marinade will help you start creating your own personal favorites at home. To begin with, you will find that marination exists for almost every [...]

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BBQ Restaurant Franchises – A List of Current BBQ Franchises

December 15, 2009
The BD Mongolian BBQ Restaurant Franchise Opportunity

Few things are better than the passion and satisfaction that is brought by the wonderful aroma of BBQ food. There is no doubt in anyones mind that if barbecue was a national food, in the United States it would win without losing a breath. One of the core reasons behind this is the simple fact [...]

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Competition Shedule for the Lone Star Barbecue Society 2010

December 6, 2009
Lone Star Barbecue Society

The Lone Star Barbecue society has a great looking shedule lined up for 2010, with it’s first event being held at the Lions Club BBQ Cookoff in Italy, Texas. About the Lone Star Barbecue Society Thirteen years after its inception, the Lone Star Barbecue Society is a successful organization, sanctioning eighty-five plus events throughout the [...]

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Competition Shedule for the Kansas City Barbeque Society 2010

December 6, 2009
Competition Shedule for the Kansas City Barbeque Society 2010

2010 is going to be a very busy year for the Kansas City Barbeque Society, with the current shedule having several events every month through until the end of the year. The shedule will of course be amended with events that are being held later in the year and these will be added to the [...]

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Competition Shedule for the International Barbeque Cookers Association 2010

December 5, 2009
Competition Shedule for the NBBQA 2010

The International Barbeque Cookers Association have a very busy competition shedule lined up for 2010, starting off with the Nueces Co. Jr Livestock show venue in Robstown, Texas. The purpose of the IBCA as stated in the IBCA By-Laws “to develop and bolster equitable competitive barbecue cooking internationally” and the entire concept of their organization [...]

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