BBQ Junkie

Beachfront Barbecue-A California State Championship

The California BBQ Association will be hosting a BBQ championship at Imperial Beach on November 10-11, 2006. It looks like this is going to be the last BBQ competition in Southern California for 2006 (the December Rose Bowl competition got cancelled). This event is a qualifier for the American Royal Invitational event in Kansas City. [...]

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BBQ Junkie has a MySpace profile.

Ok, I’ve really done it this time. I’ve created a MySpace profile for BBQ Junkie just to see if there any BBQ Enthusiasts in MySpace land. It turns out that there are plenty. I also find that Q’rs are using that website to create homepages for themselves and their BBQ teams. For those who aren’t [...]

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Viejas Smokin’ in the Park results

Congratulations to all of the teams that competed in this weekend’s Smokin’ in The Park BBQ competition. Here are the results: Grand Champion – Otis and the Bird Reserve Grand Champion- Asleep at the Grill Chicken 1st Two Loose Screws 2nd The Pit Stop BBQ, LLC 3rd Hombre 4th Otis and the Bird 5th Ric’s [...]

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BBQ Junkie Forum is gone

I decided that it was time to dismantle the BBQ Junkie Forum (not the blog, just the forum) for a few reasons. The only reason that I had put it up was because I could. Not a very good reason. Secondly I (or anyone else) would rarely visit the forum. What’s the fun in that? [...]

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Smokin’ in The Park

This weekend is the 2nd annual Smokin’ in The Park BBQ championship at the Viejas Outlet Center in Alpine California. Alpine is located a little east of San Diego in case you didn’t know. Last year’s event was great and I’m sure this one will be even better. I was scheduled to be a judge [...]

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Cheap Eats

Saw this article in the LA Times Food section on great food deals in L.A. What a nice surprise to have a BBQ restaurant listed as the #3 pick. The restaurant is the Swinging Door in North Hollywood and they have an amazing deal that serves up to eight people for $56 dollars… not bad [...]

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What is up with the BBQ Junkie?

Took a little time off from blogging… work was getting the best of me. Now, I figure it’s time to update the site and create some posts. I started by updating my WordPress software and now my BBQ Junkie header has vanished. It looks like I’m going to have to go in and edit some [...]

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