Archive | October, 2006

Beachfront Barbecue-A California State Championship

27. October 2006

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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.

26. October 2006

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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 familiar [...]

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Viejas Smokin’ in the Park results

22. October 2006

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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 Righteous Ribs Pork Ribs 1st The Rib Doctor 2nd Smokin’ Steve’s Pit BBQ 3rd Otis and the Bird 4th Tropical Heat BBQ 5th The [...]

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BBQ Junkie Forum is gone

21. October 2006

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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

19. October 2006

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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 at [...]

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Cheap Eats

18. October 2006

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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?

17. October 2006

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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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