The Wishland Foundation’s BBQ Competition, Que’n For The Kids, that took place this last weekend was pretty awesome. It was my first competition where we had to do a peoples choice category and we won it with a decisive “landslide” victory. People’s Choice is a great category to compete in because we get to meet with many BBQ fans and the public loves it because they get to sample competition-style BBQ. We placed fourth overall and got 6th in chicken, 4th in ribs and 7th in brisket. GO TEAM!
The Wishland Foundation along with the California BBQ Association are putting on Orange County’s first-ever BBQ competition on Saturday April 19th. The festivities go from 11am to 4pm at Canyon RV Park at Featherly Park (91 Fwy. At Gypsum Canyon Rd. www.canyonrvpark.com) and are free to the public (parking is $5). Music, entertainment and a children’s activity area… what else could you want?… oh yeah, and super delicious BBQ.
Four Q BBQ team, me included, will be representin’ at this competition along with 22 other teams. It will be the first time this year that the entire team is cooking together. The rest of the team (minus me) has been doing really good this year; I hope that I can keep up. Aside from this being a great event for a wonderful cause full of pure BBQ bliss, the public will also be allowed to taste authentic competition-style BBQ and vote in a the people’s choice award. The tasting packages start at $10.
If you happen to go to this event stop by the Four Q BBQ Team booth and say hello. Hope to see y’all there.
Wishland’s Que’n for Kids (wisland.org)
Saturday April 19th from 11am to 4pm
Admission is FREE! Parking is $5.00
Tasting Packages start at $10.00
Canyon RV Park at Featherly Park
91 Fwy. At Gypsum Canyon Rd.
www.canyonrvpark.com
(Canyon RV Park is located just north of the 91 Frwy on the Santa Ana River under the Gypsum Canyon Bridge. Just Exit the 91 freeway and Gypsum Canyon Rd and enter the park on the North side of the frwy.)
Wishland’s mission is to provide assistance and cherished moments to seriously ill children and their families.
First place brisket turn-in box.
I had the opportunity to participate in a BBQ competition this weekend, along with the rest of the Four Q BBQ team, up in the lovely city of Moorpark. Overall we did pretty good, 1st place brisket, 3rd place pork, 5th place ribs, and 6th place chicken. 6th place chicken isn’t bad when there are more than six teams. Unfortunately that’s all there were. We were all pretty happy with what we turned in and had a great time BBQ’n in a walnut groove.
Just got this one from a BBQ friend, Nichola (pronounced like the Ricola commercial):
The QuickSilverEdition Mission is hosting another neighborhood BBQ this weekend. The last one sounds like it was a good time had by all… food, music and Jack Daniels as part of the prize. For more information on how to get on the list visit their website and click on the “get on the list link. Then, let me know how the event was.
Saturday, July August 4th
Baby Blues BBQ on Lincoln faces off against Glencrest BBQ down on A.K.
Also in the mix are the Matt Logan and the Tequila Team,
Jamal Northington, and Two Smokin dogs with his lady-friends.
Jason Stroh from Stroh’s Gourmet will be serving up delicious sides and salads.
Saturday August 25th
Final Showdown and crowning of the Venice Beach Jack Daniel’s BBQ champions
We, Four Q BBQ Team, will be participating in the Go For The Gold BBQ Championship this weekend. I really don’t know too much about what else is going on at this event aside from there being some food vendors and such. It’s at the San Bernardino County Fair Grounds out in Victorville, CA. If you happen to be there stop by and say hi.
We’ll the Autry is over and we didn’t place. It doesn’t matter too much because we had a great time cooking, chatting, meeting new peeps and just hanging out with other BBQ enthusiasts. Remember it’s not how you play the game… yada, yada, yada.
Congrats to the winners and all who participated, it was a fun event. If you want to see more photos from this event check out my Flickr photoset here.
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. Sounds like a good reason to sign up? Four Q BBQ Team will be there representin’… the bad news is that I will not be joining them. Got a lot of things keeping me busy on the weekends lately. More on that later.
Here is the information if you are interested in attending or competing:
When: November 10-11, 2006
Contact: Gene Goycochea 619-429-1234 by e-mail genestowing@sbcglobal.net
Event Information: Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce (619) 424-3151
Where: 800 block Seacoast Drive at the Beach
I encourage you to check out the CBBQA website for more information and if you have questions, post them in the forum area: www.cbbqa.com
The California Barbecue Association is holding a BBQ judging class on October 20th at 2nd Annual Smokin’ In The Park Barbecue Championship. This is being held in Alpine, CA… a little east of San Diego. I made it down there last year in a couple of hours, it’s not too far. These BBQ judging classes don’t come around too often… the last one was held over a year ago. I can’t recommend these classes enough.
If you compete or are thinking of competing in a BBQ competition, you can learn what goes on in the judge’s tent. Learn what is expected from your turn-in plate and how to prepare to better prepare yourself. If you are a BBQ enthusiast you can learn more about traditional American barbecue. What can be better than spending some quality time with other folks who also enjoy BBQ?
The cost is $35 if you are a KCBS member and a $70 if you aren’t. If the cost seems a bit steep, think about the benefits.
• You get to eat some pretty good BBQ during the class
• You learn about BBQ from some of California’s best Q’rs
• You meet and mingle with other BBQ enthusiasts
• You can sign up to judge on the following day (if there is room) or any other KCBS sanctioned BBQ competition
• You become an Official Kansas City Barbecue Society BBQ (KCBS) Judge… this alone is worth the price of admission.
I have signed up to be a judge at this event, hopefully I will see you there. Perhaps you can’t make it to this event or you live too far away? You can search the KCBS website for BBQ judging classes that may be closer to you just by clicking here.
This weekend’s BBQ competition was an unforgettable event. Our team, Four Q BBQ, had an agreement that was pretty much signed in BBQ sauce. Winning the competition didn’t matter at all, we just wanted to get together and barbecue with other peeps that were out to do the same thing. We put way less pressure on ourselves than our first competition and thus we were able to enjoy the event.
There were six teams in all, so we figured that we would be guaranteed a spot in the top-ten. Pretty good odds. We exceeded our own expectations and placed in all three meat categories. Congratulations to all of my team mates: Sylvie of Soul Fusion Kitchen, Professor Salt, and Mr. 2nd place BBQ beef Brisket himself… Big Mista from The Survival Gourmet.
… see all of the photos here
