April 5, 2007

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BBQ’n at the Autry 07

The second annual BBQ’n at the Autry Barbecue Championship and Festival is right around the corner, April 14 2007. It will be held at the Autry National Center in Griffith Park (4700 Western Heritage Way).It is a very special competition to the Four-Q BBQ Team and myself because it was our inauguration into the world [...]

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January 19, 2007

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I haven’t abandoned BBQ or this blog

Most of you might be wondering about the lack of posts on this website… yeah me too. I took a little time off from work and blogging to dedicate that time towards getting to know my new baby girl. Yeah, the BBQ Junkie has multiplied. But it is all good. My posts will continue to [...]

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October 27, 2006

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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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October 26, 2006

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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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October 22, 2006

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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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October 21, 2006

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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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October 19, 2006

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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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October 18, 2006

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Cheap Eats

Yum

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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October 17, 2006

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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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September 8, 2006

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BBQ Judging Class

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 [...]

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