So you think you make the world’s best hamburger do you? Well Sutter Home and the California Avocado Commission want you to prove it, and if you’re right you’ll take home$50,000. This is the 16th running of the annual contest, and will no doubt draw thousands of entries from around the country. Onions and mustard [...]
Saturday, July 1, 2006
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Last year, active duty and reserve Marines at 10 military installations around the country fought in a different type of battle, this one thankfully a lot safer than their day jobs. The troops battled it out on the barbecue pit to find out who would take top grilling honors. The event, sponsored by Weber, was [...]
Friday, June 30, 2006
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An interesting comment from author Steven Raichlen concerning the health risks associated with grilled foods appeared on The Slate the other day. I feel obliged to discuss one topic we haven’t raised that may concern some nervous Nellies: barbecue and carcinogens. At the heart of the debate are HCAs (heterocyclic amines)—alleged carcinogens that form when [...]
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the The Smokenator contraption that converts your Weber grill into a water smoker. The other day I tried out a smoked chicken recipe to see how it did. To get started, cut some pats of butter (about 1/2 a stick) and some fresh herbs such as rosemary and [...]
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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The Weber Grill Restaurant in Chicago put their grilling expertise to the test with their all grill kitchen. Billing themselves as the “ultimate upscale grilling experience”, they bring Chicago area residents the delicious flavor of the grill in a restaurant package. Patrons can enjoy the dining room, or for a more authentic cookout experience, enjoy [...]
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Ronnie’s Steak House is a Orlando landmark of sorts. Here’s everything you need to know about this popular Florida steak house. Every visitor to Disney World who does their research will come across Ronnie’s Steak House at least once in their online research when searching for restaurant reviews in Orlando, Florida. Ronnie’s always shows up [...]
Monday, May 22, 2006
Wanna grill up something a little different this summer? How about some good old fashioned llama patties. Or better yet, a double bacon llama cheese burger. Just like Quetzalcoatl used to make. If you don’t have a llama dealer in your neighborhood (the local H.E.B. is suspiciously out of llama) you can still get your [...]
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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It’s May, which if you weren’t aware, is National BBQ Month. Spring is the perfect time to get out there and grill. Unless you are in central Texas apparently, where it’s hot as hell already. Not that it’ll stop diehard grillers however. If while firing up the grill after the winter you discover that the [...]
Saturday, May 6, 2006
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Last week I told you about a mail order steak shop I’m trying out called Steaks of St. Louis. Last night I grilled up a little “earth and turf” trying out their porterhouse cut pork chop and New York strip. The pork chop was huge, moist and not too lean. A good sign. This particular [...]
Thursday, April 27, 2006
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Through May 8, you can save 15% off your order at the Tabasco Store by using the checkout code CS44. Now’s a good time to pickup some Tabasco branded underwear, umbrellas, backscratchers, dog food, and about 1000 other items slathered in the logo of the ubiquitous hot sauce.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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After serving millions of them up to his patrons over the last 70 years, two pigs went from providing Melvin Bessinger’s livelihood to saving his life. Bessinger, the longtime South Carolina bar-b-que magnate and co-founder of the highly successful Melvin’s Bar-B-Que chain, recently found himself in need of heart valve replacement surgery. Ironically, the valves [...]
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
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One day, NEBS (New England BBQ Society) sanctioned grilling contest – March 25, 2006, Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn to benefit the St. Mark Sport’s Association. The event is being sponsored by Paul Kirk’s RUB restaurant.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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Stephanie Holbrook over at the Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association has written to share with me some interesting statistics from their new study on recent changes in the industry. The HPBA is an international trade organization for barbecue and patio retailers. Among their findings were these tidbits. Based on a representative sample of more than [...]
Saturday, November 26, 2005
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Here’s an interesting gift for that barbecue lover in your life. A ready-made collection of matchbooks from some of the best BBQ joints in the country. This nice little gift is only $9.95, so the price is right too. I guess you could argue that it would cost your thousands of dollars in airfare to [...]
Sunday, November 13, 2005
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Holiday seasons coming up, and the perennial favorite, the niche calendar, is poised to begin making its appearance. If you have someone on your list who likes things hot and spicy, you could do worse that the Peppa Heads’s Chile calendar. This calendar first and foremost features pretty pepper pictures (Say that 10 times fast) [...]
Sunday, July 2, 2006
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