By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on May 17th, 2013
First off I have to apologize to every one for taking soooooo long to publish this years schedule. The last 6 months Real life has taken it’s toll on me and I have been having to deal with some personal issues that has taken me away from my love for my hobby of talking BBQ. [...] . . . → Read More: 2013 Ontario RibFest Schedule – Over 50 Finger Licking Shows!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on May 4th, 2013
I know y’all have not heard from me too much in 2013 and I miss all of you a lot but real life has caused me to take a step back from my writing to deal with my personal life. Fear not though I will not throw my hobby into my R2D2 trash can. I [...] . . . → Read More: Celebrate National Luke Skywalker’s Day, It is time to break out the BBQ….. May the 4th be with you!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on March 11th, 2013
On Saturday March 23rd, 2013 Owners Rob Butler and Donna Darling will be celebrating the opening of their new restaurant Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ and will do so in Grand style! From 11:30 am to 1pm members of the Media and their friends will be in attendance as the official Ribbon ceremony takes place and [...] . . . → Read More: PRESS RELEASE…. Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ & Catering Grand Opening – Saturday March 23rd, 2013
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on February 18th, 2013
For the last three years Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ has been winning so many awards at Ontario area Ribfests and have been the home town heroes in Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa and Bowmanville. One of the most common questions I have been asked is “When will Horn Dawgs open a restaurant so that we can eat [...] . . . → Read More: Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ & Catering opens full restaurant in Pickering beside the Liverpool GO Station
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 31st, 2013
On the last legs of my Southern Expedition 3.0 I am staying at my parents house in North Fort Myers Florida. Most meals I have with my parents at the home so while here I am not eating many meals out, but today I wanted to find a new BBQ joint to give a go. [...] . . . → Read More: Burgers and BBQ in one place, WhoooHoooo this is BurgerQue in Fort Myers Florida
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 27th, 2013
I have had the pleasure of being a friend of Chad Ward for the past 3 years and every January I have vacationed in Florida aka My Southern Expedition. On each of those 3 trips I have spent time with Chad and I have learned so much from this man. And he is a very [...] . . . → Read More: Quick Video with Chad Ward of Whiskey Bent BBQ at Lakeland Pigfest
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on December 30th, 2012
From time to time I have talked to a person online and the subject of doing a guest post for my blog arises. I am kind of picky about who gets to write for me, so please do not consider this to be an invitation to have everyone want to do this. Here is a [...] . . . → Read More: Guest Post- by Lily Grace – Crazy for BBQ the world over, from NYC to Canada, the UK, and Beyond!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 15th, 2012
Well some of you will remember that early in the Summer I ran a contest together with one of my blogs sponsors Grill Parts Canada out of Mississauga, Ontario This was a huge contest with the 3rd place winner receiving a prize pack worth $150.00, and 2nd place coming away with $250.00 of BBQ products. [...] . . . → Read More: Grill Parts Canada Contest Winner Dawn Shea claims her prize
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 2nd, 2012
A year and a half ago on at the end of June 2011 my buddy Joe and I tried out The Bull & Boar Smokehouse in Belleville, Ontario and even though they had great appetizers we were very disappointment in their BBQ, in fact of all the reviews I have done up til now, Bull [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – dem BONES Hometown SmokeShack & SportsBar > The Bull & Boar Smokehouse by far!!!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 29th, 2012
This year for my first time ever I was attending a Halloween Party. I have not bothered wearing a costume since I was 14 years old, that is more than 10 years ago. Ok a lot more than 10 years closer to 38 years ago. As a kid I loved to go out trick or [...] . . . → Read More: Halloween recipe for Kitty Litter Cake – your friends will love it, but will they eat it??
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 25th, 2012
If there is one that thing that my good friend and business associate Ann Burns of Package of Solutions has taught me , that would have to be about how important Networking is nowadays. I have known Ann for about one year now and through her I have made countless connections with people in many [...] . . . → Read More: Are you looking for a Traeger Smoker Grill?? … you need to see my buddy Cam at Home Hardware Bowmanville
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 25th, 2012
I am proud to have a very special guest writer on my blog today, She is known as the Madame of the Broadhouse… Ms.D She has had a vision of pulling together a bunch of broads that like burgers and showing to the world women that are true broads . I have known her for [...] . . . → Read More: Guest Post by Ms.D – Hey Burger Broads! Why are you having a fundraiser for a ‘Vegetarian’ food bank?
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 24th, 2012
I have not had a lot of time of late to post some articles because of a lot of things going on in my life (but don’t worry folks I have lots of content packed away and will be bringing it too you as I can.) Today I wanted to forward on to y”all a [...] . . . → Read More: Homemade Stick burner in Picton Ontario, makin some Texas Brisket and making me miss my Southern friends
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 14th, 2012
Every day I read stories about BBQ off of the news wire and when I find something out of the ordinary I will share it here with my loyal readers. Today I read an article written by Darian Warden of the Craig Daily Press. In it he tells us that Pankey’s Smoked BBQ in Craig, [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – Pankey’s Smoked BBQ in Craig, Colorado – Closed up… Read why
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 7th, 2012
Most of you that have read my blog, know of my little buddy Coolio that accompanies me on many of my travels and helps me to produce reviews. I use Coolio in my photos since he is so much better looking than I am but also because I am better with a camera than he [...] . . . → Read More: Coolio’s Adventure, Being Penguinapped,Tortured, Rescued and Reunited with Emm
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 3rd, 2012
I should of posted this earlier, Joe Simeunovich and I have made this a regular joint to stop at for lunch for months now. I am going to first talk about the first time that we visited Big Boy’s Burgers in Whitby in the old Coffee Time building at the corner of Consumers Drive and [...] . . . → Read More: Burger Joint Review – Big Boy’s Burgers in Whitby – Perhaps my fave Phili Cheese Steak place!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 24th, 2012
Is 9 months a good test to see if something works?? I would say so! In January 2012, Jesse Black from ThermoWorks sent me a couple of the RT615 Fridge/Freezer Thermometers to try out and the timing is great because it was right at the time that we bought a new fridge and wanted to [...] . . . → Read More: Coolio reviews the ThermoWorks RT615 Fridge/Freezer Thermometer
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 23rd, 2012
I first heard about Big Moe’s Burgers when I was a guest at the 1st annual TO Foodfest back on July 29th 2012 (note to self… Fred you still have to write a blog post on that event!) It was a great event that showcased many fine foods in a variety of types of delicious [...] . . . → Read More: Burger Joint Review – Big Moe’s Burgers in Markham, Ontario – Home of the Juicy Lucy!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 22nd, 2012
Yesterday I hear on the radio that Harvey’s (A Canadian Burger chain) has introduced a new Pulled Pork Burger! Well you know that it would not take long for me and my Grill Friend Joe to get over to check that out for ourselves! And look!!! they also have added Pulled Pork to Poutine!!! I [...] . . . → Read More: Harvey’s makes your Pork Burger….. A beautiful thing!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 17th, 2012
What a weekend! I was invited by Ray Uotila and his wife Nicole organizers of the Owen Sound Ribfest to not only attend but to be a judge for Ribs, Chicken and Sauce. I will have a lot more on that in future postings but today I wanted to bring you a video that I took [...] . . . → Read More: Rib eating contest held at 2012 Owen Sound Ribfest with 94.5 The Bull
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