By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on May 9th, 2012%
I received this Press release today and I will make every attempt to visit my friend Ted Reader and report on this Grand Opening… Clancy’s Meat Co. Whitby Grand Opening Celebrity Chef and BBQ Guru Ted Reader will be firing up the grill with charitable events supporting Children’s Wish Foundation in co-operation with Hearts [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite- Grand opening of Clancy’s Meat Co., in Whitby, ON with a visit by BBQ Icon Ted Reader May 12th 2012
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on April 4th, 2012%
Starting this weekend at the Pickering Markets located at 1400 Squires Beach Road, Pickering, Ontario Canada. There will be the sweet smell of BBQ in the food court. Donna Darling and her husband  Rob Butler of Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ and Catering will be serving up some of their famous BBQ food that we [...] . . . → Read More: Pickering Markets Food Court Gets Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ Booth… Starting April 7th 2012
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on March 1st, 2012%
I met the fine couple of Terri and Jon of Pirate Jonny’s at the Lakeland, Florida PigFest in January spending a couple of hours with them walking around the show. Nicer people than most, I was glad to spend time with them, and here today they announce how well they did at the NBBQ’s 2012 [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – Pirate Jonny’s Newsletter re their great success at the NBBQ’s 2012 Awards of Excellence!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 16th, 2012%
Every morning I scan news stories on the interweb looking for interesting tidbits from the world of BBQ. Today this story at StatesmanJournal.com written by Winston Ross of the Associated Press caught my eye and I wanted to bring it to your attention. Florence restaurateur offers cheap food to investors I found it interesting since [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – Cactus BBQ & Grill thinks outside of the box to raise capital to reopen BBQ Joint
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 11th, 2012%
My oh my what a web we sometimes weave! Social Media is a very strong tool and in the BBQ world and yesterday I have seen a perfect example of the power that can be shown. Only Mother Nature can dish out storms better than Social Networking can. This story is mind blowing, and as [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – Social Media ignites into a battle of words Atlanta BBQ Joint fights back against bad review
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 8th, 2012%
Dimples is a BBQ Sauce that I had the pleasure to test & review in August 2011 and I can see how they were able to do so great in winning this award. Click on the screen shot below to go directly to the Press Release. . . . → Read More: News Bite – Press Release by Jarico Inc. – Dimples BBQ Sauce Selected as 2011′s Best Mild Tomato Sauce
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 27th, 2011%
I found this story while looking through some news items and it is one like I have never heard before. The story in a nutshell is that Ben Weaver for years wanted to open his own BBQ Joint after cooking for years feeding family and friends and decided to get out of the cabinet making [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – Ben Weaver opens Big Ben’s BBQ Station in Cherokee KS using God as his Real Estate Agent
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 6th, 2011%
I found this very interesting. I have been reading of late that McDonald’s has been using various pork scraps to make their formed “rib like” patties. and many people are not liking the descriptions used. (including this story in the Huffington Post that describes another legal battle over the McRib) McRib Lawsuit Pits Humane Society [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – Atlanta BBQ Club takes on McDonald’s McRib
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 12th, 2011%
One thing I found about BBQ People is that they can be rather ingenious at finding ways to stand out from the crowd. Take Double Trouble BBQ for instance in Austin, Texas you may not need wet naps to eat at their BBQ Joint but rather maybe a wet suit! Check out this story I [...] . . . → Read More: News bite – Smoke on the Water – In Texas you can get BBQ from a Boat! this is Double Trouble
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 29th, 2011%
Now here is some news you can sink your teeth into! Famous Dave’s BBQ Restaurants which is known as one of the best BBQ chains in the United States has come into an agreement with Famous Ribs of Canada Ltd. which is part of Tribal Council Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd. The first Canadian [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – Famous Dave’s BBQ to expand into Canada in 2012
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 27th, 2011%
Last year Toronto Chef Ted Reader broke er I mean smashed the Guinness World Record for making the largest BBQ’d Burger at a Whopping (sorry Burger King) 590 lbs. This year it was Chef Steve Gonzalez as he broke the record for longest consecutive barbecue marathon. His new record is 32 hours, 42 minutes and 6 [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – Another World Record for Toronto in BBQ, This time Chef Steve Gonzalez
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 25th, 2011%
I had a chuckle when I read this article on the Website Death & Taxes…. British Metalcore Band’s Latest Merch: BBQ Sauce In it Carmel Lobello writes that the group Bring Me The Horizon which is a British Metal Core band has produced their own BBQ Sauce called Bring me the BBQ that will be [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – British Band releases not just music but also BBQ Sauce – Crude promotions styles
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 23rd, 2011%
This story still has legs, er well it has something. You will remember back to the Ribfest held in Belleville Ontario a while back and Manda had her picture taken while working the grill for a local publication and the headline the next day which includes the term Succulent Racks cause a lot of commotion [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ and their employee Manda gets on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 23rd, 2011%
I had the chance to see Ontario Premier candidate Tim Hudak speak at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s Backyard BBQ a couple of weeks back and I liked what he said, and as a matter of fact I was following the Progressive Conservative leader Mr. Hudak on twitter ( @timhudak ) for quite a while now [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – Does BBQ & Politics mix? – Hudak challenges his rivals to a barbecue-off
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 19th, 2011%
One of the teams that I see at many of the Ribfests here in Ontario Canada is the Crabby’s BBQ Shack team out of London Ontario I have had the pleasure of talking with George a number of times and I really do like his BBQ Sauce, I have a bottle of it that he [...] . . . → Read More: News Bites – A nice write up on Crabby’s BBQ Shack at Owen Sound Ribfest
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 4th, 2011%
Your probably wondering how the heck I would get invited to the Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford’s Backyard BBQ. Long story short is that I used to work for Rob’s dad Doug Ford Senior way back in the late 1970′s at Deco Adhesives as A pressman that printed roll labels and I knew at [...] . . . → Read More: Ford Fest, The Mayor of Toronto holds a Backyard BBQ for me and thousands of his closest friends
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on August 29th, 2011%
Bye Bye California and Hello Texas! My friend and curator of the best BBQ Joint website anywhere in the free world is packing his bags and moving his work his family to Texas where Kevin wants to be involved in the BBQ Business full tilt! If your not yet familiar with Kevin and his website, may I [...] . . . → Read More: Kevin’s BBQ Joints and Kevin Kelly is moving to Texas! Everything’s Bigger there! Help him fulfill his dream!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on August 29th, 2011%
If this person wanted to be a Country & Western Singer a perfect name would have to be “Trailor (not so) Swift” After reading this story and watching the video, I was just left shaking my head! The amount of money that must of been spent on this. Click on the picture to go read [...] . . . → Read More: News bite – If your gonna tow your BBQ pit down the road…… put it out first!!!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on August 3rd, 2011%
Famous Dave Anderson want make anyone named Dave, David, or Davy feel famous as well so on Sunday August 14th 2011 at every Famous Dave’s BBQ Restaurant anyone showing a valid ID with the first name of Dave, David, or Davy will get a free entree up to a $15.00 value. And if your middle name [...] . . . → Read More: News Bite – August 14th 2011 get Free Food if your name is Dave, David or Davey at Famous Dave’s BBQ
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on July 29th, 2011%
This weekend is Canadian National BBQ Championships in Whistler, British Columbia. Once I have the results I will post them here but in the meantime here is a great article as a preview of the event that I found. Whistler BBQ Championships a continental draw and another article that profiles one of the competitors Bob [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ News Bite – Whistler BC Hosts 2011 Canadian National BBQ Championships July 29 – 31st
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