By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on May 10th, 2012%
While looking at my Twitter feed I received a message from @Woodysbbqca that read…. Hi, we’re opening a new BBQ restaurant in Guelph & want 2 invite u 2 an exclusive pre-opening event this weekend! I have to tell ya… it feels pretty special to be asked to attend events like this and that the BBQ [...] . . . → Read More: Woody’s Bar-B-Q opens it’s doors in Guelph, Ontario Canada – Southern BBQ Chain is here!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on April 11th, 2012%
Contrary to popular belief I am not all BBQ all the time, as a matter of fact I can see why so many BBQ Pitmasters and restaurant owners have gotten to the point of not wanting to eat BBQ all the time. Don’t get me wrong here I love a great Pulled Pork, Ribs or [...] . . . → Read More: For a change of pace we checked out Off the Hook Sea Food Emporium in Whitby for lunch…. WOW!!!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on March 9th, 2012%
Yesterday was a great day! I visited an old friend in Hospital in Guelph that recovering from a very serious illness that I had not seen in almost 20 years and after a huge scare it look like a recovery in well within reach. My best wishes go out to Mike. After that I drove [...] . . . → Read More: Dinner from the Lancaster Smokehouse in Kitchener, Ontario – Hog Tails Bar B Que’s newest location
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on March 2nd, 2012%
I have been all over the East Coast in the US and met lots of good folk in the BBQ community. And now I have become friends with a guy just one town to the west of me in Whitby, Ontario and his name is Jim Van Allen Jim found me on Facebook and he [...] . . . → Read More: Guest Post by Jim Van Allen AKA Mr. Bojangles – BBQ Joint Review of Smokin Jeff’s BBQ House in Northern Ontario
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on February 27th, 2012%
February 20th 2012 will long be remembered as one of the most fun days I have had since I started this wonderful hobby of writing a BBQ/Food Blog. Back in late 2011 I was contacted by Ms.D-Madame of The BroadHouse asking if I would like to join them as a special guest at one of [...] . . . → Read More: The Oshawa Ogre is a Burger Broad for a day and 5 of us hit Dangerous Dan’s Diner in Toronto
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on February 4th, 2012%
During my first Southern Expedition in Jan/Feb 2011 I stopped by Southern Soul Barbeque at the advice of Kevin from Kevin’s BBQ Joints website. That was some recomondation let me tell you what! I loved that BBQ Joint as you can tell if you read my review from last year of Southern Soul Barbeque. Owners [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review of Southern Soul Barbeque in St. Simon Island Georgia – 1 year later
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 31st, 2012%
After having a fine BBQ lunch with Wayne Brown and Steven Gibbs at Queen City Q in Charlotte, North Carolina was finished I then continued South towards Florida with my next stop planned to be in Greenville, South Carolina, Now it was only a two hour drive and you may be thinking why only drive [...] . . . → Read More: Review of Huntin’ Camp Bar B Q & Grill in Travelers Nest, SC – Dinner with Jay Prince
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 30th, 2012%
There were so many things that I was looking forward to during my Southern Expedtion 2.0 trip down to the south. But near the top of that list was once again spending some time with my friend Wayne Brown aka @brownkw on twitter. And like myself  Wayne is a BBQ Blog Writer that has [...] . . . → Read More: Review of a NEW BBQ Joint -Queen City Q – Charlotte NC along with Wayne Brown & Steven Gibbs
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on January 25th, 2012%
Ah, the start of my second annual Southern Expedition which I have dubbed 2.0 is underway and off to a fantastic start. Just like last year I am driving down to Florida for my vactaion which will include a lot of BBQ and time spent with many friends including stops in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – Q Barbeque one of Tuffy Stone’s Restaurants in Midlothian, Virginia
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on December 13th, 2011%
I was looking forward to yesterday for over a month! I was contacted in November by Ms. D of the Burger Broads and asked if I would like to be included in their last Burger Joint review of 2011 over at Dangerous Dan’s at 714 Queen Street East in Toronto Well Hell Yeah!!! I had [...] . . . → Read More: Damn it…. I wanted to be a Broad
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 27th, 2011%
My regular readers will know that I am friends with Rob Butler, Pitmaster of Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ who for the last 3 years has torn up the Ontario RibFest circuit rising up the ladder as one of the more popular Ribbers. But the RibFest Season is only from May til October so Rob needed [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint & more – Review of the brand new Stuttering John’s Bistro Bar in Oshawa, Ontario Canada
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on November 25th, 2011%
I was sent a message from Samantha Mccallum-Reichert who together with her husband Kevin own Primitive Cuisine a new BBQ restaurant in Trenton, Ontario Canada which is home to one of Canada’s Air Force bases about 2 hours East of Toronto. Samantha contacted me through Facebook and invited me to visit their BBQ Joint that opened [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review of Primitive Cuisine Trenton, Ontario Canada
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on October 18th, 2011%
Today I drove my buddy Joe to an early morning doctor appointment and on the way back we headed down to the Beaches in Toronto to check out one of the most talked about burger joints in the GTA. One of my friends in BBQ is Chef Ted Reader one of the greatest BBQ chefs [...] . . . → Read More: On Chef Ted Reader’s recommendation, We review The Burger’s Priest in Toronto
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 25th, 2011%
Looking for something really tasty that will put to shame your ordinary burger? Here is a deal that you can not pass up!!! You have seen my reviews of The Players Bench Sports Bar & Grill located at the south west corner of Simcoe & Taunton Roads in Oshawa, a great sports bar that not [...] . . . → Read More: Tuesdays are Special at the Players Bench in Oshawa, Featuring Horn Dawgs Smokin BBQ Pulled Pork & Ribs!
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on September 23rd, 2011%
Having heard from many of my foodie friends in the States rave about Five Guys Burgers and Fries for the past few months I thought I would have to wait til the next time I drive down south to try out this well know chain from south of the border. But wait…. Recently I heard [...] . . . → Read More: The Americans are coming, no wait they are here. – Review of Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Oshawa
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on August 9th, 2011%
I have been very fortunate to have such a great hobby related to all things BBQ and two one of my joys are reviewing BBQ Joints and meeting people from the BBQ community. On Friday I was able to do both. Kitchener, Ontario is where my parents live and just north of there is Waterloo [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – Hog Tails BarBQue 2 for 1 review by me and Annette Penney
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on August 1st, 2011%
Last week my IT guy Bob, (and also good friend) his wife Susan along with their niece Sara joined me on a little road trip to Bethany, Ontario to visit a BBQ Joint in the small little town that is on Hwy 7A in between Oshawa and Peterborough called Bethany Hills Heaven on Seven. How [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – Bethany Hills Heaven On Seven in Bethany, Ontario Canada
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on July 23rd, 2011%
A while back Joe and I reviewed the Bull & Boar BBQ Smokehouse in Belleville, Ontario and in that review I mentioned that we saw another BBQ Joint just down the street from there and that we would check them out the next time we had business in Belleville, so here we are at 300 [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – Smokehouse Blues Belleville, Ontario Canada
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on July 1st, 2011%
I have been looking forward to trying out the BBQ from Bull & Boar Smokehouse Grill for months since I first saw a TV ad for the restaurant, that was very well done… They do a fantastic job of promoting the restaurant on TV and also through a weekly email that you can sign up [...] . . . → Read More: BBQ Joint Review – Bull & Boar Smokehouse Grill in Belleville, Ontario Canada
By Wilfred Reinke aka @OshawaOgre, on June 16th, 2011%
Today my day job took me about 40 minutes north of Toronto to the city of Newmarket, not far from Mulock Drive and Hwy 404 View Larger Map My timing could not be better as last night I was reading an interesting thread on Chow Hound’s website discussing BARQUE BBQ which I had reviewed a [...] . . . → Read More: Review of Big Bone BBQ & Wicked Wings Restaurant in Newmarket, Ontario Canada
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