2012 RibFest Schedule for Ontario Canada – Get your BBQ fix

I have been to many BBQ shows and events across Ontario and also down the US East coast from North Carolina to Florida but there is something special about RibFests here in Ontario. Just imagine crowds of over 100,000 people filling a park over a 3 or 4 day week-end enjoying endless Musical entertainment while [...] . . . → Read More: 2012 RibFest Schedule for Ontario Canada – Get your BBQ fix

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Dinner from the Lancaster Smokehouse in Kitchener, Ontario – Hog Tails Bar B Que’s newest location

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

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BBQ Joint Review of Southern Soul Barbeque in St. Simon Island Georgia – 1 year later

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

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BBQ Joint Review – Q Barbeque one of Tuffy Stone’s Restaurants in Midlothian, Virginia

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

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Product review of the Thermapen, Coolio and a couple of his feathered friends get their temperatures taken

Thanks to a recommendation by Shane from Draper’s BBQ, the PR and Social Media rep from ThermoWorks,  Jesse Black contacted me asking if I would like to review one of their products for my blog. After looking around at the ThermoWorks website and seeing all of the great looking products that they have to offer [...] . . . → Read More: Product review of the Thermapen, Coolio and a couple of his feathered friends get their temperatures taken

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News Bite – Famous Dave’s BBQ to expand into Canada in 2012

  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

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Ford Fest, The Mayor of Toronto holds a Backyard BBQ for me and thousands of his closest friends

  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

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Review of the GrillStar BBQ App for iPhone, iPad, iTouch and iThink i like it! + Give-A-Way

I have seen lots of gadgets for BBQ over the years but I found one that is valuable to both the backyard griller and even the professionals that compete in Barbecue events across North America. Ryan Michel the inventor of the GrillStar app wanted me to do a review for his creation but there was [...] . . . → Read More: Review of the GrillStar BBQ App for iPhone, iPad, iTouch and iThink i like it! + Give-A-Way

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Review of The SKrAPr GrILLr – A BBQ Grill Grate Cleaning Tool

  GrILLr The last time I talked to you about the SKrAPr line or products was when I reviewed the SPrEADr a utensil made of FDA approved resin that can be used to spread anything from Butter, Margarine, Jellies and Jams, Cream Cheeses and also slice Buns, Bagels and Muffins with ease. This time lets [...] . . . → Read More: Review of The SKrAPr GrILLr – A BBQ Grill Grate Cleaning Tool

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Review of Easy Peasy Foods Chicken Insurance Marinade for BBQ Drums and Breasts (and a little Horn Dawgs)

Aaron Schwarz from Easy Peasy Foods in Troy Michigan sent me two of their products, their Chicken Insurance marinade and also a BBQ sauce for Ribs called Barbeque Insurance. Today I will review the Chicken Insurance for you and next time I am doing Ribs in my smoker I will give the BBQ Sauce a [...] . . . → Read More: Review of Easy Peasy Foods Chicken Insurance Marinade for BBQ Drums and Breasts (and a little Horn Dawgs)

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Coming soon (ish) to be reviewed – lots of BBQ Products

I was organizing my basement today and was looking at all of the great BBQ products that people have sent me to review that I have not yet tested and I realized how much I had….. WOW! I am getting product in faster than I can review it. So today I brought everything outside to [...] . . . → Read More: Coming soon (ish) to be reviewed – lots of BBQ Products

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Guest Writer Richard Wachtel aka Grilling with Rich give us his take on Canadian BBQ

In the process of becoming a blog writer I have had the extreme pleasure of becoming friends with many people in the BBQ community including other writers. Richard Wachtel is a great example of that, Rich has through his website Grilling with Rich, gained the respect of many of the greats in this field and [...] . . . → Read More: Guest Writer Richard Wachtel aka Grilling with Rich give us his take on Canadian BBQ

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Review of the Milton Ribfest 2011, I get to go home!

Milton is my home town which is about an hour or so west of Toronto therefor I was really looking forward to attending their 2nd annual Ribfest at the Milton Fairgrounds. But it will be my first time at the Milton Ribfest as last year I was not able to go. It was going to be [...] . . . → Read More: Review of the Milton Ribfest 2011, I get to go home!

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BBQ Joint Review – Hog Tails BarBQue 2 for 1 review by me and Annette Penney

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

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BBQ Joint Review – Bethany Hills Heaven On Seven in Bethany, Ontario Canada

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

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BBQ Joint Review – Smokehouse Blues Belleville, Ontario Canada

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

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Looking for some Real BBQ Competition? Try the CANADIAN SOUTHERN BBQ ASSOCIATION

The CSBBQA has 5 BBQ cooking competitions lined up for 2011, Already in the books  were comps that took place in Ottawa Smoked to the Bone event and the Canadian Pork Championship Paris, Ontario. Still to take place is the Blues, Brews & BBQ in St. Thomas, Ontario this coming week-end. I hope that all [...] . . . → Read More: Looking for some Real BBQ Competition? Try the CANADIAN SOUTHERN BBQ ASSOCIATION

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News…. 1ST ANNUAL ACE IN THE HOLE BBQ THROWDOWN in Holbrook, Arizona… Looking for teams.

I am quite active on my facebook account with about 90% of the people and groups I friend with being involved in BBQ. I was invited to an event posted by Tom Duncan which is the 1ST ANNUAL ACE IN THE HOLE BBQ THROWDOWN   Here is what it says on the event page Time [...] . . . → Read More: News…. 1ST ANNUAL ACE IN THE HOLE BBQ THROWDOWN in Holbrook, Arizona… Looking for teams.

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Would you like to post a review of a BBQ Joint you visited and share it with the world? Now you can!

One of the most respected BBQ people I know is Kevin Kelly from California and he has the most comprehensive BBQ Joint review sites on the planet. I find his site KEVIN’S BBQ JOINTS is super easy to navigate and you can search by State or using the Search engine you can search by City, [...] . . . → Read More: Would you like to post a review of a BBQ Joint you visited and share it with the world? Now you can!

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2011 RibFest Schedule for Ontario Canada

Click here to go to the 2012 Rib Fest Schedule!!! What a great year 2011 was for Ribfests in Ontario! I was fortunate to have attended 14 Ribfests in 2011 out of the over 40 that are listed below. For the most part the weather was great this year and attendance was super. I can [...] . . . → Read More: 2011 RibFest Schedule for Ontario Canada

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