May
18
2008
Hello everyone…..been away for a while and I do apologize for that. Have been doing some massive updates to www.bbq-festivals.com All the dates of all festivals, cookoffs and other bbq related events for 2008 have been verified and updated. The site at www.bbq-festivals.com is growing very fast……. Keep sending in the info……
If you have any photos of your bbq event or just a backyard bbq please send the photos to info@bbq-festivals.com or to this blog and we will add you to the photo gallery.
More updates coming……..have a great bbq day……..eric
Jan
10
2008
If you are in Tampa Florida area and it is the weekend of January 11-12, then you and a bunch of your friends and competitors are going to fire up the grills and smokers and have a BBQ Competition.
That is exactly what is going to happen this weekend in Sebring, when cooks gather for the annual Central Florida Barbecue Festival. Skip Adams the co-chair of the festival says “the smell alone will be enough to draw you in” if you are driving by. About 40 teams are expected to gather at Firemen’s Field for the competition with the main events being on Saturday including chicken, ribs, brisket and pulled pork.
Visit TBO.com to read the full story on this upcoming event.
For an extensive list of BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions across the USA visit BBQ-Festivals.com
Jan
09
2008
NEW YORK, Jan 07, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Pat and Gina Neely own and operate some of the most devilishly delicious BBQ restaurants in Tennessee. Beginning this February, the dynamic couple will share the secrets behind their tastiest dishes on their new series, Down Home with the Neelys. Premiering Saturday, February 2nd at 11am ET/PT, the half-hour show joins Food Network’s daytime line-up and peeks into the lives (and kitchen) of the south’s most fun-loving cooking couple!
“Pat and Gina Neely bring an energetic joy to cooking and a high-spirited playfulness to their relationship. Their kitchen is one of the most fun that I’ve ever been in,” said Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production for Food Network. “Our viewers will also love that their delicious down home recipes are super-easy to recreate at home”
Visit Neely’s BBQ online
Visit FoxBusiness.com to read the entire press release.
Dec
15
2007
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that a longtime bbq stop for former President Bush is closing it’s doors. Otto’s Barbeque and Hamburgers will be closing after 56 years and the owners are going to take it easy for a while.
While newer barbecue franchise’s open up throughout the country, the original mom and pop restaurants are becoming more and more treasured. It breaks the heart of serious bbq eaters to hear of someplace like Otto’s closing down. But after 56 years I suppose we can say we understand. Thanks for the years of great BBQ and enjoy your retirement.
A veritable stampede of cattle has been served up as burgers and brisket at Otto’s since the restaurant’s founder, Otto Sofka, grilled that first burger at his family’s grocery 56 years ago. Otto’s wife, Annie, their son, Marcus, Marcus’s wife, June, and three of their seven children all have pulled duty at the business.
Visit the Houston Chronicle to read more about the history and the people of Otto’s Barbeque and Hamburgers.
Has anyone had the pleasure of eating here? Tell us about it……
