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I find Kate Zimmerman’s dismissal of food bloggers and social media not only distasteful, but confusing. What is she on about exactly? Food bloggers? Smart mobile devices? Rude people? BBQ? The stupidity of Twitter…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bloggers, Coast Restaurant, food, Kate Zimmerman, Twitter | 8 Comments »
Photo credit: Steve Mynett It was suggested, almost at the beginning of the Foodists BBQ Bootcamp put on by Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk, that anyone who didn’t feel like they could mix wines in the same glass was…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue bootcamp, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, bbq course, bbqcamp, cedar plank, Foodists, lamb, meat, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck | 2 Comments »
There’s something about being able to grill anywhere that’s imminently appealing to me. Add in some sweet design and you may have a winner. To me, portable grills are also more than just about being mobile and…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, BBQ, Cobb, notebook grill, Weber | 2 Comments »
Anyone who’s in the know about barbecue knows that Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is to Vancouver barbecue as Graham Gilmore is to art. Anyway, if you’ve never met him, want to, need some barbecue and grilling…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 8th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbecue, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuk | No Comments »
There’s just something so special about those Monday mornings when your client pops by the office unannounced carrying a cardboard box with two plump, frozen geese he recently shot himself on a hunting trip. He just…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, goose, hunting | 3 Comments »
As summer 2008 fades, we’ve not slowed in our pursuit of the perfect BBQ. Of course Ben defends the purists’ approach of dry rub and slow smoking, my friend—and fellow foodie—Janice offered a recipe with a…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ, janice, meat, recipe, ribs | No Comments »
As many of you know cooking with fire and beer are 2 of my favourite things, especially when they come together. So I was a little too excited to be asked to judge the Rickard’s Griller of Glory BBQ cook off…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ, contest | No Comments »
I’ve mentioned Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuck here before. He’s one of the original local competitive bbq gurus, and author of two, dare I say, defacto, books on bbq: Barbeque Secrets and Planking Secrets.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Categories: Worship | Tags: Barbeque Secrets, BBQ, Books, Butt Shredders, Canadian National BBQ Championships, house-of-q, Planking Secrets, Ron Shewchuck | 1 Comment »
Ever wonder what type of wood to use in your bbq? Or even if it makes much difference? Chunks, chips, to soak or not? Hickory, maple, alder, mesquite? I just came across this handy little write up by Cooks Illustrated…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, July 11th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bbq smoke, bbq wood, cooks illustrated, flavored smoking dust, smokinlicious, wood chips | 2 Comments »
Just came across this great way for you Save-On-Foods points collectors to turn that lazy stockpile of points into something decent for summer: A new Cobb Cooker. Yes, just 65,000 points, or 3,000 points plus $95. Retail…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, Hardware, Save-On-Foods | No Comments »
Smell that? The earth coming to life, trees, flowers, smoke-fueled barbequing? I started the 2008 bbq season picking up where I left off last year experimenting with the slow cooking ribs on the Cobb. I almost got it…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, April 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, hardwood_charcoal, meat, pink_smoke, slow_cooking_ribs | 3 Comments »
Hey all you real Southern-style low ‘n slow barbecue fans, if you’re near Langley, BC this Sunday, September 9th check out the BBQ on the Bypass. The good stuff (i.e. eating) starts at 11am with the first…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, September 7th, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bbq-championship, grilling, langley, Meats, summer | No Comments »
This weekend is the Canadian National BBQ Championships in Whistler BC. I’m heading there this weekend and will report back on this and the competition barbecue course I recently took and taught by competitors Brian…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: barbeque, BBQ, bbq-championship, Whistler | No Comments »
Found via Coudal.com and just in time for summer, it’s the Top 10 Coolest BBQ’s immediately followed up by an assortment of the Strangest & Most Bizarre BBQ’s you could imagine. Just think of the…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, equipment, grill, list, Top 10 | No Comments »
INGREDIENTS : 4 small or 2 medium-sized Mackerels – kept whole and cleaned 1 cup coconut milk 1 tbsp sugar juice of 1 lemon salt 3-4 fresh limau kasturi (kalamansi limes), cut into halves (Substitute: kaffir lime…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, fish, Malaysian, recipe, Seafood | 1 Comment »