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But your old logo kicked ass

I mean it kicked so much ass there is a stack of ass piled up next to it.   Ever notice that most of my posts begin with a question? Not exactly sure why but I just plan to run with it until I find a new...

To Newport Beach, or Not Newport Beach

I wonder if Shakespeare ever smoked a Hamlet?   Recently Thom Emery posted a quick question on his Facebook page asking who was planning to compete in Quartzite or Newport Beach as both BBQ competitions were on the same day. http://bit.ly/2hhqe20 that quick question generated 60 comments. That’s a...

Cost of Competition

You can try not to break the bank or rob a bank. Your choice.   Ever wonder what it costs to compete in a KCBS event? I see the question come up a lot on the interwebs and figured I would try to take a stab at...

Who The Hell Is Rad Fondo?

I keep trying to think but nothing’s happening.   So a common question we get asked at Rad Fondo BBQ is what is Rad Fondo? Typically the next question is who is Rad Fondo? It just goes on from there. In the interest of not having to...

Rad Fondo Goes Fishing

Sometimes it’s fishing, sometimes it catching.   People often ask me what I do for fun when I’m not cooking BBQ. One thing I enjoy when I have the time is off shore fishing here in So-Cal. Typically when I can swing the time off I will...

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What do you do with all your leftovers?

Waist not, want not. I think that’s a proverb.   So I often get asked what I do with all my leftovers from practice cooks. There typically isn’t much chicken left as I make small batches, ribs I still enjoy but pork shoulder, man, that’s a whole...

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Indio State BBQ Championships Here We Come!

The BBQ Learning Curve After we finished the Ontario Backyard BBQ event we decided to take a leap, joining the big boys at the Indio State BBQ Championships in November (2015). Our goal was to finish in the top 50%, we really did not know if this was attainable, but you...

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My Journey From the Bottom of the BBQ Pit

My BBQ Journey Begins For those that know me I have a tendency to jump all in when I set my mind to something, I think to most they just think I have issues. I probably do, but at least these are usually productive passions. Soccer, BodyBoarding, Rock...