I’m at a BBQ Comp and I am Starving
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December 21, 2016
Depending on how things go leading up to the moment you get in the truck and head for the comp you may end up cooking a ton of food and finding yourself hungry....
Rad Fondo Announces Retirement
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December 20, 2016
Say it isn’t so Batman. Sometimes a headline can be misleading but this one is accurate. This Spring I will be retiring my Humphrey’s Battle Box from competition. After 19 months of hard use the big red rib machine will be put out to pasture on...
Rad Fondo BBQ get’s schooled in Arizona
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December 15, 2016
Riots and looting ensue On Friday, December 2nd, Scott and I piled into his Prius and made the 7-hour run out to Scottsdale, AZ. We were there to attend the Loot N’ Booty’s BBQ class on Saturday. Luckily Scott had some good friends in north of...
When You Go From Phat to Fat
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December 13, 2016
I am the guy you shake your fist at on your commute to work. As I rode my bicycle to work this morning many questions ran through my head. Why are you riding to work in the dark? Why is it so cold? Why aren’t you...
The Jetro Story
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December 12, 2016
Nothing puts life in perspective like a fist fight. So we all have our favorite places to purchase our comp meats and supplies. Here in So Cal we have Costco, Sam’s Club, the chain grocery stores and Restaurant Depot. For those that have never been to...
But your old logo kicked ass
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December 9, 2016
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
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December 2, 2016
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
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December 1, 2016
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?
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November 30, 2016
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
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November 30, 2016
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...