BBQ, Brunswick, KCBS, MABA, Old Virginia Smoke
By Mark Kenney, Pitmaster of Sauce This! BBQ The 2nd Annual “The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown” kicked off the MABA contest season for 2018 on March 2nd and 3rd! A nor’easter decided to greet it on Friday to make load in a bit of a challenge from time to time. Winds gusted well above 60 […]
BBQ, Checkered Flag 500 BBQ, KCBS, Sonny's Invitational
By Brian Walrath, Pitmaster of Brown Liquor BBQ I was honored to be asked by champion pitmaster Mark Gibbs of Checkered Flag 500 BBQ to tag along and help him cook the prestigious Sonny’s Invitational event in Orlando, Florida. Along with fellow pitmaster Don Wallace of Life if Good But BBQ is Better, we headed […]
BBQ, contests, KCBS, MABA Annual Meeting, MABA Meeting, raffle
Over 30 contests, 3 competition quality smokers, 2 world class coolers, and dozens of other top-notch barbecue equipment and products to be raffled off at the MABA Annual Meeting February 10th in Manassas, Virginia! Check out this list of leading contests who have graciously donated entries (must be present to win): The Great Brunswick BBQ […]
Checkered Flag 500 BBQ, Chiles, Good Smoke BBQ, KCBS, Luke, Luke Darnell, MABA, Old Virginia Smoke, OVS, Shortsville Smokers, Wolf's Revenge
by Luke Darnell, MABA President and Pitmaster for Old Virginia Smoke 2017 was another fantastic year for MABA teams at the upper levels of the KCBS rankings. This region continues to thrive year in and year out, and has become a force to be reckoned with in the BBQ world. Congrats to all that heard […]
270 Smokers, Amy Overbey, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, offseason, practice, Stephanie West, Team Meat Coma
Wondering what others do during the BBQ “off season”, aside from taking classes and practicing their craft with family and friends? Team 270 SMOKERS and team MEAT COMA offer an inside glimpse on what happens at their respective team HQs during the off-season. Team 270 SMOKERS By Stephanie West My first reaction to this topic […]
BBQ, KCBS, MABA Bylaws, membership, Stephanie West
MABA Bylaws – Summary of Updates By Stephanie West, MABA Vice President If you’ve read the minutes of MABA Board meetings this year, you’ve likely been delighted to see barely a mention of regulatory or legal matters. Once we got our house is order near the end of 2016, it enabled us to get back […]
barbecue, BBQ, KCBS, Luke Darnell, MABA, Old Virginia Smoke, Traeger
Earlier this month, Luke Darnell, president of MABA and pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke, had the opportunity to teach a BBQ shop class at Traeger Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. There were fifty eager people to sit down for four hours and get some tips and tricks to make great BBQ. Here are some […]
barbecue, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, shirts, Threadzone
MABA has come up with a couple of stellar t shirt designs for 2018! All proceeds from the t shirt sales will be donated to Operation BBQ Relief in February! Pre-Order your MABA T-Shirts but clicking HERE. Sales run until February 12th, 2018! Shirts will print and ship to you in the weeks after the pre-order […]
barbecue, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, Sponsors, sponsorship
By Mark Gibbs, Pitmaster of Checkered Flag 500 BBQ and Brian Walrath, Pitmaster of Brown Liquor BBQ The 2017 barbecue season is done, the points have all been earned, and the coals put out. Winter in the Mid-Atlantic is a good time to do some competition practice and start preparing for the 2018 season. But […]
barbecue, BBQ, FAQ, JD's Smokin Misfits, KCBS, MABA
By Amy Overbey, MABA Board Member, the Princess of Poultry, and Co-Pitmaster of Team Meat Coma WHO IS ON THE TEAM AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM? My team consists of myself, my father Jerry Dyer, my mother Mary Dyer and my boyfriend Duane Underwood. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMPETING? As a team, we have […]