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Oshawa Ogre’s Views, News & BBQ’s by Wilfred Reinke

Do you have any bbq event stories you would like to share?  Send us a link and we will share with our readers……

Best of all when you list your barbecue business on one of these sites there is no charge. Thats right…. it’s FREE to be listed.

If your barbecue business has a press release or some kind of news send it to us and we will post it on this blog.  Advertising opportunities are available. We are about to cross 60,000 unique visitors so far this year and our emailing list is growing daily.

We can get the get the word out about your bbq business.

OK …. enough self promotion here………..  take advantage of our websites and list your business……… thanks and have a great bbq day.

Barbecue Restaurants

• Sweet Bones Alabama in Birmingham – This is what John says… “They may be only a couple of years old but they have a great story, great Que, and the best ribs I ever had! John”
• Teresa writes to us from Mississippi about Squealers Hickory Smoked BBQ in Meridian with two locations.  (no website yet) – (2442 North Hills Street, Meridian, MS 39305)(601-693-0910) Picinic style location on front porch, mostly take-out and (832 Hwy 19N, Suite 540, Meridian, MS 39307)(601-483-2727) Dine-in location family atmosphere. BBQ & the Blues!
• John Hardy’s Bar-B-Q in Rochester, MN has been referred to us saying “we are missing an icon”.

Barbecue Competition Teams

• From Houston TX we hear about the RAM Cookers Cook Off Team with Louis “Big Lou” Melchor and Basil “Uncle B” Rojas.  Michelle says they have a website coming soon and we will update their listing with that link as soon as we get it.

Barbecue Festivals & Competitions

• There is a new barbecue festival in Franklin, NC this year. The 1st Annual Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival will be held on August 8-9, 2009.  $11,400 total purse and a KCBS sanctioned event.
• Martinez, CA (SF Bay Area) is the scene for the 3rd Annual King of the C0unty BBQ and Music Festival. This even will be held on June 20-21, 2009 at the Martinez Marina Waterfront Park.
• The Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival in Charlotte NC now has a website and the event will be held on Sept 11-12, 2009

Barbecue Sauce

• Donya Marie’s Beyond Chocolate BBQ Sauce – review coming

If you have a barbecue event or restaurant that is not listed at BBQ-Festivals.com please contact us with the information and website address and we will add it.

Lots good stuff coming to bbq-festivals.com   …..  eric

This website has just about everything you would ever want to know about Arizona BBQ from bbq teams to bbq events to a very active forum and much more. If you like looking at photos from bbq competitions AZBarbeque.com has a great photo album at Flickr.com with hundreds of great photos.  There is a lot to do at this website and you just need to take some time and pay them a visit. 

Even if you are not from Arizona there is still a lot of good barbecue related information to be found here. And if you find yourself heading to Arizona then be sure to check them out first and see what is going on.

Well Steve…….  there you go……….  We have added the 29th Annual American Royal Barbecue in Kansas City slated for October 2-5, 2008 to our competition listings page.  We have also added the Park Avenue Pork Barbeque Competition Team to our bbq teams page.

Thank you Steve for the info………….much appreciated.