When I moved back to Vancouver, my rugby buddies were doing competition BBQ in the lower mainland and asked me to be part of the team. We competed in BBQ competitions including BBQ on the Bypass, BBQ on the Bow and the Canadian National BBQ Championships in Whistler.
My first taste of Texas BBQ was in Houston, Texas when my parents moved us there in 1992. I lived there for 5 years and was exposed to legendary BBQ joints like Blacks BBQ in and Pizzitola’s.
In 2015, my family moved out of Vancouver and bought a house in Langley. I quickly bought two Primo ceramic smokers and started smoking out the neighbourhood. My first cook in the new house was eventful. It was a hot July day when most of the province was on fire with forest fires. When my [...]
In February of 2016, I returned to Texas and did a one-week BBQ tour of the Lone Star State. I drove from Dallas to Houston to San Antonio. During the tour, I ate at a dozen BBQ restaurants tasting the different flavours that Texas BBQ has to offer. I also visited various BBQ trailer companies [...]
When I returned from Texas, I needed to find an old propane tank and convert it to a smoke pit. After scouring the Lower Mainland and Western Canada I couldn’t find anything. I expanded my search south of the boarder and was rewarded. I found a 250-gallon tank in Southern Washington and brought it back. [...]
