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Featured Picture Pitmaster Neil Strawder smoking pork shoulders at 1st Anuual West Coast BBQ Classic, Long Beach(photo courtesy of Shuji Sakai) Featured Article West Coast BQ Classic, Long Beach, CA – May 11-12 2012 By David Hornby Beautiful LA beach weather greeted the 36 teams who competed this weekend in the first annual West Coast BBQ Classic at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Mornings were cool and cloudy followed by clear, blue skies and temperatures in the mid-70's. The venue was a beautiful grassy area near the water with a clear view of yachts and the Catalina ferry sailing in and out of the harbor. Promoter Arlie Bragg claimed no credit for the weather, but it does seem to be typical of the events he puts on near the ocean in Southern California. The KCBS-sponsored event was well managed, as usual, by K&K McIntosh. The event was well promoted in the LA area, and several thousand tickets were pre-sold on Groupon. As the event opened, lines of people were stretched across the parking lot waiting to buy entry tickets, and booths inside sold People’s Choice tickets. Many teams had long lines waiting to buy People’s Choice samples and to vote for their favorite team. My favorite sample was the Smoked Peach Cobbler from When Pigs Fly. The BBQ competition featured many of California’s top teams, and there were some great meats turned in at the judging tent. Judges were all KCBS with the exception of a few celebrity judges. As we lined up for Kelly’s Southwest-style judge sorting, we found that several KCBS Master Judges were present and that there were relatively few first-timers. It seems as though the average experience level of the judges is rapidly increasing. As the results were announced, it was clear that the usual suspects had struck again. All Sauced Up took home GC honors closely followed by RGC Left Coast Q. A brief summary of the results follows. Full results are available, as usual, at the KCBS website. Grand Champion: All Sauced Up Reserve Champion: Left Coast Q Overall: 1. All Sauced Up - 679.9996 2. Left Coast Q - 675.9996 3. Funtime BBQ - 667.4288 4. When Pigs Fly BBQ - 663.4280 5. Eads' Downhome - 658.2858 At the Cooks’ Meeting on Friday, a new Southern California charity event was introduced. American Family Housing will be putting on the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelon Summer Festival and Pro BBQ competition in Westminster, CA, on August 17-19. The event has both KCBS and CBBQA ToY status. Links to the details can be found on the CBBQA and KCBS websites. Or for more information, email clutkus@afhusa.org.

Upcoming Events CBBQA APPROVED EVENTS February 10-12 Q Fest... The CBBQA Annual Meeting at East Shore RV 22-25 NBBQA Convention in San Diego March 10 (KCBS)1st Annual Santa Anita Park Winners' Circle BBQ Championship, Arcadia 24 8th Annual Ric's Backyard Warmup, San Jose April 7 (KCBS) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West III, Wildomar 14 Backyard on the Lake 2012, Patterson 21 (KCBS) Certified BBQ Judges Class Placerville 21 (KCBS) Table Captain Class Placerville 21 Rhythm 'n QUE Competition BBQ Class Santa Clara 22 Smoke on the Mountain, San Jose 28 (KCBS) 6th Annual Stagecoach Music Festival BBQ Championship, Indio May 5 (KCBS) Dixie Salsa BBQ Competition 2012, Inland Empire 12 (PNWBA) 3rd Annual No Bull BBQ Cook Off, Morgan Hill 12 (KCBS) 1st Anuual West Coast BBQ Classic, Long Beach 19 (KCBS) 4th Annual Biggest Baddest Barbeque, Bakersfield 19 (WSBA) 9th Annual Western States Barbeque Association Contest, Sacramento 20 California BBQ Institute BBQ 101 Class, San Jose 26-27 (KCBSx2) 2nd Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ's, Brentwood June 3 California BBQ Institute BBQ 101 Class, San Jose 9 (KCBS) 5th Annual Orange County BBQ Festival (Kristie's Q'n for Kids), Costa Mesa 9 2nd Annual Wagon Train Rib Cook-Off, Placerville 23 (KCBS) 1st Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship, Temecula 24 California BBQ Institute BBQ 101 Class, San Jose 30 (KCBS) 1st Annual Silicon Valley BBQ Championships, Santa Clara 30 (KCBS) 1st Annual Phoenix Club BBQ 1, Anaheim July 1 (KCBS) 1st Annual Phoenix Club BBQ 2, Anaheim 7 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Bay Area BBQ Championships, Oakland 14 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Wine Country Big Q, Santa Rosa 21 (KCBS) 4th Annual Smokin in the Oaks, Penn Valley 21 2nd Annual Blues and Bones Festival, Angels Camp August 4 (KCBS) 4th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic, Vista 18 (PNWBA) 4th Annual Way Out West BBQ Championship, Stockton CBBQA ToY will be requested 18 (KCBS) 1st Annual Ribs, Pigs and Watermelons, Westminster, CA 25 (KCBS) 4th Annual Smokin' on the Water BBQ Championship, Lakeport September 15 (KCBS) Ribstock, El Dorado Hills, CA 22 (KCBS) 3rd Annual Smokin' For Gold, Placerville 23 Classic Rib Cook-off, Grass Valley, Ca 29 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Dana Point BBQ Championships CBBQA ToY will be requested October 13 (KCBS) Santee Car Show & BBQ Championship, Santee November December 28/29 Butchers TELL ALL Class in Orange Co Ca CBBQA Endorsed http://www.cbbqa.org/wiki/index.php?title=2012_Butcher%27s_BBQ_Tell_All_BBQ_Class How To Create An Event Wiki Page Recent Events 1st Annual Tom's Farm Wild West BBQ Showdown, Corona Q-Fest, 2011, East Shore RV / Lake Puddingston BBQ University Class "Intro to Authentic BBQ", Hollister BBQ University Class "Competition Class" with David Bouska of Butcher BBQ, Hollister The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West II, Wildomar 2nd Annual No Bull BBQ Cook Off, Morgan Hill 3rd Annual Way Out West BBQ, Stockton 3rd Annual Biggest Baddest BBQ, Bakersfield 1st Annual Blues,Brews & BBQ's, Brentwood 3rd Annual Smokin in the Oaks, Penn Valley 4th Annual Kristie's Quen for Kids-Orange County BBQ Festival, Costa Mesa Placerville Wagon Train BBQ Rib Cook-Off, Placerville 1st Annual All American BBQ Throwdown, Rancho Cordova 1st Annual FFA King of the Grill BBQ Competition, Hanford 1st Annual Bay Area BBQ Championship, Oakland 1st Annual Blues and Bones BBQ, Angels Camp 3rd Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic, Vista 2nd Annual Golden Acorn BBQ Fest, Campo 3rd Annual Smokin' on the Water, Lakeport 2nd Annual CBBQA/FFA BBQ University 101 Class, Hanford 1st Annual Wine Country Big Q, Sonoma 2011 CBBQA/FFA BBQ University 102 Class, Hanford 2nd Annual Ribstock - Peace, Love & BBQ, Cameron Park 1st Annual Classic Rib Cook-Off, Grass Valley 1st Annual Dana Point BBQ Championship, Dana Point 2nd Annual Smokin' For Gold, Placerville 1st Annual Smokin' on the Delta, Antioch Toys for Tots/CBBQA Holiday Party - Great American BBQ, Alameda 1st Annual Little Engine that Could BBQ Championships I, Vista 1st Annual Little Engine that Could BBQ Championships II, Vista 2nd Annual Wild West BBQ Championship at Knotts I, Buena Park, CA 2nd Annual Wild West BBQ Championship at Knotts II, Buena Park, CA Q-Fest 2012 Pictures - CommentsQ-Fest, 2/10-11-12/2012, East Shore RV / Lake Puddingstone Join the CBBQA Our mission is to teach, enjoy, preserve, and promote barbecue as a true American food and to help various children’s charities by conducting barbecue events throughout the state of California. Join Us Today! New BBQ Contest/Event Information The California BBQ Association would also like to help promote your BBQ event. We work hand in hand with all the national sanctioning bodies for BBQ events each year here in California. Information on what options we offer the event promoters of California can be obtained by contacting our Chairman of the Contest Committee. Please send all BBQ event inquiries to- Matt Brailey (president@cbbqa.org) Please provide Event date(s) Location List of what specific info you may be looking for. If you have a charity that is interested in putting together a BBQ fundraiser, we would also like to here from you. CBBQA Team of the Year 2012 STANDINGS 1- Left Coast Q 307 Matt Dalton ~ Banning, CA 2- All Sauced Up 263 Dave Malone ~ Valencia, CA 3- Burnin and Lootin 249 ® Jerry Aguilar ~ Corona 4- When Pigs Fly BBQ 211 Dale Ginos ~ Oceanside, CA 5- Butcher's Daughter BBQ 205 Donna Fong ~ Alameda, CA 6- Who's Smokin Now 202 Raymond Porter ~ Banning, CA 7- Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 196 Harry Soo ~ Diamond Bar, CA 8- All Hogs Go to Heaven 190 Steve Madaule ~ Lancaster, CA 9- Funtime BBQ 173 Benny Adauto ~ Whittier, CA 10- Big B's Down & Dirty BBQ 155 Bill Souza ~ Pacifica, CA 11- Chillin 'N' Grillin 138 Matthew Fish ~ San Diego, CA 12- Knock UR Sox Off BBQ 135 Ryan Moore ~ Fontana, CA 13- Bad S. BBQ 122 ® Ryan Pang ~ Sunnyvale, CA 14- Mad Dawgz BBQ 117 Larry Adkins ~ Palmdale, CA T15- Smokin MO's 117 Mike Lindley ~ Yucca Valley, CA T15- The Pit Crew BBQ 117 Steve Wilson ~ Anaheim Hills, CA T15- Big Daddy's Q'n Crew 117 Tony Presgraves ~ El Segundo, CA T15- Rooftop Barbeque 117 Andy Allen ~ Menifee, CA 19- Huminie's Hogalicious BBQ 111 Adam Hollman ~ Gilroy, CA 20- Smokin' Yankees BBQ 110 Chris Juencke ~ Stockton, CA T21- The Rub Co. 96 Ryan Chester ~ Buena Park, CA T21- Simply Marvelous 96 Stephan Franklin ~ Ventura, CA 23- Dead Pig Walking 95 Tim Wong ~ Orange County, CA 24- My Smokin Grillfriend 93 Jeff Pollock ~ Bakersfield, CA 25- Lady of Q 91 Sylvie Curry ~ Los Angeles, CA How to get sanctioned: ToY Event Application ® = 2012 Rookie Team -Visit the Complete Official 2012 Standings for all categories. -ToY Rules can be found at Team of the Year page