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The Que Sports Bar & Barbecue Pit
September 20, 2009What do BBQ and Music have in common at a Barbecue Pit in Lone Tree? Well the answer is BBQ and Duelling Pianos are what makes The Que a great place to eat St. Louis style BBQ and listen to some great piano entertainment on Saturday nights. Dueling Pianos is more than just music. It's crowd interaction, comedy, and fun music all in one. Talented Pianists can play thousands of requests instantly for all ages. Plus everyone is encouraged to get involved in singing, dancing and laughing. Make sure you stop by and tell them DenBBQ.com sent you.
Kansas City Barbecue Society
July 20, 2009Welcome to the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS), the world's largest organization of barbecue and grilling enthusiasts.
This was the heading in my email when I checked it the other day. I recently took the 4 hour long class in Loveland, Co. the night before the Loveland Loves BBQ event. There were 17 registered for the class and all 17 showed up for the class. The class instructor was Merle Whitebook who is a Master KCBS Judge. Merle went over the instruction program with skill and grace, not to mention he has probably put this class on more times than I have eaten BBQ. We learned about the smoke ring on the meat, the types of meat, the garnish type that is allowed, and how to present the BBQ plate to the judges. I have a new respect for the BBQ competitiors and what they are up against.
Now that I am a KCBS Judge I can sign up for any of the KCBS events as long as they have an opening. I am going to try and judge the BBQ At The Summit in Dillon, Co. in early August. I will follow up this post with my experience.
Grill Your Ace Off
July 07, 2009
I was asked by the owner of a Local Ace Hardware store to be a judge for his event called Grill Your Ace Off. This event was a really unique event in that all the competitors had to cook their dishes on the Big Green Egg (BGE). Andy Carlson the owner of Ace Hardware store http://www.acealamedastation.com/ contacted me because we were connected to one another on Twitter. Andy asked if I would like to help judge the June 6th event. I was more than happy to attend and judge the event. I met all the competitors the morning of and as the day went on I talked to each of them to learn about what they were cooking and why they chose to use certain ingredients in their dishes. The dishes that were cooked for this event included chili, london broil pizza, stuffed hamburgers, ribs, beef tri-tip, and sausage. The judges included myself, Dennis Scott (BGE Salesman from Outdoor Kitchen), and Chef Mike Buttles from the Culinary School. We decided to judge all the submitted dishes based on three categories: Taste, Complexity of the item, and Presentation. We ranked each category from 1-5 and tallied the votes. In our opinion all of the contestants did a fantastic job as some of them had never used the BGE to cook with. Based on our criteria we gave first place to Jen Roark who cooked the stuffed hamburgers with pico de gallo marinated in margarita mix. Second place went to Ann Holland for london broil pizza. Third place went to Brandon Terrill for ribs. The people's choice award went to Kevin O'Grady for ribs. This was also a first year event that was small but finished big.
Q'n For the Cure BBQ Event
July 07, 2009
The first BBQ event I attended in 2009 was an event called Q'n for the Cure. This event was a not for profit event in which all the proceeds went to the Romito Foundation. This was the first year of the event and I give a huge thanks to all the BBQ Teams that participated at the event because these teams cooked and sold their food and all of their time and profits were donated to the foundation. If you would like to learn more about the Romito Foundation you can visit www.rundrun.com. Even though the event was small the end results were huge. I wish the Romito family all the best and their amazing, strong, and powerful children are incredible.
Serious Texas Bar-B-Q
June 17, 2009Located just off highway 287 in Loveland sits a metal barn shaped building with the traditional red steel roof. The main difference between this building and a barn is that this metal building has in big bold uppercase letters that display SERIOUS TEXAS Bar-B-Q. Which Just happens to be the type of BBQ style they serve and their name. As you walk in front doors you will be amazed at the 20’+ tall ceiling and the Industrial design that even carries over to the beer tub and the garage door roll up windows. The menu is simple ranging from smoked pulled pork sandwiches to Texas Tacos. The staff is very friendly and they make it a point to bond with every customer that walks in the door. Upon glancing at the menu I chose my destiny (as their can only be one) which was the smoked pulled pork sandwich and the cheesy fries as my side dish. The sandwich was
One of the most moist and tender pulled pork sandwiches I have ever had. The cheesy fries are hashbrown fried potatoes with melted cheese on them which was a nice treat addition to their menu. There was no shortage of meat on this sandwich and best of all they served it with a cherry chipotle sauce which was a nice accompaniment to the sandwich. They have another location, which is their main location down in Durango, Co. and with food like this, it is best to take it
Serious when eating there. To quote one of their employees “Oh, Yea”.
Wolfe's BBQ
June 15, 2009Wolfe’s BBQ
As you drive East on the longest continuous street in the in the world (Colfax) just passed the Colorado State Capital you might pass Wolfe’s BBQ if you blink. Wolfe’s is situated on the north side of the street on the 300 block of East Colfax. Just look for the blue Awning with the
Words barbecue on it and you will see it as you drive east or west. Parking is a commodity on Colfax but I was lucky enough to get a spot Directly across the street. As you walk in the front door you will notice a very small dining room that looks to sit about 28 people. You will also
Notice the large chandelier in the middle of the room that lights up the inside. There are also two table that face the sidewalk so that patrons walking by Can see what they are missing out on. I must say that Louis Wolfe is one of the nicest restaurant owners I have ever met. Louis Wolfe has been in business for over 20 years at the same location on East Colfax. This one man operation
means that not only does Louis run the front counter but he also does all the cooking, prepping, cleaning, opening and closing 5-days a week. You can have any one of the items on the menu that range from Brisket to BBQ tofu. If you are lucky enough to get there then do your stomach a favor
And order a pecan pie after your meal. Once you have finished your meal you will understand why Wolfe’s BBQ has been nominated as one of the 10 best bbq in the USA by Citysearch.com
Blog Archives
September 2009
The Que Sports Bar & Barbecue Pit - 09/20/2009July 2009
Kansas City Barbecue Society - 07/20/2009Grill Your Ace Off - 07/07/2009
Q'n For the Cure BBQ Event - 07/07/2009
June 2009
Serious Texas Bar-B-Q - 06/17/2009Wolfe's BBQ - 06/15/2009
Yazoo BBQ - 06/12/2009
Colorado-Style Pulled Pork - 06/12/2009
Big Hoss BBQ - 06/12/2009
The Q Worldly Barbeque - 06/12/2009
Grilling Temperatures for Doneness - 06/12/2009
Brothers BBQ - 06/12/2009
Joseph's Southern Food - 06/12/2009
M&D's BBQ - 06/12/2009
Colorado BBQ Teams - 06/12/2009
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