Entering the BBQ Man Caves

Big Daddy's Q'n Crew

Bigmista's Rig

Injecting Flavor

Baby Roo's Rig

Seasoning Meat

Eddie Lin (of the blog Deependdining.com) and Evan Kleiman visted the OC BBQ Festival on the Friday before the big barbecue competition. Some of the 60 teams competing included Four Q BBQ Crew, Slap Yo Daddy, Baby Roo's, Rhythm n' Que, Big Daddy's Q'n Crew, and Bigmista's.

The Four Q BBQ Crew

Professor Salt at the Grill

Shuji Sakai (aka Professor Salt) is one of the Four Q BBQ Crew. He and his team placed 6th place in the brisket category and 23rd overall. The Grand Champion was Rib Ticklers BBQ and the Reserve Champion (second place) was Slap Yo Daddy. Bigmista's BBQ, found at the Atwater Farmers Market, finished 13th overall.