First Solo Competition!

Me, my wife Robin and my youngest daughter Ebony went to the Madison Ribberfest.  This was ISBBQ’s first solo competition.  We had a tremendous time.  We made all kinds of mistakes, got advice from a lot of wonderful people and learned more than I thought I ever would.  My good friend Curt and his wife Phyllis came by and share a lot of great pointers.  Curt was full of advice; and though I may have been running around busy and seemingly unattentive, I was soaking in every bit.  Phyllis is such a wonderful encourager!  I really appreciated have them both around.

Robin has never done anything like this before and neither has Ebony; however, they came through like champs!  Robin prepared the turn in boxes and Ebony was the runner who actually turned in the boxes on time.  I can’t even begin to express how important they were to pulling this event off with some dignity!   Below is a picture of Robin and Ebony doing their thing.

Overall we did very well for our first contest.  The highlights are: 2nd Place in Sauce and 15th in Chicken!  I took home $100 for the Sauce win!  Yippee, I got my name called!  I want to say thank you to all the friends and associates on the various BBQ forums I post on.  These brothers and sisters have helped me in so many ways!

I look forward to many more competitions and meeting many more new friends on the BBQ circuit!  Madison is a beautiful place and I cannot wait until next year when I go back and try to do even better than I did this time. 

 

We're Going to Madison!

The Madison Ribberfest is one of the largest Indiana State Championship competitions. I did not know if I would be able to go because college expenses for our kids are fairly high. For Father’s Day, my wife gave me the entry fee as gift! I knew there was something good about this girl when I married her! This will be my first competition as Indy Smokehouse BBQ. The team so far is me and my friend and potential father-in-law, Keith. This is one golden guy who will do anything you ask without hesitation and, he knows how to cook! Get ready Madison, ISBBQ is coming!

I expect that my expenses for this competition will be close to $250. A donation of any amount to help buy meat, gas, supplies, etc. for the event will be greatly appreciated. Just click “Make A Donation” button on the right side of this page or the link in the menu above.

We're Going to Madison!

The Madison Ribberfest is one of the largest Indiana State Championship competitions. I did not know if I would be able to go because college expenses for our kids are fairly high. For Father’s Day, my wife gave me the entry fee as gift! I knew there was something good about this girl when I married her! This will be my first competition as Indy Smokehouse BBQ. The team so far is me and my friend and potential father-in-law, Keith. This is one golden guy who will do anything you ask without hesitation and, he knows how to cook! Get ready Madison, ISBBQ is coming!

I expect that my expenses for this competition will be close to $250. A donation of any amount to help buy meat, gas, supplies, etc. for the event will be greatly appreciated. Just click “Make A Donation” button on the right side of this page or the link in the menu above.