The sun was up and the sky was blue. It was beautiful and so was OMG LOOK AT ALL OF THESE STEAKS! So my singing might need some work but the 2020 Grill Your Ace Off SCA steak competition was another record-setting year. The top prize in each cookoff awarded a Golden Ticket to the…
HUGE update to Grill Your Ace Off 2020!
While the BBQ competition scene has taken a hit during the pandemic one genre of competitive cooking has taken off in the form of the Steak Cookoff Association. This week Grill Your Ace Off announced significant changes which now make this Western PA competition the largest in the state while also keeping with pandemic guidelines.…
4 years of Yinz Love BBQ
It’s been a month since the last update but has felt like a year and our anniversary almost slipped past me as every day seems to blend together. I had to completely shift how this site operates and volunteered crash courses on social media so people in our community, along with our BBQ family, could…
Coming up on Yinz Love BBQ
Quit staring at my pork butt up there and pay attention! I hope all yinz are staying safe during these interesting times. Right around this time every year I usually share the schedule for BBQ and SCA events around our area but as you can see not much of anything is happening right now. I’ve…
Texas BBQ Run and upcoming reviews
It’s been a busy week since I returned home from yet another incredible Texas BBQ run. I’d say I left Pittsburgh for warmer weather but my first morning there it was 27F. Here are posts you can expect in the coming weeks. Franklin and Friends 2019 TMBBQ Fest Visits to Miller’s Smokehouse, Guess Family BBQ,…
Pittsburgh's Iconic Wilson's Bar-B-Q Destroyed in Fire. Fundraiser Started.
(photo from Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette) Shortly after dinner rush this past Monday night Wilson’s Bar-B-Q caught on fire and quickly erupted into an inferno as the business that has called the North Side home for 59 years was left a charred reminder of the past. Wilson’s has always held a special place in my heart as…