This weekend, April 17th and 18th, is our first two competitions of the season!!! We're excited to be travelling to Wildomar, CA for The Ulitimate BBQ Showdown. We will be competing in 6 categories for this one, so wish us luck. Awards will be at 6:00 PM on Saturday. If you're in the area, come on by!
From Wildomar we will be travelling back towards home to Tulare for the 7th Annual Rib Cook-Off during the CA Antique Farm Equipment Show. Awards for this competition will be at 3:00 PM. We would LOVE to see everyone out in Tulare to cheer us on!
Wish us luck and thank you to CJ for buying us a travel trailer so I don't have to sleep in the car :)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
2010 Season
We wanted to give everyone a list of competitions we will be participating in this year. We're very excited to try some new recipes and work on our skills for the 2010 BBQ season.
April 17th: The 1st Annual Ultimate BBQ Showdown - East vs. West in Wildomar, CA
This will be an IBCA event with two additional categories of Tri-Tip and Beef Ribs. If you are in the area or plan on being in the area you can find more information on the competition through Wildomar's Rotary Club website: http://www.wildomarrotaryclub.com/
April 18th: 7th Annual Rib Cook-Off during the CA Antique Farm Equipment Show in Tulare, CA
Bird's Pit Crew took 1st place for their pork ribs at this competition last year and we're looking forward to defending that title this year. This is strictly a rib cook-off so their are only two categories for this competition; pork ribs and beef ribs. We LOVE when are friends and family come out to support our passion. You can find more information on the competition at the following website:
www.antiquefarmshow.org/General-Info/Rib-Cook-Off.htm
May 8th: 1st Annual Morgan Hill No Bull BBQ Cook-Off in Morgan Hill, CA
This will be our first competition in Northern California and we are looking forward to meeting up with some new teams. More information on this competition can be found here:
http://www.mhnobullbbq.com/
May 22nd: 2nd Annual Bakersfield Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship in Bakersfield, CA
Some of you may remember this competition last year as the infamous "roasting" of Baylee Bird. If you hadn't heard Baylee accidently fell into a bucket of hot ash during this competition last year. She had only been at the BBQ site for 10 minutes when the accident occurred. Baylee and Aimee left by ambulance and CJ and team finished the competition. To say that their hearts weren't in it was an understatement. Baylee received 2nd and 3rd degree burns to her lower back. She has made a complete recovery and we are working on minimizing the scarring at this point. Still to this day I couldn't tell you how Bird's Pit Crew did in this competition, the whole day was a blur. CJ and I will be competing this year to make a name for ourselves, other than the team that left in the ambulance.
http://www.bakobbq.com/
June 12th: Kristie's Foundation Que'n for Kids Costa Mesa, CA
We had a lot of fun at this competition last year and we're looking forward to competing again this year!
http://www.ocbbqfestival.com/
June 26th: 2nd Annual Wild West BBQ Bash Santa Maria, CA
The people over in Santa Maria put on a GREAT competition last year. We've been working on our tri-tip recipe to show up all of those great teams in Santa Maria. Can't wait!
http://www.fcni.org/
We will keep everyone in the loop of how we do in each of the competitions. Again, we love to see our friends and family out at the competitions with us so check out the websites for each one and we hope to see you out there!
April 17th: The 1st Annual Ultimate BBQ Showdown - East vs. West in Wildomar, CA
This will be an IBCA event with two additional categories of Tri-Tip and Beef Ribs. If you are in the area or plan on being in the area you can find more information on the competition through Wildomar's Rotary Club website: http://www.wildomarrotaryclub.com/
April 18th: 7th Annual Rib Cook-Off during the CA Antique Farm Equipment Show in Tulare, CA
Bird's Pit Crew took 1st place for their pork ribs at this competition last year and we're looking forward to defending that title this year. This is strictly a rib cook-off so their are only two categories for this competition; pork ribs and beef ribs. We LOVE when are friends and family come out to support our passion. You can find more information on the competition at the following website:
www.antiquefarmshow.org/General-Info/Rib-Cook-Off.htm
May 8th: 1st Annual Morgan Hill No Bull BBQ Cook-Off in Morgan Hill, CA
This will be our first competition in Northern California and we are looking forward to meeting up with some new teams. More information on this competition can be found here:
http://www.mhnobullbbq.com/
May 22nd: 2nd Annual Bakersfield Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship in Bakersfield, CA
Some of you may remember this competition last year as the infamous "roasting" of Baylee Bird. If you hadn't heard Baylee accidently fell into a bucket of hot ash during this competition last year. She had only been at the BBQ site for 10 minutes when the accident occurred. Baylee and Aimee left by ambulance and CJ and team finished the competition. To say that their hearts weren't in it was an understatement. Baylee received 2nd and 3rd degree burns to her lower back. She has made a complete recovery and we are working on minimizing the scarring at this point. Still to this day I couldn't tell you how Bird's Pit Crew did in this competition, the whole day was a blur. CJ and I will be competing this year to make a name for ourselves, other than the team that left in the ambulance.
http://www.bakobbq.com/
June 12th: Kristie's Foundation Que'n for Kids Costa Mesa, CA
We had a lot of fun at this competition last year and we're looking forward to competing again this year!
http://www.ocbbqfestival.com/
June 26th: 2nd Annual Wild West BBQ Bash Santa Maria, CA
The people over in Santa Maria put on a GREAT competition last year. We've been working on our tri-tip recipe to show up all of those great teams in Santa Maria. Can't wait!
http://www.fcni.org/
We will keep everyone in the loop of how we do in each of the competitions. Again, we love to see our friends and family out at the competitions with us so check out the websites for each one and we hope to see you out there!
BBQ Season is upon us!!!
As some of you may already know, the BBQ season is upon us. This year Bird's Pit Crew will consist of the following team members:
C.J. Bird (Head Cook)
and
Aimee Bird (Official Title: Pit B$#*h)
Eric DeLaRosa has since purchased his own BBQ restaurant in Clovis (Becky's Smokin' BBQ) and will be competing on the circuit as his own team. We want to wish him the best of luck!
In January C.J. and we attended a BBQ class in Scottsdale, AZ. It was a long drive there, but the 2 days of classes were well worth it. The class was taught by 16 time Grand Champion BBQ team QN4U. We learned a lot of valuable information from them and we're looking forward to kicking some butt this BBQ season.
C.J. Bird (Head Cook)
and
Aimee Bird (Official Title: Pit B$#*h)
Eric DeLaRosa has since purchased his own BBQ restaurant in Clovis (Becky's Smokin' BBQ) and will be competing on the circuit as his own team. We want to wish him the best of luck!
In January C.J. and we attended a BBQ class in Scottsdale, AZ. It was a long drive there, but the 2 days of classes were well worth it. The class was taught by 16 time Grand Champion BBQ team QN4U. We learned a lot of valuable information from them and we're looking forward to kicking some butt this BBQ season.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Bakersfield Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Well, the boys are gearing up for another competition this weekend. This Saturday, June 6th they'll be in Bakersfield, a little closer to home. Unfortunately for the guys Karl won't be able to make it with his trailer so they're really going to have to rough it. We'll see how that goes. Wish them luck and if you feel like making the drive to Bakersfield the meat turn-ins start at 12:00 noon and awards will be announced at 3:00PM. For more information about the event you can check out http://www.bakersfieldbiggestbadestbbqchampionship.com/
Just a heads up, the next competition will be July 11th in Santa Maria!!!
Just a heads up, the next competition will be July 11th in Santa Maria!!!
Update on Costa Mesa
In May Bird's Pit Crew competed in the 2nd Annual State Championship BBQ Competition to benefit Kristie's Foundation in Costa Mesa. It was a huge event with tons of activities for the kids. Kristie's Foundation is an organization that provides assistance, support and cherished moments to critically ill children and their families. They put on a great competition and the Bird girls loved the butterfly release and face painting.
Bird's Pit Crew's ribs took 4th place overall!!! As for the other categories? Let's just say they are more motivated than ever for their next competition.
We'll see everyone in Bakersfield!
http://www.bakersfieldbiggestbaddestbbqchampionship.com/
Come out and show your support for Bird's Pit Crew Saturday June 6th. Judging starts at 12:00 noon and awards will be announced at 3:00 PM.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Upcoming Competitions
May 9th: 2nd Annual State Championship BBQ Competition to benefit Kristie's Foundation www.quenforkids.com
Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa
*People's Choice*
June 6th: Bakersfield Biggest Baddest Barbeque benefiting Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation
www.bakersfieldbiggestbaddestbbqchampionship.com
Stramler Park in Bakersfield
Hope to see you there!
Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa
*People's Choice*
June 6th: Bakersfield Biggest Baddest Barbeque benefiting Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation
www.bakersfieldbiggestbaddestbbqchampionship.com
Stramler Park in Bakersfield
Hope to see you there!
The Crew
We thought some of you might like to know who the "crew" actually consists of. The team actually changes from competition to competition depending on everyone's schedule. For the first competition back in September we had a great following with 5 guys on the team; CJ Bird, Eric DeLaRosa, Donovan Van der Paardt, Jon Hocker, and Robby Cullendar along with 3 honorary members. We competed in December in Long Beach with just 2 team members; CJ and Erik and 1 honorary; Karl McNeil. CJ, Erik and Donovan were present at the last competition in Tulare. It should be noted that Karl attends any competition that his 5th Wheel is needed thus earning him the "Honorary" status as well as a shirt with the team logo on it. Aimee Bird shows up to collect the prize money and trophies.
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