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The winner of the TVWB 27th Anniversary Prize Drawing is: Timothy Schwartz from Wisconsin He will receive a Weber Traveler portable gas grill in his choice of black, blue, red, or Stealth. Congratulation to Timothy and thanks to all that entered the prize drawing!

Canter's Deli 419 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 https://www.cantersdeli.com/ As with my 2018 post about Langer's Deli, I am exercising my prerogative as moderator to include Canter's Deli in the BBQ Restaurant Directory even though it's not a barbecue restaurant because of Canter's famous...

Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill 25580 The Old Road Valencia, CA 91381 https://www.woodranch.com/ I had barbecue at Wood Ranch way back in 2002 and again last week while visiting Valencia. With something like 18 locations scattered across Southern California, the Valencia location is found in a suburban...

Horn Barbecue 9700 Railroad St Elk Grove, CA 95624 https://www.hornbarbecue.com/ While visiting Elk Grove for a family event, Mrs. TVWB and I stopped by Horn Barbecue for a 3:00pm lunch. This visit violated my rule that the best barbecue lunch is had right at 11:00am opening, and perhaps that's...

Daddy D's Southern Style BBQ 1243 N Goerig St Woodland, WA 98674 https://www.daddydsbbq.com/ https://www.facebook.com/p/Daddy-Ds-Southern-Style-BBQ-100053174777149/ Mrs. TVWB and I spent several days visiting friends near Woodland, WA and while there had lunch at Daddy D's. Looks like a small...

Saw this beast on the floor at Garrett Ace Hardware in Healdsburg CA. A mere $5299. The lid is super tall and super heavy, and contains an upper shelf that sits right under an infrared burner on which you could sear the chaps off a steak. It wasn’t powered up, I would have liked to play with the...

The Virtual Weber Bullet website turned 27 years old on June 12, 2025. To mark this milestone, I'm holding a prize drawing for a Weber Traveler Portable Gas Grill in your choice of Black, Blue, Red, or Stealth Edition--a $449 to $499 value depending on the color. One entry per person...

https://www.chicagotribune.com/route-66-turns-100/ Hi folks, Member @Brad Olson brought this article to my attention: "The Chicago Tribune sent 2 writers on Route 66 to create a series of human interest stories. I was thinking about posting it in the Off Topic subforum, but one of the stops...

I just finished watching Family Beef, a 90-minute documentary from KXAN-TV in Austin TX. I really enjoyed it, and I think you will, too, if you like Texas barbecue and its history. I knew much of these stories, but not all of them, and found it interesting from several different perspectives. It...

A reader (not a member) of TVWBB reached out telling me that he's developed a free, open source tool for tracking and analyzing your cooking sessions. It's available on GitHub at this link: https://github.com/SmokeNotes/SmokeNotes I have not used this tool and cannot vouch for it in any way...

…and the new #1 rated joint is Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin TX. Congratulations to pitmasters David Kirkland and Ernest Servantes, they’ve known great success up until this point, but with this achievement the next four years will be crazy good for them until the next ratings come out in 2029. Also...

I saw an Instagram post that Paul Kirk CWC, Ph.B., BSAS, also known as the Kansas City Baron of Barbecue, passed away today. He was there in the early days of the Kansas City Barbecue Society, was a prolific competitor winning over 475 cooking and barbecuing awards, and was inducted into the...

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We’ll be celebrating WSM Smoke Day 21 on Memorial Day Weekend--May 24, 2025--and commemorative t-shirts are now available to order. https://tvwb-merchandise.creator-spring.com/listing/wsm-smoke-day-2025 Long-time members will recognize this year's design as a throwback to the 1st Annual...

We'll be celebrating WSM Smoke Day 21 on Memorial Day weekend--May 24, 2025. Originally proposed by TVWBB member Joel Kiess in 2005, WSM Smoke Day is when we celebrate our pride in Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker ownership and all of the great barbecue it helps us enjoy with family and friends. We...

Today we finally got to try Chicken Guy!, the new Guy Fieri restaurant in American Canyon, CA. Opened in December 2024, the franchise is operated by the same group running North Bay Mountain Mike’s Pizza locations. Pros: Food quality, taste, and value. It’s a chicken strips concept similar to...

I remember folks complaining years ago about janky battery doors/compartments in old Thermapens. The Classic Thermapen still uses a watch battery which is something I don't just have laying around the house. Things got better with the Thermapen Mk4, but still kind of a precious end cap that had...

I've got a new-in-box, never opened Beswood meat slicer just sitting in my garage that I'd like to move on to someone that will use it. You can read all about it here: https://www.amazon.com/BESWOOD-Chromium-plated-Electric-Commercial-BESWOOD250RX/dp/B0C5TJ8KQ1?tag=tvwb-20 It sells for $348 at...