So it comes to an end...
We have come to the end of the 2011 competition BBQ
season. It was my 5th year as a competitive BBQer
and I love it! I feel my BBQ knowledge has grown
stronger each year and, with the people around me
now, this was my best season yet. We competed in 11
events this season and pulled 7 top 10 rib finishes!
We also received 2 3rd place chicken calls and a 6th
place brisket. Still a lot of work to do but I feel
that 2012 will be our "step-up" season, we'll see.
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported...
well, partied with us. Can't wait to see you all
next year! Thank you to Ken Nowicki and his
contributions to the team, Jeff Bera for keeping up
with the web page and Marie Moody, my partner in
BBQ, with out her the team would not be doing as
well as it is.
October 8, 2011 3rd
Place Ribs
Keystone Classic Barbeque - Harrisburg, PA
September 10, 2011 3rd
place chicken
Southern York
County BBQ Cookoff
Glen Rock, PA
August 27, 2011 4th
Place Ribs
New Holland Summerfest - New Holland, PA
July 30, 2011 2nd
Place Ribs
BBQ and Blues in the Park - Mount Holly, NJ
July 10, 2011 3rd
Place Chicken
NJ State BBQ Championship - Wildwood, NJ
June 11, 2011 3rd
Place Chef's Choice
BBQ Cook-off for a Cure - Hatfield, PA
Read Tom's interview on "Meet the
BBQ Competition Pro Team" -
Grilling with Rich
Check out Philly Blind Pig BBQ
profiled in the Team Spotlight of the Bargeque Mag
Online March/April issue.
Check out footage/photos from
the
channel 6 ABC FYI Philly July 4th Special
Live on the parkway with Tom Bera -
July 4th, 2010
Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Overall winner of the Garry
Maddox Ribfest!
August 8th, 2009 1st
Place Ribs in the Pit
Masters Division,
1st Place Ribs in Garry’s Rib Challenge! --
(Overall winner of the combined Pit Master and
Restaurant division.)
Garry
Maddox Ribfest - Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
See
the Pictures Here
July 10 - 12, 2009 2nd Place
Pork/3rd Place Brisket/3rd Place Overall!
NJ State BBQ Championship - Wildwood, NJ
See
the Pictures Here
About Blind Pig BBQ
It all started for me
in August 2005 with a phone call from my friend
Steve from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. He
asked me to help cook ribs at a competition charity
event run by Garry Maddox at Citizen’s Bank Park - I
agreed. This was the first time I ever cooked “real”
BBQ. We used two $30 brinkman smokers and finished
in the top 5!
We are now the greatest BBQ’ers in the world ...
in our own minds. We upgraded our equipment to a
couple of Weber Smoky Mountains and a Big Green Egg
smoker, then planned our KCBS debut in 2006.
Our first competition was at “BBQ on the Farm” in
Bristol, PA. We finished 8th in ribs and dead last
in brisket and had a great time. We also gained a
new member to the team, Jack
Rhubright, who I still cook with today. Mid-way through our
2006 season Jack and I officially changed our team name to
Blind Pig BBQ. -Tom Bera
The origin of the name "Blind
Pig" stems from the prohibition days in Chicago. A "Blind
Pig" was an establishments that illegally provided alcoholic beverages.
The saloonkeeper would charge customers to see an attraction
(such as an animal), and provide a "complimentary" alcoholic
beverage, thus circumventing the law.
Pig BBQ Barbeque - NJ State BBQ
Champi
August 8th, 2009
1st Place Ribs in Garry’s Rib Challenge
Garry
Maddox Ribfest - Citizen Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
See the
Pictures Here
J 2008
July 15th, 2007
1st Place Ribs
New Jersey State Barbeque Championship
See the Pictures Here
