The G'rill Spot

13/09/2026

First comp in almost a year little out of practice but bloody proud of getting it done.
Was an awesome weekend at The Cambridge Classic - Barbecue Festival thanks to Ciaran Murphy and Mel for putting on a wicked event again.

Haven't seen my full results yet but here's a snippet of the 5 hand ins over the weekend.

Massive thank you to everyone that helped get me to this competition.
Number 1 is my wife for the support you were missed and it wasn't the same without you there.
for covering my entry and the use of the trailer it was definitely alot nicer.
And to Rum and Que as my partner and all the pointers through out the cook.
Pete from Rolling Coal BBQ with the collab on the whole hog in the offset.
And all the other teams was so awesome being back in the environment and seeing you all again
Congratulations Smokey Fish Bar-Bee-Q on the RGC and Troy Bilbrough on the GC.
And to Meat Marauders for taking out the whole hog.

Thank you all and looking forward to the next one.

01/09/2026

The Cambridge BBQ Festival 2026 -12th to 13th September 2026
Two weeks to go

Join us at Hautapu Sports Club
8 Laurent Road, Cambridge 3434

Join us for a fun weekend with Smoked Meat, B**r Garden, Live Music, and BBQ demos from some of the best in NZ.

Smokin' Oak Barbecue
Winners of TVNZ Cooks on Fire, Competition Champions and BBQ Legends, will be there serving authentic low and slow barbecue.

A b**r garden with bar service and drinks on tap.

Live fire demonstrations cooking whole lamb and hog.

An area for children with Inflatable Castle for the kids to play and an Ice Cream Truck beside.

A Live Band will be there through the day playing the hits.

Saturday 12th September 2026 - 11am to 5pm (Prizegiving at 5pm)
Sunday 13th September 2026 - 11am to 4pm (Prizegiving at 4pm)

Competition featuring:
NZBA CAMBRIDGE CLASSIC II 2026
SCA SUNNY CAMBRIDGE STAKE & SIZZLE 2026
NZBA WHOLE HOG NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2026

Saturday 12th September for the main event (chicken, pork ribs, pork, brisket),
Sunday 13th September: Whole hog exhibition and competition, Steak cook off and dessert, alongside the monthly Cambridge Market.
Come join us for some fun family days out with some of the best smoked meat in New Zealand, drinks, live music, and an area for the kid to enjoy.

FREE ENTRY

We look forward to seeing you there for a fun weekend full of BBQ, Food and Drink, Fun and Music.
See you all next weekend

21/03/2026

Funnaly got some of Rum and Que championship sauce. Running it on some lamb kebabs.

05/03/2026

Wellington last weekend celebrating my brother's 30th and I got to do what I love best. (Making people happy with food!)
Massive shout out to LOW I-QUE for the help with the pits and to Choice Bros Brewing for such an epic venue, serving excellent b**r and a perfect spot for people watching.
To my brother Matty White I love you and thank you for giving me this opportunity.
Welcome to the 30s 🤣

22/02/2026

What a f**ken vibe this was. Found myself on the oposite side of the fence, done a cooking challenge, and enjoyed watching food getting the love it deserves a few wicked demos and all out just a heck of a day.

08/02/2026

20/01/2026

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to cater for a 30th birthday party, and it was a awesome experience with many happy guests.

The Menu included pulled lamb leg and shoulder, pulled beef, pork ribs, wings, and brisket, served alongside potato salad, coleslaw, green salad, and buns.

07/10/2025

BBQ Mania Recap from the weekend just gone. Was abit slack on photos but this video sums it up 😂.

Massive thank you to Mandy for putting this comp on again such an awesome campground and so family friendly.

Wasn't my greatest cook over the weekend dialing in a new bbq, having issues with chicken skins and crazy weather made it quite the adventure, but f**ken loved it none the less and would run it back in a heartbeat.
Was so good to see the bbq family and catch up with everyone again

Chicken somewhere near the bottom
Ribs 5th
Pork 20th
Brisket 14th.
Landing us 19th overall 🤦‍♂️

Still happy that we got the 4 boxes in, some more adjustments to be made and get use to not running the offset anymore.

Congratulations to Troy from b**rs championship bbq back to back GC. And stoked for the neighbor Scott of Smokey Fish Bar-Bee-Q on the RGC bloody awesome to see. Oh and of course to my good mate Peter of Rolling Coal BBQ on getting that 1st place chicken absolutely amazing to be there for that.

Thank you to all of you that follow and to my wife for being my team mate and dealing with me at competitions.

Thank you to Mount Butchery-Mount Maunganui for your support and help with both chicken and getting our 1st night's dinner sorted.

Back to planning and hoping to be hitting the blues and bbq festival in rotorua next month.

02/10/2025

It's Comp WEEKENDDDD!!!!!!

Tomorrow we make our way back to Taupo for our second shot at BBQ Mania can not tell you how excited I am for this.

If you are up to no good causing trouble in the neighborhood call on in to the great lake holiday park on acacia Bay rd and check out the shenanigans we are upto.

3 comps over 2 days 23 of the best pitmasters and Black Label Barbecue slinging there epic food for patrons this event is sure to please and inspire.