Hullabaloo BBQ

06/18/2026

Tornado watch!!!
😳🌪️🌪️😳

Smoker is rolling! Salmon and bluefish are done. Ribs, chicken, sausages and chorizo are cooking now.

Hopefully bad weather goes elsewhere 🤞

06/17/2026

Join me at Gleaners June Food Day this Saturday.

And - drop your raffle tickets in for Hullabaloo St Louis ribs, smoked salmon and the renowned bluefish pate!

(Or make a donation to BAG so we can continue our important work)

We can't wait to see you on June 20th for our annual June Food Day event! In addition to hay rides, farm tours, delicious food, and complimentary drinks, we are hosting a raffle that includes some fabulous prizes. We are very grateful for our raffle donors and we hope you have the chance to take home one of these great prizes!

Reserve your FREE ticket at our website.

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Unbound Commonwealth Collection
River Boat Company
Spice Co.
Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Museum
Boston - Charles River Canoe & Kayak
Crawling
Adventures
Great American Rain Barrel Company
Truck Group
Mei Dumplings
Chocolate
W**e
Produce

Hand-carved wooden bowls from Gleaners' board member, Greg Voss

Homemade BBQ meal from State Champion/BBQ pitmaster and Gleaners' board member, Ivan Basch

09/25/2025

Sunday, Oct 5th, I'm riding 25 miles to support the Boston Area Gleaners, a fantastic organization that rescues surplus produce from local farms to fight food waste and insecurity.

Your support helps get fresh, healthy food to families in need.
I've committed to raise at least $1000. Please consider a donation and share my fundraising page! Thanks so much!!!

sssh... Special offer for local Hullabaloo BBQ-loving friends - Donate $150 or more and I'll fire up the smoker and cook you a delicious rack of ribs or a big piece of smoked salmon. Or we can work out something else, with higher donations yielding more influence over what I make for you!

Ivan rides for Boston Area Gleaners

09/23/2025

I’m thinking of selling my Backwoods Party (original) smoker that was a game changer for me as a BBQ pitmaster. Purchasd new about 15 years ago, i’ve smoked hundreds, maybe thousands of lbs of meat, fish, cheese in this bad boy. Holds 18 racks of ribs! Incredible temp management, just a joy to smoke on!

It’s in need of some serious tlc - metal work to repair the rotting walls of the smoke and fire chambers. If you’re comfortable welding or know someone who is ( in Maine), this fabulous smoker can be restored.

Here’s some pics.

(I might ask for a modest donation to a food-related nonprofit to w**d out people who just want something for free.)

Contact me if interested

09/01/2025

Biggest smoke so far this year:
- chuck roast (pulled beef)
- ribs (pic)
- sausages
- duck breasts
- chicken thighs
- eggplant 🍆 for baba ghanoush
- bluefish for pate
- salmon

Not done yet, but perfect weather and my FatBoy smoker and I are working well together!

04/29/2025

Happy to have my friends from Blue Ribbon BBQ at the BBQ festival in my hometown of Lexington. Let me know if you’re coming and maybe we can meet up there!

Craft B**r, Live Music, and the Best BBQ!! Save the dates for the Lexington Battle Green BBQ Festival!!

03/29/2025

Mark your calendar - and let me know if/when you’re gonna go so perhaps I can swing by and say Hi

🔥 MAY 17 + 18 🔥

12/05/2024

Starting with the butts I smoked then froze in October, I joined a great crew at Lex Eat Together to pull the pork and make about 50 sandwiches for distribution.

10/24/2024

I took advantage of this amazing autumn weather to do a long day smoke (14 hours) using both smokers.

- Pork butts for a future Lex Eat Together pulled pork dinner
- full packer brisket (with salt free rub on the point) to send my father in law
- 8 racks of ribs rescued by Food Link to give to supporters of my Ride For Food for Boston Area Gleaners
- **1st time** Hog Jowls!
- not pictured: sausages ofc, eggplants for baba ghanoush

Very successful! Especially the brisket which was so juicy and smelled like heaven