Wine Country Big Q

08/13/2024

Hey FB Friends in the Portland, OR area ... Operation BBQ Relief is part of a really great event for First Responders at https://ilaniresort.com/ilani-bbqfest/ and they could use a few more volunteers on Sunday, August 25. And, it is not all work, as a volunteer you also get to attend the event. If you are available to help out please contact me (or message me) and I can help to get you signed up!

Alton Brown was directing TV commercials when he got the crazy idea to go to culinary school and reinvent the cooking show. The result: Good Eats, an irreverent, science-forward program which kept Brown gainfully employed for more than twenty years. Along the way he also hosted Iron Chef America, an...

11/12/2018

Okay Northern California OBR Supporters and BBQ Teams - it time to help! We are now signing up volunteers to help at the Camp Fire. Please sign into www.obr.org and join us as a volunteer. PLEASE SHARE THIS.

We have boots on the ground in the Butte County California. We are in contact with local and state officials. We are supporting local cooks and chefs at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you posted. Stay tuned.

Pictured below is not a sunset. It is the fire burning in the distance. Be safe.

10/18/2018

Blue skies are the times Operation BBQ Relief is not called upon for disaster relief and are the times to spend with our supporters, volunteers, and sponsors. Join us on November 9th for A Blue Sky Bounty – an evening filled with food, friends, a silent auction, and much more.

Tickets are on sale now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-blue-sky-bounty-tickets-50863045739
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10/16/2018

Join us on Friday, November 9th for A Blue Sky Bounty! This evening of grit and grace is filled with amazing food, great friends, and much more! This benefit held at the stately Point Heron at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama supports Operation BBQ Relief and the promise of help to those in need.

Tickets available now by clicking here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-blue-sky-bounty-tickets-50863045739
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10/15/2018

10/14/2018

URGENT!
Operation BBQ Relief has teams located at 1940 N. Monroe in Tallahassee, FL and at the Old Kmart, 7100 Hwy 98 (Beach Road) in Panama City Beach and needs about 30 volunteers per day to help prepare and serve meals to displaced residents and first responders. With the right amount of help, we could serve over 25,000 meals each day. To volunteer, download the OBR Volunteers app and sign up for the Hurricane Michael shifts under events or just show up onsite to register at 6am. We really need the help!

10/10/2018

We are staging our assets outside of the danger zone and are getting ready to help the panhandle of Florida. We are planing to serve Tallahassee and Panama City Hot BBQ Meals in the wake of Hurricane Michael. We need your help. Register today. Download the OBR Volunteer App and sign up to volunteer on our schedule. It will be an experience you will remember your whole life.
https://operationbbqrelief.org/apis/volunteer/home/registration

07/29/2018

Join us as a volunteer if you can - please sign up on the OBR web site or download the app

07/19/2018

Congrats to the talented women at Sax's Joint for winning People's Choice Best Bacon Dessert AND People's Choice Best Beans! See the full list of winners on our website winecountrybigq.com
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photo by Steve Knudsen