Ballast Point Brewing Company 14th Annual Charity Event - NTC

Ballast Point Brewing Company held their 14th Anniversary Beer Festival on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 at NTC in Point Loma, San Diego, CA.

The event this year featured over 20 breweries and 60 different beers. They also had 3 bands that provided entertainment to the crowd while they were sampling the extraordinary selection of beers. Big Daddy Black BBQ was invited back to provide bbq for the huge crowd.

BDB BBQ served up Pulled Pork Sammys, Smoked Chicken, Bratwurst simmered in Yellowtail and then smoked, and a new crowd favorite - Nachos topped with Smoked Brisket! The crowd must have loved the food because we were sold out in 1 1/2 hours!

Noe is simmering the brats in Yellowtail!



Big Daddy Black BBQ was easy to find even with the huge crowd!

We had a continuous line of people getting food - until we ran out! Next year we will cook more so everyone has a chance to sample the incredible BBQ!

Some satisfied customers! (Pictured L - R) - Jack White - Founder Ballast Point Brewing Company, Chris White (no relation) - Founder White Labs Liquid Yeast, and Jamie the Official Big Daddy Black BBQ #1 Fan.

Thanks for having us Jack and Yuseff and the rest of the Ballast Point Crew! We had a great time and we can't wait until next year!

Official Meat, Inc. and Big Daddy Black BBQ Gear!

Get your official Meat, Inc. and Big Daddy Black BBQ gear!


Ladies (usually) tank top - ribbed tank has Meat, Inc. large logo on the front and small logo under the left shoulder. Front has Official Meat, Inc. Slogan - "You don't make friends with salad".



Big Daddy Black BBQ T-Shirt - Kettle Logo on front breast and full color logo on back with official BDBBBQ Slogan - "If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?"



Meat, Inc. - THE Official Competition BBQ Team of Big Daddy Black BBQ - T-shirt. Front has HUGE Meat, Inc. Logo. Back has full color Team Logo with Official Slogan - "You don't make friends with salad".

E-mail Big Daddy with your shirt order! All shirts are $18.00 including S & H (USPS). More gear to come!

CIM Summer BBQ 2010

CIM (Correctional Institute for Men - Chino) 2010 Annual BBQ!

This was a fantastic event and it was our honor to serve the men and women that work at CIM! We served salad, watermelon, Tri-Tip, and Chicken. The meal was a great success! We served over 500 people! Rave reviews from all the people attending!

The big smoker was loaded to the brink with over 200lbs of tri-tip and 200 lbs of chicken.

The prep and slicing area in the tent was packed with "helpers" getting some information and knowledge on spices, rubs, cooking temps, and slicing techniques from Big Daddy Black! Lots of information was passed out and fun was had by all helping and "helping".

Thanks to the entire team for setting up and serving this group. We had two serving lines set up to get all these people fed quickly and efficiently! Chow was served on time and HOT for all the people attending the event!

Can't wait to cook up some tasty food for all the amazing people at CIM at next year's BBQ! See you then!

This event was sponsored by the great folks at New Hope Christian Fellowship in Chino Hills, CA. Photos of the group attending was not allowed due to the sensitive nature of their employment.

Andrea Hayward Blood Drive

Andrea Hayward Blood Drive.

This event was sponsored by the New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Chino, CA. Andrea Hayward is a member of the Church and in May of this year she was admitted to Cedar Sinai Hospital where she was diagnosed with Lupus and TTP. She needed a tremendous amount of plasma for her treatments. The Church and Cedar Sinai set up a blood drive to allow friends, family, and community members to give back and donate blood. The event was a huge success and Big Daddy Black BBQ was proud to be a part of the event.

The cooking team included Aaron (Big Daddy Black), Greg, and Kyle. We prepared and cooked everything on site including Northwoods Version of White Salad, Northwoods Version of Red Salad, Baked Beans, Tri-Tip, and Chicken. All the food turned out fantastic and everyone loved the chow!


Everyone was impressed with the big trailer and the amount of meat it can handle at one time.

Big Daddy checking out the chicken.

We fed over 250 people in under 15 minutes through two chow lines - now that's efficiency!

There was plenty of food for all and seconds through the line was not a rare occurrence. Plenty of comments like "Best Tri-Tip I have EVER had" was heard more than once!

It was a great event and we are all proud of the efforts of the fantastic staff at Cedar Sinai, the incredible support from Andrea's workplace - City of Hope, and the never ending efforts, thoughts, and prayers from Andrea's Church - New Hope Christian Fellowship.

Please support Lupus research and whenever you get a chance - GIVE BLOOD!

Smokin' the Knufman / Oliver Wedding

When the bride and the groom had to determine what they wanted for their intimate wedding reception on Mission Bay, Big Daddy Black BBQ was of course the answer!



The 75 guests enjoyed appetizers which included Smoked Stuffed Peppers, Smoked Tostada Tapas, Caprese Salad, Fruit Skewers as well as a Fresh vegetable Tray.




These were perfect starters to prepare the guests for a full "Mexican Style BBQ" complete with Carne Asada, Beef, Chicken and Cheese Tamales, Spanish Rice (cooked on the smoker) and black Bean and Corn Salad.

Even with the challenge of an outdoor remote kitchen, this event went off without a hitch. Adults and kids a like couldn't stop talking about how good the food was.

Beautiful couple, gorgeous San Diego day and quality food provided by Big Daddy Black BBQ, what more can you ask for!

It was a honor to cook for the Bride and Groom. We look forward to the opportunity to cook for them at their 50th anniversary!

Congratulations Caasy and Julie!






Big Daddy Black BBQ would like to give a special shout out to Photography By Cali for allowing us to share some of the shots taken at the wedding. Cali does amazing work. Check out her site: http://www.photographybycali.com

Date Night @ NHCF

Big Daddy Black BBQ cooked for a very special event at New Hope Christian Fellowship in Chino, CA - Date Night! On the menu was Chicken, Baby Back Ribs, and some Hot Dogs for the kids and baby sitting crew.


The event is put on to get the adults members of the Church some "adult time" for a meal and some fun afterwards.


Everyone was really excited as they arrived and saw the two smokers pumping out some incredible smells - Ribs and Chicken!




Dinner was served on time and the line went through the first helping quickly. Most of the folks came out for round two after a few minutes when they realized this was possibly the best BBQ they've had in a long time - if ever!! About 10 more people came out for thirds - the ribs glazed with brown sugar was a treat most have never tasted before.

Overall, the evening was a great success for the Date Night and Big Daddy Black BBQ!

Thanks to New Hope Christian Fellowship for having us BBQ for you! Please feel free to visit these great folks at:

http://www.newhopechino.org/wordpress/

EBS Summer Company Party

The Executive Business Services summer party was in full swing with Big Daddy Black BBQ catering the event. A blistering hot day in Temecula (104F) but it was a short cook. The menu included Tri-Tip, Ribs, Chicken, Baked Mac & Cheese, Corn on the Cob, and Fruit Skewers. Everyone loved the food and the event was a huge success!



"Aaron,

I just wanted to say that your food was the best and everyone in my office cannot stop raving about the food. I told everyone to make sure that they tell all their friends about you and your BBQ business. Thanks again, it was great.



Alice - Office Manager"



All food was prepped, cut, and cooked on site - this is the best way to serve fresh and tasty food!



Kyle is prepping the Tri-Tip with our special dry rub!





We brought two smokers to this event - "The" trailer with a cooking capacity of 50 square feet (that's not a typo - 50 square feet!), and the small smoker for specialty and quick items.





This was a small event so we pulled 2 of the 4 shelves to make the cook easier. Plenty of room for all the meats! We got the ribs and the tri-tip started early for a slow and low cook!




Getting close to chow time! We served up 2lbs of ABT's (Atomic Buffalo Turds) as an added appetizer - they disappeared withing 5 minutes! Here's the smoker when we added the Fatties, corn, chicken, and baked Mac & Cheese!



Getting that smoke just right!

Some new fans of Big Daddy Black BBQ - you don't make friends with salad!

A few Fatties on the grill waiting to be sliced up into little pieces of heaven!

Fruit skewers with chocolate sauce for dessert - pulled right out of the watermelon pig! We also served Pig Candy - this was a fat free event!

Nice piggy!

Big Daddy Black and Bigger Daddy Black (Dad) ready for your next event!