Santa Maria Style BBQ – We’re Famous!

It’s official, we’re famous!  As locals we know how much fun we have scouting out a good Santa Maria Style BBQ event – and here’s something new!  Check out the beautiful pictures and video of grilled tri-tip, with Chef John’s own recipe! 

Click Here:  Beautiful Tri-Tip Pictures (and a great how-to-bbq-tri-tip video using a marinade.)

And here’s a very nice blog about Santa Maria Valley BBQ:

Click Here:  Everyting you wanted to know about Santa Maria Style BBQ

Do you have a charity bbq event coming up?  Let us know and we’ll shamelessly plug it for you!!!  Just leave a comment and we’ll get right on it!  (Of course we’ll need to come by and sample, just to make sure everything is up to our high-brow standards!)  (Be sure to click on the Chef John link to hear his comments on the video about the “Santa Maria Style BBQ no-eyebrow look!)

Bike Night Santa Maria is BACK!

Bike Night Santa Maria is Back!  We all had a blast last year hanging out at Thorsens and Harley Davidson in Santa Maria, and missed it during the winter – well tonight is the first night of the season – it’s back!  Come out tonight to Thorsens and Harley Davidson to have some great tri-tip, see some cool bikes! 

Check out some info from last year’s Bike Night Santa Maria – Click here:  Bike Night Santa Maria

Need a place to stay cheap in Santa Maria – Click here:  Hotel Rooms

Toys for Tots Toy Drive at Pappy’s Restaurant

Pappy’s Restaurant invites you to come by the restaurant, located at the Betteravia exit off the 101 in Santa Maria, and bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $10. or more for the Santa Maria Toys for Tots Toy Drive! 

Pappy's Restaurant Santa Maria Style BBQ Chicken & Tri-Tip Barbecue

The owner , Bob Torres and I were talking about the best way to promote his new Santa Maria Style BBQ chicken, baby back pork ribs, and tri-tip lunches and dinners, and we thought a charity fundraising drive would be a great way to kick things off!  So Bob invites everyone to come and have a soda on the house when you donate a new, unwrapped toy at Pappy’s for the Toys for Tots Fund Raiser!  (Checks made out to Toys for Tots also welcome!)  And, if it’s lunch or dinner time, why not stay for a Santa Maria Style BBQ Chicken or tritip or ribs lunch or dinner?  The soda’s on Bob when you bring a toy! 

Santa Maria Style BBQ Chicken & Tri-Tip

Come by Pappy’s today for  some of the finest Santa Maria Style BBBQ in Santa Maria! 

Allejandro & Santa Maria Style Seasonings

(No MSG – we checked!)  Bob sells his own brand seasoning, and it’s great!  Read more about other Toys for Tots toy donation stations in Santa Maria and Orcutt here:  Toys for Tots Santa Maria & Orcutt

Los Alamos Old Days 2008 September 26, 27 & 28

Get ready for a Santa Maria Style barbecue with all the fixin’s at Los Alamos Old Days on Sunday September 28th, from noon to 3pm!  The barbecue will be held at the Men’s Club in Los Alamos, with music provided by the Howling Coyotes.  The tri-tip bbq, beans, bread, salad and salsa is priced at $10. for adults, $8. for seniors and kids younger than 12. 

Here’s a rundown on the Los Alamos Old Days 2008 Schedule, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 26, 27, and 28:

All Weekend

• Peddler’s Mart – jewelry, antiques, artwork, handicrafts, and food vendors
• Civil War Encampment
• Live Music in Ferrini Park
• Children’s Activities and much more

Friday September 26th, 2008

• 6 PM – Chili Kick-Off at the Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club, followed by live music and dancing – Solomon Creek Band  $7. per person at the door. 

Saturday September 27th, 2008

• 7am to 11am Pancake Breakfast with sausages served by the Los Alamos Junior Grange at the Men’s Club $6. adults, $5. children
• Classic Car Show
• Live music in Ferrini Park by Still Evolving
• 11am to 5pm –  BBQ Tri-tip sandwiches at the Men’s Club $7. each
• 9 pm, 21 and over – Country Western, Blues, Rock Dance at the Men’s Club – Cold Water Canyon Band

Sunday September 28th, 2008

• 11 am – “Greatest Little Small Town Parade”
• 12 noon to 3 pm – Santa Maria Style BBQ Tri-Tip with beans, salad, and bread at the Mens Club.  $10. adults, $8. seniors and kids under 12.
• Live music by Howlin’ Coyotes
• Righetti High School Marimba Band and Ballet Folkloric perform in Ferrini Park

Worlds Best Santa Maria Style Barbecue Tri tip! Java Moto Style!

WORLDS BEST SANTA MARIA STYLE BBQ TRI-TIP  -  JAVA MOTO STYLE

If you’re looking for the Worlds Best Santa Maria Style BBQ Tri-tip, stop by Java Moto any Friday or Saturday at noon for fresh barbecued tri-tip sandwiches with the worlds best fresh salsa.  you’ll also have a great time with hundreds of motorcycle fans at BIKE NITE Santa Maria, the first Thursday of each month, from 6pm to 9pm right in front of Java Moto.  They’ll be barbecueing 45 tri-tips this coming Thursday, June 5th, and that’ll be a wonderful aroma you can smell for blocks away!  (Be there or be square!)  You’ll find Java Moto at Thorsen Motorsports, 2004 Preisker Lane, Suite J.  (From the 101 take the Broadway exit, turn left at the first light at Preisker.  Java Moto is between the Harley Davidson dealership and Thorsen Motorsports.)  I’ve been talking to Matt and Lloyd about Java Moto’s Santa Maria Style Barbecued Tri-tip, and I headed over last Friday at 11:00 am and was just in time to see Lloyd taking it off the grill, and boy did it smell great!  He was super friendly and let me take pictures, and even gave me all the details for his SECRET seasoning!!!  Wow!  That’s great to know EXACTLY how he seasons the tri-tip!!!  Java Moto’s BBQ Tri-Tip was the best I’ve ever tasted, and folks, it’s safe to say – it’s the WORLDS BEST TRI-TIP!  (Check out the Santa Maria BBQ website for more fotos, and the recipe, including all those important questions like – how long to cook the tri-tip, how to grill bbq tri-tip Santa Maria Style, cook the tri-tip fat side up or fat side down, trim or not trim the tri-tip, how to slice the tri-tip, and what exactly to use for the Santa Maria Style Seasoning…. etc.!!!!) And if you need to update your equipment, check out Barbecues.com.

See you Thursday June 5th at 6pm at the Santa Maria Bike Nite at Java Moto!

 

Santa Barbara County Events – Santa Maria Style Barbecue

Here are two Santa Barbara County Events for Santa Maria Style Barbecue that you won’t want to miss!  When you’re in Santa Maria, you can find Santa Maria Style Barbecue dinners easily!  It’s fun to try new charity fundraising barbecues, and here’s all the info you need……

People are always wondering where to go for Santa Maria Style Barbecue – here are two suggestions!  There are regularly scheduled weekend barbecues in Santa Maria on Broadway that would be fun to check out!

• The Filipino Community of Santa Maria Valley holds carity fundraising barbecues of Filipino food and Santa Maria Style BBQ at the Smart and Final Parking lot, 1721 South Broadway, every Saturday and Sunday of the month.  Weekly menu items include Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style Barbecued Chicken, and BBQ Beef Kabobs, Chicken Adobo, Salad, Rice, and Bread.  Meals cost $6.00.  For information about this regular weekly BBQ event in Santa Maria, call (805) 922-3422 or (805) 922-3799.  Here are easy directions to find the Filipino Community charity fundraising barbecue.  If you’re coming from the north:  When traveling on the 101 through Santa Maria, take the Main Street exit, travel west to Broadway.  Turn left on Broadway and continue south for several blocks.  The cross street is Newlove Drive.  If you’re traveling from the south, take the Betteravia exit, travel west to Broadway, and turn right at Broadway and continue for several blocks. Here’s a link to a google map: 

Map to 1721 South Broadway, Santa Maria, California

• The Filipino Catholic Society, under the direction of St. Mary’s Church and St. John Neumann’s Church, holds a charity fundraising barbecue every third Saturday of the month, weather permitting, in the Walgreens parking lot, 707 North Broadway, Santa Maria.  A $6.00 dinner includes Santa Maria Style Barbecue Chicken or BBQ Tri-Tip, beans, salad and bread.  This location is easy to find.  Here are directions to the Filipino Catholic Society fundraising barbecue.  If you’re traveling from the North, take the Broadway exit, drive severl blocks south, and the cross street is Alvin.  You could also take the Donovan exit, travel west to Broadway, turn left and travel one block to Alvin.  From the south, take the Main Street exit, travel west to Broadway, and turn right at Broadway, travel for about 5 blocks.  Here’s a link to a google map: Map to 707 North Broadway, Santa Maria, California

Does all this talk about barbecue leave you hungry for good barbecue?  Need to update your BBQ grill?  Here’s a great site to check out – Barbecues.com – Homepage.