A Fireside Chat with Smoke In Da Eye
Normally we are the ones interviewing barbecue and grilling folks, but this week our good friends at The Queensboro Shirt Company flipped the script and did a Q&A with Smoke In Da Eye. Here's a quick excerpt but be sure to check out the whole thing while browsing their sweet branded apparel offerings.
BEHIND THE SEAMS: SMOKE IN DA EYE
As part of our partnership with the KCBS, Queensboro is outfitting and reporting on the progress of several KCBS barbecue teams. Our first featured team is Smoke in Da Eye. We found out that Clint and his fellow barbecue teammates were already Queensboro customers when Clint answered a Queensboro “Tweet” on twitter.
I wish I would be at a contest these guys are grilling at this summer, because their Blog, “A BBQ Nation,” has some positively mouth-watering, tummy rumble-inducing pictures of barbecue. They are also the 2008 KCBS State Champions of New York State. Read on to learn how Smoke in Da Eye has used Queensboro gear to heat up the competition.
Kate: So, Clint, what inspired you start barbecuing competitively?
Clint: I’m from Texas and am married to a wonderful woman from Memphis, so barbecue is in my blood. I guess I first got bitten by the competition bug about eight years ago when I attended Memphis in May, one of the biggest barbecue contests in the country.
For several years, I would go down to the contest to simply meet teams, and try to learn some new techniques. Then, in 2006, I came across a contest near my house on Long Island, decided to jump into competitive barbecue, and entered the grilling contest. We met some great folks, held our own in the contest, and decided to try a KCBS barbecue contest about a month later. Of course, everything that could go wrong did go wrong at the next contest, and I vowed never to compete again. That promise was short-lived, and we continue to get a little better each time out.
Kate: Eating the barbecue must be the best part! What is your favorite meal involving barbecue?
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BEHIND THE SEAMS: SMOKE IN DA EYE
As part of our partnership with the KCBS, Queensboro is outfitting and reporting on the progress of several KCBS barbecue teams. Our first featured team is Smoke in Da Eye. We found out that Clint and his fellow barbecue teammates were already Queensboro customers when Clint answered a Queensboro “Tweet” on twitter.
I wish I would be at a contest these guys are grilling at this summer, because their Blog, “A BBQ Nation,” has some positively mouth-watering, tummy rumble-inducing pictures of barbecue. They are also the 2008 KCBS State Champions of New York State. Read on to learn how Smoke in Da Eye has used Queensboro gear to heat up the competition.
Kate: So, Clint, what inspired you start barbecuing competitively?
Clint: I’m from Texas and am married to a wonderful woman from Memphis, so barbecue is in my blood. I guess I first got bitten by the competition bug about eight years ago when I attended Memphis in May, one of the biggest barbecue contests in the country.
For several years, I would go down to the contest to simply meet teams, and try to learn some new techniques. Then, in 2006, I came across a contest near my house on Long Island, decided to jump into competitive barbecue, and entered the grilling contest. We met some great folks, held our own in the contest, and decided to try a KCBS barbecue contest about a month later. Of course, everything that could go wrong did go wrong at the next contest, and I vowed never to compete again. That promise was short-lived, and we continue to get a little better each time out.
Kate: Eating the barbecue must be the best part! What is your favorite meal involving barbecue?
Click to continue reading...
- SmokeInDaEye.com, Home of Bigger, Badder, Bolder BBQ
So when are you adding the tagline "Like Wheel Of Fortune for Foodies" to your blog header?
Great interview and hilarious answer to her question about Queensboro products.
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