With so many different styles of regional BBQ in the U.S. alone, barbecue can easily mean different things to different people. California is, admittedly, not necessarily synonymous with the concept ...

Barbecue is pretty serious business for those in the know. There are a myriad of different techniques, ingredients, and sauces involved, each unique to its region or founder. Ali and Matt Clark hail ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The 5th Annual 2023 Santa Maria BBQ Festival Brought out BBQ lovers from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County. The Santa Maria BBQ Festival fired up local grillers for a ...

Ike Simas has Santa Maria-style barbecue smoke in his blood. The third-generation Santa Maria Valley resident has worked Elks Club barbecues for 63 years, and captains one of its 12 barbecue teams. “I ...

There’s no better place to swirl a glass of Pinot Noir and dive into a delicious cut of rib eye steak roasted over a red oak fire than the Santa Maria Valley. The region prides itself on its ...

California's Central Coast is throwing down the gauntlet this May, positioning Santa Maria Valley as the undisputed home of West Coast barbecue. As National Barbecue Month heats up, Santa Maria isn’t ...

There are some of you who believe that California has little culinary heritage of its own, that traditions and dishes have been imported from elsewhere — much like yourselves. When barbecue comes up, ...

This thick, triangle-shaped cut of beef is grilled over red oak and called barbecue in its home of Santa Maria, Calif., but it cooks and eats like a steak. As it should, because it is from the bottom ...

Locals braved the heat in Santa Maria this weekend to attend an annual festival celebrating the rich culture of North Santa Barbara County. On Saturday afternoon, Pioneer Park was filled with the ...