CALIFORNIA BARBECUE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES TEAMS OF THE YEAR 

The California Barbecue Association (CBBQA) held its annual Q-Fest 2007 at Lake Puddingstone in San Dimas, CA in February.  At the Q-Fest, the Team of the Year awards were presented and the “All Hogs go to Heaven” BBQ team from Lancaster, California won the CBBQA 2006 Team of the Year in ribs. This award is a culmination of 2006 achievements at Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) competitions. The KCBS, with over 6,000 members worldwide, is the world’s largest organization of barbecue and grilling enthusiasts. KCBS sanctions more than two hundred barbecue contests across the U.S. each year and offers assistance to civic and charitable organizations producing these events. 

The “All Hogs go to Heaven” team consists of Steve Madaule “Head Pitmaster”, Vicki “Mama Pitmaster”, Vince Madaule “Assistant Pitmaster”, Ted Richardson “Electrician/Handyman“, Ardith Richardson “Runner” all from Lancaster, Ron Hoch “Assistant Pit Master”, and Toni Hoch “Garnish Girl” from San Bernardino. 

This has truly been an amazing year for the “All Hogs go to Heaven” BBQ team.  They have seen so many new and different places, helped with charities, and have made many friends along the way. Little did they know after joining the CBBQA in 2005 that they would travel to so many exciting and fun places in California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and Kansas City, Missouri. They entered 13 different BBQ contests, traveled 9,404 miles, cooked 26 briskets, 270 chicken thighs, 72 racks of ribs, 22 pork butts and racked up enough points to received Team of the year in Ribs for 2006 from the California BBQ Association. What a year they have had!