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2nd Annual Bay Area BBQ Championship

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 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland CA 94621  See map

Event Overview

Major League BBQ, Baseball & Celebrities team up for foster youth for the 2nd Bay Area BBQ Championship (www.bayareabbq.org) on Saturday July 7th at the Oakland Coliseum.

All proceeds from the event benefit the thousands of Northern California foster children, youth and families served by Alternative Family Services (www.afs4kids.org).

The Bay Area BBQ Championship is an A's "special event" day. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here.

The Bay Area BBQ Championship (BABC) is California's premier barbecue destination.

 

Guests will enjoy:

  • World class BBQ sampling
  • BBQ & Beer Pairing Tent
  • Live entertainment: music, entertainers and live BBQ Throwdown
  • Live food demos: Guest appearance by Dr. BBQ - celebrity personality and author of NFL BBQ Cookbook
  • A's vs Mariners game
  • Family Boardwalk: all day baseball clinics, carnival attractions, Home Depot building clinic, urban gardening, sponsor attractions

Who are the teams?

Pro Cook-off

The Kansas City BBQ Society sanctions the Pro Cook-off where some of the nation's top BBQ teams compete for the title of Grand Champion. Anyone who feels they have a team that can compete in chicken, ribs, brisket and pork may PRO Teams apply here.

 

AAA Minor League Cook-off

This year the AAA Minor League cook-off will allow backyard BBQ enthusiasts, chefs and teams to compete for cash in three new categories: tri-tip, vegetarian dishes, and Captain's Choice (a beef, chicken or pork dish). Any individual or team may apply for the AAA Minor League cook-off here

 

Community Partner / Corporate Sponsor Teams for People's Choice

The Oakland Fire Department, Allied Storage Container and East Bay Restaurant Supply are examples of community partner/corporate sponsor teams that show their support for foster youth by putting a team together to serve BBQ related samples to guests who then "VOTE" for their favorite team. These teams can serve as few or as many BBQ related items such as: sides, meats or desserts. Community Partner/Sponsor Teams apply here

 

Tickets

All tickets include BABC access, (5) tasting tickets and A's vs Mariners ticket:

General Admission = $33adults/$12kids

VIP=$78/$41kids

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nick mastick April 28, 2013 at 09:34 pm
Of all the concerns in our society, I put this just about dead last.
Steven Murphy April 17, 2013 at 02:25 am
Hmm. So I think you're telling me I need to add the countdown timers to the long list of BerkeleyRead More idiosyncrasies I need to ignore? I guess can do that. Thanks. --Murph
Alexander Sinclair Merenkov April 15, 2013 at 04:34 pm
This is very interesting. I bicycle and walk a lot around Berkeley. I think i know exactly whatRead More signal is being referred to the walk sign across Bancroft at MLK specifically will reset itself. many of the walk signals rely on induction loops which are loops placed in the ground that can detect Bicycles and Cars when the Bicycles or cars pass over them disrupting the current. You can often see these loops as they look like hexagonal saw cuts in the ground. Anyways the intersection detects traffic with these devices & if it doesn't detect anything then it assumes nothing is there and gives right of way to the major throughway in this case being MLK. So the reason the counter to cross Bancroft resets itself is totally logical because the intersection suspects no one is there and since that side of Bancroft is more or less residential there would be no point in setting that intersection to a timer where it gives priority to one light then the other & switches based on that & not on wether it detects any bicycles or cars passing over the induction loops. Also this is Berkeley and we are rather quirky and always have been so nobody exactly fallows the rules or knows about them its funny how simple crossing the street really is but its anything but simple in reality. Many people choose to jay walk if its safe to do so, this is typical on Shattuck at alston especially and makes sense for efficiency but isn't very safe or lawful. If the hand is flashing/Counting down dont cross!
Janet Scrivener April 6, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Actually, I just saw and spoke to him about an hour ago - the wire sculpture man. He'd moved downRead More Solano a few blocks, opposite Safeway. I asked him if the police had moved him off Colusa. He said he didn't want to talk about it. He wasn't in a very good mood. I told him that people had asked about him on a web local news site. He said, "People want to know how I'm doing? I need a car. I need somewhere to put my stuff in. To get off the streets. I don't want to sit around starving in public." I thought to myself, "Who do I think I am? A Girl Scout leader? Pollyana?" I realized my upbeat, cheery tone was really not what was needed just then. I said I couldn't help him with a car. "People want to know how I'm doing?" he said again. "Tell them that." I said, "I will." I turned to walk away, knowing only too well that the real needs that exist, yes, right here in our lovely, excellent neighborhood, are great and once you start giving you'll find it's difficult to get out of. He did say, "Thank you," as I left. He doesn't look like he's starving. But he's right about being out in public more than he would like to be. As a reasonable human being, I have to ask myself, what sort of person finds himself in that position? Ex con? Mental illness? Mind-blown Vet? Drugs? Alcohol? Incapacitated by an accident? An unforgivable act? Some combination of the above? Jesus did say, "The poor you shall have always with you." What would you do?
P. Park April 4, 2013 at 03:29 am
I agree Shattuck, especially right in front of the fire station is the scariest street around.
Mary April 3, 2013 at 06:45 pm
I am not disabled, but I am terrified of crossing streets nowadays because there are too manyRead More careless and aggressive drivers who act is if red lights, speed limits, and crosswalks either don't exist or don't apply to them. Shattuck in particular has become a nightmare to cross. Sometimes I have counted over 30 cars going by before one stops for the crosswalk. What we need is far more law enforcement - the tickets written would more than pay for the cost of hiring extra officers.