Check out the trailer for the upcoming documentary
produced by Dirt Productions called American
Smoke. Giving the viewer an inside look into the
world of BBQ.
It all started for me
in August 2005 with a phone call from my friend
Steve from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. He
asked me to help cook ribs at a competition charity
event run by Garry Maddox at Citizen’s Bank Park - I
agreed. This was the first time I ever cooked “real”
BBQ. We used two $30 brinkman smokers and finished
in the top 5!
We are now the greatest BBQ’ers in the world ...
in our own minds. We upgraded our equipment to a
couple of Weber Smoky Mountains and a Big Green Egg
smoker, then planned our KCBS debut in 2006.
Our first competition was at “BBQ on the Farm” in
Bristol, PA. We finished 8th in ribs and dead last
in brisket and had a great time. We also gained a
new member to the team, Jack
Rhubright, who I still cook with today. Mid-way through our
2006 season Jack and I officially changed our team name to
Philly Blind Pig BBQ. -Tom Bera
The origin of the name "Blind
Pig" stems from the prohibition days in Chicago. A "Blind
Pig" was an establishments that illegally provided alcoholic beverages.
The saloonkeeper would charge customers to see an attraction
(such as an animal), and provide a "complimentary" alcoholic
beverage, thus circumventing the law.
Contact Tom Bera
for more information on the Philly Blind Pig BBQ
Team.
Philly Blind Pig BBQ - Award winning barbeque team
from Philadelphia
