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 comes in all shapes and sizes, focusing on different animals and coming from different origins. The Carolinas and Texas BBQ lovers will fly their flag show their allegiance, but on recent ...

This modern twist on a California grilling classic brings bold flavor and vibrant color to your summer table. Tender Santa Maria-style tri-tip is seasoned simply and grilled over high heat to ...

While many states are known for certain specific foods - New York’s Buffalo wings and Virginia's ham both come to mind - California and its agricultural bounty has spawned an entire cuisine.

Santa Maria style barbecue is probably the least familiar of any barbecue style in the country, especially for those outside California. That’s likely due to how hyper-regional the menu and the fuel ...

SANTA MARIA STYLE TRI TIP! In this video, I show you to grill a Tri Tip roast on the Weber Kettle, using the Gabby's Grills Santa Maria attachment. Tri Tip and Santa Maria style grilling go hand in ...

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, ...

A new barbecue joint opened in July in Buena Park that has been idling under the radar ever since. It’s called Santa Maria BBQ, and it is a quirky cafe that shares a little food court with a coffee ...

This Father’s Day, lots of people choose to honor their dad with a backyard barbecue. Here in California, consider grilling in the Santa Maria-style. That means slow cooking over an oak fire using a ...

Southern barbecue has its aficionados, as does Kansas City barbecue. Hot links, pork ribs and beef ribs all have their fans. Just as devoted are the Californians from the central Coast who are hooked ...

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 ...