When you think about the famous barbecue regions, what pops into your head?  For me, it is Central Texas barbecue, where brisket is king and the beef ribs look like they came from a dinosaur.  For you, maybe it's whole hog or pulled pork from the Carolinas, or Memphis dry rub ribs.  Or maybe you like your ribs sweet & saucy like they do it in Kansas City.

Alberta BBQ probably isn't the first thing you think of, but I'm hoping to change that.  I am a barbecue fan and sometime cook that wants to promote the culture of barbecue in Alberta.  We have a vibrant and growing barbecue community here, and this is the place to learn all about it.

My name is Ryan and I live in Calgary, Alberta. I started cooking barbecue in 2010 on a Bass Pro Shops Brinkmann upright smoker, but it wasn't until a work trip to Texas in 2014 that I really caught the bug!  Check out the blog section for the whole story of my BBQ journey.