DBQ - Denny’s BBQ

05/22/2026

05/17/2026

🏇🔥 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐃 🔥🏇

Spent yesterday in full BBQ mode putting together a couple heavy hitters for the Preakness party 🍻

🥩 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐩
Smoked brisket mixed into a rich creamy onion dip that disappeared way too fast 😤

🌶️🍋 𝐉𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐧̃𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐰
Cool, crunchy, fresh, tangy, and just enough jalapeño kick to cut through all the BBQ goodness 🔥

One thing about BBQ parties…
People always hover around the smoker.
But the sides? 👀
That’s where legends sneak onto the plate.

DBQ smoke lab stayed busy this weekend 🪵🥃

05/13/2026

Looking for a licensed kitchen to start to do catering out of, if anyone knows. The menu is locked in!

04/26/2026

04/26/2026

🔥🍗 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇 💪🥑

Not everything coming out of this kitchen is wrapped in smoke and bark…

Sometimes it’s just straight-up fuel ⛽

🥑 Avocado Tuna Salad
🍗 Homemade Chicken Salad

Both clocking in just under 𝟒𝟎𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐈𝐍 per serving 💥

Nothing fancy. No overthinking.
Just clean, solid, “feel good after you eat it” kind of food.

Crunch from the veggies 🥒
Creamy from the mix 🥑
Protein doing its job behind the scenes 💪

This is the kind of stuff that keeps the engine running between BBQ sessions…
because even pitmasters need a reset plate once in a while 😎🔥

04/16/2026

𝗗𝗕𝗤 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗕𝗤 🔥
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁… 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗕𝗫-𝟱𝟬

First cook is in the books… and man what a ride 😤🔥

This thing is an absolute BEAST. Took her out for a spin with some ribs and right away you can tell… this smoker is built different.

Not gonna lie… fire management humbled me a bit today 😂

• Took about 2 HOURS to climb to 250
• Held 250 for ~3 hours
• Then slowly drifted down to 220

After watching it, I think I know exactly what happened…

Only lit 2 fire starters and had the fan ripping at 100% the whole time — basically forcing the fire instead of letting it build naturally.

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 👇
• Start with 1/2 chimney to build a stronger coal bed 🔥
• Let the fire establish BEFORE shutting the firebox
• Let the smoker work… not force it

𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚…

The FLAVOR… 🤯

Ran a mix of:
• B&B Briquettes
• FOGO Gold Lump
• Post Oak + Cherry

Smoke was PERFECT for Midwest style — not quite as deep as I personally like, but man… crowd-pleaser all day.

And the taste? One of the BEST I’ve ever done. Deep smoke, clean burn, killer bark… the kind that makes you stop talking mid-bite.

Still dialing it in… but we’re CLOSE.

This Meadow Creek BX-50 is about to be dangerous once it’s locked in 😎🔥

More cooks coming… stay tuned.

04/09/2026

It’s landed!!

02/19/2026

🦆🔥 𝐃𝐁𝐐 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐍 🔥🦆

Yes… we do more than just BBQ.

A few weeks ago we went off-script and ran a duck experiment.

Skin scored.
Cold pan start.
Slow render.

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.

Finished with a touch of balsamic glaze for that sweet-acid pop.

𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Duck. Brisket. Steak. All of it.

DBQ isn’t one lane.
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲.

Would you try duck at a DBQ event? 🦆🔥



Pssssst...thanks Marc Vitello!