EPISODE 0019 - MAC BBQ - Chris, John, Nick, Bruce, Gary & Dominic

MACBBQ. Established in the California Bay Area in 2014 as a competition BBQ team. Chris, John, Nick, Bruce, Gary and Dominic are all featured on this podcast.

Chris Cave is the founding member and collaborator of the entire team with a passion for learning barbecue and using his background in science to establish a measured approach. John Valenton backs him up also with his technical experience and provides a sense of humor, excellent videography and a deep understanding of what it takes to cook serious barbecue.

Andy Thompson is one of the original members who currently resides in Austin Texas still mastering barbecue on his Moberg smoker.

Along the way since 2014, other members have been added to the team. Nick Valderama, Bruce Kee, Gary Olivas and Dominic Navasca share their experiences with their cultures and working as a team with MACBBQ and how it has made an impact on their lives. I was fortunate to work with MACBBQ,PapaWagyu, Team Trex and TsarNicolai Caviar at Cochon 555’s Heritage Fire Tour in Napa 2022 where as a team we won the Heritage Hero award and representing the Asian American community. Amazing barbecue but even better people. It was an honor to sit down with these guys and look forward to more cooking and future events!

MACBBQ on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/macbbq

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MACBBQ FB

https://www.facebook.com/macbbq/

MAC BBQ IG

https://www.instagram.com/macbbq/?hl=en

Barbecue Teams mentioned:

Cecil’s Smok’n BBQ

https://www.facebook.com/Cecils-Smokn-BBQ-308089509202906/

Big B’s Down and Dirty

Rhythm n’ Que