Texsylvania Smokehouse is a husband and wife BBQ competition team originally from Texas now happily settled in Pennsylvania. Our motto is “Texas History with Pennsylvania Pride.” Our mission is to bring a little bit of Texas community to our Pennsylvania neighbors through BBQ and more precisely, BBQ Benefit events and BBQ Competitions.

See the EVENTS PAGE for our 2007 schedule!


The Marines are Coming! The Marines are Coming!

Reading, PA -- April 2007: another Operation BBQ for Our Troops event for returning soldiers. The Marines are coming and we don't mean the 1934 film of the same title! Pennsylvania's own India Battery 3/14 has done an outstanding job serving our country and is due home soon. Unit movements are classified for protection of the Marines, so specific dates can not be discussed. However, if you are willing to help Texsylvania Smokehouse serve these exceptional young women and men, email us. We can always use extra hands, meat, supplies, and cheering supporters to show our troops their sacrifices are most appreciated and cherished. These fine Marines and all our Armed Forces deserve our support and to know the great country they protect welcomes them home. Hopefully we can at least match the haute cuisine these warriors enjoyed at Camp Wilson 29 Palms!

BBQ for Wounded Troops at WRAMC

Washington, DC -- October 29th, 2006: Texsylvania Smokehouse honored to serve our wounded troops. Walter Reed Army Medical Center welcomed Ron and Patti of Ribn' It along with Fat Tommy's BBQ, Main Street BBQ, PHU Q'ers, Dixie Bones BBQ, "Maryland for our Military", Texsylvania Smokehouse and assorted friends and family for a BBQ to celebrate and support our troops. Over 250 meals were prepared and delivered including brisket, pulled pork, chicken, dogs, and burgers along with all the sides. Special thanks go to Ron and Patti for putting together the event. Additional pictures are in the PHOTOS section. We look forward to cooking with all the good folks that participated when the 2007 season warms up.

Texsylvania wins IRON CHEF!

BRISTOL, PA -- May 20th, 2006: Texsylvania Smokehouse wins the Iron Chef competition at the BBQ on the River competition! Those Iron Chef contests on the Food Network sure do look easy when you're watching them, however, after competing in our first one this weekend it's anything but. We were handed our common ingredients at 6:30pm with an 8:30pm turn-in deadline. What would you do with flank steak, red potatoes, and yellow squash? We grilled up the steak, sliced bias against the grain laid across a bed of smashed potatoes with bacon circled with a kabob of yellow squash, green zucchini, red/yellow/orange bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and grilled red potatoes. Dressed the plate with a design of green wasabi and red hot sauces and submitted the winning entry with 2 minutes to spare. Unfortunately, we were too excited and hungry when we ate the extra plate before taking a photo. Perhaps we'll make the dish next weekend and get photos? We also took 2nd out of 34 teams in Brisket thus maintaining our Texas roots!

In other news:

BBQ for returning troops and Katrina volunteers

HOUSTON, TX -- October 15th, 2005: The Operation BBQ For Our Troops event at Ellington Field in Houston, TX was a smashing SUCCESS! A true group effort served close to 2,000 people and made it quite clear how proud we are of our troops and their families. Congrats go out to the organizer, Scott (of SkippyP's BBQ), along with David (of BBQ Pits by Klose), Randell, Glen, and the cadets from Texas A&M Galveston. We came together as a team and served some of the best BBQ in South Texas. Click the link above for information on how to show your support and see some of the pics from the cook on Scott's website.

WILMINGTON, DE -- October 1, 2005: Delaware Valley TAMU Club along with Texsylvania Smokehouse award the Club's annual Scholarship. An annual tradition in the Delaware Valley is the Fall Scholarship BBQ to raise funds for college scholarships to Texas A&M. Our first recipient, Matt White, is a sophmore at Texas A&M-Galveston and has maintained a 4.0 through his first year. Matt's parents looked quite shocked in the photo above and they should be! We found a way to fly Matt up without his parents knowing until the moment the scholarship was announced. A touching moment we won't soon forget.

DOWNINGTOWN, PA -- August 27, 2005: Texsylvania Smokehouse won the 2005 Pennsylvania Cup as PA State Champion. TSBBQ took 8th place out of 55 teams from 11 states competed at the 6th annual New Holland Summerfest Many championship teams came to 'cook it out' for bragging rights in New Holland, PA. TSBBQ had many new, enthusiastic team members that contributed to a top finish against some of the best teams on the circuit. Our scores at New Holland combined with our scores from earlier this year at the Bristol, PA competition set TSBBQ as the top PA team for 2005. A true team effort - thanks out to Phil, Dave, Patrick, Marion, Coach, Amanda, and the support crew from TAMU.

DOWNINGTOWN, PA -- July 14, 2005: Thanks to all that attended and/or supported the recent SOLDIER RIDE benefit this past Wednesday, July 13th at the Milltown Grill at Downingtown Country Club. We were able to feed the crew from Soldier Ride including 20+ additional veterans and team members that attended along with 100 guests throughout the day. Milltown Grill donated all their time and resources so we were able to make a great monetary donation once the dust settled.

Special thanks are due: Milltown Grill at the Downingtown Golf Club, Blue Cafe, Exton Village Florist, Oblique Photo, Steve's Sewing and Vac, Sheraton-Great Valley, and, of course, Yuengling Brewery.

Although the fundraiser benefit as well as the cross-country bicycle ride is over, the need for funds and support remains. Soldier Ride is a coast-to-coast bike ride event to raise funds and awareness to support our wounded veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project. We saw a story on Soldier Ride 2004 (which raised $2 million) as Chris Carney cycled 4,200+ miles from NY to CA. The goal for 2005 is $5 million and the route has changed from CA to NY. Chris has two teammates making the entire ride with him this year - Staff Sergeant Ryan Kelly, U.S. Army (ret.) and Staff Sergeant Heath Calhoun, U.S. Army (ret.) – both of whom were injured in service to their country and are pictured with Chris to the right.

JOIN US AND SHOW OUR VETERANS THAT WE CARE!

OCT 18 11:39AM --- TEXSYLVANIA SMOKEHOUSE ADDS ITS NEWEST TEAM MEMBER!!!

DOWNINGTOWN, PA -- Jack Bennett Skelton joined the Texsylvania roster this morning after 8 1/2 months of negotiations. Luckily we had the first pick in this year's BBQ draft as he is the most highly prized talent to come out since his older sister Katelyn (also a number 1 first round BBQ draft choice by TSBBQ) joined the league in 2003. His competitive attitude and penchant for BBQ Ribs (just ask his mother how he kicked when she ate them) will be a welcome addition to the award-winning TSBBQ line-up!

 


WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT

The Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and services designed to ease the burdens of the wounded and their families, aid in the recovery process, and smooth their transition back to civilian life. Visit their website to find out how you can enlist to volunteer your time and/or financial support.



 
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