Upcoming Events

SD Grill Pros Thank a Hero BBQ

• April 26, 2025. 12:00pm – 3:00pm
• SD Grill Pros, 2085 Montiel Road, San Marcos CA 92069
• Join us as we honor our local heroes- first responders, veterans, firefighters, and active military personnel! Free food, bbq, raffles, family fun and MORE!

Hortons Ace Truckload Sale

• May 3, 2025
• 4th at 60 S. LaGrange Road, La Grange
• Join me for the Hortons Ace Truckload Sale event! They will have amazing deals on grills, free food, demos, samples and more!

Abt Electronics BBQ Fest

• May 18, 2025. 10:00am – 4:00pm
• 1200 N Milwaukee Ave, Glenview, IL 60025
• Join me for the annual Abt Electronics BBQ Fest! A big grilling event held at the premier electronics and appliance stores in the Chicagoland area. We will have free food, demos, contests and giveaways! You don’t want to miss this one!

Girls Who Grill

• April 16, 2025. 6:00pm – 8:00pm
• Backyard BBQ – Wilmette IL
• This is a grilling class led by my friend Babs! I will there to talk about my rubs, pass out samples and help out!

Ace Hardware Spring Kick Off Event

• April 12, 2025. 10:00am – 2:00pm
• 30 West Lake St, Addison, IL
• We’re kicking off Spring with Ace Hardware at the Lens Ace location in Addison, IL. Come out for free food, samples, demos and more! Free to attend for all!

Kings Meat BBQ Grand Opening

• February 1, 2025. 10:00am – 4:00pm
• 1386 E Foothill Blvd , Upland, CA 91786
• Join me for the grand opening party of Kings Meat BBQ in Upland, California. We’ll have free samples, demos, food, music and so much! Free to attend for the whole family!

Motor City EGGFest

• September 7, 2024. 10:00am – 3:00pm
• MSU Tollgate Center – 28115 Meadowbrook Road, Novi MI 48377
• Each ticket will include General Admission to the event, 1 Free Soda/Water, 1 Bag of Chips & Unlimited BBQ Samples. The Third Annual Great Lakes Ace – Motor City EGGfest is a family-friendly event at MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center in Novi, MI revolving around cooking on the Big Green Egg! This is charitable and community focused event that you do not want to miss! We invite Big Green Egg owners, chefs, and local cook teams to join us and demonstrate the capabilities of the Big Green Egg Cooking Machine.

Weekday BBQ Class

• August 27, 2024. 5:30pm – 7:30pm
• Smoking Deal BBQ 1000 Butterfield Rd Ste 1007, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
• Learn my tried and true easy weeknight grilling recipes. We’ll do steaks, chicken, pork and even desserts! Come hungry

National Night Out

• August 6, 2024. 6:00pm – 8:00pm
• Adler Park 1500 N Milwaukee Ave Libertyville IL 60048
• Come out to this free event to support the Libertyville Police Department. Free food, samples and a really good time!

Big Sky BBQ Supply Grand Opening

• June 22, 2024. 11:00am – 2:00pm
• Big Sky BBQ Supply 2100 Stephens Ave, Missoula, Montana
• Join me for the grand opening of Big Sky BBQ Supply in Missoula, Montana. Free food, samples and grilling demos.

ABT Electronics x Weber Demo

• May 18, 2024. 11:00am – 1:00pm
• ABT Electronics 1200 N Milwaukee Ave, Glenview, IL 60025
• Come out to Abt Electronics for my Weber Grills demo. I’ll be cooking up free cheesesteaks on the Weber Slate griddle. Stop by and say hi!

Smokin Deal BBQ Grand Opening

• May 11, 2024. 11:00am – 3:00pm
• Smoking Deal BBQ 1000 Butterfield Rd Ste 1007, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
• Come celebrate the grand opening of Smoking Deal BBQ in Vernon Hills. Free food, grilling tips and tricks and my full line up of rubs

Lombard Ace Hardware Grill Demo

• May 5, 2024. 11:00am – 3:00pm
• 837 S Westmore-Meyers Rd, Lombard, IL 60148
• Free grill demo and food samples. We’ll be grilling and giving out plenty of tasty bites as well as sampling our full line up of rubs and seasonings.

Hobart Ace Hardware Grill Demo

• April 27, 2024. 11:00am – 2:00pm
• 661 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342
• Free grill demo and food samples. We’ll be grilling and giving out plenty of tasty bites as well as sampling our full line up of rubs and seasonings.

BBQ and Bourbon

• April 14, 2024. 4:00pm – 8:00pm
• Morgan’s Libertyville
• We are cooking up a delicious 4 course meal and pairing it with some of the best bourbon available! Come by for a grilled feast including tomahawks, pulled pork tacos, ribs and more!

Hartville Hardware Demo

• April 6, 2024
• Hartville Hardware 1315 Edison St NW, Hartville, OH 44632
• Come by to sample our full line up of seasonings

Mariano’s Grilling Tour

• September 1, 2023. 4:00pm – 6:30pm
• Mariano’s Park Ridge
• Mariano’s grilling tour is back! Stop by for some free food, samples and a really good time!

Mariano’s Grilling Tour

• June 30, 2023. 2:00pm – 6:30pm
• Mariano’s Bucktown
• Mariano’s grilling tour is back! Stop by for some free food, samples and a really good time!

Mariano’s Grilling Tour

• June 17, 2023. 12:00pm – 2:30pm
• Mariano’s Crystal Lake
• Mariano’s grilling tour is back! Stop by for some free food, samples and a really good time!

Ace Hardware in Lombard

• June 10, 2023. 11:00am – 2:00pm
• Ace Hardware in Lombard, IL
• Stop by for some free food, samples and a really good time!

Mariano’s Grilling Tour

• May 27, 2023. 12:00pm – 2:30pm
• Mariano’s Oak Lawn
• Mariano’s grilling tour is back! Stop by for some free food, samples and a really good time!

Coalway Eggfest & BBQ Showcase

• April 29, 2023. 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Mt. Hope Auction Grounds, Ohio
• Join me for Coalway’s annual Holmes County Eggfest. Come out for this mouthwatering FREE event as dozens of grilling experts compete to sizzle up some delicious food—all on the Big Green Egg grill. There will be plenty of tasty samples to go around and plenty of signature entrées and desserts. I will be doing a live cooking demo at the event.