Barbecue comes in all shapes and sizes, focusing on different animals and coming from different origins. The Carolinas and Texas BBQ lovers will fly their flag show their allegiance, but on recent ...

This @FairGameUS Santa Maria grill has only been on the market for about 10 days, and at $499 its the most affordable fully functional Santa Maria grill Ive ever used. I cooked on it before it was ...

Here’s how this lesser-known American barbecue took root and where to try Santa Maria-style tri-tip. Natalie Zimmerman is a travel and lifestyle journalist, and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Over ...

With so many different styles of regional BBQ in the U.S. alone, barbecue can easily mean different things to different people. California is, admittedly, not necessarily synonymous with the concept ...

Barbecue is pretty serious business for those in the know. There are a myriad of different techniques, ingredients, and sauces involved, each unique to its region or founder. Ali and Matt Clark hail ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. The smell of red oak smoke and sizzling meat will ...

Santa Maria-style barbecue dates back to the mid-19th century, when settlers in rancheros throughout the Santa Maria Valley roasted sirloin over red oak fire. A century later, in the 1950s, Santa ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of May (aka National Barbecue Month), Santa Maria Valley is unleashing a tastebud takeover and "steaking" its claim as Sizzle ...

Locals braved the heat in Santa Maria this weekend to attend an annual festival celebrating the rich culture of North Santa Barbara County. On Saturday afternoon, Pioneer Park was filled with the ...

While the localized flavor of traditional Santa Maria-style barbecue is slowly becoming more widely known, the tradition has had a home on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i for almost 20 years. Jason ...