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Mike Fincham

Atlanta, GA

Dreaming of owning a BBQ joint by the beach

Interests: Cooking with FIRE!

Recent Activity

Quick Bite - Bu-Ba-Q - Woodstock, GA

Location: 10020 Georgia 92, Woodstock, GA 30188-6428 (678) 402-1662 Parking: Located in a Ingles strip Mall on Hwy 92 just east of 75. Parking is no problem. Menu: Bu-Ba-Q menu Service: Table service for the main dining area and take... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at BBQgeek

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Slow Food International at Community Q

Pictured left to right: Community Q owner David Roberts, Slow Foods Atlanta founder Julie Shaffer Slow Foods International Secretary General Paolo Di Croce, Love is Love Farm co-owner/farmer Judith Winfrey. Emory University hosted the Secretary General of Slow Food International,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at BBQgeek

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BBQgeek and Community Q live on WSB's Atlanta Living this Saturday!

Please listen in this Saturday as Community Q's David Roberts and I I join WSB's Belinda Skelton on her new radio show, Atlanta Living, to discuss all things BBQ. The show normally airs every Saturday from 1-3pm, but due to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at BBQgeek

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Help the Fox Bros Support Cancer Research Feb 26th at Sweetwater Brewery

The Fox Bros BBQ restaurant family recently lost their head chef, Charlotte, to a very aggressive form of breast cancer. Jonathan and Justin Fox have organized an event to honor Charlotte's memory and to raise research dollars for the Breast... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at BBQgeek

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BBQ Videos Worth Watching

BBQ with Franklin - Aaron Franklin is the current king of Texas BBQ. Customers start lining up at his Austin restaurant at 8:30am every day. He's a judge on season 3 & 4 of BBQ Pitmasters and he has been... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2013 at BBQgeek

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First Bite - Zeiglar's BBQ - Acworth, GA

Location: 3451 Cobb Pkwy NW #13 Acworth, Georgia 30101 (770) 529-5227 Parking: Located in a strip mall at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Mars Hill road, there is plenty of parking available. Menu: Zeigler's menu Service: Counter service with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2013 at BBQgeek

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First Bite - Grand Champion BBQ, Milton GA

Location: 12635 Crabapple Rd. Suite 210, Milton, GA 30004 770-993-4227 Parking: Located in a mixed use residential development directly on Crabapple Rd. Plenty of parking available. Make sure to note the address as the restaurant can be a little tough... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Smoked Ossowaddle Hog Jowls at Haven BGE Party Tonight!

(alternate title - Come on down to Haven tonight and get a little head!!!) Those crazy chefs from Valenza and Haven, Matt Swickerath and Stephen Herman, are hosting a patio party tonight sponsored by Big Green Egg. The main attraction... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Taste of Atlanta 2012 - Big Grills "Grills Gone Wild" Event

For the first time in Taste of Atlanta history, the event kicked off on a Friday night with an event called the Big Grill - Grills Gone Wild. Seventeen of Atlanta's best chefs served up smokey bites while attendees enjoyed... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2012 at BBQgeek

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How to order BBQ takeout like a Pro

Barbecue is one of those foods that is best consumed as soon as it is served. It simply doesn't travel well. Why? Good barbecue is juicy, tender, and smoky. The problem is barbecue begins to die as soon as it... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2012 at BBQgeek

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BBQ Pitmasters Reality Show at the 2012 Atlanta BBQ Festival

In addition to hosting both a KCBS cookoff and a backyard cookoff, this year's Atlanta BBQ Festival played host for the filming of an episode of the fourth season of Destination America reality series BBQ Pitmasters. Over the course of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Slideshow - ATL BBQ Festival 2012

ATL BBQ Festival - 2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Continue reading

Posted Sep 16, 2012 at BBQgeek

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First Bite - JD's BBQ - Woodstock, GA

Location: 6557 Bells Ferry Rd, Woodstock GA 30189 - 678.445.7730 - website Parking: Plenty of parking out front. Make sure to notice the parking pylons painted like pink pigs. Menu: link Style: Old school. Buffalo chopper pork. Traditional brisket and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2012 at BBQgeek

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First Bite - Bar-B-Cutie - Acworth, GA

Location: 4427 Towne Lake Drive, Woodstock, GA - 770.924.9491 - website Parking: Located in a Publix Shopping Center. Plenty of parking Menu: Bar-B-Cutie Menu Style: Hard to pin down. Probably best described as corporate. Reminded me of Shane's Rib Shack.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Friday's Burnt Ends - September 7, 2012

Local chefs, he team of Todd Mussman (Muss & Turners/Local Three), Jay Swift of 4th and Swift, Nick Melvin, and Tommy Searcy of Gum Creek Farms take first place at the Cochon555 Heritage BBQ competiton. Touching story of a teen... Continue reading

Posted Sep 7, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Heywood Provision's Bac-O-Burger

60% grass fed beef, 40% apple wood smoked bacon, roughly 33% fat and 100% genius, Heywood Provision's Bac-O-Burger is one of the tastiest things I have eaten in quite a long time. I've always been a sucker for a good... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Friday's Burnt Ends - August 31, 2012

Living Colour lead singer, Corey Glover, released a new solo single today called BBQ. You can stream it free here on Corey's MySpace page. Strangely, Corey never actually uses the work BBQ anywhere in the song, but he does make... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Quick Bite - Grand Champion BBQ - Roswell, GA

Location: 4401 Shallowford Rd, Roswell, GA 30075 - Tel: 770-587-4227 - www.gcbbq.net Specialty: AJC readers voted GC BBQ best ribs, brisket, and mac & cheese in Atlanta. Service: Order at the counter and have it delivered to your table. Take... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Using BGE platesetter with Bubba Keg/Big Steel Keg

Due to the overwhelming success of the Big Green Egg, several competitor Kamado cookers have entered the market in the past ten years. Companies like Primo, Kamado Jo, Bubba Keg/Big Steel Keg, have all tried to penetrate the Kamado/BGE market... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2012 at BBQgeek

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2012 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Competition–Kennesaw, GA

Pigs and Peaches BBQ competition VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Updated - Barker's Red Hots Roswell Location Closed

Update - Barker's Red Hot owner, Glen Robins, responded to our post this morning with the following message for all of Barker's loyal customers. "Mike regrettably we closed the doors at Roswell. We had high hopes when we opened and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2012 at BBQgeek

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ATL BBQ News - August 24, 2012

Community Q owner and pitmaster, David Roberts, confirmed that Community Q will not be opening a second restaurant at the former Burger Joe's location on Marietta St. Roberts cited numerous difficulties with the City of Atlanta's permitting process as the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2012 at BBQgeek

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First Bite - Bone Lick BBQ, Atlanta GA

baby back ribs, pulled pork, brisket, tater tots, and texas toast Location: 1133 Huff Rd., Atlanta, GA 30318 - 404.343.6574 Parking: Streetside with a parking deck in the rear. Menu: Download Bone Lick Menu Style: Hard to pin down. Pork... Continue reading

Posted Aug 18, 2012 at BBQgeek

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Quick Bite -Turner's BBQ at Beaver Creek Biscuit Company

Location: 1451 Six Flags Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 (corner of Factory Shoals and Six Flags Rd.) Specialty: Pulled Pork Sandwich with Mustard Sauce Style: NC style chopped Pork served from steam tray. Can lead to mushy texture if you... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2012 at BBQgeek

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11 months is a long time. I needed a break - a chance to refocus. I've had a chance to consider if I want to continue blogging. For now, it's a conditional yes. Blogging has become a crowded, me-too convention... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2012 at BBQgeek

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