This modern twist on a California grilling classic brings bold flavor and vibrant color to your summer table. Tender Santa Maria-style tri-tip is seasoned simply and grilled over high heat to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frank Ostini is the owner of The Hitching Post II in Buellton, CA. They serve meat prepared in the Santa Maria barbecue-style. A recipe for Grilled Tri-Tip is here. Evan Kleiman host 'Good Food' ...

The city of Santa Maria on California’s Central Coast is commonly known as the state’s barbecue capital. Its barbecue always features a beef cut called tri-tip, a triangular-shaped piece of bottom ...

Tri-tip is a cut of beef you occasionally see as a special on Texas barbecue joint menus. It’s a tough sell – both literally and figuratively. Compared to brisket, tri-tip is leaner and has what ...

California's Central Coast is throwing down the gauntlet this May, positioning Santa Maria Valley as the undisputed home of West Coast barbecue. As National Barbecue Month heats up, Santa Maria isn’t ...

Community members enjoyed some barbecue from more than a dozen teams at the 6th Annual Santa Maria Barbecue Festival Saturday. The festival featured a professional competition with local celebrity ...

When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a ...

Santa Maria Valley is the California Central Coast destination that put West Coast barbecue on the map. It started 150 years ago and has a rich history beginning in the mid-1800s when local ranchers ...