Classic Cars, Rock, Blues, Brews and BBQs!
Taste of San Joaquin is a premier all-American Celebration
in Downtown Stockton! 
Featuring the West Coast’s best BBQ, the Way Out West BBQ Championship will be held on Saturday July 3 at the Taste of San Joaquin. Talented cooks from all over the Western United States will compete for a California State Championship at the BBQ Championship. Downtown Stockton will be filled with overwhelming aromas as the BBQ teams go to work. Eighteen hours before judging, meats are slowly smoked and basted throughout the night. Gates open on July 3 at 11 am and the public can observe and interact with the BBQ cooks, who love to answer questions and talk about the sport of competition BBQ. The audience will witness not only the rush of the entries to judging,
but the judging itself – which will be open for public viewing. After judging, all meats are
available for sampling for $1 to $6.
Over 10 locally owned and operated restaurants will be offering $1, $3 and $6 portions of their best cuisine, a classic car show featuring over 50 cars will be on display at Weber Point and the stage will feature live classic rock and blues music.
Admission is $2, kids 12 and under are always free with a paying adult - sponsored by Nestle. Click here to purchase.
Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel is the official hotel of Taste of San Joaquin 2010. The rate for Taste guests is $79.
Taste is the premier San Joaquin celebration of everything local; local classic cars, local food, and the West Coast’s best brews and BBQ! All proceeds from this event benefit local businesses and local charities.
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Taste of San Joaquin is an
All-American celebration |
Visitors have a chance to sample
foods from local restaurants |
Food is barbecued on-site and
visitors can watch the process |
Taste is hosted by the Downtown Stockton Alliance, a non-profit organization focused on developing, promoting and maintaining historic Downtown Stockton as a regional business, cultural and entertainment destination. The goal of this event is to stimulate the local economy, draw visitors to Downtown Stockton and support the Celebrate! Stockton Branding Initiative.
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TASTE 2010 STATISTICS
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- 6,500+ attendees (up from 4,500 in 09 and 1,100 in 08)
- 43,000 tasting tickets sold (up from 25,000 in 09 and 10,000 in 08)
- 10.4 million impressions made via radio, tv and print media
(up from 8.2 million in 09 and 2 million in 08)
- Participating food vendors were reimbursed $400-$1,500
which represents 70% of their sales
- Over 1,000 “person-hours” (paid and
- volunteer) were used to make this event safe
- Sold out Downtown Marina filled with boats
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ABOUT THE BBQ CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ from Diamond Bar, CA, were
the winners of WOW Contest in 2009 and 2010 |
1st Annual Way Out West BBQ Championship fired up Stockton IN 2009! More than 20 talented cooks from all over the Western United States competed for a California State Championship. Downtown Stockton was filled with overwhelming aromas as the BBQ teams went to work. Cooking lasted 18 hours!
Watch a video about Way Out West BBQ on Comcast Channel
Over 30 BBQ teams from across the country will come to Taste of San Joaquin 2010 to complete in the KCBS sanctioned Way Out West BBQ Championship (WOW). Visitors have the opportunity to meet some of the best BBQ competitors on the west coast including “Slap Yo’ Daddy” stars of the recent TLC’s “BBQ Pitmasters” and last year’s People’s Choice winner, Stockton’s own, “Smokin’ Yankees.”
Click here to see Slap Yo’ Daddy's performance on TLC
Taste hot off the grill: pork ribs, beef brisket, chicken, pork candy, loaded baked potatoes and more. Many teams have sauce for sale and share grilling tips.
WHAT YOU CAN EAT FOR $1, $3 AND $6
Slap Yo Daddy BBQ: BBQ
Lagorio’s Grill and Bar: BBQ and Seafood
Bart's Blazin' Q: BBQ
CrazyQ: BBQ
Breadfruit Tree: Jamaican Cuisine
Las Tapatias: Fresh Fruit Snacks
Big B's Down & Dirty BBQ: BBQ
Smitty's Smoke Patrol: BBQ
Smokey Luv BBQ: BBQ
Rib Tickler BBQ: BBQ
Freedom Coffee: Shaved Ice
B&B Marcelino: Filipino Cuisine
Big Pig BBQ: BBQ
All Sauced Up: BBQ
Smok'd Chi's: BBQ
All Hogs Go to Heaven: BBQ
La Golondrina: Mexican Cuisine
Smokey J's Bar-B-Que
Smokin Yankee's BBQ: BBQ
Too Ashamed To Name: BBQ
More coming soon!
For a full list of participating BBQers click here
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ENTERTAINMENT
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| Rod Piazza & TMFBQ by Frank Vigil Photo |
11 am - 1 pm: Blue a Fuse
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm: Podcast Stockton
2 pm - 4 pm: East Bay Mudd
4 pm: National Anthem by Jessica Lugo
5 pm: Way Out West BBQ Awards Presentation
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
Kids activities and roving entertainment throughout the event
Mini Cows Park: The mini cows from Jack in the Box’s mini sirloin burgers commercial will be on site.
You can’t eat them. You can’t
ride them, they are less than 3 feet tall. Click here to see a video.
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TESTIMONIALS
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Kelly Belly Clown painted faces
at the Kids Corner |
“Even though the city of Stockton cancelled our annual fireworks show due to the current budget crisis, there was still reason to be down at the waterfront on Independence Day. The second annual Taste of San Joaquin was held along with the first annual Way Out West BBQ Championship was held at the Weber Points Event Center on a perfect July day.
As soon as we paid our $1 admissions we could hear an '80s rock band playing on the main stage. We made our way back and hung out and watched Aquanett perform songs from Ratt, Metallica, Poison, AC/DC and other rock bands. (...)
After listening to Aquanett for a while we ventured out to try some of the BBQ prepared by the 20 or so competitors. (...) After a few samples of BBQ we tried some specialties from local restaurants (...).”
— Matt Beckwith, Podcast Stockton (2009)
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SPONSORS
Click here for sponsorship opportunities.
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