Ride for Autism Cook Off

Team Casanova was honored to represent Dr. Joe & Melanie Gonzalez from United Valley Autism Services (UVAS) and their family at the Ride for Autism cook off in Elsa Tx. This was an IBCA sanctioned event. Dr. Gonzalez and his family joined us for some fun and good BBQ. TC had a good outing, we place 10th-Chicken, 6th- Fajitas, 4th- Brisket, 4th- Pork Ribs. We feel privileged that we could contribute in bringing awareness to Autism. TC came out 4th out of 28 teams at the end of the day.

9-11 Honoring our Heroes, 1st Annual Whitewing Festival

Penitas Tx. was the place to be on 9-11, where we were honoring our heroes and enjoying some South Texas BBQ. This was the place for the 1st Annual Whitewing Festival. TC received 3 calls to the stage. 1st Place Beans, 3rd Place Beef Ribs, 3rd Place Pork Ribs. Family and friends came out and weathered the South Texas Heat to be with us. We had a great time and can't wait for the next one. We are headed to Elsa Texas to cook for the cause. This cook off is to support the Autism Society. We look foward to seeing our family and friends out there.

2nd Annual Long Island Village Cook Off

TC headed to the bay once again, but this time it was here in the Valley. We attended the 2nd Annual Long Island Village Cook Off in Port Isabel. We had one call, we placed 1st in Beef Ribs. We had our faithful supports show up for some fun under the sun and great BBQ. We would like to thank Sergio Munoz of Hosana Home Health for sponsoring us for this event. We would like to thank the staff of LIV for making our stay a pleasant one. We will be returning next year.

Practice makes Perfect

The Cook Off at Edinburg for the 4th of July was cancelled due to Hurricane Alex. We were looking forward to meeting up with some of our friends and family. We decided to stay home and practice.

Cookin' By the Bay - Fulton 6-4-10

Team Casanova returned to cook by the bay for the 3rd Annual Git Ur Grill On Cook Off to help out the Aransas Pass 4-H. There were 34 teams present with some heavy hitters in the mix. We got called once to the stage, 8th Brisket and Final Table in Chicken. We had time to hang out with Lenny from Coastal City Smokers and Johnny Rodriguez from Puro Party. Making new friends and meeting up with old ones is what it is all about. Fulton is a beautiful place to go and cook at, looking forward to cooking again next year! We want to thank Laco & Nellie Flores and their family for showing up to support us. My cousin Rey and his wife Gracie from Austin were also there hanging out with us. They were chosen to be judges and can testify to how great some of these teams were. Robin Torres & Letty Martinez also made the trip North to the bay. We would like to thank Roy Butler and his lovely wife for joining us. Butler Wood was the proud sponsor for this event.

San Juan - Cinco De Mayo Cook-Off May 1, 2010

50 + teams showed up for the 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Cook Off. TC received 2 calls at the end of the day, 8th Fajitas and 10th Brisket. We would like to thank all of the people that showed up to celebrate the 5 de Mayo with Team Casanova. The camp was all decked out Cinco de Mayo style. Hasta la proxima vez.....

TC returns to the brush country - San Isidro 4-24-10

The Lopez-Torres family always comes out to support us at San Isidro and this year was no different, Mama Torres and her family and friends came out and we had a blast. TC had been skunked the past 2 years, but not this year. TC received 2 calls, 1st Place Beans and Pork Ribs.

Team Casanova would like to thank Dr. Joe Gonzalez - UVAS (United Valley Autism Services) for sponsoring us in this event.