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It's Wedding Season: Enjoy the Perfect Catering Menu for Your Festivities
It’s official: wedding season is here. Springtime is the perfect season for weddings, but also the perfect opportunity to throw an outdoor event in the sunshine. The stress of hosting an outdoor event can double if you decide to offer food,...
Celebrate Food: The Newest Charcuterie Board for an Evening of Fun
Charcuterie boards are all the rage, and every Millennial and Zoomer across the country are creating new ways to incorporate this age-old tradition into their next get-together with friends. What once were simple and elegant cheese boards are now...
Smokin' Deals Every Week at Famous Dave's
We all could use a break during the week. Between work, school, errands, and more, it can feel like the “go, go, go” mentality never ends. There’s no shame in wanting to break up the monotony by skipping out on making a home cooked...
Diet Friendly Grilling Recipes for Christmas
The holidays are here and this often means that your diet is thrown out the window in favor of sugar cookies and hearty meals with friends and family. Plenty of people love the idea of indulging all their cravings during the festive season. However,...
Spend Thanksgiving with Famous Dave's
Thanksgiving is known as the holiday meant to look back on everything you’re thankful for. Families, friends, and distant relatives gather around the table, enjoy a large home cooked meal, and share memories of good times and “back in...
Throw a Famous Dave's Catered Halloween Party
Halloween is just around the corner now and it’s time you started planning for any parties you might be throwing. Let’s get spooky! With the help of Famous Dave’s, you can make your Halloween party everyone’s favorite event...
Our Guide to Grilling
Grilling and hosting a BBQ is a fun and delicious way to entertain and feed your guests. However, there’s more to it than simply turning on the grill and hoping for the best. Instead, there is outdoor bbq and grilling advice to review that...
Labor Day Weekend: The Ultimate BBQ Recipes
Labor Day Weekend is the perfect excuse to throw a barbecue, so why not go all out this year? With the grill fired up you can cook up some of your favorites and maybe even try out some new dishes too. On the 4th of July, we brought you our round-up...
Fourth of July: Tasty BBQ Appetizers to Make for Your Party
No Fourth of July BBQ catering plans are complete without the right bbq side dishes. Choices like this are the perfect way to whet the appetite of guests without filling their stomachs to the brim. Here are some tasty choices that should be...
Why Catering is a Tasty and Easy Option for Your Superbowl Party
In 2021, over 91 million people watched Super Bowl LV, making the game one of the most-watched shows of last year. Now that Super Bowl LVI is just a month away, it is time to start planning a memorable Superbowl party - and you certainly are not...
Guide to Making Your Homemade BBQ Sauce
One of the reasons why Famous Dave’s has become, well, famous, is because of the incredible BBQ sauce that we serve. While we cannot tell you all of our secrets about our award-winning BBQ sauce, we can share some recipes and tips for making...
Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your BBQ Smoker
There’s nothing quite like a barbecue for bringing friends together and celebrating delicious flavors. The quality of the ingredients has a role to play, but the way you cook your food and look after your grill are also essential. In this...
Top Festive Food Suggestions to Turn Your BBQ into a Halloween Event
Planning on having an outdoor event this Halloween to celebrate the occasion? If so, then you’re going to love some of these fantastic Halloween-themed BBQ dishes. They’ll add a unique twist to your big event and it’s a brilliant...
Guide To Having A Family Rib Cook-Off
Nothing beats a tasty BBQ, and what better way to enjoy BBQ food than a family rib cook-off? If you’ve never held a cook-off before you’re probably wondering where to begin. To help you plan an amazing event, check out these five ideas...
Pick the Perfect Menu for Your Graduate's Party
With your graduate’s time in high school coming to a close, it is time to party! You have so many options to explore with the party to give them a last get-together with friends and family before everything changes. If you are on the lookout...
Top Food Choices for the Whole Day to Bring Along on a Day Trip
Spring is here and with the warmer weather and longer days come road trips.
Now is a great time to hit the road and see the sights (and sites) all-around your state and beyond. Though getting together in large groups is still unsafe, a trip in...
4 Tips for Getting Your Home BBQ Area Ready for the Spring
The weather may still be on the cold side, but it won’t be long until spring comes! To ensure you’re ready for the warm weather, we have some great BBQ tips that will enable you to wow all of your friends and family. After all, the past...
Easy, DIY, and Catered Snacks for Your Superbowl Party
What a wild year it has been for sports! From no sports to some sports to sports played in empty stadiums, 2020 was a year that gave us an entirely different experience with professional sports. Fortunately, things are getting better with COVID...
Mistakes to Avoid for Your Outdoor BBQ Tailgating Party
Gameday is fun for everyone.
The players get to test themselves and their fans get to have a great time playing games, hanging out, and eating some great food. The food can set the mood and keep your group happy for hours. Making sure to...
Top 5 Tips for How to Prep Your Grill for the Season
After a long winter and despite much social distancing, it is time to dust off your grill. If you have found that you put off firing up your grill for the season, you are not alone. But now is the time to start it up for you and your family to enjoy...
Plan Your 4th of July BBQ Family Party with Famous Dave's
Summer is here and with it comes all the parties and fun outdoor events. First winter and then the Coronavirus kept everyone inside and away from friends and family. Now that restrictions are beginning to ease, you can start planning small...
How to Prepare Your Memorial Day BBQ with Your Family
Memorial Day is quickly approaching. Now is the time to remember those our country has lost as well as celebrate the community and people we have at home. Starting with the community we have in our home, Memorial Day is a great family event.
The...
Safe Take-Out Meals During the Shelter in Place Guidelines for COVID-19
The world looks different now than it did in November of 2019. In many places, schools have closed for the year, much work is being done remotely, and dining out is not an option. Many challenged businesses have had to close their doors, some...
Dry Rubs vs. Wet Rubs vs. Sauces: What Are The Differences?
In the BBQ business, we love our options. Even our toppings have options! Your BBQ meats get their flavor from the type of meat, the cut of it, and the cooking technique used, such as smoking, slow-cooking, searing, and more. Another aspect that...
8 Tips for Safe Winter Grilling: Do's and Don'ts
At this point, we have had a few snowfalls, the cold has been here for months, and spring is still a distant goal. Despite the weather, many die-hard barbequers have a craving that only the grill can satisfy. For our hardiest of friends, grilling is...
Can BBQ Meals be Healthy? [Benefit List Included]
Have you made any nutrition-related New Year’s resolutions? Are you counting calories or cutting carbs? There are many benefits of eating barbeque meals that go beyond the amazing flavors. We consider many nutritional needs when creating our...
Is Grilling Healthy? Healthy Grilling Ideas from Famous Dave's
Grilling is a great time, both for cooking and enjoying the grilled food. If you need to relax and have a good time with friends or family, grilling is a great idea. When you plan on having a grilled meal, most people think of comfort foods that...
Operation Barbeque Relief
Famous Dave's is proud to be a Hall of Fame member for Operation Barbeque Relief
A non-profit response team providing hot meals to those in need after disaster strikes
The mission of Operation BBQ Relief is to provide compassion and to...
“Famous” Dave Anderson's Big Win on Bar-B-Que Competition SMOKED TV Show
Our Founder, “Famous” Dave Anderson has taken home another trophy on an elite pitmaster vs pitmaster competition television show.
Congratulations to our founder, “Famous” Dave Anderson, for his big win on an episode...