For this cook, I trimmed off all of the fat cap and silver skin from the wagyu tri tip roasts. I seasoned them liberally with the above beef rub and let them rest a bit before hitting the Santa Maria ...

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 ...

Here’s how this lesser-known American barbecue took root and where to try Santa Maria-style tri-tip. Natalie Zimmerman is a travel and lifestyle journalist, and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Over ...

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 ...

In California, whole seasoned roasts are strung up on steel rods and then gradually lowered over hot red oak coals. Cooking a whole roast, generally 2 1/2-3 pounds, takes about 45-50 minutes for ...

California has its own home-grown barbecue style, but outside of the Central Coast, few know of it. It’s called Santa Maria, and it’s California through and through: no-nonsense, seemingly effortless ...