{"id":7537,"date":"2020-04-29T19:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northboundbarbecue.com\/?page_id=7537"},"modified":"2024-04-10T18:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:46:46","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northboundbarbecue.com\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588190544715{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-12 text-left  kd-animated fadeIn   vc_custom_1588691249147\" data-animation-delay=200><h2 class=\"separator_off\" >AUTHENTIC OLD-SCHOOL BARBECUE<\/h2><h6 class=\"subtitle \" >We\u2019re a \u201ctrue barbecue\u201d company and set ourselves apart from other ``BBQ`` and catering companies by being 100% visible. We take a lot of pride in elevating the Canadian barbecue standard and want clients to see and understand that they're getting the freshest barbecue possible. We don\u2019t have to try and make anything look authentic, our style is as old-school as it gets. The smoker weights 5,000lbs and is strictly wood fired without any assisting temperature control. We only offer hormone\/antibiotic free meat and never hide behind any sauces or gravy, meat should be the star of the show! Our food stations are an experience with our signature big interactive carving board. All of our barbecue gets smoked day-of and sliced right onto your guests' plates. Respect the quality and process, taste the difference.<\/h6><\/header>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7902&#8243; img_size=&#8221;700&#215;600&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1683899303789{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;remove-mobile-padding&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;15&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588190717903{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 170px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7542&#8243; img_size=&#8221;650&#215;550&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588829444887{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;remove-mobile-padding&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-12 text-left  kd-animated fadeIn   vc_custom_1588826973997\" data-animation-delay=200><h2 class=\"separator_off\" >MEET THE PITMASTER<\/h2><\/header>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Thomas is the owner and Chief Executive of Barbecue Affairs at NBCo. He studied culinary chef training at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgebrown.ca\/chefschool\/\">George Brown College<\/a> and proceeded to work in the fast paced kitchens of some of Toronto\u2019s most popular and trendy restaurants including two featured on<a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/food\/restaurants\/best-toronto-restaurants-2017\/\"> Toronto Life\u2019s \u2013 Best New Restaurants 2015 &amp; 2017<\/a>. Passionate about meat and intrigued about cooking with live fire, Thomas made the move from fine dining to barbecue. It didn\u2019t take long for Thomas to level up to \u201cPitmaster\u201d status of several barbecue institutions downtown including Barque Smokehouse and Adamson Barbecue where he ran the pits and oversaw their meat programs.<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; kd_fixed_background=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1683899229175{padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 300px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/northboundbarbecue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dinner-Line-scaled-e1683899151123.jpg?id=7923) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588190544715{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7902&#8243; img_size=&#8221;700&#215;600&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1683899303789{padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;remove-mobile-padding&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7813,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Our Catering Company | North Bound Barbeque<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the story behind Northbound Barbecue and our passion for creating unforgettable barbecue experiences. 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