Party guests at a chill backyard bash in Los Angeles nearly dropped their plates when the cook serving up coleslaw turned out to be rock royalty.<\/p>\n
Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters frontman<\/a> and former Nirvana drummer, was captured happily working the barbecue and interacting with guests during an unexpected appearance at a pal\u2019s backyard show, according to viral social media footage posted last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was so fun and Dave was incredibly nice,\u201d one attendee told The Sun<\/a>. \u201cHe even laughed and cut up with us as we were getting food. Truly one of the most unreal things that\u2019s happened to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Dave Grohl dished out BBQ to guests at a Los Angeles backyard party. tiktok\/maggiemaytok<\/p>\n The Foo Fighters frontman laughed with partygoers while serving food. tiktok\/maggiemaytok<\/p>\n The bash \u2014 held at a pal\u2019s house known for hosting small backyard concerts \u2014 had been in the works for years.<\/p>\n \u201c[My friend has] been trying to get this to happen for a few years,\u201d the guest said. \u201cIt all fell into place the last couple weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Footage from the party, which has been viewed 586K times on TikTok, showed the 17-time Grammy Awards winner<\/a> help pass out the barbecue dish into a bowl for partygoers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was SO good,\u201d the guest raved.<\/p>\n Fans might be surprised, but Grohl\u2019s love of barbecue is almost as legendary as his music.<\/p>\n The rocker, who counts icons like Paul McCartney and Jimmy Page among his pals, has long been obsessed with grilling and smoking meat.<\/p>\n Grohl performs with the Foo Fighters at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 28, 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n He\u2019s cooked huge meals for charity, including feeding people at Hope the Mission shelters in Los Angeles and serving firefighters battling California wildfires<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grohl said his barbecue obsession dates back to the early \u201990s when Nirvana first started making serious money. He bought a beach house in North Carolina and quickly became hooked on pulled pork.<\/p>\n \u201cI would get a pint and eat it until it ran out,\u201d he told Bon Appetit<\/a> in 2019. \u201cThen I would get another pint until it ran out \u2014 just pulled pork on a white bun with slaw, and that was it.<\/p>\n The rocker grills up BBQ while volunteering at a Hope the Mission shelter in Los Angeles. Instagram\/@rvansleve <\/p>\n \u201cI realized, Oh, this is barbecue: so simple, but sublime and complex.\u201d<\/p>\n The backyard appearance also comes after a turbulent year for the rocker\u2019s personal life.<\/p>\n In 2024, Grohl shocked fans when he admitted he had fathered a baby with another woman<\/a> outside his marriage to Jordyn Blum. The child\u2019s mother was later revealed by The Post to be rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fan Jennifer Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum attended a Hope the Mission event at BMO Stadium on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles. Getty Images<\/p>\n Despite the scandal, Grohl and Blum \u2014 who share three daughters \u2014 have patched things up<\/a> and given giving their marriage another shot.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the frontman is back doing what he does best: playing loud and living large.<\/p>\n The Foo Fighters are currently tearing across the globe on their \u201cTake Cover Tour,\u201d which kicked off in January and is set to run through early 2027.<\/p>\n But if you\u2019re lucky?<\/p>\n You might just find the rock legend at the grill \u2014 handing you a plate of BBQ and a side of slaw.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t