Foodaphilia.com – 09.14.2009
2009 Rib Cook-Off Recap
This year’s Rib Cook-Off was a huge success! The weather cooperated and we had close to 600 people attend the event. The owners of A Full Plate and I couldn’t be happier with the event, the participants and the food they grilled as well as the attendees.
Here is a run-down on the judges final scores, as well as the crowd favorite. Judging was blind and each divisional category had a separate panel of three judges who gave each entry a score from 1 to 10 on Taste, Tenderness and Appearance.
VEGETARIAN
Professional 1st Place = Q BBQ and Tequila Bar
Amateur 1st Place = Mediocre BBQ
BRISKET
Professional 1st Place = Q BBQ and Tequila Bar
ANYTHING GOES
Amateur 1st Place = Smokey Crossbones
RIBS
Professional 1st Place = Fran from Tower Investments
Amateur 1st Place = George Wells Meats
CROWD FAVORITE
Sonata
It was a stellar event thanks to the staff from A Full Plate and Home Slice, all of the volunteer judges who gave us their Saturday afternoon, Stoudt’s Beer, ROOT liqueur and of course all the contestants who prepped long before competition day to put out their best ribs and other grilled fare. Check out all the pictures from the day, here.
We’re definitely doing it again next year, so if you missed this legendary cook-off you can redeem yourself a year from now.
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