Festival was a good time. Had limited time to play, but was a lot of fun for a couple hours!
Well, Gaspar, I finally got to see what it is all about. Not sure which sauce the booth was using, but it was pretty good. (Still have the bottle of Razzy I haven't had time to use; maybe this week.) The brisket inside the crust was juicy, tender and tasty. I got a piece that was one of those "bad hair day" barks on the outside, but when I got inside, it was good! Like the cherry cobbler a lot, too! There was a guy standing about 3 or 4 people behind me with a Marshall's T-shirt, so I was wondering if he was the Marshall's fan who posts here. Only T-shirt like that I have seen yet. Didn't try to say hi, 'cause you all looked busy. And there were knives!
There were 3 booths that all were very close and I enjoyed quite a bit. Yours, Big Daddy's, and "something Mesquiter's" - can't remember which. Jakes was pretty good (better in the store) but that doesn't count, 'cause they do it for a living. Could have gone in any direction until I found my tie-breaker. Goes to the basic premise that for really great bbq, you gotta find an old Black man. Big Anthony's. Pretty close, overall between.
Here are some results, not sure who/what/when this is - there are no People's Choice results;
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106029I noticed Rib Crib was up off the bottom in some categories. Just goes to show how...well, it's not important...wouldn't make any difference anyway.
Obviously I didn't agree with ANY of the judges in any category. The one's I mentioned should all have been in top 10 to 15. Overall, though, with the exception of just a few - and I truly am sorry to those whose toes I am getting ready to step on - keep the day job! And people, LOSE the Ranch Style beans - they always taste like - and probably are - from a can!! Come on, now! If you can't come up with your own, then leave the beans at home! And a little bit of anything one throws in on them can not cover the taste of Ranch Style beans! (Not that I don't enjoy them at home, I do, but not in this context!)
To disparage only a little, the judges would probably have put this in the middle of the pack, too. (We need this restaurant here to show all the others how it should be done.)
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