Now in their 18th year, the Scovie Awards have helped out a lot of fiery foods and barbecue companies gain the recognition they deserve. That’s never a bad thing when you’re trying to get the word out about your great products. Lusty Monk Mustard won the 2013 Grand Prize after 8 years of entering, and winning no awards at all …
Liquid Heat: Catching Fire in a Glass
You can’t catch lightning in a bottle. You can, however, gain the ability to shake uncontrollably as you lie on the ground after running around holding a metal rod and a pickle jar in a thunderstorm. But enough about my childhood. Let’s catch fire in a glass.
Ask the Butcher: Yeah, There’s an App for That
Anthony Puharich comes from a long line of butchers. He’s also a leading wholesaler to many of Australia’s finest restaurants, co-owns Victor Churchill butcher shop, is the heart of Vic’s Meat Market Day, and is the voice of Ask the Butcher. That’s where you come in. He’s taken over twenty years of butcher experience and concentrated it into a smart phone app.
Scovie Holiday Special Deadline Looms
Hi, folks, if you want to get in on our Holiday Special for the 2014 Scovies, you’ve only got until midnight of July 13 to make that happen. If you buy a booth in the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show, you get a free Scovie entry ($90 value)!
Stain’d: Rib Stain Camo Shirts Hide the Mess
Fighting loose barbecue sauce during a rib bender is eating’s shoveling sand against the tide. You’re eventually going to lose. Much like Star Trek’s Kobyashi Maru test (i.e. no win scenario), it’s a test of character with no shot at victory. Eventually, some of that sweet red yummy is going to fall on your shirt, forcing you to deal with it. That’s why you see so few tuxedos at barbecue competitions.
Is Barbecue Too Trendy Now?
Earlier this week, Today.com ran a story asking the question, “Is barbecue getting too trendy for its own good?” We here at the blog thought it’d be great to ask our own little panel of experts what they thought about the story and for their own two cents on the subject.
The Day After: The Fourth Ends, the BBQ Does Not
Happy Independence Day, everybody! This may be the busiest backyard barbecue day of the year, but there’s no reason the fun has to stop when the last fireworks have faded into the night sky. There are a lot of KCBS competitions going on today and over the next few days too. We thought our fellow ‘que junkies might want a list.
