The smoky scent of BBQ is in the air this Saturday ...
Friday 3.25.2011 @ 7:11am | Food for Thought | Culinary
Photo Credit: Michele Celentano
The smoky scent of BBQ is in the air this Saturday ...
If you are a fan of BBQ (and who isn’t?) follow your nose this Saturday to two fiery festivals for some of the best BBQ in the state. Yes you read it ...TWO major BBQ festivals on the same day in the Valley! The Arizona BBQ Festival, a competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society will be in Scottsdale. Samples of the competing BBQ are available. Food and drink tickets are $2 each, and there is a $10 admission fee. If you are interested in some top shelf beverages to wash down the BBQ, pay an extra $10 for admission to the “Whiskey Row” tent that will offer dozens of bourbons, whiskeys, and single malts.
Haven’t had enough BBQ? Head south to Chandler where they will hold the Great America BBQ & Beer Festival, which isn’t a competition but rather a conglomeration of some of the state’s best barbecue restaurants and caterers, all in one place. A $10 ticket buys access to 25 barbecue vendors. Live music from four local band are also on tap.
See my article “Sweet Heat” in this month’s ImagesAZ on the world of barbecue competitions!
www.imagesaz.com/blogs/viewBlog/538/bbq-competition--the-sweet-heat
The Arizona BBQ Festival: www.azbbqfestival.com
The Great American BBQ & Beer Festival: www.chandlerbbq.com
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