Windy City BBQ Classic 10/11/14

http://www.windycitybbqclassic.com

Jared Leonard and myself, Gary Wiviott, are honored to present the third annual Windy City BBQ Classic. Its going to be an incredible deliciously fun filled event and we hope to see our fellow LTHers at the event. While we are set for general volunteers, we could use a few additional qualified BBQ judges for the competition side. Please respond in the thread or email me at gary@wiviott.com


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40 BBQ Pit Masters in a REAL BBQ Competition! Teams from across the USA - from back-yard BBQ Kings to Memphis In May Winners - will fire up their smokers in a No Gas, No Electricity competition for the title of Grand Champion!

Every guest can watch, learn and swap BBQ stories with the Pit Masters as they prepare their meats.

LETS EAT & DRINK!

Sampling BBQ from local and national BBQ restaurants, who are solely competing for the People's LOVE.

All you can eat BBQ, washed down with some of Chicago's best Craft Beer (also included).

Set to the beautiful backdrop of Chicago's Lakeshore and city scape at historical Soldier Field, this competition promises to give everyone who comes out an authentic experience of craft BBQ & Beer done right, right here in the Windy City!

Okay, okay...what's BBQ & Beer without a Pig Butchering? Watch as Rob Levitt from Butcher and Larder does a pig butchering demo and oh yeah, we added in some soul grooving live Blues music just to set the mood!

Here's a snap-shot of how the day will look:

11am – Premium Ticket Holders enter and access private Premium Lounge and BBQ restaurants

Noon-3pm – VIP and General Admission, all-you-can-eat BBQ tastings, live Blues Music, craft beer and spirits tastings, meet & greet with the 40 competing BBQ teams as they cook.

3pm – Announcements and BBQ 101 Cooking Class winner announcements

3:30pm – Cooking Demo - Rob Levitt of Butcher and Larder

4:00pm – Demo - Matt Jost of Weber Grills Restaurants AND winner announcements of the Weber Grill

4:30pm – Live Blues music and specialty tastings

6:00pm – Windy City BBQ Classic Winner Announcements

7pm – Event Closed

A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT OPERATION BBQ RELIEF!

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Hi,

Is there a dedicated website or webpage for this? Otherwise I will point people to this page.

Thanks!

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:Is there a dedicated website or webpage for this? Otherwise I will point people to this page.

http://www.windycitybbqclassic.com

Still good on volunteers?

What are qualifications for a judge?

2014 Windy City BBQ Classic was a success due in no small part to the participation of LTHers as BBQ judges, volunteers and attendees. Thank you from myself and Jared, looking forward to 2015

We were fortunate in having media terrific buzz, including this wonderful column by John Kass
Put away the grill? From my cold dead hands!

Gary Wiviott/G Wiv and Jared Leonard/rubbbqco

G Wiv wrote:2014 Windy City BBQ Classic was a success due in no small part to the participation of LTHers as BBQ judges, volunteers and attendees. Thank you from myself and Jared, looking forward to 2015

We were fortunate in having media terrific buzz, including this wonderful column by John Kass
Put away the grill? From my cold dead hands!

Gary Wiviott/G Wiv and Jared Leonard/rubbbqco

Thanks to Gary and Jared for a warm welcome and an awesome judging experience. I finally roused myself from my BBQ stupor about noon on Sun.

We were blessed by the weather and a great crowd. I wish I could have stuck it out for the awards ceremony--my pup called, I had to run. Thanks also to my fellow judges for their hospitality. I look forward to getting together with each of you again.