{"id":25283,"date":"2011-06-12T14:34:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T21:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=25283"},"modified":"2011-06-28T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T21:14:17","slug":"the-oc-bbq-festival-one-of-the-states-largest-bbq-cook-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-oc-bbq-festival-one-of-the-states-largest-bbq-cook-offs\/","title":{"rendered":"The OC BBQ Festival: One Of The State’s Largest BBQ Cook-Off’s."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Orange County BBQ Festival<\/a><\/strong> happened yesterday at the OC Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n

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It’s\u00a0best to buy tickets online, so to avoid an extra line.\u00a0 There’s a service charge, but it might be worth it — I personally have\u00a0low tolerance for long lines.\u00a0 Inside\u00a0the event\u00a0was better.<\/p>\n

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There were lines for some BBQ, but none were\u00a0horrible and they moved fairly quickly.<\/p>\n

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I tried to keep track of what we were eating and drinking and its origin, but forget it.<\/p>\n

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There were too many BBQ’s and Breweries to remember and I needed an extra hand.<\/p>\n

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There was\u00a0a lot of Brisket, Pulled Pork, Tri Tip, Chicken, Sausage, Ribs and Meatballs.<\/p>\n

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One serious BBQ team.<\/p>\n

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Though much looked good, it took a while to find the best BBQ, as some meats were tough, fatty\u00a0and surprisingly bland.\u00a0 And others were dry, but\u00a0okay\u00a0sauced.\u00a0 Tender is\u00a0imperative.<\/p>\n

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A neighbor, The Meat House was there serving the Beef (below) and Chicken.<\/p>\n

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I liked\u00a0the name and look of Big Rick and the BBQ Chicks<\/strong>, but didn’t try their Brisket.<\/p>\n

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Never had trouble sharing a table with anyone and the sun came out.<\/p>\n

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Grilling.\u00a0 Btw, I’ll never go on the\u00a0background chair lift\u00a0again — Did it last year and it’s scary.<\/p>\n

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We used tickets to receive\u00a0generous servings of BBQ and Brew — It worked well.<\/p>\n

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And here’s Mr. BBQ<\/strong>, who won the Mr. BBQ Pageant.<\/p>\n

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He was sooooo funny and kept saying… It’s hard being this sexy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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An old-fashioned, new fangled Ice Cream Truck — There was a Car Show<\/strong> happening too.<\/p>\n

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Farmer John was there offering free Pork Sausage.<\/p>\n

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Bands were playing.<\/p>\n

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Pass the Sauce<\/p>\n

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Towards the end, Famous Dave’s<\/a> was giving away free Pulled Pork, because they wanted everyone to know how good it is — We were full and out of tickets and thought their Pulled Pork was better than many others.\u00a0 There’s a debate happening regarding\u00a0their Pickles.<\/p>\n

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The Famous Dave’s Pickle debate will soon\u00a0be reported and\u00a0linked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s agreed, Famous Dave’s Pulled Pork is good and they served it to the end.\u00a0 We appreciate that, since too many BBQ teams ran out of food way too early — Not cool!\u00a0 We had plenty of food, though expected the option of more.\u00a0 I planned to name the super early closers, but stopped caring when\u00a0full, and didn’t separate the good business cards from the bad ones.<\/p>\n

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And then came The Rib Eating Contest<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

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The Ribs were weighed, documented and distributed to the contestants, who ate as much as they could within the allotted amount of time.\u00a0 Each batch of Ribs was then re-weighed to determine who ate the most in pounds and ounces.\u00a0 I had never seen it done in person.<\/p>\n

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We had a great spot\u00a0—\u00a0Thankfully\u00a0it wasn’t too gross to watch.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0cost was\u00a0$50 to enter the contest, but you take home the balance of the Ribs.<\/p>\n

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If you still want them?!<\/p>\n

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Time is up.<\/p>\n

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And the winner is… this guy, on the left, and last year’s winner is on the right.<\/p>\n

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IMPORTANT INFO<\/span>:\u00a0 The OC BBQ Festival<\/a> is a fundraiser benefitting Kristie’s Foundation<\/a><\/strong> for critically ill children, and all proceeds\u00a0go to them.\u00a0 That’s a great thing.\u00a0 Mark your calendar for next year’s event or make a donation at the link above.\u00a0 The winner of The Rib Eating Contest<\/strong> donated his $250 prize to Kristie’s Foundation — Wow, that was\u00a0a cool thing to do!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Orange County BBQ Festival happened yesterday at the OC Fairgrounds. It’s\u00a0best to buy tickets online, so to avoid an extra line.\u00a0 There’s a service charge, but it might be worth it — I personally have\u00a0low tolerance for long lines.\u00a0 Inside\u00a0the event\u00a0was better. 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