Hooked on a Feeling: BBQ Contest Style Wildwood BBQ

Below are some sights from the Hudson Valley Ribfest which was held August 15, 16 + 17 in New Paltz, New York. This was Wildwood BBQ's second contest outing.

The pictures are from the New England Barbecue Society grilling contest which was held on Saturday. The Kansas City Barbecue Society bbq contest turn-ins were on Sunday. Pictures from Sunday are coming next. On Saturday we took third in beef steak, 2nd in fish and third overall.

These first two pictures are our sausage entry



A look at Robbie Richter slicing the pork for our entry and a pic of the near finished box




The next two pictures are our beef steak turn-in



Big Lou Elrose cleaning up.

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Teenagers from Mars: overeating and margaritas

Last weekend was a busy weekend of eating. My father, brother, The Wife and I all got together for a relaxing food fest.

There was brisket, and brisket quesadillas with scrambled eggs, caramelized onions, heirloom tomato salsa, cheddar cheese and sour cream. We also fire roasted plum tomatoes and cooked them down to make ketchup for burgers made of sweet sausage and sirloin. I added just a splash or two of Worcestershire and stubbs bbq sauce to the meat and then cooked the burgers over the last embers of the day's cherry wood.

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