Westports Blues Views & BBQ Festival
September 20 & 21, 2008


Dear Backyard Competitor,
  
    Thank you for your interest in the Blues, Views and BBQ competition. We’d like to welcome you to this year’s inaugural event.

    This will be a “two day” event held in Westport, CT. That’s right, Westport, CT. Not exactly the BBQ Capital of The World but a spectacular setting for our 1st time event.

    We will offer the opportunity for you, the King or Queen of BBQ in your neighborhood, business or club a chance to compete in our “Backyard Chef” competition on Saturday. You will have the opportunity to submit your creations in three categories-chicken, pork ribs and chef’s choice, all judged by our professional (Kansas City BBQ Society) cooks. Show the pros what you can do. This is your chance to grab the official bragging rights in Fairfield County!!

    After the “Backyard” competition, we will ask our KCBS chefs to compete in an Iron Chef competition. The event will continue on Sunday with judging of the best BBQ. All professional competitiors will be judged in all KCBS categories starting at the standard KCBS times. We will end the competition with a “Sauce” contest on Sunday.

    We will have live music entertainment throughout at the Levitt Pavilion. There will also be lots of food, games and plenty of fun for the kids and families to enjoy.

$2,700.00 in cash prizes for
the Backyard Chef Contest!




The tentative schedule for this event is as follows:
Friday: Arrivals Allowed after 8:00 PM


Saturday:
   6:00 AM 10:00 AM Backyard & KCBS arrival / set up / meat inspection
10:30 AM Backyard Chef’s meeting
2:00 PM Backyard Chef Judges meeting
3:00 PM Backyard Chicken turn-in
3:30 PM Backyard Pork Rib turn-in
4:00 PM Backyard Chef’s Choice turn-in
5:00 PM KCBS Chef’s meeting/receive Iron Chef Ingredients
6:00 PM Backyard competitor awards
9:00 PM Iron Chef Judging


Sunday:
   7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Competitors Breakfast
10:00 AM KCBS Judges meeting
12:00 PM KCBS Chicken turn-in
12:30 PM KCBS Pork Rib turn-in
1:00 PM KCBS Pulled Pork turn-in
1:30 PM KCBS Beef Brisket turn-in
2:00 PM Sauce Turn-In