|
|
 |
 |
 |
In 2008, the Westport Downtown Merchants Association, deciding to bring some good old southern charm to the town of Westport, CT and pioneer the Blues Views and BBQ Festival. The two-day event is a great time that melds together the worlds of BBQ and Blues. There is live entertainment with a full music line-up, craft beer and activities for children and families. In addition, there are two BBQ competitions, for amateur's and certified pros. In fact, our “pros” competition was an official Kansas City BBQ Society Competition and served as A Connecticut Sate BBQ Championship.
This swingin' street party, complete with tantalizing tastes and soulful sounds proved to be quite a success. Our newest event on the chopping block, “Cookin” for a Cause is back. Rather than the first day's competition simply being an amateur, backyard competition where winning chefs win a personal prize, the town will be coming together for and cooking for a cause!
Teams of 2 - 4 backyard chefs enter into the competition and have the opportunity to win three BBQ categories; Chicken, ribs, and chef's choice. The winner of each category will receive a fabulous prize and trophy. The money raised will be donated to the Westport Woman’s Club Food Closet.
In 1975 the Westport Women’s Club started an Emergency Food Distribution Program for the local needy under the leadership of Westport Department of Human Services. It is now known as the Food Closet and continues to this day.
In addition, amateur teams can “buy up” and participate in our BBQ throwdown and compete in an “Iron Chef” competition against the pros. Do you have what it takes?
The town of Westport and the DMA encourages you to be part of this foot stomping, mouth-watering event. We invite you to put forth a team of chef's to cook for a specific cause. So come on, put on your apron, don your napkin and enjoy it all while doing something good.
| Saturday: |
|
| 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Backyard & Pro-Invitational arrival / set up / meat inspection |
| 10:30 AM |
Backyard Chef’s and Pro-Invitational meeting |
| 11:00 AM |
Judges meeting |
| 2:00 PM |
Chicken turn-in |
| 2:30 PM |
Pork Rib turn-in |
| 3:00 PM |
Chef’s Choice turn-in |
| 3:30 PM |
Chef’s meeting/receive BBQ throwdown and Iron Chef Ingredients |
| 5:00 PM |
Iron Chef Judging |
| 6:30 PM |
BBQ Awards |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
