In the BBQ world there are a few events that take you breath away with no doubts the Jack is number one. However as Pepsi is to Coke there is another exclusive world championship event and going toe to toe with the Jack is Memphis in May in of course Memphis, Tennessee.

At this event there is over 250 teams competing for a world title and only cooking one meat, your choice of Whole Hog, Shoulder or Ribs. While you can cook whatever ribs you desire here baby backs are king and that is music to my ears. At the Jack we went against the odds and did not cook the customary side ribs but our infamous Willowgrove Hill baby backs with a score of 177.1 of 180. I’m hoping for some very similar results in this world championship of pork. What is different her is that we have on site judging and it your team qualifies you are judged again two hours later.

Not all BBQ are the same while the Jack is the Super bowl of BBQ the Memphis is more like the Mardi Gras. There a two and three story booths and they go way out there and spend thousands. For some teams this is a huge party and they go all out, for us its game on. Just to sign up with a smallmeager booth its $1,250 plus additional funds for a floor, portable lavatory, power and I’m sure a few more unknown surprises. Thank goodness for the assistance of our partners and sponsors; Willowgrove Hill, Grand Valley Fortifiers, Basques and Railway City.

This trip we are doing things a bit differently, some of our sponsors will be coming along for this trip, to partake in this festival. So best behavior Barb please…

We will update everybody with our progress on Facebook as well as the blog.

Cheers from The Big Dog