As we were driving down I-80 into Reno, we saw The Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. It literally went from one exit to the next on
a side road between Casinos. We set up
camp, and were off. This made our
Memphis competition in Charlotte look like a outcast cousin.
The contestants not only submitted ribs, but all had huge booths set up
and sold BBQ! It was fairly expensive
too…a 4 rib sampler for $8, on up to $24 for a full rack of ribs and fixin’s. The whole time Dave is going around saying, “I
should go into production! Mine are
better than these. We could make some
$$. They would go ape over my wings.” Instead of “visions of sugarplums”, he had “Visions
of Carolina style Bar-B$-Qu$”….lol…. But the initial investment would be huge. These guys had full kitchens!! At each booth they had a wall of banners, 2
stories tall, advertising all of the awards they had won, etc. This was BBQ on steroids!! There were “crafts”… but few artists and
after a while they became repetitive, literally, several folks selling dresses
or leather handbags would have multiple booths… and not all, but a lot of it
was “Made in China”.
I had a blast jotting down the different names of the BBQ
entrants… this is just a sampling:
- · Hole in the Wall
- · Lick My Ribs
- · Desperados
- · Bourbon Q (official BBQ sauce of Churchill Downs, so they said!)
- · The Porkinator
- · Porky n Beans
- · Men Playing with Fire (actually this was for grilled corn)
And of course: Famous
Dave’s BBQ – Legendary Pit BBQ
There there were the signs:
Keith.... These 2 were for you!!
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- · “This BB is so worth the heartburn” – sponsored by Tums!!
- · “We take credit cards… and we give them back”
It was a fun afternoon.
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