We have received our tickets for the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival! It will be at the Long Center on Sep. 19th.  Here is some of what will be going on:

• Food samplings from more than 20 of the best BBQ joints in Texas
• Talk ‘Cue with the experts
• People’s Choice Awards for the Best BBQ (categories: Pork Ribs, Beef Ribs, Brisket, Sausage)
• Live music
• Marketplace featuring products and services from Texas retailers
• Cash bar
• Cooking demos with local chefs

If you were wanting to go, I am sorry to inform you but, it is already sold out.

I had smothered each slab of ribs in rub the night before.  Set them out to come up to room temp. as I got the fire started and soaked the wood chunks.  Used Pecan wood chunks for the smoke and plan Kingsford charcoal for fire/heat.  Placed the ribs on the grill and let them cook for about 5 hours.

Pulled them off after grilling some corn on the cob and heating up some baked beans.

I enjoyed the Rudy’s rub over the Central Market rub where my girlfriend enjoyed the Central Market rub best.

After diner we retired to our chair  to watch a movie and revel in our food coma’s!

Smoked the brisket for almost a full 8 hours.  Trying to figure out how much charcoal to use to get the temp. right.  It took much more then I expected.  I also had some pecan wood laying around the backyard from a old Pecan tree in the center of the backyard.  Split this up using the hatchet my girlfriend brought with her when she moved in.  This really added a wonderful smoky flavor to the meat.  Next time I will get a full on brisket instead of what I pickup from HEB.

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I have always tipped at least 20% over the past 10 years.  I still do today.  I don’t go out as much as I used to but when I do I still spend the same and tip the same.

It wasn’t long after I sent this in that they read a couple of emails on the air.  This being one of them.  It was really cool to know it was my email that they read!

The contestants will all start in Dallas ,
then drive to Waco , Austin , San Antonio ,
over to Houston and down to Brownsville .

They will then proceed up to Del Rio , El Paso,
Midland , Odessa , Lubbock and Amarillo .
From there they will go on to Abilene,
Fort Worth and finally back to Dallas .

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“I’m Gay,”
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“I Voted for Obama,”
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The first one to make it back to Dallas alive wins.

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