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Thanks for the link Jim. I agree with with almost everything in the article except for the part about sauce under the finger nails.
Some BBQ is just too good on its own to need any sauce.
 
Bob H. said:
I agree with with almost everything in the article except for the part about sauce under the finger nails.
Some BBQ is just too good on its own to need any sauce.
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yeah, but i think he's talking to "average Joe and Jane America".
 
Good BBQ comes from a dive joint or our own backyards IMO. I liked the read and would agree to avoid joints that put up that they know better.
Went to Naperville Il ribfest recently to see what they had to offer. Saw a lot of flags ,banners and trophies that advertised this place was the best, but after sampling the BBQ I wasn't impressed.

Tim
 
timothy said:
Good BBQ comes from a dive joint or our own backyards IMO. I liked the read and would agree to avoid joints that put up that they know better.
Went to Naperville Il ribfest recently to see what they had to offer. Saw a lot of flags ,banners and trophies that advertised this place was the best, but after sampling the BBQ I wasn't impressed.
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Just left ribfest 2023.
I am uh, well, let's just say,
If you are planning on going, do not leave the house.
If you are halfway there, go somewhere else.
If you are close by, think again.
If you are in the parking lot, leave.*

I am disappointed.
How could this happen.
These are champions?
I thought I would learn something.

Every rib cook here is better.
I now think mine well okay mine are still not good enough, but better than I thought.

I thought I would learn something. How good ribs can be. No. If this is champion, ...
Expensive. Lots of money, for a trip to McDonald's afterward.

*if you go to the top floor of the parking lot, which is free by the way, you can watch the concert for free. Ten dollars to park on the grass instead. Slightly closer...
 
GF is eating sushi we picked up after McDonald's. We promised her mom we would bring home dinner.
I am sitting on couch. Shell-shocked. Wondering if I want to eat again.

Pro-tip: one we use for all types of festivals.
Bring tupperware and cooler.
That way you can sample lots of places, instead of overdoing it at the first place.
Fantastic for pierogi fest, will county fair, ....etc...
Works well when you are only one, two or few people. Bigger crowds can sample slightly easier. Still,....
Don't get me started on prices.
30 for one beef rib.
 
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Tony Coloma said:
Ribfest
DuPage Fairgrounds
Festival in Wheaton, Illinois
Hosted by:
Exchange Club of Naperville
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Familiar with it. A lifetime ago and one wife ago I lived in Bloomingdale just off Rt20 and Glen Ellyn Rd (which IIRC becomes Roselle Rd) I remember because after my divorce I spent a lot of time with my uncle who lived in Roselle. Every time he made a pitcher of Manhattans on a Sunday he'd call me and invite me for "one?" LOL
He fixed a right proper Manhattan BTW; outstanding. Ended up going back to live in Chicago a few years after I'd dumped her. That was over 40 years ago LOL. Then met current wife a few years later. Been together since. Be 38 years in November
 
Tony.... May I suggest that you do your 'due diligence' before attending any bbq contest, competition, and/or ribfest. There are true competitions with true Champions and then there are carnival type operations.

Case in point... Checking an internationally known bbq sanctioning body's website lists a BBQ contest in Yorkville, IL both Friday 9/15, Saturday 9/16, AND SUNDAY 9/17. Saluting with Smoke Festival and Fundraiser 2023. I believe one our own, tvwbb member, BBQ team competed there !
 
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Tony Coloma said:
Ah, your memory is great.
Iirc the original ribfest was in Chicago.
Royko.
If we ever have a tvwbb fest, it will shut down all the others
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Oh yeah. It's still pretty good. Was living in Chicago since Kennely so you bet LOL Still remember Council Wars, and what for a bit became Mayor Burn's "Honky Fest". Colorful times.
 
Bob Bass said:
Tony.... May I suggest that you do your 'due diligence' before attending any bbq contest, competition, and/or ribfest. There are true competitions with true Champions and then there are carnival type operations.

Case in point... Checking an internationally known bbq sanctioning body's website lists a BBQ contest in Yorkville, IL both Friday 9/15, Saturday 9/16, AND SUNDAY 9/17. Saluting with Smoke Festival and Fundraiser 2023. I believe one our own, tvwbb member, BBQ team competed there !
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Not too far from the "carnival" ribfest. Oh the pain. That will be the plan moving forward. Take a long time before we forget this. Almost as bad as waste of chicago.
 
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