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May102013
When: Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.The Southern Foodways Alliance will celebrate the annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party with SFA-produced films about barbecue, smart talk about barbecue, and riffs on barbecue from some of the South’s best chefs.
The SFA, a University of Mississippi-based institute, documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South. For the past eleven years, we’ve worked with Union Square Hospitality Group to make films about American barbecue culture. Debuting will be a Joe York-produced film on McClard’s Bar-B-Q, smoking since 1928 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Chefs leading the way include:- Kenny Callaghan, Blue Smoke, New York, New York
- Matt Kelly, Mateo Tapas, Durham, North Carolina
- Kyle Knall, Maysville, New York, New York
- Mike Lata, The Ordinary, Charleston, South Carolina
- Joseph Lenn, Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
To Begin
Potlikker Shots
To Savor
Lowcountry Barbecue Blade Oysters
Simmons Farms Delta Delacata
Texas Salt and Pepper Beef Ribs
Barbecue Bocadillo with Piquillo Cheese
More Flights of Barbecue Fancy
To Sip
Full Steam Brewery Beer
Foggy Ridge Cider
Tito’s… Read MoreDec122012
We are excited to announce the 11th Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party presented by Southern Living will be back on Saturday, June 8th & Sunday, June 9th!
This year, we’re offering our ‘cue lovers the option to purchase a FastPass for either Saturday or Sunday. This means shorter lines and less wait time between you and your favorite rack o’ ribs. Each FastPass includes a $100 value redeemable for food, beverages and merchandise and guarantees exclusive access to express lines for the FastPass holder and one guest on the chosen day only.
A limited holiday FastPass sale is going live TOMORROW, Thursday, December 13th at 10:00AM, making it easy for you to give the gift of 'cue. So set your alarms and head to our website to get 'em while they're hot!
We’re looking forward to another great year with ‘cue fans, pitmasters, and partners.
Happy Holidays!
- The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party TeamAug032012
The pitmasters have arrived and Denver has rolled out some of the most gorgeous and sunny skies to welcome the first annual Big Denver Barbecue Block Party!
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00-7:00pm you will find delicious `cue, phenomenal live performances, a beer garden, a merch tent and some of the best friends you have yet to meet on Arapahoe Street in Downtown Denver between 15th and 17th streets just off of the 16th Street Mall.Public transportation practically drops you on our doorstep and there are a number of parking options within a few blocks of the festival, including Central Parking off of 17th Street.We look forward to meeting all our new friends! See you there...Jul272012
Join Big Denver Barbecue Block Party and Jim N' Nick's in serving up a gracious helping of healing for the families of the Aurora tragedy. For more information, please visit Jim N' Nick's site here.
Event proceeds go to Judi's House. To find out more and how to give, please go here.Jul092012From the Big Apple to the Mile High City, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events and Blue Smoke along with Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q and Downtown Denver Events are proud to present the Big Denver Barbecue Block Party. On Saturday & Sunday, August 4-5, 2012, locals and culinary enthusiasts from across the region can feast on barbecue while enjoying live music and cooking demos.
The sister event of New York City’s acclaimed barbecue extravaganza, the Big Denver Barbecue Block Party gathers eight of the country’s best pitmasters to cook authentic pit barbecue on-site against the beautiful backdrop of Skyline Park – think whole hogs in smokers, thousands of sausage links, pounds of pulled pork and more – and will also feature six live musical performances and four cooking demonstrations.
The confirmed roster to-date includes eight award-winning pitmasters, three of whom founded the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party ten years ago:
Kenny Callaghan, founding pitmaster (Blue Smoke, New York, NY)
Mike Mills, founding pitmaster (17th Street Bar & Grill, Murphysboro, IL; Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas, NV)
Ed Mitchell, founding pitmaster (Raleigh, NC)
Drew Robinson (Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Northfield & Aurora, CO)
Patrick Martin… Read More
Jun202012Miss the 10th annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party? So do we!
Thankfully one of the performers during the ridiculously delicious and fun weekend has shared a playlist of their favorite tunes inspired by barbecue. So fire up the grill with your favorite pitmaster's barbecue sauce, kick back, and enjoy an epic weekend with friends!Today's playlist is from JC Brooks and The Uptown SoundJun082012We like social media. A lot. With 17 pitmasters hailing from all parts of the country, it's a great way to keep in touch throughout the year. Like the time...well if you're not following us on Twitter, we're not going to just spill the beans. So join the conversation, especially this weekend!
We'll be hosting a ReTweet Giveaway whenever the mood moves us, quite possibly inspired by the smell of the grills going and the sounds of laughter echoing throughout the park. So be on your toes because it could be as early as 11:01am on Saturday, or as late as 5:59pm on Sunday.Tune in because the quickest on the draw gets the goods!Jun052012Potlikker Film Festival: Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
Presented by Southern Foodways Alliance and Union Square Hospitality Group
Friday, June 8 @ Blue Smoke 116 27th Street from 6:00-9:00pm
On June 8, 2012 -- the eve of the 10th annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party -- the Southern Foodways Alliance invites you to shoot potlikker, inhale deviled eggs, mainline gumbo, and gnaw rib bones, all in celebration of our nation’s requited love affair with barbecue.
Among the Highlights:
- Julian Van Winkle pours from his family stash of brown whiskey.
- Joe York screens three new barbecue documentaries, all filmed in Smell-a-Vision.
- Kenny Callaghan, captain of the pits at Blue Smoke, leads an all-star cast of Southern imports, including:
- Robert Newton, an Arkansan cooking his way to glory at Seersucker, Brooklyn, New York
- Ryan Prewitt, a Tennessean stirring the pots at Herbsaint, New Orleans, Louisiana
TICKETS are available by advance purchase only. No tickets will be available at the door. Click here to purchase tickets online.
May142012Today's playlist is from pitmaster Patrick Martin of Martin's Barbecue Joint in Nashville, Tennessee.
Of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, of which Patrick and Martin's Barbecue Joint has participated in for multiple years, he's said:"It's just such a great event, arguably the best in the nation and it just stuns me every year how awesome the people are"...We couldn't agree more and right back at you buddy.May082012Like the signature Baby Back Ribs at 17th Street BBQ, music is a family affair. And as such, this edition of "Pitmaster Picks" features `cue tunes selected by pitmaster Mike Mills, along with those picked by his children, grandchildren and the staff at 17th Street. So whether you're a fan of Black Eyed Peas or Glen Campbell, chances are it's a playlist the whole family will enjoy jamming out to!
(Disclaimer: the Mills family chose Jewel's version of "Sweet Home Alabama", though the player doesn't stock it so we've added the iconic tune from Lynyrd Skynryd in its place.)May072012Congratulations to friend and Big Apple Barbecue Block Party supporter, John T. Edge Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, for being awarded the 2012 MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award by the James Beard Foundation for his article in last May's issue of Saveur entited "BBQ Nation".Please join John T. and our friends at SFA for the Potlikker Film Festival hosted by Blue Smoke on June 8th to kick-off the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party!Apr242012Yesterday The New York Times Dining asked its Twitter followers for their favorite #kitchenplaylist and it got us thinking...what `cue tunes inspire the country's best pitmasters?
So we decided to ask, and below is the first of what we hope to become a series of Pitmaster Picks.Kicking it off is Blue Smoke's pitmaster and executive chef, Kenny Callaghan.Apr122012From wherever your favorite barbecue hails, one thing is as consistent as the sounds of sizzling grills, MUSIC!
The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party brings together the best in emerging and established blues, rock and soul music for two days of singin’, dancin’, and general revelry.
We are incredibly proud to announce this year’s line-up of phenomenal talent, headlined by legendary blues rocker Alejandro Escovedo. And to start the party right, here’s some tunes to warm your ears from artists performing in Madison Square Park in June.
Performance schedule is viewable on the music page.
