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Have made several updates to www.bbq-festivals.com including a new festival in Kentucky in October called the Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival that will have a bbq competition.

A new cookoff in New York………this is the first bbq competition we have listed for the state of New York.  In August the Long Island BBQ Cook Off takes place…….. looks like it will be a good event to attend if you are in the New York area.

We are also waiting for news for a new event in Ohio called the Monster BBQ Pit Build Off. You have heard of Monster House and Trick My Truck…….well this looks like it could be barbecues version of trick my smoker.  Stay tuned for more info. Even will be held in June of 2009 in Mount Vernon, OH.

BBQ-Festivals.com has also added an eBay BBQ Search Block on our opening page about half way down……if you are looking for some good deals on bbq related equipment and general bbq “stuff” then you can check out eBay straight from our site.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July - Happy Independence Day and let’s celebrate our FREEDOM……….. it certainly has cost our nation dearly.  Be Safe and have FUN.

Just got back from a weekend trip to Campbellsville KY for a family reunion. While there I met with Mark of ResortsAndRestaurantsForSale.com at a great BBQ joint called the Smoke Pit. I had eaten at the Smoke Pit last year when it was at a different location, but they have since moved to a bigger place on a more well travelled highway between Campbellsville KY and Green River Lake State Park on KY Hwy 55.

If anything, the Smoke Pit BBQ has gotten better since my last visit. As soon as you pull into the parking lot you can smell the smokers doing their job. The restaurant itself isn’t anything fancy but then again the barbecue is the real star. Pat Blevins, the owner has done a great job with the Smoke Pit and I really enjoyed talking with him. Even more I enjoyed eating his food……….. Pat gave us an order of his bbq wings and let me tell you, they were great. The wings were not deep fried but cooked with a sweet smoke bbq sauce that was perfect. I then had a half rack of ribs, potato salad and baked beans. It just doesn’t get any better than that. The ribs were tender and had a wonderful smoke taste and I have to admit the potato salad was as good as my moms. (Sorry mom…). After we were done eating and were relaxing and talking, the owner brought us some home made pie. I had chocolate and Mark had butterscotch. What a way to top off a meal.

All in all eating at the Smoke Pit BBQ was a grade A experience and I highly recommend it as a stop when you are traveling through south central Kentucky. Campbellsville is a little off the beaten track, about 35 miles from Elizabethtown KY and Interstate 65 but it is worth the side trip for some good eats.

Here are a few photos from the Smoke Pit.

Pat Blevins - Owner

BBQ Wings (really really good)

Half Rack of Ribs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans and Roll
Love this stuff………

All Done !!!

Suzy from Mississippi (at least I assume she is from Mississippi) has sent us the name and address of a bbq restaurant that she says should be on our list.  Thanks Suzy………..fans like you continue to help us to make sure we get everyone.  I know there must be many more great bbq restaurants in Mississippi and other states so send their info in………..thanks…….eric

COOK’S BAR B QUE
111 NOTHSIDE PLAZA
NEWTON, MS 39345
601-683-2662
Contact name: Ronnie Cook

Starting off with the basics………… future pit master……….. 8 years old and lovin’ bbq

I was playing with my MotoQ cell phone yesterday and looking at some websites just to see what they looked like. Guess what………….. if you are on the road and you are looking for a bbq festival, restaurant or competition you can access www.bbq-festivals.com and find them. The format is a little off due to screen size but if you can still see all the festival dates and locations along with links to their sites. The same goes for competitions and restaurants and the rest of the site for that matter. I am probably going to experiment with some formatting and in the near future provide a section of the website that fits mobile devices bettter.

So, the next time you are on the road and you are looking for some great bbq, just hit the internet on your cell phone and there you go…………….. enjoy.