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Hey Dan, below, you will find
and unedited list of sound bites regarding Gilroy. You are welcome to
use any of it you wish for your site if you are still interested. Hope
things are going well and I look forward to seeing you soon. Ric
________________________________________ Gilroy sound bites: In no particular order It was so hot we didn’t need fuel. We just stuck the meat in our cookers. "Gilroy has always had a quirkiness attached to it. Really, where else do find an event that has a "Mystery Meat" category, which of course has to be cooked with garlic the vegetable choice of Gilroy. "says promoter Ric Gilbert. "This event is in constant change driven by the contestants. We listen very carefully to what they have to say and incorporate the best suggestions into next year’s event." Gilroy embraces a different kind of competition philosophy one that welcomes and encourages all types of bbq techniques, equipment and attracts everyone from seasoned pros, new teams to the backyard chef. You can cook on any type of bbq, yes, even gas. As demonstrated rather well by John Rudolph who won ( ???place) in ribs. "I had one guy call me up and ask if it would be ok to dig up one of the planter boxes on Main Street to use as a ‘emu"? I told him the town may have a problem with that but if he brought his own dirt we could probably work something out." In keeping with the uniqueness of Gilroy, Mother Nature contributed her share to the event. On Friday, the temperatures reached 110 degrees in the shade by 4:30. The next day she graced us with brief rain storms, thunder and lighting which unfortunately sparked up the surrounding mountains. One judge needed to leave in the middle of the judging as his house was being threatened by an encroaching fire. Others found their homeward routes closed forcing detours but barbeque people are a hardy lot and all ended well. When most people think of bbq they envision a couple of Bubba’s standing around a grill with a cold one in hand. Even as competitors we sometimes just think of each other as skilled, on various levels, in cooking the four main meats. When the Mystery meats entries started to hit the table I was reminded what gifted cooks there are in our little world of bbq. I was looking at plates I would pay top dollar for in five star restaurants. No cook knew what the mystery meat was until it was presented at 9:00am Sat. morning. They had four hours to prepare and present a dish cooked with garlic, this is Gilroy after all. This year the mystery meat was duck breast. On Friday night, The Smokepranos organized a semi-impromptu pot luck dinner. Everything from Rib Eye Steaks to deserts were cooked on BGE’s. Jambalaya appeared as did corn bread, pizza, and other grilled delights. Wines and beers of various taste seemed to appear from nowhere adding to the feast. Saturday’s hot dog eating contest was a new event just added for fun. Six women and men competed to see how many Garlic dogs they could toss down in 5 minutes. Unfortunately, one contender, the self-named "Dirt Bag" got confused on which direction the dogs were to go and ended up DQ’d after a very audible ughhh" sounded from the on lookers. The winners this year represented a wide range of cooking styles and competition levels, The Grand Champions, "Hog Me Tender is a father and son team competing in their second contest, even an all girls team composed of three fifteen year olds "The Q-Tees" managed to score 4th in the mystery meat just proving the old saying "It’s the cook, not the cooker." "Last year we had16 teams, this year it jumped to 29. It would be really easy for me to build this into a major event in CA says promoter, Ric Gilbert , "but I’m going to stay true to my original concept and keep the small town feel of it going but with a few more surprises next year. After all, this is Gilroy" |
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