My sister and I went downtown looking for a good time. The Rib Burn-Off is always the weekend of Memorial Day. We decided to go on a Friday since the entrance was free. Now, I am a big barbecue eater so I was definitely looking for those perfect slabs of ribs. One slight problem- I did not have a ton of money with me. The deal was $20 for 16 tickets. This means that if I only had $20 with me, I would be able to purchase a full slab of ribs as the full slab is 20 tickets or $25. To say the least, the food (even the side food) was expensive. This is probably the main reason I did not go- because I wanted to save my money. My sister bailed me out and I was able to eat a lot of ribs because of that.
Aesthetically, it was colorful with various advertisements of the vendors' successes in the past. You walk in the venue and you are bombarded by deals by radio stations and other local vendors that are not food vendors. Usually, I keep walking unless the deal is really appealing for me, which is never. A cruise is not in my near future so I don't ever bother. Once you are in the vicinity of good smelling food, you see concession stands of side foods such as funnel cakes and fries. Unfortunately, I did not have enough money to splurge with side foods so I kept walking.
To the ribs: I believe there were ten or so rib vendors from different parts of the Mid-West. I tried ribs from six of them. All of the ribs had different flavors to them. Some were more smoked than others. Some were dry while others were slippery to begin with.
The sauces were the best thing about the Rib Burn-Off. The sauces practically make the event worthwhile. The sauces ranged from very sweet- Applelicious to downright deadly for your health- Johnson's Thermo-Nuclear Sauce from Virginia. I just had to try the 600,000 Scoville level sauce (this is 2X hotter than the Habanero sauce, by the way). The effects were immediately felt and stayed that way long after the Rib Burn-Off. I only had three ribs and I had to stop and catch my breath after the second one! The sauce had actual seeds in it (no other sauce had seeds in it). The sauce affected my entire digestive as you can feel the heat going down. My sinuses were brutalized the rest of the day. I want to challenge myself and I guess I felt the need for displeasure and pain.
Other than that, I wondered around Williard Park overseeing the Browns Stadium for a little while to recuperate. I have a picture or two down below so check it out. For those of you who know to know where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is right in the vicinity to the right of the Browns Stadium (from the perspective of the picture). I had a wonderful time at the Rib Burn-Off and I hope to attend next year's if I am in the vicinity. I will post pictures from the next event downtown in late June- the Wine festival (as I am finally of age to enter now).
Enjoying my final official summer break of undergrad,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10
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