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BBQ-Festivals.com has updated the 2010 schedule of barbecue festivals and competitions from coast to coast.  We have almost 200 events listed with about half providing dates for 2010.  If a site is listed but no 2010 date we have put a TBA in place of event date.  We continue to monitor the events weekly and will update the schedule as we get new information

If you have a bbq festival or competition that you do not see listed be sure to send us your info so we can add it to our listing.  The 2010 barbecue competition and festival season is going to be a great one.

I was in Paducah, KY on a quick business trip yesterday and was looking for some good barbecue.  We found a place called Backwoods BBQ located at 5172 Hinkleville Rd and am I glad we stopped. We pulled in what we thought was the parking lot but it wasnt but when we went around to turn we saw a huge pile of wood and a smoker going at it and did it ever smell good. That was a very good sign.

We parked and went in and were told we could sit anywhere we wanted.  There are several seats at a bar and in another section booths and tables.  We were seated at a table and our server was there in an instant.  We asked what was good and we decided on a half slab of ribs with baked beans and potato salad. I mean, come on, what else should one have at a bbq joint ….. ribs ribs ribs.  Now I have been to some of the best bbq restaurants in the county including Big Bob Gibson’s and Interstate BBQ so my expectations for ribs are very high.  I wasn’t disappointed.  Our plates where there within a few minutes and we dug in. I picked up the end rib and the bone slid right out and the meat was cooked perfectly.  A slight smoke ring was visible but there wasn’t an overpowering smoke taste.  I did not add any sauce at this point and the flavor of the ribs stood on it’s own.  They were excellent.  On the side were baked beans and potato salad, both of which were good but the ribs were definitely the main attraction.  To be honest I probably could have had a couple more slabs but alas I was a good boy.

For desert I had a peach cobbler and my travel partner had a chocolate pie that must have been stacked 6 inches high. Both were very good and a great end to some good old fashioned Kentucky bbq.  I did order a side of pulled pork and mixed in a little of the home made sauces, both a sweet and hot and polished it off as well. 

All in all my experience at Backwoods BBQ was great and I give them a big thumbs up and recommend anyone going through Paducah stop by.  For those of you not from Kentucky but are travelling on Interstate 24 it is just a few miles of exit 4 and very easy to find. Definitely worth the detour. View Mapquest Map Here

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Hello fellow barbecue fanatics.  I hope your summer was fantastic and that you have had a great year.  Unfortanately I have been away from this blog for a while but now I have some blocks out of the way and am moving forward again.  Even though the calendar year is winding down that doesn’t mean the bbq season is winding down. 

Barbecue is a year around activity and it is great to see snow all around except where your smoker is with the sweet aroma of smoked meat wafting through the air.  We are looking at a couple winter bbq activities for everyone that visits this blog and I am also trying to set up a contest with some really great prizes. So keep tuned and pass the word that BBQHub.com is back on again.

Thanks and have a great day……………eric

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