Our first-annual Beast Feast BBQ Showcase & Competition broke attendance records for both the Market and the venue — we appreciate everyone’s support, and have already started planning towards an expanded format for 2010.

Awarded by the general public by popular vote

The People’s Choice Award

Southern Smokehouse

Second Place

Hillbilly Willy’s  BBQ & Catering

Third Place

Big Ben’s BBQ

In addition, the competitors were judged by an panel of experts in a double-blind tasting for attributes including appearance, aroma, taste, originality and the overall yummy factor.  We would like to thank our panel for their involvment in this week’s festivities: State Senator Andy Berke, Chattanooga Councilwoman Carol Berz, Keith Sanford (First Tennessee), Kelly McCoy (KZ106) and Bob Payne (chattanoogan.com)

Best Chicken

Hillbilly Willy’s BBQ & Catering

Second Place

Moss Place  BBQ & Catering

Third Place

Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke BBQ

_ _ _ _ _

Best Beef

Hillbilly Willy’s BBQ & Catering

Second Place

Southern Smokehouse

Third Place

Kenny’s Smokehouse BBQ

_ _ _ _ _

Best Pork

Kenny’s Smokehouse BBQ

Second Place

Hillbilly Willy’s BBQ & Catering

Third Place

Dixie BBQ

_ _ _ _ _

Best Beast

Hoss’s (Almost Famous) BBQ by Terry

Second Place

Kenny’s Smokehouse BBQ

Third Place

Southern Smokehouse

Calling all carnivores!  This is the event you’ve been waiting for…10 of Chattanooga’s best BBQ restaurateurs will be serving it up.  For just 5 bucks you’ll get 5 generous samplings.  Not enough for you?  Just 10 bucks will get you all 10 offerings.  Like it smoked, grilled, dry-rubbed,  or  sauce-basted?  You’ll taste many flavors.  We’ll have 5 categories for the judged competition: beef, chicken, pork and beast (yes, you guessed it -  mystery meat).  Then, folks will vote on the best BBQ in Chattanooga.  Our First Annual Beast Feast is going to be a keeper, don’t miss the debut!

Here’s who’s coming this year:  Dixie BBQ, HillbillyWillys BBQ, Kenny’s Smokehouse Barbeque, Moss Place, Southern Smokehouse, Lockhart’s BBQ, Big Country Rib Ticklers, Hoss’s (Almost Famous) BBQ by Terry, Deluxe Gill and Tap and Big Ben’s BBQ.