Win a FastPass to the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party—By Writing a Limerick!
The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. You pretty much know the drill. 'Cuemasters from around the country descend on New York's Madison Square Park for a weekend of meat-smoking for the barbecue-famished masses.
As experienced block party attendees know, the FastPass is the way to go. It gives you and one guest access to special express lines at all 14 of the pit masters as well as those of the other food purveyors there.
Passes are available for sale online till Friday, but if you want to take a chance here, you can put your poetry-writing skills to the test. We have one (1) FastPass worth $52 to give away today to one lucky reader. (We'll have another FastPass to give out on Friday and one more on Saturday.) If you live in New York City or are willing to travel here June 7 to 8, this is your contest. Enter the contest, after the jump ...
Thrown Down Your Limerick!
To enter to win, all you have to do is compose a limerick with a barbecue theme here in the comments.
The best limerick, as determined by the Serious Eats staff, will win. (Note that today's assignment is a limerick, not a haiku!)
But wait! There's more: Each day's winner will also receive a copy of Peace, Love, and Barbecue by pit master Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe.
And that's not all! Serious Eats head honcho Ed Levine has volunteered to lead a little guided tour early in the day on Sunday for all the winners, taking them around to meet the pit masters.
A limerick is a little more labor-intensive than a haiku, sure, but it's still not that hard. And we know that Serious Eats readers are a sharp bunch, so you're up to the task. I'm not the sharpest stick in the pile, and here's what I came up with:
A roster that's otherwise pretty
overlooks grub from dear Kansas City.
With no 'cue to throw down
from my humble hometown ...
well, I think I'll just end this here ditty.
You may submit a comment on this entry until 12:30 p.m. May 30, 2008. One entry per community member. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply. Winner will be posted in the comments section of this post as well as on the Serious Eats Contest Winners Page.
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