PrintWin FastPass Tickets to Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
Tickets are currently on sale for this year's Big Apple Barbecue Block Party on June 13 and 14. The annual fest brings together 'cuemasters from around the country who descend on New York's Madison Square Park to flip meats for the masses.
As experienced attendees know, the FastPass is the way to go. It gives you and one guest access to special express lines at all of the pit masters, and this year, you two don't have to wait in line together. Both FastPassers can run around as they please! The two new grillers to check out: Patrick Martin of Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint in Nolensville, Tennessee, and Drew Robinson of Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q in Birmingham, Alabama.
Passes are available for $100 online here, but if you want to take a chance first, we are giving away two pairs of FastPasses—and you're really gonna have to earn them first. Barbecue lover is one thing, but we want barbecue poet (also, you have to be in New York City on June 13 or 14 to qualify).
To enter to win, compose a barbecue-themed haiku. The best one, as determined by the Serious Eats staff, will win. (Note that last year's assignment was a limerick; do not confuse the two!)
You may submit a comment on this entry until Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m. 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.
Comments are closed: 64 Comments:
The Big Apple Cue
Where Pit Masters Will Showcase
The Other White Meat
StarvingArtist at 4:20PM on 03/24/09
Born in New York City
This Yankee loves Barbecue
Guess I'm Northern Hick
ESNY1077 at 4:41PM on 03/24/09
Scorching summer heat
calls for smokey, meaty treats.
I want some pork ribs.
foodinmouth at 5:00PM on 03/24/09
My plan is to bring
a vegetarian friend,
to bring me more meat
tacologic at 5:12PM on 03/24/09
wafting in the wind
smokey sweet and tender meat
satisfaction here
wotstaters at 5:18PM on 03/24/09
Brisket, ribs and beans
Cole slaw, sausage and more beans
More brisket, more ribs
slyroy at 5:36PM on 03/24/09
This little piggy
Went to Madison Square Park
Got his butt smoked good!
jeske at 5:36PM on 03/24/09
a cue fair in june?
humid air strengthens meat sweats
more wetnaps, and stat
mboggie at 6:52PM on 03/24/09
christopher lilly,
you're the reason this bad jew
will eat lots of pork
korovka at 7:13PM on 03/24/09
oh succulent meat
dry rub, sweet or vineger
will taste mighty fine
chieartgroup at 8:16PM on 03/24/09
My recurring dream
is of a pulled pork sandwich
with lots of pickles.
kggreenpoint at 9:26PM on 03/24/09
Falling for honey
Shiny skin sits on the grill
Can you feel the heat?
Delicatesseny at 10:16PM on 03/24/09
Smoke crosses the park
Stinging my eyes like hot sauce.
I am so hungry.
cjstephens at 11:00PM on 03/24/09
sizzling sounds rise
from the fleeting urban pit
thank you mister pig
gregb at 9:08AM on 03/25/09
Saturday is fun
With 'cue it is much better
Wine helps a lot too
cidonie at 9:49AM on 03/25/09
Bama fave's inbound
This AL gal drools at the thought
Gimme that BBQ!
citygrits at 10:08AM on 03/25/09
in the summer heat
i don't mind sweating a bit
for awesome barb'cue!
oosujioo at 10:50AM on 03/25/09
tasty bbq
gorge yourself until you cant
beware all toilets
nchan50 at 11:22AM on 03/25/09
Pork, chicken and beef
Tangy sauce upon my lips
Kiss me for a taste!
michaelkroe at 11:36AM on 03/25/09
ribs and butt to eat
bacon trumps wedding diet
love's better with smoke
srk6268 at 12:09PM on 03/25/09
Barbecue quite good
It's yummy in my tummy
Messy for my Hands
jo117 at 12:27PM on 03/25/09
Meat sizzling outdoors
Big Apple BBQ Great
All should try to go
itzslinky7 at 12:51PM on 03/25/09
Heaven on a plate
Gluttony no longer sin
Missing good 'cue is
namepl at 1:53PM on 03/25/09
Leaves flutter, crowds mill
Await vinegar's quick tang,
tomato's warm glow
sarahinnewyork at 2:09PM on 03/25/09
Oh Big Bob Gibson,
But your name is Chris Lilly,
I love both of you?
burgerluver at 2:32PM on 03/25/09
Soaked, smokey goodness,
Dripping sauce! Got a napkin?
Wood smoked BBQ, mmmmm
dk123 at 2:36PM on 03/25/09
Please give me some ribs.
I cannot resist them when
Generously sauced.
JungMan at 2:43PM on 03/25/09
Summer Block Parties--
Smokey Mesquite in the Air
And Into My Mouth!
nysalia at 3:29PM on 03/25/09
Crisp, the pig skin peels
From haunches of salty smoke
Fire kissed knuckles
Runningwithbeaters at 3:40PM on 03/25/09
Humid June clanging
Of forks and tongs and brushes
Slathering sauces
rolling skull at 3:41PM on 03/25/09
to win tickets to
the big apple barbeque
write a good haiku
hunrgy at 3:44PM on 03/25/09
A troop of patties
Grilled and prepped for the mission
Oral deployment
brikenbri at 3:45PM on 03/25/09
berkshire and hereford
tamworth, blue butt, and old spots
tasty heritage
sylvanrage at 3:52PM on 03/25/09
Pig slathered in sauce
Sizzling over open flame
Heart disease, worth it.
BKNYDan at 4:20PM on 03/25/09
yo, serious eats
do this ‘cue fan a f[l]avor
pass the FastPass, please
abby728 at 4:48PM on 03/25/09
Phat grills on my teeth
Fat pigs on grills I will eat
Leave out the veg - peace!
merikateri at 5:07PM on 03/25/09
Let’s Go Meats! Let’s Go
Meats! Let’s Go Meats! Let’s Go Meats!
Time to Meet the Meats!
wendi at 6:05PM on 03/25/09
the slaw is ready
hush puppies ethereal
ribs better be good
LinEliz at 6:17PM on 03/25/09
I never eat meat
except a few times a year
when bbq's call
banyon at 9:28PM on 03/25/09
Vinegar on pork
Eastern NC summer ‘cue
But with skyscrapers
dmax47 at 11:49PM on 03/25/09
-BBQ-
Its rubbed, then smoked.
Served dry or wet
Brings the South to the North
NYUfoodie at 8:29AM on 03/26/09
Smoky, spicy ribs
Aromas waft through the park
What fun in the sun!
heygyeh at 9:17AM on 03/26/09
chargrilled perfection
shouldn't have gone for seconds
oh how full i am
asintel at 9:49AM on 03/26/09
Smoked to perfection
Low and slow, dripping, dry-rubbed
How you sang to me!
lt2324 at 11:41AM on 03/26/09
If it squeals or clucks
Dry rub, smoke with wood, slow cook
Heaven on my plate
guitargeek76 at 12:23PM on 03/26/09
Glowing briquettes burn
As meat grows tender till done
Glazed with sauce and love.
realghostbuster at 12:45PM on 03/26/09
Cue in the city
Beer, wine, desserts, too. Yummy!
Fast pass needed, PLEASE!
mbudnick21 at 1:12PM on 03/26/09
flames lick the swine's loin
and flesh becomes pulled pork
most flavorful magic
bjornsen at 2:12PM on 03/26/09
barbecue pork ribs:
a rack is better than sex!
(but messier, too.)
candiru at 4:03PM on 03/26/09
I wipe and say oink.
Please pass me a moisty nap
To clean this hot mess.
jourgy at 5:25PM on 03/26/09
Salty sweet barbeque
Tender, juicy, tasty meat
Bring on the wet naps.
Laurel E at 6:27PM on 03/26/09
Great day for great food
Start off with sweet lemonade
Working my way up...
Smothered barbeque
Ribs, beans, pulled pork, boy oh boy
Bathroom, here I come!
But there's a big line...
Where is my bathroom fast pass
They need one of these!
Cupcake601 at 8:22PM on 03/26/09
Roasting city asphalt
Smoke pits filled with sultry 'cue
Bring on the meat sweats.
pblee at 9:55PM on 03/26/09
If I were a grill
I'll turn your baby back ribs
finger lickin' good.
luckybun at 12:20AM on 03/27/09
Err, that should have been I'd not I'll, sorry!
luckybun at 2:48AM on 03/27/09
Marinades and rubs
Prodigious sights, sounds, and smells
It's 'cue ambrosia
bigramen at 9:45AM on 03/27/09
One week to summer
Sweaty pigs eat sweaty pigs
Recession be damned
cherrypies at 9:48AM on 03/27/09
Honest, dear, I love
your special sauce most of all —
that stain is lipstick.
EatingInTranslation at 10:18AM on 03/27/09
Better than Snorkle
I would never say, "Pork? Ew!"
Free butt!! whats the catch?
sklnnerbox1 at 10:40AM on 03/27/09
barbeque is three
now i only need fifteen
oh crap, i'm out of...
ohmanalive at 11:57AM on 03/27/09
My girlfriend is dead
Broke, if I win this she will
Say, "This date's on me"
leighspahn at 12:58PM on 03/27/09
I am from the Bay
We have no B-B-Q there
I would like to learn.
masha339 at 1:42PM on 03/27/09
Sauce on my face, no
one will kiss me, that's why ribs
are love of my life
pagerety at 1:49PM on 03/27/09
If meat is murder
I must seek its due process
Through my intestines
abbyj at 1:56PM on 03/27/09