I'm Still Hear...

Hey out there in BBQ land. Wow! I didn't realize how long I have been away. Things have been crazy. We finally got the new UglyGourmet.com up and running. There are still a few bugs to work out and some editing to do, but we couldn't be prouder. If you have a chance sneak on over and check it out. We would love any feedback... good and bad.

We are also looking for contributors to our Blog. If anyone is interested in writing reviews, recipes, and news for our humble little readership, let me know. The BBQ season is here I can't wait to get started.

Lastly.... The New England BBQ Society hosted one of it's first BBQ competitions of the 2007 season you can head over to NEBS.org and check out the winners and results.

Best Regards,
Jonathan

First Ever Eat Ugly Tailgate Recipe Contest

The Judging Team!

Here’s the deal.

• The contest officially began yesterday (1-22-07) and will run until Friday, February 2^nd 2007.

• We will accept entries as late as possible that evening and post the winning recipe at or before midnight on February 3^rd 2007.

• Recipes can be emailed to me at jonathan@uglygourmet.com or left as a comment on this or any post referring to the contest.
  

• All entries must include contact information. You know, tell me where to send your prize! We also would love to know a little about you and your recipe, so feel free to tell us about yourself or include a story. This is not required, but it is always fun to know where a recipe came from.

• The sole contest judge will be Anthony. He will pick the winner based on a secret criterion only known to him and Bruce.

• All of the recipes submitted will be entered into a tailgate recipe index for all to enjoy. I will post every entry as quickly as I can.

Ok, here’s the important part. THE PRIZE! There will be one grand prize winner (selected by Anthony our sole judge). That person will receive an Ugly Pug t-shirt and a collection of specially selected BBQ sauces, hot sauces, salsas and anything else I can fit in the box from UglyGourmet.com. Have fun and get cooking!

Football Food Tailgate Recipe Contest!

Ok, yesterday I was going to gloat about New England Patriot’s football. I was going to send out dozens of “I Told You So” emails. I was going to dream about winning the season ticket holder’s lottery for Super Bowl tickets. I was going to dig out my “Bury the Bears” t-shirt. I was going to put off my diet for another two weeks. I was going to do a lot of things and none of them involved eating crow.

Anyway, I really can say noting to defend my beloved Patriots. Some die hard New England fans are crying conspiracy. Convinced that the NFL did not want the Pats in another championship and instructed the officials to make sure they lost. I am not quite ready to go that far. For one thing if is true...I really don’t know what to say if it is true. That’s just silly. I’ll stick to complaining about bad calls and poor receivers. Regardless of any blame they lost. And all I can do now is hope the pretty boy pony chokes on bear meat.

Even though my Patriots finished their season early, Super Bowl Sunday is still one of the greatest days of the year. I am, however, still waiting for congress to declare Super Bowl Monday a national day of rest and give tired fans a day off from work. No matter what teams are lucky enough to travel to Miami this year, Super Bowl Sunday is a fantastic excuse cook up some tasty BBQ and tailgate treats. I have a pretty good menu planned for game day, but I need some new recipes to try. I figure we still have a couple of weeks left before the game and maybe someone out there (my two of devoted readers-- thanks mom & dad) might have some new tailgate recipes for me to try.

So here is my call for football food recipes. If anyone wants to enter a family favorite into my little contest just email (jonathan@uglygourmet.com) to me or contact me here by Friday February 2^nd and I will post your recipes by Saturday night. If it’s a short easy one feel free to leave it as a comment. Images are welcome; just make sure they are a reasonable size. The idea is to make a fun collection of tailgate recipes for all to enjoy. I’ll even make it interesting and offer a prize from UglyGourmet.com to the person with the best or most creative tailgate recipe. I’ll let you know what the prize will be in the next few days. As for picking the winner, well I think I will leave that up to Anthony. He will act the sole judge for this contest.

Prizes are shipped via UPS ground and only to addresses in the continental United States. UPS will not deliver to a post office box, so physical addresses only please.

P.S. Comments about any of the NFL playoff games are encouraged and welcome.