I have a few tidbits left from a recent Point Pleasant trip that I wanted to wrap up. I went during the Bikes, BBQ and Bluegrass Festival - where there was music playing down by the river and a few BBQ tents and food vendors downtown.
One of the coolest things I saw while down there was this mural of the Silver Bridge.
Also, I finally marked off "seeing a bunker" on my WV bucket list in the TNT Area.
Finally, the local DQ has their own special spin on hot dogs. I got one with chili, slaw, mustard and onions. But the sauce is one of the more unique - and favorite - ones I've had. It's more tomato-based and kinda sweet. Almost reminiscent of a housemade ketchup. I loved it!
Petra Market has halal meat, vegetables, breads and more.
This Charleston market has international spices, and I love perusing unique ingredients to incorporate into my cooking.
What's the best thing to order here?
The Almost Heaven BBQ Bash was held recently at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke.
This festival has previously been held at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
But this was the first time I've had a chance to go, so I ran up after work on Friday.
Sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society and by Proclamation of the Governor of WV, this event serves as the WV State BBQ Championship qualifying our WV Grand Champion for an entry into the prestigious Jack Daniels Worldwide Invitational BBQ Tournament - referred to as the "Super Bowl of BBQ". In addition, the WV Grand Champion also receives an entry to the American Royal BBQ Competition. With over $10,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, the 2019 WV State BBQ Championship is the place to be in June.
This Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned BBQ competition in WV hosted over 70 of the best BBQ teams from 20 states in our 2018 KCBS sanctioned 4-meat competition and Backyard BBQ Contest. The event also offers a variety of activities including a variety of Fun inflatables, face painting, & balloon sculptures for the kids, Artists and Crafters offering unique hand-crafted items with many providing demonstrations of their work during the event. Adults will enjoy sipping a variety of craft and domestic ales at our WV Craft Beer Garden, and the 2019 event also partners with a local wine festival with a variety of great wineries. Attendees can also enjoy live music and entertainment throughout the event, several Food vendors serving delicious award-winning BBQ, homemade ice cream, kettle corn, deep-fried calzones, freshly made pizza, frozen lemonade (Zul's), funnel cake, cinnamon rolls, mini donuts made to order, WV Pepperoni rolls, along with some unique items including Steamed Blue crabs, Crabcakes, Shark Bites, Gater Dogs (yep, alligator too), and more! There's definitely something delicious for everyone! Voted one of the top 25 BBQ Events in the US by Travelocity,
I tried BBQ from two places: Gil's Pit Beef, which had a more shaved pork.
And then there was Big Girls BBQ, where I got mac & cheese and a pulled pork sandwich.
This sandwich was more traditional pulled pork.
They had a variety of sauces.
Sumthin' Good Soul Food opened about two years ago, but they recently moved locations.
And, soul food is one of my favorites so I'll take any excuse to get some.
I went for the "Chunky Butt Combo" - pork butt deliciousness; our owner created this deletable dish for you to enjoy served over rice or on a bun.
I got that with Momma Fran's Mac N Cheese and Momma Fran's Candied Yams. Clearly I'm a fan of Momma Fran.
They scooped out my choices and gave me a plate full of deliciousness.
What's your favorite thing here?
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