Moonshine Rib-A-Que, Featuring Top Chef Judges! (Event Over)

Join Moonshine and Socca restaurants along with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, as they team up to present one crazy rib cook-off and contest.  The 1st Annual Rib-A-Que Smoke-out will feature 16 different Chicago restaurants as well as award-winning amateurs, including the first and third place winners from the 2008 Memphis BBQ Contest, competing for the title of the “Smoke-out Champion.”

Discriminating foodies will taste several unique and savory rib recipes and help determine the overall winning ribs along with the event’s star-studded celebrity judges.  Chicago’s very own top toques Stephanie Izard and Dale Levitski of the acclaimed Bravo hit television series “ Top Chef” will fill two of the judge’s seats as they crown the two top winners of this friendly competition.  Cash prizes to be announced along with a soon-to-be-coveted “Gilded Grill” award, and of course, bragging rights!

 This rib extravaganza will be the perfect way to button-up summertime activities in Chicago, taking place Saturday, September 27, 2008 from noon to 6pm. The competing chefs will set up in the Moonshine parking lot as they showcase their barbeque skills featuring several regional BBQ approaches, including the best “fall-off-the-bone-ability.” 

Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door.  The event features live music by one of Chicago’s premier Blues bands, beer specials selected by Moonshine’s internationally renowned Brew Master Rev. Bob Kitrell and its new onsite brewery will complement the rib tasting experience (vegetarians will love the vegan-friendly BBQ options, too!)  As if all this weren’t enough, Miss Howard Stern September 2008 will be on hand passing out roasted corn on the cob from Socca’s new sister restaurant “Roasted” In her own inimitable way.  Socca and Roasted are owned and operated by chef-owner Roger Herring, formerly the official chef for musical cult icons Phish!

Moonshine and Socca are delighted to be working with event sponsors Wichita Packing Company, Cattlemen’s Barbeque Sauce, Weber Grill, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and San Pellegrino water.

This event is “Rain or (Moon)Shine!!