Crowd-Pleasing Grilling Cook-off Contest
ENTRY FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018
(this is not the postmark date – please allow sufficient time if you submit your application by mail)
Grilling Cook-off Contest
Saturday, June 16, 2018 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
City Park
Manhattan, Kansas
Grab your team and enter the Juneteenth Grilling Cook-Off Contest! Share “just a taste” of your grilling creations with the crowd in their taster kits!
Entry Fee:
$25/category. All entry fees are non-refundable.
Grilling Categories:
- Chicken
- Ribs/Pork Loin
- Beef Brisket
1st place prize $50.00 & Plaque for each category
2nd & 3rd place prizes Plaque for each category
The crowd is your judge! Music, decorations, etc. are encouraged.
Extra Bonus for the best decoration, costume and theme.
Entry fee payment:
Business/Organizational Checks, Money Orders, or Cashier’s Checks (NO Personal Checks)
Payable to: Manhattan Juneteenth
Mail Completed Entry Form:
Submit Page 4 of the Crowd Pleasing Grilling Cook-off Contest form and payment to:
Manhattan Juneteenth
P.O. Box 841
Manhattan, KS 66505
Grilling Contest Rules
- Location: City Park, Manhattan KS
- Teams will consist of no more than five team members.
- Fires must be wood, pellets, charcoal, or gas. Holies or open pits are not permitted.
- All cooks must check-in at the City Park Pavilion, Manhattan, KS at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, June 16th for the cook’s meeting, instructions, and to get answers to any questions.
- Teams will pick up their choice of meat on Friday, June 15th at 6:00 p.m., City Park Pavilion.
- You must have samples for 200 people. Just give out a sample. This is not an “all you can eat” event. We are expecting a good number of people to taste your food.
- The crowd will purchase a taster kit and come around to sample your entry. Each taster kit will have a crowd pleasing ticket for each of the categories.
- Cooks can entice votes by booth decorating, music, dance, theme, etc.
- All meats must be cooked on the premises.
- Cooks are to prepare and cook food in as sanitary a manner as possible. Cooking conditions are subject to inspection by the Manhattan Juneteenth committee. Failure to comply is subject to disqualification.
- Winners will be judged by the crowd; the number of crowd pleasing tickets placed in your jar.
- You cannot run out of food before 1:00 p.m. Although we will be monitoring this, we ask your cooperation. Come have a good time!
- Crowd pleasing judging ticket jars will be picked up from your booth at 2:00 p.m.
- Prizes will be announced on the main stage at 2:30.
- Should you have questions, please call 785.341.2921.
- Booth space is limited. Hurry and reserve yours today.