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Jeanette Jones
Jeanette Jones
jeanette@visitathensal.com
For
immediate release
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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LawLers Hwy 72 Wins
North Alabama Regional BBQ Sauce Contest
Athens, AL - LawLers Hwy 72 store Athens did not win the
state championship but they were chosen as the North Alabama regional winner by
judges Bobby Shuttleworth of WAFF-48, Evan Carden of Decatur Life magazine and
Melinda Dunn of the Decatur/Morgan Convention and Visitors Bureau. The
Decatur/Morgan County Farmer’s Market was the host site for the regional
contest.
“We are so proud of LawLers and appreciate their
participation in the BBQ sauce contest”, said Jeanette Jones, Athens-Limestone
County Tourism Association Co-President.
“We worked really hard getting the word out to our BBQ restaurants to
enter the competition. There will be
more contests during the Year of Alabama Food.
We hope other restaurants participate in upcoming contest.”
BBQ sauce championship generates wide press coverage. Celebrity judges picked the sauce from Phil’s
barbecue restaurant in Eufaula as the state “BBQ Sauce-Off
The Central Alabama regional winner was Costas from
Birmingham. Phil’s BBQ from Eufaula was
chosen as the Southern Alabama regional winner.
“The Alabama Tourism Department designed the BBQ Sauce-Off
as a way of promoting the state’s barbecue restaurants and independent sauce
producers,” said contest coordinator Brian Jones. “The regional contests got
great coverage and our championship in Birmingham was covered by channel 48 in
Huntsville, channel 6 in Birmingham, channel 12 in Montgomery and AL.com. It
was also featured in USA TODAY, on public radio and was picked up by the
Associated Press,” he said.
Thirty-four sauces were gathered from restaurants and
grocery stores across the state for the BBQ Sauce-Off. Sauces in the contest included: Bailey’s,
Baumhower’s, Berdeaux’s, BBQ Shack, Big Bob Gibson, Bishop’s, Bob Sykes,
Bryant, Carlile’s, Costas, Crusty Butts & Bones, Dale’s BBQ, Demetri’s,
Dreamland, Fat Boy’s, Full Moon, Golden Rule, Jim ‘N Nick’s, Johnny’s BBQ,
LawLers, Mike & Ed’s, Mike Elliott’s, Moon Hollow, Noodie’s, Ollie’s,
Perfect Bite BBQ, Phil’s, Rob’s, Saban Sauce, Saw’s, Saucy Q, Slaphappy BBQ,
Thomas Rib Shack and Viper. Learn more
about Alabama food products, chefs, culinary destinations and events at
Facebook.com/AlabamaFood and at www.yearofalabamafood.com.
The sign up process is now open for restaurants to become a
part of Alabama Restaurant Week. The process is quick and easy. Any Alabama
restaurant that qualifies (and most quality if they are not part of a national
chain) only has to entry their basic information at this time. You have until July 15 to enter your exact
fix-priced meal offering Sign up at www.alabamarestaurantweek.com. See the ABOUT section for a summary of the
rules of the promotion.
Alabama Restaurant Week is an August 16-August 25, 2013
promotion and is part of the Year of Alabama Food state tourism campaign. For more on Year of Alabama Food, contact
Brian Jones Brian.jones@tourism.alabama.gov.
For more on Alabama Restaurant Week,
contact Grey Brennan grey.brennan@tourism.alabama.gov.
For information and assistance in entering your restaurant,
call the Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association office at 256-232-5411 or
email info@VisitAthensAL.com.
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