Jennifer Smith

I had a blast at RibFest yesterday. I arrived early so I could take in the Diversity Day festivities that were sharing the Fairgrounds (great idea, BTW), then wandered the midway and browsed the merchant booths until it was time to meet up with my fellow rib judges over at the main stage.

There were seven of us judging the competition including Mayor Krantz, our Public and Catholic school trustees, and a great guy from Z103.5 radio.  We were given ribs from each of the six official "Ribbers" but weren't told which was from who. I still don't know who won (they're announcing today), but Ribber 'B' did seem to be the favourite with a distinct Cajun accent to their sauce. However, all the ribs were excellent.

I'm getting hungry just writing about it.

From what I saw and what I've been hearing from people all weekend, Milton's first RibFest has been a huge hit. I rode past the Fairgrounds again today, and judging by the number of cars parked on surrounding side streets there are even more people there now than there were yesterday.

Congratulations to the organizers!

The Illustrious Panel of Judges

The Presentation of the Ribs

Making my assessment

Native Hoop Dancer at the Diversity Festival