Bloomin’ Barbecass!

An unusual bean dish amazed me last year at Sevierville’s Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass festival. This year, I was privileged to serve as a judge for three competitions: Anything Bush’s Beans, Anything Wampler’s Sausage and BBQ sauce. The festival allowed guest judges for those categories on Friday night. The meat categories will be judged by certified Kansas City Barbeque Society judges on Saturday.

I was seated between Sevierville Police Chief Don Myers and Leslie Koester, wife of Alderman Devin Koester who was sitting to her right.The evening began with an instructions and an oath.