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Monday, 04 June 2012 02:30
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By caribarena news

Antigua St John's - It was almost a clean sweep for Antigua & Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute’s (ABHTI’s) Soul Food BBQ team at Sunday’s Smokin’ Hot Barbecue competition, and as a result, the group will be representing the country at 5th annual Cattlemen’s Caribbean BBQ Competition in Puerto Rico later this year.
Soul Food BBQ was one of four teams entered by ABHTI for the inaugural grill-off styled event on the institute’s grounds, but the other ABHTI teams emerged champions in categories like Showmanship, which dealt with presentation, hygiene and public interaction.
Other teams competing in the inaugural event were Hermitage Bay, Navy Seals, Smokin’ Grillers, Rambo First Blood, Grill Master, East Side Grillers, Culinary Smokers, SJC Elite, Grill Hogs, Hawksbill Resort, Susie’s Hot Sauce, Jumby Bay, Darkwood Possie, Ocean Potions, Cliff on the Grill, and team Orande.
The competition was held from 11 am to 6 pm with teams competing in a slow smoke grilling affair with Pork Shoulders, Ribs, Chicken, Steaks and Briskets.
Hot dogs and burgers were added to the menu that was available at no extra charge to patrons who sampled the finished products.
The event, which was held in Antigua for the first time, was aimed at creating a more level playing field for individuals and teams vying for the regional cooking competition.

Antigua & Barbuda was represented on at least two occasions and its teams placed third and seventh out of more than a score of challengers.
Sponsors included Hutchinson’s, Island Provision, Karib Cable, A.S Bryden & Sons, Chef World and Susie’s Hot Sauce, among others.
The organizers will now head to Jamaica and the Bahamas to select other winners to compete in the Puerto Rico Challenge.
The champion team from that event will then represent the region in the USA for a series of international competitions with some 200 participants.
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12 Comments In This Article
KM/Kalvin
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KM
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KM
RE: ABHTI Team Wins First Annual BBQ Challenge
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RE: ABHTI Team Wins First Annual BBQ Challenge
Disgusted
Active Observer
H.N.I.C.
great PR stunt
Active Observer
...hot lakka peggy mouth...
There are many such cook-offs across the north american continent. Suzie's Hot Sauce was a winner in many of the Southern United States as a hot-firey-peppe r-sauce, and according to King Swallow, "de man wid de pepper-sauce is boss..." stay strong in One Love
Jumbee Picknee
RE: ABHTI Team Wins First Annual BBQ Challenge
on the scene
Whoop it up
Show them what you are made of and are capable of doing.
POTENTIAL!!!!k
Silent Observer
RE: ABHTI Team Wins First Annual BBQ Challenge
Knight Rider
congratulations are in order.
Former student
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