Tag: Porkapalooza

Taste Alberta Pork all weekend at Porkapalooza 2016

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Diva QPorkapalooza is back! This year, Edmonton’s meatiest BBQ festival takes over Clarke Park, next to Commonwealth Stadium, June 17 – 19, 2016.

Generously supported by Alberta Pork, the event features a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned BBQ competition, food trucks serving BBQ pork, chicken and beef, food demonstration stages, a kids zone and beer gardens. If you have a passion for pork, you won’t want to miss this event.

This year’s festival includes a free three-day concert in support of the Fort McMurray Fire Relief fund featuring a great lineup of bands including The Sheepdogs, Gord Bamford, and Loverboy. The concerts are free; however, members of Rotary District 5370 will be on hand collecting donations in support of our neighbours to the north.

Stop by the BBQ competitors area to learn about the Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned BBQ competition, then follow your nose towards an array of food trucks and vendors including Atilla the Hungry, Bully Food Truck, Gourmet Sausage Company, Memphis Blues BBQ House, Molly’s Eats, Sandwich & Sons, Smokehouse BBQ, where you can enjoy all thinks BBQ.

Don’t forget to stop by the food demo stage to learn how to make the perfect pork burger with Brian Misko from House of Q, Asian inspired sesame pork loin skewers with Diva Q, or how to break down a pig. See here for a full event schedule.

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016
Time Location Activity
12:00 pm FOOD STAGE The Burly Chef – Daniel Huber
12:45-1:15 pm FOOD STAGE Brian Misko – “Perfecting the Pork Burger”
1:30-2:00 pm FOOD STAGE Taste Alberta/Commodity Groups
2:15-2:45 pm FOOD STAGE Diva Q – Asian Inspired Sesame Pork Loin Skewers
3:00-3:30 pm FOOD STAGE Nelvin Reyes (Pampa’s Brazilian Steakhouse) ‘Grilled Beef Ribs Mini Sandwiches with Onion Salsa’
3:45-4:15 pm FOOD STAGE Chef Andrew Cowan
3:45-4:15 pm FOOD STAGE Victor Hugo Raya (La Mar Land & Sea) – Mexican Chorizo & Quesadilla
     
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016
Time
12:00-12:30 pm FOOD STAGE Diva Q – the BBQ Competition & Orange-Glazed Ginger Pork Kebab
12:45-1:15 pm FOOD STAGE Chef Lindsay Porter
1:30-2:00 pm FOOD STAGE Elyse Chatterton – Breaking it Down: Butchering Half a Pig
2:15-2:45 pm FOOD STAGE Taste Alberta with Chef Doreen Prei
3:00-3:30 pm FOOD STAGE Richard Toll (Rage Catering) – “Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Pulled Pork”
3:45-4:15 pm FOOD STAGE Taste Alberta with Chef Doreen Prei
4:30-5:00 pm FOOD STAGE Danielle Job – Smoked Veggie Tacos

Porkapalooza Profile: Smokehouse BBQ & Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company

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The third annual Porkapalooza Edmonton BBQ festival is June 17-19, 2016 at Clarke Stadium, and Terry and Sherry Sept, owners of Smokehouse BBQ restaurant and food trucks, are going to be very busy.

Smokehouse BBQ

In addition to having three food trucks at the weekend event, Terry plans on competing in the annual BBQ competition – a Kansas City BBQ Society competition sanctioned event. With $16,500 in cash prizes and awards up for grabs – we can understand why.

Smokehouse BBQ has been a fan favourite among patrons over the past two Porkapalooza weekend events and on Edmonton’s food truck scene – the aroma of smoked meet is hard to ignore. This year there with two Smokehouse BBQ trucks serving a number of southern-inspired dishes including rib tips and beef brisket. (Look out for a pig skin/crackling treat as well).

New to the Smokehouse BBQ family and making an inaugural appearance at Porkapalooza is the Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company.

Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company

I checked out the new Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company restaurant located next to Smokehouse BBQ on 124th street where I learned the secret to this speedy meat treat.

Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company
Marc chose a jalapeño cheddar sausage with stuffed sausage sauce with extra hot sauce on the side.

Fresh torpedo-shaped buns are toasted from the inside, leaving space for one of 20 custom-made varieties of sausages, such as pork & apple, andouille, or Texas hot, and up to four tailor-made sauces, such as apple butter beer BBQ, chipotle mayo, or screaming hot sauce.Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company

At the restaurant you can order to sit  and eat, or for take away; sauces, rubs, and even the packages of sausages are available for take away. IMG_5905

If you don’t love waiting in line for food, the Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company food truck may be your best choice at Porkapalooza; Terry tells me they can serve 3-4 stuffed sausages per minute. Paired with a pack of hand cut jalapeño salt, all dressed, or salt & pepper hand cut chips and you can get back to exploring and enjoying the rest of Porkapalooza 2016.

Stuffed Gourmet Sausage Company

The biggest challenge – deciding which combination of sausage & sauce to try first.

Bare Bones RibFest at Porkapalooza

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Porkapalooza is just a week away and the Alberta pork-packed weekend starts with a Friday night Bare Bones Ribfest presented by Ericksen Nissan.

From 5 – 10 p.m. on Friday June 19, 2015, let your nose guide you to Borden Park where Smokehouse BBQ, MEAT, FiredUp BBQ, Moose on the Run and Motley Que will be serving up ribs and side dishes (coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, etc.) along with full-bar service in the Porkapalooza Entertainment Area.

Tickets are $10 for entry available on eventbrite or at the event. Food tickets are $1 per ticket – from the Porkapalooza ticket booths and this is an all ages event.

So pack up the family, grab your friends, and bring an appetite. You’ll be able to pack back some ribs and beverages to the sounds of Sam’s Spades and DJ Thomas Culture. 

Bare Bones RibFest Entertainment

Time Artist
5:30-6pm DJ Thomas Scott
6-7pm Sam’s Spades
7-7:30pm DJ Thomas Scott
7:30-8:30pm Sam’s Spades
8:30-9pm DJ Thomas Scott
9-10pm Sam’s Spades

 

For a full weekend Porkapalooza schedule including food demos, musical guests, and smoke competition events click here.

 

June is Baconfest at Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse Edmonton

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Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse in Edmonton is taking Alberta Pork’s June is Pork month promotion to a new level with their all-you-can eat bacon extravaganza. 

IMG_1387In addition to their participation as a food vendor at Porkapalooza at Borden Park June 20th and 21st, and BaconfestYEG on June 30th at the Jubilee Auditorium, Pampa in Edmonton is offering a Baconfest Feature throughout June to all their nightly restaurant diners. 

If you haven’t been to Pampa in Edmonton before, first up, you need to go hungry. The $50 fixed-priced menu features continuous table-side service of 10 select cuts of Canadian beef, pork, poultry and includes a salad salad bar with in-house baked breads.

This month, evening diners can upgrade to the Baconfest Feature for $65 which includes the regular menu, plus unlimited access to a bacon-wrapped petite tender, marinated BBQ pork belly, and bacon wrapped chicken thighs.

I checked out the new Baconfest Feature on Saturday evening and learned that since starting the promo on June 2nd, approximately 30% of June’s evening diners have opted for the pork-packed promotion. 

Bacon-wrapped chicken thighs
Bacon-wrapped chicken thighs

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The pork belly is cooked in foil – low and slow – for three hours. 

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After slow roasting, the foil is removed and the belly is moved closer to the charcoal to get crispy.

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The pork belly, with its perfectly crunchy skin, is served table side as part of the Baconfest Feature. 

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While the dessert is not included in their regular fixed price menu – the Baconfest Feature does! It includes a petite chocolate cake with bacon caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream and topped with caramelized bacon. that makes the $15 bacon upgrade a bacon bargain.  

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And just so other parts of the pig are not left out, the traditional Brazilian BBQ experience includes the popular Pampa pork sausage and parmesan crusted pork loin. 

FullSizeRender (31)The pork loin is cook slowly and the parmesan is generously applied before the final hit of heat. 

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FullSizeRender (32)The Baconfest Feature at Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse in Edmonton is on for evening diners throughout the month of June. You don’t want to miss it, and don’t forget to visit their booth at Porkapalooza on June 20 & 21, 2015.

PAMPA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE
9929 109 Street NW
EDMONTON, AB T5K 1H6
Phone: (780) 756-7030
http://pampasteakhouse.com/