Hogs for the Cause is a great cook-off that raises funds for the families of children with pediatric brain cancer.
Misti Bryant, from our New Orleans office is part of the Sweet Swine 'O' Mine BBQ team competing this weekend and has landed herself on the
front page of The Tinmes Picayune NOLA.com page. The festivities and events begin Friday with the cook-off in full swing on Saturday. Drop by city park fo good food and a good cause!
HOGS FOR THE CAUSEA barbecue competition and festival to raise money for families coping with pediatric brain cancer.
- Friday, March 22: A new Friday Night Tailgate Experience will open the gates of City Park's Festival Grounds from 4 to 11 p.m. The public will be allowed to mingle with the teams as they cook and hold fundraising parties. Drinks and food will be sold. Also on Friday night, the Fatback Collective, an A-team of star chefs, will cook for the new Southern Asado gala dinner, a meal in the style of Argentine meat feasts.
- Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m.: Professional chefs and backyard barbecue enthusiasts vie for bragging rights and pig-topped trophies in the Ben Sarrat Jr. "High on the Hog" Cookoff. Teams sell samples of their dishes to the public. There also will be live music on two stages.
- Where: City Park Festival Grounds.
- Cost: Friday Night Tailgate Experience tickets are $5; the Southern Asado gala dinner tickets are $300, and general admission for the barbecue festival and cookoff are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Details: Hogs for the Cause.
