About Traveling Foodie a.k.a DrFoodie

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Swinetastic BBQ Festival, Frederick, MD



The highlight for me...smoked turkey leg!

A few of weeks ago (on Flag Day), I attended the Swinetastic BBQ Festival at the fairgrounds in Frederick, MD.  

Aside from being underwhelmed with the shabby VIP tent, I did sample a couple of good eats (BBQ ribs and smoked turkey legs) from Big Fat Daddy's BBQ and Lovey's Homemade Ice Cream.  


Smokers/Grills:




Lovey's Bacon Maple Ice Cream:


Bacon Maple Ice Cream:  Creamy with smoky bacon flavor with swirls of sweet maple syrup.
There were also a few interesting names of BBQ competition winners from the region and great root beer by Wild Bill Old Fashioned Soda Pop Co....
  



Unfortunately, I always go wrong with crab dip dishes.  These crab dip fries from Charley's were the worst.  Overcompensating for flavorless crab dip, the extra Old Bay just made it a salty mess!


One interesting vendor was Thousand Oaks Barrel, Co. offering barrels for home aging.






Funny Signage: