{"id":89889,"date":"2017-07-06T07:19:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=89889"},"modified":"2017-07-06T07:20:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T12:20:10","slug":"wren-rib-cook-off-scheduled-for-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/07\/06\/wren-rib-cook-off-scheduled-for-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Wren Rib Cook-Off scheduled for August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WREN &#8212; It\u2019s nearly Wren Rib Cook-off time again. The 14th annual Wren Rib Roast Cook-off will be held Saturday, August 19, during Wren Homecoming festivities.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme will be \u201cBackyard Bonfire BBQ\u201d. Cooks are asked to consider adding a flare of creativity with their main entry and\/or side dishes that connect to the theme.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-89890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Ribs-photo-7-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Contestants need to provide any equipment and supplies necessary for the cook-off, while western-style pork ribs will be provided at no cost to each contestant the Thursday before the contest.<\/p>\n<p>All types of spices, marinades, and \u201csecret recipes\u201d are encouraged, while all types of cookers and any fuel sources will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Cooking will take place outside Wrenway Wiffleball Park, with judging \u00a0beginning at 11:30 a.m. Ribs will be judged on taste and tenderness, while a separate prize will be given for presentation, sauce, and best side dish.<\/p>\n<p>For the third consecutive year, a \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice\u201d award will once again be presented. Visiting rib enthusiasts can enter a drawing to be one of two \u201ccelebrity judges\u201d.\u00a0 All ribs must be prepared on-site the day of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>To sign up or find out more information, call James Lautzenheiser at 216.262.2805 or email him at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:james.lautzenheiser@yahoo.com\">james.lautzenheiser@yahoo.com<\/a>. Only the first 15 amateur cooks who register will be permitted to participate. Deadline to enter is Tuesday, August 1. T-shirts will be available to order prior to August 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information WREN &#8212; It\u2019s nearly Wren Rib Cook-off time again. The 14th annual Wren Rib Roast Cook-off will be held Saturday, August 19, during Wren Homecoming festivities. This year\u2019s theme will be \u201cBackyard Bonfire BBQ\u201d. Cooks are asked to consider adding a flare of creativity with their main entry and\/or side dishes that connect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 17:08:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89889\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}