Jazz and Rib Fest

category: Events
by Yun,

Ahh, finally I could smell the tantalizing aroma of the ribs mixed with a cool music playing at downtown riverfront Columbus!

Jazz and Rib Festival, one of the Columbus’ favorite events, attracted almost 500,000 people to visit this free event. They featured local jazz musicians performing on two stages, the Bicentennial Park Stage and the Genoa Park Stage. And twenty two rib vendors came from across the country to join a competition for best rib honors in some categories and best sauce honors. I saw people enjoying the sunny day, eating BBQ ribs, and listening to a free live music at this festival. What a perfect summer setting! In addition to jazz and ribs, there were also many other food and merchandise vendors selling clothes, hats, jewelry, sunglasses, and various kinds of food such as elephant’s ear, funnel cake, bloomin’ onion, bloomin’ potatoes, lemonade, and Italian ice.

We went to the festival together with some friends. So, we all bought ribs from different vendors and shared them together. After tasting many varieties of ribs, I voted Desperado for the best sauce and Smooky’s Joe for the best ribs. The Desperado ribs were a bit too dry but the sauce tasted so good. The best thing would be combining the ribs from Smooking’s Joe and the sauce from Desperado… Wow yummy!

Bloomin’ potatoes was my most favorite food at Jazz and Rib Festival. It was thin slices of fried potatoes loaded with cheese and bacon on top of it. Ohhh, seriously! It melts in your mouth and tastes so heavenly. Unlike Bloomin’ Onion that can be easily found at some famous chain restaurants like Outback Steakhouse (the one that claims to be the inventor of Bloomin’ Onion) and Chilli, Bloomin’ potatoes is hardly to find in any other street festivals/restaurants.

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Dwiana | 07 August 2008, 11:26
Yun,,,,, ahhhh makan itu singkong goreng pedes sendirian?? bagiiiii!!! foto2nya enak di pandang non. hayoh jeprat jepret terus.

>Yun: Itu potato with cheese, bukan singkong mbak, tp yummyyy, ga kalah dengan singkong pedes lho! thank youu )))
arman | 07 August 2008, 12:48
wow…
jazz and bbq ribs?? what a perfect combination….

Yun: Maybe you can find this kind of event at California Man!
Rina | 09 August 2008, 00:26
Yunike, it’s so good to find you =) Sekarang blogging juga, wow, kita bisa tukar cerita banyak Yun. Keep updating your blog, ya =) Thnx for the b day wish for Irish, Yun. So nice of you… Gimana hubby lo?

Yun: your welcome rin! hubby gue yg notabene masih sodara elo baek2 aja ,thanks for asking!
Rina | 09 August 2008, 00:46
Yunike, gue baru lihat postingan blog2 lama gue. Dan ternyata lo udah pernah koment juga ya. Sorry Yun, nggak sadar say. Lo kasih komentnya di postingan lama, jadi nggak kelihatan Thanks ya Yun, for stopping by. Thank you for remembering me, though you are thousand miles away, live happily with your hubby. Duh, gue kangen deh sama lo, sama masa2 kita kuliah. Sama masa2 gue main ke kost lo itu wish you a blessed and happy marriage juga ya Yun. Gile, gue lihat foto lo, lo nggak berubah sama sekali euy. Tetap cantik dan langsing. Bagi dong resepnya =) Padahal kayaknya lo hobby makan deh. Hehehe, keep contact ya. Nti gue sering main kemari. Updating cerita daily life lo, dong Yun!
Siska | 09 August 2008, 04:45
Hi Yunike,
Salam kenal, bacain entry di jalansutra and clicked this blog! an amazing one:).. woudl love to read more about food and food…:)

Regards,

Siska

Yun: Hi siska, thanks for visiting my blog. Salam kenal juga ya…!