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The Optimist Club of North St. Louis County is bringing everyone together this spring to raise some money for the Childhood Cancer Campaign by putting on a Missouri State Championship BBQ event.  

The event will be held in the parking lot at the St. Louis Mills shopping mall.  We will be in-between Cabela’s and Bed Bath and Beyond.

The St. Louis Mills is located at 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Hazelwood, Mo. 63042.  It is just off Missouri Highway 370.

The contest will of our BBQ Event will be a KCBS contest featuring some of the best teams the Midwest has to offer.

2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off

Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24, 2010

What is it?

The Kick-Off Cook-Off is a Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) Santioned Barbecue Contest. Over 50 of the best teams the midwest has to offer will be competing for over $4,000!

The public experience at the event include:

Rules Last Updated Sunday, January 24, 2010
Note: We are FULL for KCBS teams. We have some room left for backyard teams.

We were able to find more room for teams, however we had filled those spots with teams that were on the waiting list.

We also still need a few more judges

How to Enter

  1. Fill out the following forms:
  2. Mail forms with a check made payable to Optimist Club of North St. Louis County to:
    • Greg Wilkinson
      2680 Narraganset Drive
      Florissant, MO 63033

Questions

Contest Contact Greg Wilkinson at:

Charity Contact Steve Medlock at:

Judges Contact Beth Wilkinson at:

Contest Information

  1. Any team wishing to compete in the 2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off must turn in a St. Louis County Temporary Food Establishment Application. Despite what it says on the application, there is NO cost for the permit. 
    • It says there is a 10 calendar day deadline. I have been told verbally they will work with us on the date. So we have a soft entry deadline of Tuesday, April 13.
    • If you are thinking about entering, I suggest filling out the Temporary Food Application and turning in at your earliest convenience.
    • I do not know if the health department will come by and inspect or not.
    • The St. Louis Co. Health Dept. form references a Temporary Food Establishment Reference Sheet. It is recommended to look it over.
  2. We will disqualify teams handing out samples to the public.
  3. We are a KCBS santioned event. You may want to review the KCBS rules.
  4. Team Meeting is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 Friday afternoon.
  5. Dessert Contest (Optional)
    1. Must be cooked onsite
    2. Turn in time is 7 p.m. Friday evening.
    3. There are no garnish rules.
    4. You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
    5. You need to turn in six servings of your dessert. It does not have to precut. We can cut it in the judges tent.
  6. Pork Steak Throwdown (Optional)
    1. Must be cooked onsite
    2. We do not supply the meat
    3. Turn in time is 7:30 p.m. Friday evening.
    4. There are no garnish rules.
    5. You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
    6. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
    7. You may turn in one steak or six steaks. As long as there is enough for six portions.
    8. They do not have to be cut into individual portions.
  7. People's Choice (Optional)
    • We will supply two pork butts to each team that signs up to cook.
    • We will assign a voluteer to be at your booth to take tickets and distrubute the meat samples.
    • We need you pull the meat and apply any seasonings you would like to apply.
    • Trophy to be presented to the winner.
  8. Only vehicles that fit inside your competition spot will be allowed to stay in the competition area.
  9. Teams will be assigned to their space upon arriving. If you want to be next to someone please arrive together.
  10. Please, no vehicle movement after 5 p.m. Friday evening.
  11. Your entire setup must fit within the spot you purchased.
  12. Like 2009 we will supply 20 amp service to the competitors of the main contest. We will also have limited 30 amp service available and it must be requested in advance.
  13. All open fire pits must be approved by the fire marshal.
  14. Per KCBS rule, all teams MUST have a fire extinguisher.
  15. Copies of the rules are available on the KCBS.us website.
  16. Any and all cookers must be five feet from any tent.
  17. Backyard competitors will be competing in Ribs and Chicken only. Backyard teams have the option of competing in the Pork Steak and Dessert categories. We need a minimum of five teams to sign up for the backyard division.
  18. We reserve the right to reject any entry form.
  19. Additional ice is available for purchase.
  20. Teams can start arriving Thursday afternoon or after 7:30 a.m. Friday morning.  Please let me know if you are going to arrive Thursday, so we can have someone to greet you.

Tenative Friday night times.

 Saturday turn-in times:

Prize Pool—$4,000

2010 Teams

Teams that have signed up:

Backyard Division

2010 Judges

For the past 2 years at the Kick Off Cook Off, we have been 100% KCBS Certified for our judges!! Thank you for your support!

If you are interested in judging at the 2010 Kick-off Cook Off, please e-mail the following information to chefbeth@gmail.com:

I will send a confirmation e-mail once I have received your information. I will also send an e-mail to all judges a week or 2 before the contest.

Current list of Judges: