May 08, 2008

Big Apple BBQ's Bubba Fast Pass only for AmExers

The sixth annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is set for June 7 and 8 at Madison Square Park and the Bubba Fast Passes are already on sale.

And here comes what will sound like a commercial: There are only 2,000 passes and you can only get them with American Express.

That doesn't mean AmEx cardholders merely get first dibs, like they often do with some theater and concert tickets -- they're the only ones getting dibs for fast-access to the ribs - and other 'cue.

That's the word NewYorkology received this morning via e-mail from BBQ organizers.

The $100 FastPass -- redeemable for food, beverage & merchandise at the festival -- "guarantees exclusive access to express lines for each FastPass holder and one guest to all food and beverage purveyors throughout the entire weekend." Everyone else will be stuck in the lines, which in past years have been as long as it takes an ornery, two-legged pig to walk a country mile.

Barbecue will be priced at $8 per plate. Sides and desserts will be $4 each.

This year's cooks:

Kenny Callaghan
Blue Smoke
New York, NY

Chris Lilly
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
Decatur, AL

Mike Mills
17th Street Bar & Grill
Memphis Championship Barbecue
Murphysboro, Illinois and Las Vegas, Nevada

Ed Mitchell
Mitchell’s BBQ
Wilson, NC

Garry Roark
Ubon’s “Champion’s Choice”
Yazoo, MS

Michael Rodriguez
The Salt Lick BBQ
Driftwood, TX

John Stage
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
New York, NY

Jimmy Hagood
Black Jack BBQ
Charleston, SC

Mark Glosserman
Hill Country
New York, NY

John Wheeler
Rack & Soul
New York, NY

May 8, 2008 12:02 PM in Foodology, Midtown

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