Second Annual Barbecue Cook-off at Texas Culinary Academy

Who: Texas Culinary Academy (TCA)
What: Second Annual Barbecue Cook-off

Texas Culinary Academy is pleased to host the Second Annual TCA Barbecue Cook-off. TCA, along with the Texas Beef Council, Martin Preferred Foods, East Poultry and the Central Texas Barbecue Association, are major sponsors of this event that will feature more than 40 teams competing for the best in barbeque in the categories of beef brisket, pork ribs and whole chicken. The competition will showcase the work of up to 30 student teams, as well as the community—with up to 22 slots open to the public. The panel of judges will include representatives from Austin’s famed County Line Restaurant. Chicken will be judged from 10am-1pm, pork ribs from 11am-2pm, and beef from noon-3pm. Teams will start cooking as early as Friday night to showcase their skills on Saturday.

The suggested donation for all-you-can-eat plates and non-alcoholic drinks is $10. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy live music, delicious food and a free BBQ sauce demo at 1:30pm.

To participate in the competition, registration information can be obtained by emailing register@txca.com.

When:
Saturday, May 6, 2006 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:
Texas Culinary Academy
11400 Burnet Road, Ste. 2100
Austin, TX 78758

About Texas Culinary Academy
Texas Culinary Academy, located in Austin, Texas, is a 73,000 square foot facility offering students an education in culinary techniques based on the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu Programs. Our intensive 12 and 15 month programs combine hands-on experience in the kitchen with general education coursework, designed to prepare students with Le Cordon Bleu Culinary skills as well as the business skills necessary to manage a food-service establishment. TCA is a private, post-secondary institution in partnership with the legendary 108-year old Le Cordon Bleu Program. Accredited Member, ACICS. Visit the TCA website at http://www.tca.edu

About Texas Beef Council
The Texas Beef Council is a non-profit organization charged with the promotion and marketing of beef and beef products in Texas. TBC is funded by the beef checkoff program, a $1 per head assessment on the sale of cattle. Checkoff dollars are used to increase beef demand through programs of promotion, research and education. The organization is directed by a 20-member board of cattlemen, representing the state's 140,000 beef producers.

For more information:
Texas Beef Council
8708 Ranch Road 620 North
Austin, Texas 78726
512-335-2333 phone
512-335-0582 fax
beef@txbeef.org

About Martin Preferred Foods
Martin Preferred Foods markets a complete variety of custom cut meats and poultry to the finest restaurants, clubs and hotels in the State of Texas.

In the category of groceries, Martin Preferred Foods is a member of Unipro. This membership is unique in that Unipro is the largest food service purchasing group that allows its independent distributors to compete with the major grocery distribution companies. In order to ensure consistent product quality for our customers, we strive to purchase national branded label products from our grocery suppliers.

For more information:
2024 Centimeter Circle
Austin, TX 78758
512-973-8550
800-851-9544

About East Poultry
East Poultry is a wholesale poultry company located in Austin, Texas. East Poultry company is known for further processing poultry including de-boning and portioning to supply local area restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, educational institutions and healthcare providers with a variety of products.

For more information:
P.O. Box 6499
Austin, Texas 78762-6499
512-476-5367 phone
512-476-5360 fax
epoultry@att.net