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COOK TEAMS
REGISTRATION
Steps to Register Your Cook Team:
Step 1: Read through the Cook Team Info Packet
Step 2: Download Registration Form to mail in or complete online
Step 2: Download Liability Form to mail in or complete online
Step 3: Mail in forms (if you didn’t already submit them online) and check to the following mailing address:
BankPlus Red Beans & BBQ Festival
P.O. Box 3691
Jackson, MS 39207
Please make checks payable to Stewpot Community Services
FAQs
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Anyone! The neat thing abut this festival is that you will see all kinds of groups cooking alonside each other on event day: law firms, congregations, friend groups, non-profit organizations, etc. The more the merrier!
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Cook Teams must pay an entry fee of $200.00.
Each entry includes 1 category entry (red beans and rice, barbecue, or dessert). Additional entries are $50.00.
An additional fee of $50.00 is required if you need electricity and will not be bringing your own portable generator.
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Each category is judged separately. All entries will be judged based on taste, execution, and appearance. The judges will give a score out of ten for each criterion, 1 being inedible, 10 being excellent. Category score are weighted as follows: Taste (50%), Execution (35%) and Appearance (15%).
A more detailed overview of how entries are judged can be found on page 5 of the Contestant Info Packet.
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Awards include: Best Beans, Best Barbecue, Best Cook Team Tent, Best Dessert, and the People’s Choice Award.
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The deadline to register is Monday, October 21, 2024.