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Ribfest Chicago 2012 Dates Announced
Fifty thousand fans. Fifty thousand pounds of BBQ. Twenty-five hours of fun and music. Ribfest Chicago is returning in 2012 with more smokin’ music and barbecue than ever before. The Committee is cooking up some new twists for Chicago’s favorite festival, which will take place: Friday, June 8, 5 – 10 p.m. Saturday, June...
Ribfest Sets Record Attendance
Chicago Ribfest had its best attendance ever this year, says Northcenter Chamber of Commerce Associate Director Brad Ball. 55,000 people were tallied through the gates, in comparison to 36,000 last year and 49,000 in 2009. “Without the extra block, we would not have been able to fit all those people into the festival,” said...
Ribfest: Day Three And Contest Winners
Ribfest came to a roaring close on Sunday with capacity crowds and food shortages as the sun went down. By 8:00 p.m. Ribfest officials were passing flyers to festgoers notifying them that some restaurants had run out of food. The judged rib contest also brought a major surprise Sunday evening. The professional panel, made up of...
Ribfest Day Two: Smoke And Mist
The crowds thronged through Ribfest’s second day despite the mist. CSJ’s Dave Kornecki strolled through the fest to snap a few pictures.
Seen At The Fest: Tony Athans
Name: Tony Athans Where we saw him: At Ribfest in the Northcenter neighborhood, at the Lincoln Restaurant booth. He was manning BBQ ribs on the grill. Lincoln Restaurant is located at 4008 N. Lincoln Ave. How long has the Lincoln Restaurant been a part of Ribfest? We actually were one of the first booths,...
Ribfest: Day One
Despite the steady mist and a fog that descended on Lincoln Avenue around 7:00 p.m., the crowds swelled to fill the entire street by nightfall. CSJ’s Anna Roberts grabbed these shots of yesterday’s fest-goers.
The Vegetarian Guide to Ribfest
There are some people in this world who do not relish the thought of gnawing on land animals dripping with sauce. We are drawn to Ribfest to listen to the bands, check out the vendors, and meet up with friends. But we don’t have to go hungry. Here is a quick overview of some...
Your Photos And Video From Ribfest
Have you been snapping pictures during Ribfest? Pop them into our Flickr group and tag them with Ribfest to share!
8 Minutes, 5 lbs of Baby Back Ribs Later, Champ Defends Title
Even the sun feared the competitive eaters at the “Ribmania” rib eating contest at Ribfest Friday night. As the seven gastro gladiators took the stage, the temperature dropped, the sky clouded over and a light mist filled Lincoln Ave. From the foggy air, surfaced seven competitive eaters from across the country; ready to down as...
Seen at the Fest: Katz Family Outing
Northcenter residents Steve and Pam Katz look forward to Ribfest every year. “We come here for the food and because we know we will see our neighbors and friends here,” said Pam. Their two-year old twins, Gillian and Hudson, have attended three years in a row (when you count being babies on-the-way). Despite the cool,...
Our Third And Final Ribfest Winner!
Welcome to the neighborhood Lacey Schnell! This new Northcenter neighbor and her husband are our third and final winners of our big Ribfest Ticket Giveaway and gets $30 of Ribfest tickets they can get some meat gorging done right. “I’m originally a midwestern gal, but just returned to the area after 10 years in...
The Bear Takes The Win In Amateur Rib Eating Contest
Maurice “El Oso” Nores, 31, dominated a field of nine amateur competitive eaters before a crowd of seventy-five at Black Rock Bar & Grill, 3614 N. Damen Ave., earlier this evening by eating 33 ribs in the time alloted. El Oso, Spanish for “The Bear”, bested two tying second-place finishers, Tony Foley, 40, and Brendan...
Our Second Lucky Ribfest Winner!
Lakeviewer and sometime competitive eater Brianna Kleidon is our second big Ribfest ticket winner! We know she’s serious because she sent us this picture, “taken last weekend before I won the Inferno Wing Challenge at the new restaurant Centro. I am the unofficial fastest time winner as well, at 4:20 for 8 wings.” And we...
The Ribfest Map And Restaurant Locations
The folks at Ribfest released the complete restaurant map today and boy, that extra block added makes a difference. This year’s festival includes 136 vendors and booths by our count, 18 kids booths, 31 restaurants and 16 rib vendors. You can download a PDF of the map here. The CSJ booth should be in...
Non-Profit Volunteers Power And Benefit From Ribfest
Since 2006 volunteers have been a major component of Chicago Ribfest where an unheralded program allows hundreds of people to contribute their time so local non-profits can earn tens of thousands of dollars from the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. “Basically we pay non profits and schools for their volunteers. ...
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