February 17, 2017 ISSUE
National BBQ Association presents "The Bib" The catch all for Best in Barbecue.

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Demographics of consumers play a large role in buying decisions in the meat department, Meagan Nelson, associate director of fresh growth and strategy at Nielsen, said in a webinar, according to Food Business News.
2017/18 NBBQA Board Election Results 
In accordance with NBBQA Bylaws, our 2017/18 Board of Directors election process is now complete.  Our thanks to all who participated as candidates and to those who voted in our 2017/18 NBBQA Board of Directors election. 178 ballots were cast out of a possible 537 eligible active member voter, which translates to a 32% turnout!.  

Below you will find our election results as well as our final 2017/18 Board of Directors who will take office at I Am BBQ 2017 in Fort Worth next month.  

THE 2017/18 NBBQA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
2017/18 President:   Mark Lambert (previously elected)
2017/18 Immediate Past-President:  Linda Orrison (previously elected)
2017/18 President-Elect:  Heath Hall (unopposed - Will succeed Mark Lambert as 2018/19 NBBQA President)
2017/18 Treasurer:  Patrick Murty (Unopposed)
2017/18 Secretary:  Shelly Hunt (Unopposed)
2017/18 Board Members-at-Large (6)
Mike Mills (76% - 136 votes)
Barrett Black (68% - 121 votes)
Kell Phelps (65% - 116 votes)
Dave Raymond (52% - 93 votes)
David Mixon (46% - 82 votes )
Harry Soo (46% - 81 votes)
2017/18 Presidential Board Appointments (2)
Brad Barrett (GrillGrate)
Ken Phillips (Steak Cookoff Association) 

(Per Section 8 of the NBBQA Bylaws, the President of NBBQA appoints two (2) additional members to the Board of Directors, requiring Board approval, to ensure a Board leadership composition which is representative of the industry.)

Below are the remaining vote totals for all other Board Candidates: 
Ken Phillips - (38% - 68 votes)
Angela Iversen - (36% - 64 votes)
Steve Coddington - (23% - 41 votes)
John Reeves - (22% - 39 votes)
Tim Fisk - (19% - 34 votes)
Angela Keaveny - (17% - 31 votes)
Craig Pascoe - (17% - 30 votes)
Bill Jones - (9% - 16 votes)
BBQ and grilling legends, celebrities, authors, restaurateurs,  caterers, competitors, suppliers, product retailers and backyard enthusiasts from all over the country and as 
far away as Japan will convene in Fort Worth, TX in the stockyards for 4 days of indoor and outdoor industry power sessions, peer-to-peer networking, competitions,award ceremonies, a very special NBBQA Fort Worth Public BBQ Bash and more! 




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Windy City Smokeout brings nationally acclaimed barbecue restaurants to Chicago Windy City Smokeout
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Chicago's annual festival of smoked meat, beer and country music, has announced its lineup for 2017. The festival, which will run July 14-16, is located in a massive parking lot off of Grand Avenue near the Chicago River.

Pitmaster expanding: BBQ legend Rodney Scott opens Charleston restaurant
ABC 4 News
People of the Charleston area now have another option for barbecue. No longer will they have to drive to Hemingway, South Carolina to satisfy the craving for pitmaster Rodney Scott's craft.

How to Not Look Like an Idiot While Eating Korean BBQ
THRILLIST
Learning how to properly eat Korean BBQ can be confusing. Do you flip the meat on the grill yourself or wait for a server to do it? Is it OK to ask for more banchan  (side dishes) if you finish them? 

The Best BBQ Foods, Ranked
FIRST WE FEAST
We live in a partisan country where the people cling to their beliefs like a mother clutching a newborn-and I'm not even talking about politics.  Barbecue was partisanbefore partisanship was, well, not exactly cool, but a fact of life in the halls of Congress and on the streets of America.

Kosher Food Goes Up in Smoke
TABLET
A kosher restaurant is bringing Texas barbecue to New York-by way of the Borscht Belt.
Main House, set to open this month, will serve up ribs with cornbread and peppery potato salad to diners in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. But its owners learned about barbecue years ago, miles away from the city.
 
EATER AUSTIN
Franklin Barbecue sure does sell a lot of barbecue,  according  to new food website Taste, which put together an infographic covering the smoked meats joint's statistic. This includes the number of pounds of barbecue made in a year (650,000), customers in a year (300,000), and when the line usually starts (6 a.m.). It also includes quotes from pitmaster Aaron Franklin himself, including the fact that his cholesterol is "pretty good."
 
CULTURE MAP HOUSTON
Under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, the  New England Patriots  are known for their discipline on and off the field. While they are certainly focused on preparing for Sunday's  Super Bowl  matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, they can't be all business all the time. Even the most dedicated players deserve a little time for sightseeing.

Barbecue Champion Opens Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria
NBC WASHINGTON
The award-winning barbecue pittmaster Myron Mixon will open a restaurant in Old Town Alexandria on Tuesday called Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque. He spoke with News4's Eun Yang about his family's barbecue history and how he builds flavor.


HOUSTON FOOD FINDER
Houston is geared up to host the "Big Game" in just a few days, and events are popping up all over the city that feature some of the best barbecue in the city. We've assembled a list of the notable happenings, plus a couple of game-day options as well.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL
A Wisconsin barbecue concept by Famous Dave's founder  Dave Anderson is moving into the former Linden Hills Chatterbox site. The Linden Hills Chatterbox at 44th and France (in the Morningside Shoppes strip mall) closed its doors last November, part of a scaling back by the owners (who are still running a Chatterbox location in southeast Minneapolis).

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER
It has been Chef Joseph Jacobson's dream for years to open a barbecue restaurant. The only hiccup? His religion.

Plummeting pork reserves threaten nationwide bacon supply
WRAL.COM
Sound the alarms: The pork used to make bacon is at the lowest level since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.  A  report from the United States Department of Agriculture  said the supply of frozen pork belly, from which bacon is cut, is at its lowest level since Dec. 1957

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- New barbecue restaurant, Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque, at 220 N. Lee St., is now open in Old Town Alexandria and is celebrating with a grand opening Tuesday night beginning at 6 p.m. at 220 N. Lee St.
 
Trump Must Choose Between Farmers and 'Big Meat'
DROVERS
In November, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. Now they're waiting to see if it pays off.  Among the final actions of the Obama administration were new rules making it easier for chicken farmers-who exist inside a commercial vise constructed by agribusiness-to sue the companies for anti-competitive behavior. 

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
ELKHART - The barbecue junkie could seemingly drown as his or her mouth waters just thinking about it: A big old beef brisket, salted, peppered and dry-rubbed, smoking in its own juicy flavors at around 225 to 240 degrees all night long in one of those stainless steel commercial smokers that could tenderize leather.
DAVID LEBOVITZ
He doesn't like bœuf bourguignon, because it he says it's always "dry," so decided for a treat, I'd make brisket, a beef dish that is anything but.

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