Roswell Mayor Jere Wood knows good barbecue. At the annual Mayor’s BBQ Ball, a fundraiser for local causes, there’s always plenty of good ‘cue for guests.
This year, there will be even more of it.
A friendly competition between teams of pitmasters will produce prodigious amounts of succulent fare and “decide the best barbecue in Roswell,” according to Wood.
“We’ll have the mayor’s team, a firefighters team and restaurants like Swallow at the Hollow, Spiced Right, Slope’s, Dreamland, Shane’s and Talk of the Town catering,” he said.
The sauce starts to fly at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 on the grounds of the mayor’s compound at 10850 Stroup Road, Roswell, and continues until 10 p.m.
Wood said longtime friend and barbecuemeister Jay Barnet will be the point man on the mayor’s team. Barnet, who grew up in Roswell and was once mayor of Mountain Park, “continues to perfect his art.”
The two have been barbecuing together since about 1976.
“But in this one I’ll be there for just moral support. The last time he gave me some responsibility, I burned the meat,” Wood said with a laugh,
Tickets are $25 per guest, with the proceeds benefiting the Roswell-based Foster Care Support Foundation.
Information: Laura Sidelinger at (770) 641-3721.
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