The first Texas Panhandle Baconfest released rules for cooking teams on Friday.
On Thursday, tickets went on sale. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids. The event is May 12 from 4:00 – 8 p.m. in the Rex Baxter Building at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo.
Anyone wanting to cook with friends can sign up in teams of four — a head cook and three co-cooks.
This is for cook teams who are not attached to a restaurant, and do not have a licensed facility. Restaurants wanting to attend can contact Lori at Townsquare media. There is a separate set of rules and regulations for restaurants.
Each team will pay $50 and compete in the following categories:
- Bacon Dish: This dish can be anything but dessert, but it has to be at least 50% bacon
- Dessert Dish: This is where your creativity comes in, this is a sweet bacon dish. The dish must be at least 25% bacon
- People’s Choice: the public will get to vote on best bacon dish
- Showmanship: Decorate your booths and your team
Each team will receive at least 10 pounds of bacon courtesy of Tyson and Wright Bacon. Teams are required to provide a minimum of 100 samples to the public.
CLICK HERE for a Baconfest team entry. The entry includes rules. For example, each team must get a temporary health permit from the Amarillo Health Department.
Schedule:
Set Up: Saturday, May 12th 7:30am
Bacon Pick-Up: Saturday, May 12th, 7:30am -8:30am
Cooks Meeting: Saturday, May 12th, 9am
Turn In Times
Bacon Dish – 3pm
Dessert Dish: 4pm
Showmanship will be judged starting at 4pm
Proceeds benefit The Panhandle Restaurant Association Scholarship Program.
(Information from myhighplains.com)