PANAMA CITY Red, White & Q debuts Memorial Day weekend at McKenzie Park in the heart of downtown, boasting Southern flair and fare with a BBQ competition, cornhole tournament and country music. One of our board members is a big barbecue enthusiast; he wanted to bring something similar to Memphis in May, said Lori Allen, executive director of the Gulf Coast Children s Advocacy Center (GCCAC). This is our first year with a dozen competitors and we plan on moving it to a sanctioned event next year. They love that it s Memorial Day weekend and this is a destination.
Collaborating with the City of Panama City, the inaugural event sponsored by Payton Air benefits the GCCAC.
PANAMA CITY When Angel s BBQ owner Victor Hunt and Renwick Chisolm get cooking in the test kitchen, you never know what s going to come out just that you ll want to eat it.
Angel s BBQ is closed on Sundays and Mondays for now, Hunt said, but that doesn t mean the cooking or the preparation stops.
Test Kitchen Tuesdays start next week
On April 12, Hunt and Chisolm perfected their new original recipes in the restaurant s 8-foot by 20-foot kitchen. One by one, the dishes made their way from the kitchen window to an outside table on the front porch, where I was able to get a sneak peek. From baked potatoes loaded with pulled pork or brisket to sandwiches, seafood and two renditions of shrimp and grits, Hunt and Chisolm had prepared seven new dishes by 10 a.m.