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Vegetarians look away now: the international grilled flesh fest comes to the city this summer.

I?m not much of a baker, me. To the rest of the country, which seems to be in the grip of a mass hysteria for buttercream and floral patterned muffin cases, I say let ?em eat Red Velvet cake. All this talk of weighing eggs in their shells and the proper way to sift your flour just makes me want to get a big, bloody hunk of meat and throw it on a grill. So naturally I?m delighted at the news that Grillstock is coming to town. The annual festival of meat and Southern-inflected music is already a legend in Bristol, and it?s coming to Albert Square this June.

What can we expect? Tattoos that say ?Brisket 4-Ever?? Enough beards and man-jewellery to make the Hairy Bikers jealous? Very possibly. The organisers promise two full days of ?meat, music and mayhem?. Music will be provided by retro rockabilly band Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, The Congo Faith Healers, funky brass ensemble Riot Jazz, folky Manchester band Honeyfeet, blues-rockers Dr Tid & the Triple Eights, and country act The Good Intentions. Alongside the music there will be a few family friendly activities on offer, with craft workshops for the kids, a treasure hunt and street performers.

I?m acquainted with competition grillers, & can report that these people are completely insane

Yes, yes, that?s all very well, but let?s talk meat: at the centre of the whole thing is Grillstock?s barbecue competition, King of the Grill. Twenty-four teams from all over will be competing in seven categories, with the winner off to the Royal Invitational in Kansas City. Manchester judges include noted American grillsman Dr. BBQ, Chorlton Butcher Lee Frost, the Mark Addy?s Robert Owen Brown and (full disclosure) me. I?m previously acquainted with competition grillers, having covered BBQ showdowns in the States, and I can report that these people are completely insane. They?re likely to be found grilling ?til the break of dawn, basting all night long and coming to actual blows over sauce recipes. Last year, ?Bad Byron? Chism and Team Buttrub jetted in from Florida to take the Grillstock crown, and this year the organisers hope a British team may win it back. (Any endeavouring to do so can start by coming up with a name as impressive as ?Bad Byron? Chism and Team Buttrub.)

Beer is so important to these guys that it?s the subject of its own festival-within-a-festival, Brewstock. Craft beer bars will be provided by the ace Brooklyn Brewery and festival-goers can sample a selection of craft beers from both sides of the Atlantic, with meet the brewer and beer and food pairing sessions. There will also be chilli and rib-eating competitions, demonstrations and cooking lessons on offer in Grillstock?s BBQ Academy. All in all, it should be a most enlightening weekend. Well, for those of us who aren?t trying to digest half a pig. I?ll be the one with the glazed expression.

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