Sixth Annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival!
is around the corner
Presented by the
Hebrew Order of David International
and
Atlanta Jewish Times
Come Join us on Sunday October 21st 2018
It'll be here before you know it!
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Our Sponsors
Welcome to our first sponsor of 2018
Shane Sklar and Cutco Cutlery
This year’s Festival would not have been possible without our volunteers led by the AKBF Planning Team:
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Ian Platt
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Alex Schulman
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Dan Frankel
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Les Kraitzick
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David Joss
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Kaylene Ladinski
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Lou Ladinski
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Harry Lutz
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Neal Drucker
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Craig Varon
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Mitch Frank
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Rick Goldstein
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David Weinberger
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Russell Gottschalk
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Jason Adler
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Keith Marks
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Stan Sloan
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Richard Gay
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Karen Isenberg-Jones
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Gayle Rubenstein
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Arielle Klebenoff
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Sarah Parrish
Thank you for all of your efforts to make this Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival an amazing event for the community!
Jody Pollack
Executive Director
Take a look at some of the great photos from this year’s Amazing Festival.
Congratulations to Shiksa Q & Stu GRAND CHAMPIONS FOR 2017
Michael Morris – Goodfriend Mench of Meat Award Winner
Chick Oy Veh – Marvin Rembo Peoples Choice Award Winners
Check out the results from this year’s Festival
Charter
Atlanta Kosher BBQ Committee Charter:
Identify and perform the tasks required to:
- Coordinate, Stage and Enjoy the Fifth Annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival.
- Foster brotherhood amongst the competitors.
- Cook great BBQ.
- Provide an inviting festival showcasing Kosher food and family friendly activities.
- Raise funds for charitable organizations and causes.
What is H.O.D. ?
The Hebrew Order of David International
(H.O.D.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Mission:
- H.O.D. is a forum for an ever-growing number of Jewish adult males, operating as a cohesive fraternal unit
- Supporting its members, and serving the community
- Applying Jewish ideals and values while providing its members the opportunity for personal development.
- The Hebrew Order of David International raises fund and distributes aid in the pursuit of relieving suffering wherever possible.
Our Mission
It truly is simple:
Create a community festival centered around the Kosher BBQ competition.
Vision:
- Raise the level of visibility of HOD
- Raise funds for select charitable causes
- Showcase Kosher Atlanta
- Provide a fun venue for friendly competition within the Kosher BBQ community
Kosher BBQ Story
The Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival
The Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival is part of the National Kosher BBQ Circuit. Cities included in this Kosher BBQ Circuit: Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, Kansas City, MO, Memphis, TN, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, San Antonio, TX, Dallas, TX, Fairfield, CT and Plainview, NY (Long Island).
The Kosher BBQ Competition
All the BBQ Teams are supplied with Kosher Grills, Meat, Tools and ingredients which are checked and approved by the Event Kosher Supervisor (a “Mashgiach”).
Everyone starts out on a level playing field and brings their unique BBQ skills and recipes to cook outstanding Kosher BBQ. Then it is up to the judges and public to decide the winners.
Raffle Tickets
GRAND PRIZE – LARGE BIG GREEN EGG PACKAGE
A $1200 Value!
Provided by The Big Green Egg
Order Now and Your Raffle Tickets Will be Available at Will Call the Day of the BBQ
Tasting Tickets
Annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Ticket Sales
$1 per Ticket
Available in Quantities of 20 or 50
Order Now and Your Tasting Tickets Will be Available at Will Call the Day of the BBQ
Donations
Financial, In-Kind
In-Kind Donations: Meat, Drinks, Storage Truck, Refrigerated Truck, Advertising, Charcoal, Boxes/Crates Costco/Sam’s Gift Cards, Tents, Advertising, Labor, Cleaning Crew, Trash Removal
Vendor Registration
How much of an impact can you make?
Are you looking for a 5,000 person fan base?
Want to attract an entirely new demographic to your business?
BBQ Teams
Team Application & Payment
Ever thought of competing? Are you a returning team? This is the right location for you to fill out an online team application and provide you a clean and easy credit card team payment.
Festival Sponsorship
5th Annual Kosher BBQ Competition
This event offers unique branding and advertising opportunities to link your organization to this much anticipated event which has become an Atlanta tradition. We expect to exceed the estimated 5000 attendees that enjoyed last years festival and are looking forward to joining us again.
Thank you for joining us and supporting this year’s Beneficiaries
Congratulations to the Cobb County PD Blue Crew BBQ Team. This year’s winners of the Servicemen’s Cup
BBQ INVOLVEMENT
How can you help us put on an even better event on October 22nd, 2017?
There are many ways for you to get involved with making the Fifth Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival even more successful than last year.
VOLUNTEER
Here are just a few ways you can help
- Like Us on Facebook
- Send your photos to info@HODShimshon.org
- Become Part of a BBQ Team
- Sponsor a BBQ Team
- Volunteer to Help
- Donate Funds or In Kind Products or Services
- Like us on Facebook – oops did I repeat myself???
- Become a Vendor Selling or Demonstrating Your Products or Services
- Patronize our Sponsors
- Enjoy Our Food, Activities and Music
- Tell Your Friends About the Great Time and Awesome Food You Experienced
- And Finally… Like us on Facebook
Our Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
$5000
Vendor Sponsor
$3600
Choice Sponsor
$2500
Official Sponsor
$1800
BBQ Maven
$1000
BBQ Enthusiast
$500
Program Sponsor
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2017 VENDORS!
THE 2017 COMPETING TEAMS
IN OUR KOSHER BBQ COMPETITION ARE….
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Thin Blue Line of Smoke
DCFR Smoke Showing BBQ
Oseh Shalow ‘n Slow
Meat The Press
Chic-oy-vey
Rest In Meat
The Meat Locker
Shimshon
Smokey and the Brisket
Blue Crew BBQ
Shiksa Q and Stu
Moshe RIBaynu
The Masterful Menches of Meat
Cooks of Ruth
Burnt Offering
We don’t give a Ham!
8th Day Prime Cut
ZBT
BBQ Hillbillies
Brook Run Park
Event Date:
Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 11am – 3:30pm
Location:
Pavillion @ Brook Run Park in Dunwoody, GA 30338
4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Presented by:
The Hebrew Order of David International.
Contact Us
Jody Pollack, 770-580-3897
Pitboss@TheAtlantaKosherBBQ.com
Volunteer
Ian Platt, 770-362-5018
volunteer@TheAtlantaKosherBBQ.com
Teams
Alex Schulman, 404-667-7752
Teams@TheAtlantaKosherBBQ.com
