As previously posted, Cleveland Food Rocks is throwing the first Rock ‘n’ Roll BBQ throwdown this Sunday at the Beachland Ballroom. An impressive list of our local chefs will be on-hand grilling and mingling from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 or $30 day of, but chef Steve Schimoler of Crop, who is the brainchild behind this initiative, has generously offered up two free tickets to Cleveland Foodie.
Interested? One of the questions I always ask chefs during the q&a’s is to tell me their top five songs on a dinner party playlist. If you want the tickets, tell me what your top five songs would be if you were hosting a summer cookout. To be qualified, you must also enter your e-mail and of course be able to attend this Sunday. Just comment with your songs and e-mail between now and Thursday. Best playlist wins. Note: To be fair, I won’t pick and instead will ask a local musician.
Update: We have a winner. See comments. Thanks for sharing your playlists, lots of good selections!
We have a winner! I try not to be the person picking the winner for contests anymore because I've gotten to know many of you and I try to be fair. So my intent was to ask a musician I know, and that didn't work out. So I tried someone that I know over at Alernative Press who is heavily involved in the music scene, but given that the event is this weekend, I didn't want to waste any more time. So I turned to my favorite music buff - my husband. Here are his thoughts:
Alright, this is a pretty tough assignment. Incredibly subjective. No absolute right or wrong. A lot of great song choices, but the challenges was to combine five songs that when brought together would embody the spirit and soul of the classic summer cookout. Not an easy task.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit, okay I’m definitely embarrassed to admit that kakaty’s play list conjured up some great memories from my summer breaks from college. “Summertime” will always hold a special place in my heart. Please forgive me. Even with the inclusion of my sentimental favorite, I don’t think given the challenge that this play list should get the award.
Emily Williams caught my attention with the first track in her list performed by Thelonius Monk. I’m a huge Monk fan and thought this was an interesting selection for a summer cookout. Combined with the other four songs in her list, the result is a strong southern vibe that would compliment any summer cookout.
I also really enjoyed Laura‘s (lstrauss75) list. I’m a huge blues fan and thought that this was a little unexpected at first, for a summer cookout. Thinking about some of the song selections, however, visions of smoke billowing from the grill as the baby back ribs get slathered in sauce came to mind. And mouth began to water. Nothing says summer cookout to me like BBQ on the grill. And blues seems like the perfect compliment. If Laura would have included “Love Light” by Bobby Bland, her list would have been perfect. However, it’s still close enough to be my favorite. Congratulations, Laura.
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