For Part 1 of the BBQ, click here

Now, on to those mushrooms I mentioned in Part 1! Once again, my indecision led me to two different mushroom dishes, instead of having to choose between them.

The first was Marsala-marinated portobello mushroom slices. This recipe produced another pairing conundrum in that the marinade had Marsala wine (a fortified wine from Sicily) blended with honey, soy sauce, olive oil and hot sauce. I wasn’t sure which ingredient to consider most, but had read wine used in cooking should take some precedence when choosing wine to serve.

With my go-to wine assistant Ryan Stanford at the Boynton Beach Total Wine store helping me, we decided upon another Sicilian wine for pairing and pulled a 2007 Cusumano Nero D’Avola ($12.99). This grape was new to me, and being the adventurous type, I was eager to give it a taste. (Cool fact: this bottle is stopped with a glass cork!) Read the full story

Shane’s Rib Shack and ESPN Radio 760 are gearing up for The Rib King Contest February 21!
It’s a rib eating contest in which each participant will be given about 9 lbs. of ribs and 5 minutes to eat as many as possible. The event will benefit The Autism Project of Palm Beach County.
They’re holding preliminary heats leading up to the finals, then at the finals they’ll have a celebrity heat, a business heat (where businesses are allowed to send 1 person to represent them – the winner receives a $5,000 dollar advertising campaign on ESPN Radio 760).
There’ll be prizes, games, food sampling and of course Shane’s Rib Shack ribs to enjoy!! Before the finals, they’ll be holding heats at both Palm Beach County Shane’s locations: Boynton Beach and Royal Palm Beach.
For details, click here.
For locations, see here.