photos & story by
Zhalman Harris
Summer & Western Godfrey with Maretta & Cali
Ashley DuBois, Alivia & John Barbee
Matt & Darcy Tavernier, Doug & Lorna Ives, Joy & Dave Kremer
VIP Destin at HarborWalk Village
T
here is no better recipe for having
a blast than blues, brews and
barbecue. The 9th Annual Blues,
Brews & BBQ Festival returned to
the Emerald Coast on November 5. This much
anticipated fall event kicked off in Destin
HarborWalk Village; the entrance fee was $30
at the gate or $25 for presale tickets which
included unlimited barbecue tasting and six
drink tickets. The Crown Jewelz from Mobile,
Alabama, provided good tunes for dancing
and singing along. Crafted beers and over 25
varieties of mixed drinks were available. The
BBQ stands were full of action and guests
could not get enough of the juicy, finger-
licking, taste-buds-awakening BBQ that was
being served.
There was a competition between local
restaurants with categories including best
traditional barbecue, most creative barbecue,
best seafood barbecue and best booth, as well
as the people’s choice where a donation was
made to a charity of their choosing. We are
already anticipating the 10th annual “BBB
Festivities” but the million-dollar question is:
how will it outdo the 9th annual?
John Osborn, Emily Buckley, Summer Hall & Rayla York
Team Surf Hut: Angie Clark, Jesse LoCicero, Claire Drake & Ivan Nichols
Krista Stein
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