{"id":410849,"date":"2024-08-28T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/?p=410849"},"modified":"2024-12-04T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:03:31","slug":"bacon-is-mvp-at-coastal-tailgate-cook-off-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/bacon-is-mvp-at-coastal-tailgate-cook-off-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon Is MVP at Tailgate Cook-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smell of bacon everywhere is the first clue that this is not your ordinary cook-off. Mirroring the energy of football Saturdays,&nbsp;Coastal Tailgate Cook-Off Challenge&nbsp;on August 24, 2024, emulated a college gameday atmosphere with live music, cornhole, and of course tailgate fare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09968-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09968-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09968-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09968-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09968.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Let&#8217;s dig in to the BLT Tuna Taco created by The Gulf at the Coastal Tailgate Cook-Off Challenge. (Photo: Travis Middleton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"front-275220405\" class=\"front-post-content-01 front-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-8818036582263-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/23184738653\/FPA_Demo_ContentPages_300x250_300x250', [300,250], 'gpt-ad-8818036582263-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-8818036582263-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-8818036582263-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-8818036582263-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Bacon Wrapped Tailgate Party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set up in tailgate tents&nbsp;on&nbsp;the Marina Lawn at The Wharf, culinary teams in the cook-off were tasked with creating tailgate-style dishes with bacon playing the starring role. The best part was that attendees were able to sample the scrumptious bacon-filled dishes!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-410849_f64b41-48 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-410849_f64b41-48 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053.jpg\" data-id=\"410855\" class=\"wp-image-410855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00053.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Live music amps up the fun.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960.jpg\" data-id=\"410866\" class=\"wp-image-410866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff03960.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cheers to bacon-wrapped goodness.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078.jpg\" data-id=\"410858\" class=\"wp-image-410858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff00078.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">It&#8217;s not a tailgate party until you play cornhole.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09972-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09972.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09972.jpg\" data-id=\"410870\" class=\"wp-image-410870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09972-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09972-300x169.jpg 300w, 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The four-man teams consisted of amateur chefs as well as pros from restaurants around the Gulf Coast.&nbsp;Teams were tasked with creating a presentation dish and five plates for the judges.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-410849_610fa7-e4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 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src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997.jpg\" data-id=\"410874\" class=\"wp-image-410874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09997.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tacky Jacks is all smiles.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09993-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09993.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TailgateCookoff09993.jpg\" data-id=\"410872\" class=\"wp-image-410872\" 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Judges loved the crispy bacon taco shell, baby Tuscan salad blend, baby heirloom tomatoes, lemon garlic aioli and seared tuna.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chef Fletch from Island House Hotel in Orange Beach placed second with Bacon Me To The Top. The dish featured bacon-dusted, handmade blue and yellow tortillas, stuffed with smoked shrimp, crunchy bacon-dusted slaw, Mexican corn, fresh tomatoes, <a href=\"https:\/\/frontporchalabama.com\/global-brand\/bill-es-small-batch-bacon\/\">Bill-E&#8217;s Small Batch Bacon<\/a>&nbsp;from Fairhope and caramelized onion jam with a bacon popper topper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chef Wayne Cooper from Blazed &amp; Confused from Louisiana placed third. 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