Contest Update: Deadline Extended, Requirements Relaxed

We still have two tickets to give away to the Great American Food and Music Fest, and since it seems our existing contest asked a bit much in terms of entry requirements, we’re lowering the bar a bit. We had asked you to submit an itinerary of which food you’d like to eat with each of the five bands on the bill, to be judged by Musical Pairings writer Matthew Hickey. Granted, that was kind of a big job, so we’re reducing the requirement: Just submit one pairing from the festival menu and bill of bands, and Matthew will choose his favorite by noon on Thursday. Feel free to post your response in the comments or e-mail it directly to us. And don’t forget, we have another contest right now in which you can win tickets to Cochon 555 this Sunday. Word to the wise: Your chances in both are pretty darned good right now.

Click through the jump to see the Great American Food and Music fest menu and bill of bands.

Here’s the menu:

Pink’s Hot Dog: $6 with your choice of toppings

Katz’s Pastrami Sandwich: $12 for a whole sandwich, $7 for half

Anchor Bar Original Chicken Wings: $5 for 5 wings, $10 for 10 wings

Barney Greengrass Bagel: $5 with nova scotia salmon, cream cheese, and local vine-ripened tomato

Southside Market Sausage and Brisket Plate, $10

• Bacon Sampler: $2 sampler of Edwards peppered bacon, Allan Benton’s, and Nueske’s Bacon

• Best Artisanal BLT $7 with your choice of bacon, locally grown lettuce and vine-ripened tomatoes

Tony Luke’s Roast Pork Sandwich or Cheesesteak, $8

Junior’s Cheesecake, $5

It’s It Ice Cream Sandwich, $3

Graeter’s Ice Cream: $6 “The Big Scoop” bowl, your choice of Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, or Vanilla

Zingerman’s Artisanal Cheese Plate, Price TBD

Charles Chocolates’ Fleur de Sel Caramel Almond Sticks and Truffles, Price TBD

• Best Artisanal PBJ featuring June Taylor Strawberry Jam and Koeze’s Peanut Butter, Price TBD

Bouchon Bakery Chocolate Bouchons, Price TBD

Burgermeister Burger, Price TBD


And here’s the bill:

Little Feat

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Marshall Crenshaw

Jeremy Buck & the Bang

The Rising Sound

Contest Update: Deadline Extended, Requirements Relaxed