I am a certified bbq judge. It’s true! In fact, I’m a lifetime member.

You may be asking yourself,  “What in the world is a bbq judge? ” Well, deep in the heart of the Red Kingdom, there is a fervent love for bbq. In fact, love it so much that we have bbq competitions. There are bbq teams who will stay up all night smoking bbq meats. On the following day, a panel of judges will analyze the appearance, texture, and flavor of the food. I am one of those judges.

There are several panels of judges.  There are 6 judges in each panel. Most of the time, the judges get along with each other.  Other times though….

He started it! I was minding my own business. I really was! I’m just putting it out there.

I usually don’t announce that I work at The Stack. I’m there to judge food. I’m not there to convince the judges to eat at my restaurant. They already made up their minds anyway.

There are at least 4 rounds in each event.  In-between rounds, we usually get more acquainted with each other. That’s when I heard this guy say, “The Stack’s ribs have no personality! It’s the same every single time. Boring!” He continued ranting about the inferiority of The Stack’s ribs.

Guess what my favorite bbq meat is? C’mon guess.  Starts with the letter “R”. Now guess what I promote at each of my tables. Here’s another hint. It begins with the letter “R”. I have helped make a dining experiences better because of those ribs.  Then this guy started talking crazy about my top seller!

I kept my cool at first. I really did. I kept my mouth shut. However, he remained rude.

Three hours go by and he’s still being discourteous. I reached my limit with this guy. So I dropped the hint that I’m a server.

He asked, “Where do you serve?”

I looked straight at him and said, “I serve at the place where the ribs have no personalty.”

The man’s jaw dropped. “You work at The Stack?” I nodded my head.

He didn’t say much to me after that.  He did try to apologize though. I tried to accept his apology. All in all though, we kept a civil distance.

He started it though.