Texas Parks & Wildlife:
ATHENS (KYTX) — The third annual Athens Eggfest is scheduled for Saturday, April 13,
at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC).
An Eggfest can be thought of as the ultimate tailgate cookout: Dozens of
Eggheads will fire up Big Green Eggs and bake, smoke, grill and serve everything
from breakfast casseroles to pork ribs to blueberry muffins to pig candy. It
will all be cooked on the iconic ceramic cookers, and samples will be available
for tasting.
Regular admission to TFFC will be charged. Those who preregister will be
allowed to taste for a $5 donation to the Friends of the Texas Freshwater
Fisheries Center.
Persons who do not preregister can still taste by making a $10 donation to
the Friends of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center at the event entrance.
Both cooks and tasters may preregister at http://athenseggfest.wordpress.com/.
This year's theme for the Athens Eggfest is "Food's Better Outside." An
Eggfest is not a cooking competition, it's a tasting frenzy accompanied by
cooking instruction. Food will be coming off the Eggs all day long, starting
with breakfast-type items in the morning and progressing to heartier foods as
the day goes on. While tasting, you can learn how to cook on a Big Green Egg
yourself.
At the end of the day, the once-used Eggs will be available for purchase at a
substantial discount. You may reserve an Egg for purchase at the web site above.
The entire line of Big Green Egg accessories will also be available for
purchase.
Event staff will cool the Eggs, remove the ashes and help you load them into
your pickup truck or large SUV. Eggs weigh about 150 pounds.
Founded in 1974, Big Green Egg has come to symbolize outdoor cooking. The Egg
is modeled on a traditional Asian ceramic cooking concept that has become one of
the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. barbecue industry. Originally
constructed with clay, the Egg is now manufactured with space-age ceramics that
make the cooker virtually indestructible under normal cooking circumstances.
Headquartered in a suburb of Atlanta, The Big Green Egg is available in more
than 20 countries worldwide.
The Athens Eggfest is sponsored by Morrison Supply, Paragon Distributing,
Brookshires Grocery and TFFC.
For information on visiting the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, go to www.tpwd.state.tx.us/tffc
or call (903) 676-2277.
TPWD Photo © 2011, Larry D. Hodge
