In the midst of the Swine Flu media frenzy, I got an email about The Other White Meat Tour taking place this weekend. That’s right – pork. So my first question to the person who sent it to me was, “Um, have you watched the news?” Her response? “Yes, it is interesting timing … the CDC has noted that the virus is not transmitted through food and has also said that it has found no evidence to indicate that any of the human illnesses resulted from contact with pigs.”
So the Other White Meat Tour continues its quest for Austin’s #1 Pork Fan. Fans are invited to get out and rap for ribs, dance for pork tenderloin, or whatever they can think up to win the chance to visit NYC and meet celebrity chef Guy Fieri on a panel of judges as they seek the winner of the national Next Pork Personality Contest. The winner also gets $500 to HEB. All attendees get to sample delicious free pork.
Perhaps the coolest thing about it is that for every person who enters the contest, America’s Pork Producers donate 10 pounds of pork to the Capital Area Food Bank of Austin, which makes about 50 meals/entry!
http://www.theotherwhitemeat.com/aspx/promos/tour09/index.aspx
So swallow your pride, scrub your hands of swine flu, and make like the Houston winner, who covered Katy Perry’s song and called it “I Ate Pork and I Liked It” … I did have a video, but I can’t upload it to wordpress, so you just have to sing along in your own head.
Sat & Sun at the Old Pecan Street Festival, 1 – 3pm, winner is announced around 4pm on Sunday