On Saturday cookout, we’re hosting a sides competition!

Bring a sufficiently large dish, and we give you $20 per dish up to $40 maximum!

This will be a very low stakes, peer judged competition where everyone who wants to vote can do so. The makers of the top three side dishes each win an apron and bragging rights for the whole year!

How much is enough?
Each dish has to be enough homemade food so that most of our attendees can get a bite! A 9×13 casserole dish, a medium crock pot, a 10”x5” pan, etc.
Not: a couple of bags of chips.
Please bring a serving spoon for each dish brought. We will not have enough.

Any dish brought will be entered into the competition unless its maker specifies that it should not be.

Let us know what you’re bringing!
If you are planning on joining, and you intend to bring a dish, please email us at capitalblues.info@gmail.com with the subject line “Side Competition 2025 – [Your name]” to let us know! Seriously. It will help us out so much with planning. 

Allergies
Allergies are a big concern. Here’s how we’re handing it:

Keep item lidded/closed until allergens are identified.
Fill out a form that will include your name, the dish, and a checklist of the possible allergens it includes.
Dishes will be organized according to food category and allergens.

Here are the allergies we know our attendees have: gluten, wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, tomatoes, shellfish, citrus, coconut, strawberries, cinnamon, and peppers (bell & chili).

Scoring
For those who wish to judge:
Take an index card,
Put your name on it (cant have double voting now can we?),
List your top 5 side items, with the name that was on the allergen card.
Scoring will be stopped and tabulated 1.5 hours after food service (2PM).