This year we will be bringing you Long Island's First BBQ Festival/Competition there will be many BBQ Vendors on hand as well as Vendors selling BBQ related items along with live entertainment both Saturday and Sunday.

This year's event is "OPEN TO THE PUBLIC", there will be a gate fee of $5 per adult and $2 per child (children under the age of 12). Should you so desire, and just across the way, you can enjoy the best Thoroughbred horse racing Long Island has to offer at the renowned Belmont Park Racetrack there will be live racing going on throughout the event. For event times and information click here.

It often surprises people to learn that there are many thousands of people who are at risk of hunger on Long Island, a region officially designated as one of the most prosperous in the United States.

According to Hunger in America, a comprehensive study of domestic hunger, an estimated 259,000 Long Island residents - including nearly 93,000 children and 39,000 seniors - are hungry.

Grill Kings Inc. together with Long Island Cares is conducting a food drive throughout the event to help the thousands of needy Long Islanders that go hungry each day. So if you can donate some non-perishable food items while attending the event it would be greatly appreciated.

To find out more or how you can help feed the hungry visit Long Island Cares online at www.licares.org.

Click here for a list of needed non-perishable food items.

This year The Mystic will be performing live at Grill Kings on Saturday between 2PM and 4PM, and on Sunday between 1PM and 3PM. The Mystic has now been together for over ten years and there is nothing mysterious about the way this band can tailor its repertoire to suit any crowd. Their unique style and talents bring a whole new feel for live music today. They have the uncanny ability to entertain and bring life to the dance floor. With five lead vocalists, it's no wonder this band can cover their lengthy songlist with such authenticity. The versatility of music ranging from the 1940's into the music of today has made them a huge success at weddings, private and corporate parties, and at clubs in the tri-state area. Check out The Mystic official website at www.themysticmusic.com.

Grill Kings Inc. is proud to announce six new sponsors for this year's event. Babylon Ford a premiere Long Island Ford Dealer, Pepsi-Cola Long Island's leading beverage bottler, Optimum and their triple play family of products, Majestic Foods a Long Island purveyor of fresh meat products, Anheuser-Busch the leading brewer of fine beers, and PureFire Premium Brick Charcoal whose product is the quickest lighting, cleanest burning, charcoal on the market today.

PepsiCo's success is the result of superior products, high standards of performance, distinctive competitive strategies and the high level of integrity of their people.

For more information visit our sponsor at www.pepsi.com.

Babylon Ford located at 495 Montauk Highway, West Islip is a leading Long Island Ford Dealer. If you are in the market for a new car or truck call or stop on by and ask for "Pick" McCarville: 631-669-3232

For more information visit our sponsor at http://babylonford.com.

Quality Unsurpassed

At Anheuser-Busch, quality is more than a goal...it is a way of life. Quality doesn't just happen. In the end, quality comes from having the human, technological and financial resources to invest in it each and every business day. An unwavering commitment to quality is at the heart of how Anheuser-Busch has done business since 1852. Then, as now, it is the key to our success and will continue to be in the future.

Innovative Approach

Innovation, a long-standing strategy at Anheuser-Busch, represents the path to greatness. Adolphus Busch employed this strategy more than 125 years ago to make Budweiser the first national beer-using new ideas like pasteurizing beer, refrigerating railcars to transport it across the country and mobilizing grassroots salespeople to market the product. Today, Anheuser-Busch has some of the most innovative brewing, packaging and adventure-park facilities in the world. Leaders in any industry keep their eye on the future and continually find new ways to think about their business. Anheuser-Busch is no exception.

For more information visit our sponsor at: www.budweiser.com.

PureFire Premium Brick Charcoal is the all-natural alternative to today's leading brands. Independent tests prove this charcoal burns cleaner, hotter and longer than other leading briquette brands. Totally organic this amazing charcoal requires no lighter fluid and reaches cooking temperature in just minutes. No more mess, no more chemicals, no more lighter fluid. These patented charcoal bricks are manufactured from coconut shell, with high carbon content and high heat energy to ensure even heat release and easy ignition.

For more information visit our sponsor at: www.purefirecharcoal.com.

In our continuing efforts to promote BBQ both on Long Island and throughout the country Grill Kings Incorporated is proud to bring to you a new charcoal that is the all-natural alternative to today's leading brands. Independent tests prove this charcoal burns cleaner, hotter and longer than the leading brands. Totally organic this amazing charcoal requires no lighter fluid and reaches cooking temperature in just minutes. No more mess, no more chemicals, no more lighter fluid simply charcoal fit for a KING!! Price: $6.99 plus shipping *One 8 Pack is equal to 10 lbs of standard charcoal!

Majestic Foods was established in 1998 as a purveyor of fresh meat products to the finest restaurants, pizzerias and caterers on Long Island. We have since transformed into a broad line food distributor offering market fresh meat, produce, dairy, grocery, canned and frozen food items to those same establishments while maintaining our specialty, which is the center of the plate meat items. We operate out of our 15,000 square foot facility located at 61 Bay Avenue in Patchogue. Please feel free to give us a call for any of your meat or food needs. 1- 631-475-2478 Thank you, Robert Bacon President Majestic Foods

Music for this years event was provided by, WBAB, Long Islands Home of Rock-n-Roll!!

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