February 4. 2025 ~ Tifton, GA.
Patrons of this year‘s annual Tifton Rhythm & Ribs Festival will be treated to a tasty food recipe from Celebrity Chef Pat Neely whose appearance is being sponsored by Conger LP Gas of Tifton, GA.
The Festival is produced by the TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY TOURISM ASSOCIATION, and is a family friendly professional event and backyard BBQ competition, with children's games and activities, arts & crafts vendors, food vendors, and lots of entertainment!
“Our festival promises to be a day full of fun and food, and we are excited to have Pat Neely as our Celebrity Chef who will be giving a live food demo as well as meet and greets “ says a tourism official.
Known as the BBQ King to his fans, Pat Neely has enjoyed touring the country over the years preparing food dishes from his vast repertoire of recipes he has created over a 40 year career that includes operating successful restaurants in the Southeast and the Northeast where his accolades include ‘Restaurateur of the Year‘ and his establishments voted as ‘Best Restaurant‘.
Many people remember Neely for his TV shows ‘Down Home with the Neely’s’ and ‘Road Tasted with the Neely’s’ that aired on the Food Network from 2008 to 2014, but he enjoys the interactions with people that come out to these festivals, such as his recent appearances at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival where he prepared a dinner for 150 VIP’s that included Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, and at Actress Kim Fields’ REFRESH retreat in Tucson, AZ.
“To see the pleased reaction on the faces of people who eat something I have just grilled is so gratifying for me and is why I keep doing these food demos“ says Neely.The festival will be held at Fulwood Park on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 located at 810 North Tift Avenue in Tifton, GA., preceded by a “Kick-Off” party on Friday, February 28th from 6 PM to 10PM.
Festival officials invites everyone out to “The Friendly City‘ of Tifton for this free event for the entire family in the beautiful countryside of Georgia.For more information about the festival, log on at:
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