Finger Lickin' Good With A Little Sweet Heat: Let's Try Some Bbq

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21-04-2025

Finger Lickin' Good With A Little Sweet Heat: Let's Try Some Bbq
Our three delightful contestants include Kennedy from Houston Texas, Mason who hails from Birmingham, Alabama, and Moni, whose family is from North Carolina.
Okay, we got the casting right this time and 3 people from the south or atleast have southern roots.
Kennedy is kicking it off first with her barbecue chicken with a side of questionable looking mac & cheese and interesting looking candied yams.
Now I'm not feeling the sides of the presentation alone, but who am I?
I'm just the fun commentator who says what ya'll are thinking – anyways, let's get back into it (haha).
She marinated the barbecue chicken in garlic and onion with a side of dirty rice.
The one word she used to describe her dish: Home.
Let's hope she can bring home the win.
Now, her opponents received their plates and just like any other Black person would, they questioned the mac and cheese.
She used the big shell macaroni and it looked like Velveeta mac and cheese.
Mason clocked it, sharing my sentiments while Moni questioned if Kenendy used canned sweet yams – and by the looks of it, she might be right, no shade.
Let's get into their first bites.
Now, Mason said it best – looks can be deceiving because they both enjoy the piece of chicken with Moni sharing it had 'a little kick to it.'
Kennedy instructed her opponents to eat the rice and yams together – which confused them and wasn't received well. Also, the mac and cheese didn't hit babe for your opponents, either.
So, let's get into her final scoring.
Final score: 12.5
It's Moni's turn, and she made sticky short ribs and prefaced her rib fell off the bone when she first cooked them, but don't expect the meat to drop because it's been sitting before she brought her food to the studio.
I'll give it a pass.
She made her own sauce for the ribs, using ginger, honey, brown sugar, and garlic. The recipe was passed down from her grandmother and I'm sure she's watching in heaven proud of her baby to show them what a good rib tastes like.
Nothing like a tradition from an elder.
No sides on her plate, but enough chatting, let's see how her opponents felt.
Kennedy was already enthralled by the rib, ready to pounce down honey,
Mason also shared positive sentiments, saying how it smells good and – to my surprise– he said it's still falling off the bone.
Baby, they loved the rib and they said it was THAT good.
Shout out to grandma Moni!
No notes – let's get into her score.
Final score: 18
Mason is up and the plate looked – in his words – delectable.
He made some barbecue grilled salmon, grilled vegetables, and had a healthy scoop of mac and cheese that wasn't Velveeta.
No shade Kennedy.
For the barbecue sauce, he got it from his grandmother, but he told us a few ingredients: ketchup, mustard, and…a can of beer?
Interesting – let's taste it.
Moni wasn't too pleased – saying it was 'nothing special' while Kennedy had a better spirit about the dish and enjoyed her bites, despite being shocked by the combination of barbecue sauce and fish.
However, they both agreed on one thing, which is unfortunate for Mason: it didn't give old fashion barbecue.
Final score: 14
Now, before we close out, we had the Queen of Smiles and shade herself, Dr. Heavenly Kimes and her husband, Dr. Damon Kimes, try the dishes too.
They tried Kennedy's dish first – they weren't mad at the mac and cheese and the chicken, although Heavenly said it doesn't give barbecue.
Her score for Kennedy: 7
Now, it's time for her to judge Moni's dish – and she already is calling it cheap.
Whew lord.
Final score: 6
Now, for Mason's dish, they said it was 'really good' and fresh. They deemed it 'the best one' out of the three dishes.
Final score: 9.6
Ultimately, the win goes to Moni so pat on the back baby!
And um….when you host your next cookout, holler at me.
If you enjoyed my banter, I know you'll enjoy the video so hit that video below.