Second Annual International Bicuit Festival
The weekend I spent in Auburn one of the biggest downtown events of the year was happening right here in downtown Knoxville. I suspect the small crowds at the Songwriter's Festival in Alabama might have had something to do with the huge crowds back in my hometown. I'm guessing everyone who could escaped Auburn and headed north. So did everyone else.
Making Biscuits? Using Propane? |
There's a shirt I want. |
The crowds for last year's International Biscuit Festival overwhelmed the event to the point that people who came within an hour of the opening were shut out (that would have been me, for one). This year the effort was greatly expanded to several times the scope of last year's event, only to be overwhelmed once more. Estimates ranged from 15,000 to 20,000 people. Is there a cap on Knoxville's appetite for that golden brown delicacy?
Amie : Knoxville's Best Bartender and Biscuit Babe Extrodinaire |
The event, as captured in photographs for this post by Shaft, ace photographer and "cat that won't cop out," featured many events, music, Mr. and Miss Biscuit competition as well as competitions in numerous categories including traditional, children's and most creative.
Even athletic running-types love biscuits! |
Even Sulky Tweens love buscuits! |
Start 'em young! |
It does hearken me back to my childhood in multiple ways. I'll never be able to smell a biscuit without a certain little jingle running through my brain. I'm posting the video below, which includes some shots of Flatt and Scruggs and their Martha White Bus. I heard it a million times on the Grand Ole Opry via the magic of WSM and it still brings a smile to my face.
Labels: Biscuits, Downtown Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville Blogs, Flatt and Scruggs, International Biscuit Festival, Knoxville Tennessee
3 Comments:
The guy with the wooden paddle over the cast iron cauldron thing was stirring apple butter. And let me tell you, it was AMAZING.
Blocking off Gay Street would be great. Then you've got the festival and the Farmer's Market within a block of each other.
More bithkits pweese!
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