Friday May 18, 2007
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Hungry? Get barbecue

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Photos courtesy of Damon Rousis

A few snapshots from this past spring's Barbecue Club activities.

By Archel Bernard Contributing Writer

The good tastes of the summer are now available at Tech with the start of the new, student-led Barbecue Club. The organization meets monthly for judging and competition in a down-home, top chef kind of gathering. The club started out simply as a way for students to show their love for savory barbecue.

The monthly meetings have different themes for barbecue. Everyone makes a new dish to share and people judge each other simply on taste. "The potluck is like a collegiate-level Food Network competition we have each time we meet," said Damon Rousis, an Aerospace Engineering graduate student and founder of the Barbecue Club. "We have a good time just making new dishes and trying each other's food."

The club even slow-cooked pork on Skiles Walkway this past spring semester. "The smell of the pork caught people walking past. We had pulled pork sandwiches, and we do things like that all the time. We are really just interested in good barbecue," Rousis said.

Who doesn't love that?