Oink!

[hscottk]

Some friends and I are going to lunch at Jean Georges this Saturday, and yet my posts seem to be more along the lines of a Homer Simpson: beer, wings, pizza places, etc. Am I being reactionary?

So to continue my 'slummin it' series, let's talk Pig Roasts!

We are (ever so) slowly entering the summer season, and I have been dying to find a legit pig roast in the area. A good friend of mine had friends that did an annual pig roast in Point Pleasant for many years, but it no longer exists. Apparently, the thing grew from almost nothing to an event of hundreds upon hundreds, complete with tshirt sales and a beer truck. One year the Point Pleasant cops decided enough was enough....

So what are my options short of having one myself? The ideal situation would be to find one akin to the above, which basically sold tshirts to cover their costs for the roast. I'm guessing that might not be so easy to find, but are there any places that do this periodically (annual events, etc?).

I'll bet y'all have some stories to tell!

[=Mark]

If you can wait till fall and don't mind travelling...

[hscottk]

Mark,

Very, very, interesting. And on a long weekend to boot.

[Holly Moore]

If you can wait till fall and don't mind travelling...

Where is it written that there shall only be one pig roasting a year?

[dbrociner]

For the last few summers my family has been going to a vacation community in PA called Big Bass Lake in Gouldsboro, off Rt. 380, about a half hour outside of Scranton. We go every year on the week that starts in July and ends in August. There's always a pig roast on the first Sat. in August at either the American Legion or the VFW in Gouldsboro. I've never been because Saturday is the day we leave and I am out voted by everyone else. Maybe this year. Maybe Holly Moore has some additional information.

[Holly Moore]

Maybe this year. Maybe Holly Moore has some additional information.

Maybe I will on the first Sunday in August

[WHT]

That may be tougher than it sounds. The Elks and Moose sometimes have them. At least the ones in Ocean County. Also some of the volunteer fire departments as a way of raising funds. Maybe that would be the type of situation to look out for.

[Rail Paul]

That may be tougher than it sounds. The Elks and Moose sometimes have them.

Elks and Moose barbeque-ing pigs?

Sounds like George Orwell would have a field day with this. What ever happened to the harmony of nature?

[dinetogo]

[so what are my options short of having one myself?]

FINKS

[=Mark]

It's not a whole pig, but this weekend there's a lot of grilled dead animals at The Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival.