{"id":1537,"date":"2015-08-04T08:55:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T08:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2015-08-17T09:22:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T09:22:20","slug":"banter-at-the-big-grill-115-aug-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-at-the-big-grill-115-aug-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter at The Big Grill (115, Aug 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Big Grill<\/a>\u00a0debuted in Herbert Park in Dublin 4 last year and welcomed a lot of BBQ and craft beer fans to the leafy suburbs with a feast of meat, a bunch of ale and a lot of smoke. The festival returns to Ballsbridge this month with a lot of extras and one of these is\u00a0Banter<\/a>. After a summer where we\u2019ve done our thing at various festivals up and down the country, the well travelled and highly seasoned series of public talks, conversations and interviews will be live in a tent in Herbert Park for the weekend<\/p>\n

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On the menu: four days of prime-time discussions, heated conversations and entertaining panels featuring grilling experts and opinionated folks to talk about a whole bunch of issues.<\/p>\n

Thursday Aug 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

7.15pm: The opening shout<\/strong><\/p>\n

We set the scene for the weekend with\u00a0DJ BBQ<\/a>\u00a0(BBQ evangalist and broadcaster),\u00a0Andre de Luca<\/a>\u00a0(the main man at\u00a0Boss BBQ<\/a>, Sao Paulo),\u00a0Catherine Cleary<\/a>\u00a0(resturant reviewer at The Irish Times),\u00a0Aoife McElwain<\/a>\u00a0(Forkful<\/a>) and guests talking turkey (and beef, pork and chicken) about food, drink and everything else.<\/p>\n

Friday Aug 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

7.15pm: A round with Tyson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyson Ho<\/a>\u00a0is the proprietor and pitmaster at the\u00a0Arrogant Swine<\/a>, an American beer hall specializing in old-school North Carolina whole hog BBQ located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. We find out more about the man who swapped careers in fine dining and finance to become the pastor at the church of pork.<\/p>\n

Saturday Aug 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm: The History of BBQ<\/strong><\/p>\n

DJ BBQ rewinds the tapes to tell the story of how BBQ became so darn popular<\/p>\n

3.30pm: The rise and rise of fast casual<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the new sweet spot, that point between fast food and full table service which is gathering all the plaudits and, more importantly, punters at present. We talk to\u00a0Tom Gleeson<\/a>\u00a0(Bunsen Burger<\/a>),\u00a0Kellie Hasbury<\/strong>\u00a0(Grillstock<\/a>) and\u00a0Barry McNerney\u00a0<\/strong>(Juniors<\/a>,\u00a0Paulie\u2019s Pizza<\/a>,\u00a0The Old Spot<\/a>,\u00a0Lotts & Co<\/a>) about the unstoppable rise of the fast casual gaffs.<\/p>\n

5.00pm: The drinks revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had the craft beer movement \u2013 and the crafty beer reaction from the big breweries \u2013 we\u2019ve had the signature whiskey buzz, we\u2019ve had the cocktail revival and we\u2019ve got prosecco and cava bubbles everywhere. So what\u2019s next? We kick back and talk to new school drinks connoisseurs\u00a0Cameron Wallace<\/strong>\u00a0(Eight Degrees<\/a>),\u00a0Caroline Hennessy<\/a>\u00a0(journalist, broadcaster and co-author of\u00a0\u201cSl\u00e1inte \u2013 The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider\u201d<\/a>),\u00a0Kevin Hurley<\/a>\u00a0(global ambassador\u00a0Teeling Whiskey<\/a>) and\u00a0Dave Morrissey<\/a>\u00a0(The Portherhouse<\/a>,\u00a0Dingle Whiskey<\/a>) about what they see on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Sunday Aug 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm: The business of BBQ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can I give up my job in the morning and start smoking? Advice about the big jump from DJ BBQ, John\u00a0Relihan<\/a> (Duagh BBQ Festival<\/a>),\u00a0Oliver Byrne<\/strong>\u00a0(Bison<\/a>\u00a0and Group Executive Chef\u00a0Press Up Entertainment Group<\/a>), Matt Williams<\/a> (Oxford Charcoal Company<\/a>) and\u00a0Donal Cahill<\/strong>\u00a0(My Meat Wagon<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3.30pm: How food festivals became the new rock\u2019n\u2019roll<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Big Grill is just one of a plethora of food festivals which are taking place in Ireland in 2015 and that\u2019s before we look at all the the fests which have food as one of the chief attractions. Just what is behind this trend? We look at the growth, the motivations behind them, the patterns and the future of food festivals with\u00a0Rebecca Cronin\u00a0<\/strong>(Ballymaloe Litfest<\/a>), Ger Mullally<\/strong>\u00a0(Savour Kilkenny<\/a>),\u00a0Ketty Elizabeth<\/a>\u00a0(French Foodie In Dublin<\/a>) and Samuel Bishop (Street Feast Ireland<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4.30pm: Food & music<\/strong><\/p>\n

We close our weekend at The Big Grill with a dive into the Venn diagram between food and music with\u00a0Levi Roots<\/a>,\u00a0Billy Scurry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0DJ Yoda<\/a>\u00a0talking about their love affair with food and why so many musicians have a blast when it comes to grub<\/p>\n

Full information on The Big Grill\u2019s other attractions\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Big Grill\u00a0debuted in Herbert Park in Dublin 4 last year and welcomed a lot of BBQ and craft beer fans to the leafy suburbs with a feast of meat, a bunch of ale and a lot of smoke. The festival returns to Ballsbridge this month with a lot of extras and one of these … <\/p>\n

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