The West Virginia Road Kill Cook-off is one of the region’s
most exciting and fun annual events.
In years past, the Food Network, the Travel Channel and the Discovery
Channel have all done filming of this wild and wacky festival!
If you’ve ever wanted to taste exotic dishes like squirrel
gravy over biscuits, teriyaki marinated bear or deer sausage,
this is the place!
Cookin’ starts at 9 .m. — judging starts at 2 p.m.—
and you can taste the grub whenever your stomach’s ready!
2009
Schedule of Activities & Events [The
2010 schedule will be posted as soon as it's finalized.]
Miss WV Roadkill crowned
Music all
day — 220 South • Silver Eagle
Express
• The Alfred Brown Family • Uphill Ride
Best craft
show in region!
Wagon rides
through historic Marlinton
Apple pressing
& Farmer’s Market
Fun Dog Show
Appearance
by Smokey the Bear
Games &
Contests
Horseshoe
pitchin’
Soccer match
Harvest games
Country fair
displays
Handmade
quilts
Canned goods
Fresh produce
& flowers
Pocahontas
County KidFid - Youth Fiddle
Contest
at the Opera House
Twelve
teams competed in 2009. The Roadkill Cook-off winners were Two
Crooks and A Cook, with their winning recipe "South-of-the-border
Mishap," armadillo, roadrunner and hitchhiker tacos. In addition
to a receiving $1000 for their efforts, Two Crooks and a Cook
also ran away with the People's Choice Award, decided by ballot
of visitors at the Festival.
Cook-off
veterans, The Coal Hollow Brothers, returned this year to snag
second place and a $450 cash prize. The Brothers cooked up "Frogut's
Jumpin' Jamabalaya," which included frog meat, sausage and
chicken. The Brothers, wearing frontier-style period costumes,
also won the Showmanship Award, worth a $50 gift certificate.
The judges
awarded third place and $225 to a local team, the Ridge Runners,
and its specialite´ de la maison, "Smeared Hog
with Groundhog Gravy." The entree was accompanied by "Bear
Butt Appetizers," made with real bear meat and "Slime
Juice," a concoction of grapes, sherbet and ginger ale.
The event
was covered by Adam Gertler and a television crew from the Fine
Living Network from Los Angeles, California. Gertler also captained
the Bumper Crop Cafe´ cooking team during the event.
The judges
for 2009 were Jay Anderson, cooking instructor at Pierpont Culinary
Academy, in Fairmont; Nicole Bowman, of Morgantown, editor of
WV Living magazine and Kathleen Willcox, of New York City,
culinary student and contributing writer for the "Eat Me
Daily" Web site.
The Roadkill
Cook-off was featured in a segment on the Fine Living Channel
in January.
