The second annual Elkhorn Ribfest packs the Walworth County fairgrounds with enough tender, delicious meat to make any vegan cringe. It also brings out the burning need to try your hand at some pitmaster techniques on your own. One of the great things about Ribfest is that you can ask the pitmasters face-to-face. Most won’t divulge their most secret of secrets (see earlier article) but you’ll be surprised at how open and approachable the cooks are. What you’ll learn by going

When the breeze blows in from the fairgrounds in mid-July, it carries tangy BBQ aromas that have blown into Walworth County from all compass points. Smokers glowing. Giant banners towering two stories extolling who's-the-champ-where. Appetites tempted and sated. Last year was the inaugural Elkhorn Ribfest, drawing in the best pitmasters from coast-to-coast. While they bear fun nicknames like Meathead and Smokey, the competition’s as intense as the heat radiating from the hard