Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q Book at BPL Teaches Art of Cooking Barbecue; Hosts Blues Festival April 29 in Bessemer
Last year, BPL hosted book signings by Van Sykes, second generation owner of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q, at the Central Library and at Five Points West Regional Library.
Sykes, whose parents Bob and Maxine Sykes founded Bessemer's iconic restaurant Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q in 1957, tells the story of the family business and their expertise in cooking barbecue in the book.
This Saturday, April 29, in Bessemer's DeBardeleben Park, the 12th
Annual Bob Sykes Bbq & Blues Festival is presented by the City of Bessemer, Chevrolet
Bessemer, BLOX and Hibbett City Gear. The event will
combine the best of blues music and legendary Bob Sykes Bar B Q from noon to 8:00 p.m.
Learn more about the Bob Sykes BBQ Blues Festival by clicking on www.bobsykesblues.com
In From the Pit to the Plate The Story of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q, Van Sykes discusses how his parents, Bob and Maxine Sykes, came up with the vision of what later became Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q. Readers will meet Van's parents as well as some employees who he credits with Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q's success, such as pie whiz Dot Brown and third-generation pit master Jason Jewell.
The book closes with a chapter in which folks share lots of love for Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q.
Copies of the book will be available at the Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q Blues Festival on Saturday.
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