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February 24, 2010

Maine BBQ guru wins national awards

By Meredith Goad mgoad@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

Dennis M. Sherman, the barbecue guru known as "DennyMike," won silver and bronze medals for his Maine-made sauces and rubs at the annual National Barbecue Association conference in Memphis, one of the nation's barbecue hotspots.

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In this 2007 file photo, Dennis Sherman, owner of DennyMike's smokehouse in Old Orchard Beach, adds some of his special BBQ sauce to a Texas-style pulled pork sandwich.

John Ewing/Staff Photographer

In blind taste tests, DennyMike's Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce won a silver medal in the "Vinegar Spicy Sauce" category. "Fintastic," a seafood rub, won a bronze in the "Mediterranean/Herb Rub/Seasoning" category. Sherman's "Hot 'n Nasty" sauce won a fifth place award in the "Tomato Spicy Sauce" category.

Two of DennyMike's rubs, "Pixie Dust" and "Sublme Swine," are going to be making an appearance at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar night party in New York on March 7. The products will be included in gifts bags presented to previous Oscar winners and nominees at the event at the Palace Hotel.

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