Ridgewood Firefighters Prevail as 30 firefighters face off in annual grill competition in Paramus

Ridgewood Firefighters Prevail as 30 firefighters face off in annual grill competition in Paramus

JUNE 15, 2014, 3:04 PM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2014, 9:32 PM
BY MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

PARAMUS — They’re used to beads of sweat crawling down their necks in the heat, as smoke rises into the sky.

But the mission on Sunday afternoon as 30 firefighters gathered in the Paramus Fairway parking lot wasn’t to douse flames, but instead to use them to grill ribs, burgers and chicken at the fourth annual Firefighters Food Face-Off….

….As the food stock depleted, the panel of judges, which included three food writers and a chef, announced a winner: Ridgewood.

Shortway said their burger, topped with an egg and maple bacon chips, sealed it.

“Everyone said the burger was the best,” he said…….

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