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Zelienople Chef Comes Up Just Short In Regis And Kelly's 'Best Ribs'
Todd Nelson's Recipe Was Among 5 Contest Finalists
POSTED: 10:02 am EDT July 3,
2009
UPDATED: 12:32 pm EDT July 7,
2009
ZELIENOPLE, Pa. -- A Butler County chef came close but didn't win the top prize in Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa's nationwide search for the best grill recipe.Todd Nelson, from The Kaufman House in Zelienople, was featured on Friday morning's broadcast of "Live With Regis and Kelly." His recipe for St. Louis Ribs with Raspberry Jalapeno BBQ Sauce was one of five finalists in the ribs category of the contest.
Philbin stumbled a bit as he tried to pronounce the borough's name."We have ribs with raspberry jalapeno sauce from The Kaufman House there in Zenapol. Zenapolie? What is it? Zelienople. I've never heard of that town, Pennsylvania," Philbin said.A recipe for Fightin' Irish Whiskey Ribs from Bonefire Smokehouse in Kingsport, Tenn., was announced as the winner on Tuesday morning, based on fans' votes at livewithregisandkelly.com.
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