That time Ron Childers took command of the weather Memphis Italian Fest! #WeStillNeedYouBuddy #MemphisItalianFestival #MIF2018 #OhNoYouDidntRain

Toto sang that they bless the rains down in Africa. I'm hoping someone has blessed the rains Memphis Italian Fest Rain can symbolize refreshment and life and it hasn't slowed down our setup or excitement for this week at all. It is going to be a great year!

After the rain during setup at Memphis Italian Fest this little guy showed up. #italianrainbow #ilovememphis

We would like to say a big THANKS to all of our AWESOME sponsors! We could not open tomorrow if it wasn't for you guys! If you want to support US, then make sure you support THEM! #OurSponsorsAreAwesome #ThanksGuys #MemphisItalainFestival

All we need is some ice for our Follow us @MolsonCoors! Coors Light and we're all set for Memphis Italian Fest Big thanks to Ashley Crawford @tapthat901 #ilovememphis #MemphisItalianFestival

Day 1 Memphis Italian Fest highlight! The blessing of the park. #MemphisItalianFestival #ilovememphis #MIF2018 #umbrellas @tapthat901

A lucky Pastafarian with Jerry Lawler who definitely liked our Memphis Italian Fest shirt this year.

These Memphis Italian Fest powder room decorating judges have NO IDEA what they are in for. #ilovememphis #memphisitalianfestival #MIF2018

Competing at Memphis Italian Fest you see a lot of funny things... but this receipt wins the day. #powderroomdecorating #MemphisItalianFestival #mif2018 #ilovememphis

I think Memphis Italian Fest should let me put on a cooking demo next year. I'd love to showcase my "Measure by Guessing" and "Salt Fixes Mistakes" cooking techniques.

Beautiful evening in the park! Starship takes the Chuck Hutton Chevrolet main stage at 9:30!

We want to thank everyone who came out and enjoyed Memphis Italian Fest with us this year, our team members for their sacrifice and hard work, and our wonderful sponsors, Jack Yates and TriCore Builders Inc and @tapthat901 We couldn't do it without your support! See you next year!

The Pastafarians are so ready for Memphis Italian Fest this year! Celebrating the 30th anniversary is gonna be a blast! Thanks to TriCore Builders Inc for their wonderful support! #ilovememphis #MemphisItalianFestival #Memphis

The Powder Room contest went back to 1989 Memphis Italian Fest yesterday! #ilovememphis

Join us tonight at the beautiful DixonGallery&Gardens for Art on Tap. We'll have some merch and of course tons of great beer! #artontap #dixion

The Pastafarians are all paid in for Memphis Italian Fest this year! It's going to be a great time! Can we three-peat our porto-john decorating title? Can our sauce get past 8th place? We'll find out May 31-June 2! #ilovememphis #pasta #Italian #Memphis

Fun day of research for a new ♥️ I Love Memphis Blog #bbq piece. #BBQLife #Memphis #notBrooklynbbq

At the Memphis Italian Fest cook's meeting. It's so close I can already smell the lasagna and taste the ice cold Follow us @MolsonCoors! Coors Light #tapthat901 #ilovememphis Blake Marcum

Big thanks to SuperLo Foods and Johnsonville for sponsoring Memphis Italian Fest This year is going to be great! #ilovememphis

The most coveted koozies at Memphis Italian Fest just arrived! We are less than one week away! Will you get one this year? You'll have to come and enjoy the party to find out! #ilovememphis