Last night at the Silly Goose there was a BBQ menu discussion among head cook Frank, assistant cook/team VP Clay, and team workhorse “Mr. Load-in.” Now, of course as “Mr. Load-in” I am more interested in planning how we’re going to get all the hard work done to construct our booth, but I do realize that a lot of the team reads my blog and might be interested in what we are going to have to eat.
We will have pork shoulder, of course, since that is our competition entry. I believe the plan is to have it for one of our three meals every day, so the cooks can practice. Brisket sliders were discussed for one of the other meals, and of course ribs will be on the menu too. A fish dish is a possibility as well. Our head cook happens to be the Memphis Farmers Market board president, and he said he is going to use his influence to make sure we have plenty of vegetable sides so there will be healthy choices in the Moody Ques booth. Fried okra (not sure how healthy that is), kale in various forms, and mashed potatoes were mentioned, along with some other veggies. And yes, before Squeal Street members ask, our award-winning Moody Ques microwave popcorn will be back.
Moving on to the news, I love it when someone else does my job for me (I know a lot of you are surprised to hear “Mr. Load-in” say that). Four of Holly’s five things to do this weekend are Downtown: Brewery Revival, Africa in April, Downtown crawfish festivals, and Memphis Brewfest. Click through to her blog to read about them.
A long list of celebrities including sports, outdoors, and racing celebrities will attend the Bass Pro Pyramid grand opening on the 29th.
There’s a guy who solved the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle in 5 minutes, 38 seconds. My friends John D and Otto have a new hero.
Follow @tennbrewery on Twitter to keep up with which food trucks will be at the brewery on days Revival is happening.
There will be a “Show Your Ride” event on and around Beale tomorrow with about 500 Corvettes and 40 Camaros.
I always take a vacation/recovery day the day after Rajun Cajun, so a few hours from now I will begin a three-day weekend. I’m thinking Max’s Sports Bar and then the Brewery will be the running order tonight, weather permitting. Going to be a wet weekend but I intend to make the best of it anyway.