{"id":16331,"date":"2015-05-13T09:32:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T14:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=16331"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T14:32:18","slug":"lunch-at-rizzos-and-an-afternoon-with-mr-load-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/lunch-at-rizzos-and-an-afternoon-with-mr-load-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch at Rizzo&#8217;s and an afternoon with &#8220;Mr. Load-in&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Paul, you have nearly broken your back constructing this tent,&#8221; came the text from BBQ team president Moody to &#8220;Mr. Load-in&#8221; at 10:24 yesterday morning. &#8220;I demand that you take the morning off. That is an order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Left with nothing to do, I decided to go visit one of my favorite chefs, Michael Patrick, at his new place Rizzo&#8217;s Diner at Main and Butler. I grabbed a seat at the bar and started off with the cheeseburger soup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-11-14.35.56.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.14.05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16333\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.14.05.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 11.14.05\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.14.05.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.14.05.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.14.05.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before I even sat in my chair, the manager looked at me and said, &#8220;The special.&#8221; That was all that needed to be said. It was a shrimp cake with a choice of three sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.27.56.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16334\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.27.56.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 11.27.56\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.27.56.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.27.56.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-11.27.56.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the &#8220;before&#8221; picture. Here is the &#8220;after&#8221; picture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.04.10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16335\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.04.10.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 12.04.10\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.04.10.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.04.10.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.04.10.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check Rizzo&#8217;s out if you haven&#8217;t already. I hear they have an incredible brunch on the weekends. &#8220;Like&#8221; them on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Rizzos-Diner\/144431242309159?fref=ts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming back to the Downtown core, I saw this on Second across the street from the Saucer:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.21.06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16336\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.21.06.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 12.21.06\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.21.06.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.21.06.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-12.21.06.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That must have been an uneven walk home.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you have asked, &#8220;Paul, I know your title on the BBQ team is &#8216;Mr. Load-in&#8217; but what does that mean? What exactly do you do for the team?&#8221; Here&#8217;s a look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-14.28.05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16337\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-14.28.05.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 14.28.05\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-14.28.05.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-14.28.05.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-14.28.05.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.03.39.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16339\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.03.39.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"2015-05-12 16.03.39\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.03.39.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.03.39.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.03.39.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16340\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"2015-05-12 16.42.43\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg?resize=500%2C375 500w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-05-12-16.42.43.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All right. Time to hit Publish and get down to the park. I know the blog has kinda sucked this week but it will turn around tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Paul, you have nearly broken your back constructing this tent,&#8221; came the text from BBQ team president Moody to &#8220;Mr. Load-in&#8221; at 10:24 yesterday morning. &#8220;I demand that you take the morning off. That is an order.&#8221; Left with nothing to do, I decided to go visit one of my favorite chefs, Michael Patrick, at &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/lunch-at-rizzos-and-an-afternoon-with-mr-load-in\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lunch at Rizzo&#8217;s and an afternoon with &#8220;Mr. Load-in&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16331"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16342,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16331\/revisions\/16342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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