tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27263133159181835802024-03-12T16:06:34.138-07:00MEAT MEMeat Me me, meat, and my food experiences. I'm Sean Rice, I live in LA and I really don't like to eat anything else but meat, over meat, with a side of meat, and if thats not enough a sprinkle of meat on top. I love to cook, I love to eat out and I have a problem with vegetables. I love meat, bacon, ribs, pork, lamb, beef, chicken and fish. i will eat anywhere and cook anything. I have started this blog to show people the places I love and the places I don't.MEAT MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13427800955133541285noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726313315918183580.post-72916687933323694022013-10-31T11:13:00.003-07:002013-10-31T11:17:15.712-07:00Currywurst: Authentic German Sausage in Los Angeles<div id="fb-root">
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Explain to me the doughnut dog?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> The doughnut dog is a Long John Doughnut that is not glazed or sugary. It’s a plain doughnut with plain all beef Vienna hotdog. That’s important it is not a sausage it is a hotdog.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Hotdog?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Hotdog! Hence the name Doughnut Dog! It is topped with your choice of either sauerkraut, grilled onions, or home made mustard.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> What to do you recommend?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> It depends on what kind of a person you are…<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> I am an onion’s kind-of-a-person.<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> ONIONS? I love the onions and our mustard. It is a great combination, because doughnut has that soft feeling and the hotdog has that nice snap to it. We also serve it with a pickle.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Really, a hotdog with a pickle?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Yup! A hotdog with a PICKLE!!! A quarter of a pickle, it is really nice quality. There are very few places in LA that actually sell Vienna hotdog’s cause they cost almost twice as much as my all natural sausages. It’s crazy!<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> What do you mean my “All Natural”? What does that mean?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> It means that there are no preservatives in the sausages. There are no color additives. It is just the meat and spices. That’s it. Natural casings, there are no artificial casings. The chicken sausages do not have pork casings they have collagen casings. As an Orthodox Jew you could be eating that sausage and not have to repent after that. It’s “Jew Proof”.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> It should say that outside. Being in a Jewish neighborhood, they have a right to know.<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> We have had a few guys sit outside and it is so funny when you see a really religious Jewish person (the ones with the payis’s) sitting outside of a German sausage place, where most of the food is pork. It is like, come on, do you really know where you are sitting? Umm… we don’t decimate against anybody.<br />
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We also have the Vegan sausages, which are the smoked apple and sage, and Mexican Chipotle. I don’t want to fool Vegans and say we cook the vegan sausages and the pork sausages on the same grill. The Vegan sausages are being cooked in a cast iron skillet that is just off to the side of the grill and we never have anything else in it. I think that is a very important point.<br />
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Spaghetti ice cream is a really typical German desert that I grew up with. When I moved here I thought… Actually my first year here I didn’t even think about it. It was so far removed, but when we opened Currywurst I thought, well anybody can do apple strudel. Everybody was doing it so we wanted to separate ourselves from the ordinary folks. So I decided to do something that I grew up with and that was also really authentic. The Spaghetti ice cream is vanilla ice cream put through a special German hand press machine. There is no motor so there is some elbow grease going into it as well. It comes out looking like spaghetti and we top it with fresh strawberry sauce and white chocolate shavings. It looks like a plate of spaghetti marinara. Excellent.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> You also added a burger it looks like?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Yes the burger is an all Angus Beef 6 oz burger, which is a really nice substantial size. It’s presented on a brioche bun and it comes with cheddar cheese, garlic aioli, onions and tomatoes and served with a side of greens. You can also have it with french fries. It’s a great product.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Why did you decide to introduce the burger?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> It’s AMERICA. We live here. If this place were existing in Germany that menu would be reduced to 1 sausage and that’s it. If you go into a place like this in Germany you order Currywurst. They don’t even offer you the sausage with a bun. It’s like you sell currywurst you get currywurst. It’s one sausage.<br />
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In America you have to have options. People come in here, knowing we still serve several different options, but still feel we have a very limited menu. It’s not like they are eating 6 different items while they are here, so why are they saying it’s limited when they are only ordering one item anyways? That’s what you come in here for. When we introduced the burger we thought it was something that was easy to handle, it is such an American staple and I thought it would be good, and it has been really successful.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Do they serve burgers in Germany the same way that they might serve them here?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Not in the same way they do here. Yes, they server burgers in Germany but as a lunch item called “Frikadellen”, is a larger burger patty that includes some soaked bread, eggs, spices, usually a little ketchup and mustard a lot like meat loaf. It’s a patty that you eat with mustard for lunch. That is very typical next to the Currywurst, but when they eat a burger it is nothing outrageous like we have here where people get very inventive. In German they have adapted to that American standard where you get a sort of wonder bread type of a bun that you get at any type of a burger fast food place. It’s just a simple patty with cheese and may be mayo and ketchup and that’s it. So people don’t usually go all out.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So since we last met the biggest issue was translating what Currywurst was. How is that going?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Terrible. Look there is nobody in there that is the problem. People just haven’t gotten it. We had a great spot on KTLA 5, and I was amazed by how much airtime they gave us. They gave us 15 minutes of airtime on a Friday morning between 6 and 8 in the morning. That’s huge. It was for the introduction of the Doughnut Dog, but when people come in here and they read Currywurst as non-German or non traveled American you really have no idea what it is; if it is the name of the restaurant or if it is the name of the dish. They really have no idea what it is. People are just like, what is it? They have never had it and most people say they will try it because they don’t know what it is.<br />
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When we say Currywurst is the name of this really great dish and they try it and it’s great, but how do I get the people in here thinking they can also get as sausage on a bun that has nothing to do with curry, and that doesn’t like curry. That is still a pretty big challenge and until we educate people here… That’s what it is.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Well aside from that, how is everything else going? Are your cookies doing really well?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> The cookies are doing well. We sell a lot to catering. My regular catering business is doing really well. That is the reason why this place is still open. I am not making any money I am loosing money every month, but I am looking at this project as sending my kid to college. You pay a lot of money for the education but you don’t know what comes out of it.<br />
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I am going to stick it out for 5 years and it proves to break even or make a little profit we got to continue. If after 5 years I fail to get the word out about it there is no reason for me to continue.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So what would you tell someone who hasn’t been here, why they should come here?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> It is a very unique product, even though it falls under the category of “fast food” or “street food” the quality is so much higher. The French fries, beef and sausages are of the most amazing quality. They have no preservatives; it is a very clean product. Plus, it’s an authentic German experience. If you don’t have the money to travel to Germany, our experience is the closest thing to it.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So people coming from Germany?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Yes, a lot. The tour buses go by and I sit outside I can see the pupils going large, “Oh my God, look… There’s Currywurst.” People come back to eat. We have a few hostels’ down the street the Banana Boat Hotel, a lot of German kids stay there and when they are walking down to the grove they see; they are like “Oh my God”, and they are taking pictures of it.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> I see you had to move your sign (sausage crossing)?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Yes after 2 years the city finally said, you can’t do it. It is still very visible. So it is one step away from being illegal.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So today I ordered the Bockwurst, correct?<br />
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<b>Kai Loebach:</b> Yes, you got the Bockwurst (pork/veal) which is sliced Bockwurst with curry ketchup and curry powder. That is authentic as it gets. Then you had the Bürgermeister, which is a burger on a Brioche bun with tomatoes, onions, and cheese. Then you had the Doughnut Dog, which is a Long John doughnut which is plain and not sweetened with an all beef Vienna hotdog, caramelized onions, the house mustard and a pickle. Then you had the spaghetti ice cream. Which is vanilla ice cream thrust through a machine to make it look like spaghetti topped with fresh strawberry sauce and white chocolate shavings.<br />
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People this food is amazing. Aside from actually going to Germany, it doesn't get any more authentic than Currywurst of Los Angeles. Please come out, treat yourself, and enjoy a luxury you might not have the chance of enjoying unless this unique establishment gets the well deserved business that it needs to survive.<br />
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You can check out <a href="http://www.currywurstus.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Currywurst's </a>website or find them at 109 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036<br />
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Here are all of the supplies that I used. You want to get apple juice to keep the ribs moist. You'll need the Agave Nectar (which can be replaced with honey), Parkay and brown sugar for when you wrap the ribs. If you want to be clever and use real butter instead of Parkay don't because butter burns at a much lower temperature. I got Stubb's BBQ sauce for the very end. I used Big Poppa Smoker's Little Louie's and Sweet Money for the rub. I chose Happy Ending for my finish. I am using Kingsford charcoal as my fuel source and a combination of apple and cherry wood chips for a sweet smokey flavor.<br />
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I got the meat at Smart and Final where I bought most of the supplies. The rubs you can buy online at Big Poppa's <b><a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs?manufacturer=180" target="_blank">website</a></b>. The charcoal and wood you can get at Home Depot or local supermarket. It all depends on what your location carries. I prefer spareribs because they have a lot more meat than baby backs. Farmer John sells this 2 pack that can range anywhere from $18 to $25 dollars. On a side note "All Natural" means nothing on packaging. There are no requirements for that label so unless it has the USDA ORGANIC logo on it, it's just regular meat.<br />
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First off I rinse off the ribs under running water, place them in a pan and then damp them dry with a paper towel before I cut them. Take one rack and lay them ribs down bone side up and look for the piece of skin that lays diagonally across the ribs. You want to cut that off, it has various names from "the alien flap" to the "mud flap" so call it what you want just cut it off an throw it away (or use it to make stock for a pork butt injection). Next is either removing the membrane or trimming the ribs, it is up to you. I like to count down about 11 or 12 ribs and then cut a straight line parallel to the rest of the ribs from top to bottom. Then you'll feel for the top for the very first rib where the cartilage meets the edge of the breast bone and cut in between from there straight across the top of the ribs in a strait line. You should end up with a nice rectangle. You'll have your rack of ribs and your rib tips.<br />
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Now you are going to remove the membrane, sometimes this is easy and sometimes this is a pain is the fucking ass. What you want to do is go to the very edge of the bottom of the rib and use your finger nail to separate the membrane from the bone fat. Some people will stick the end of a spoon under it and drive it right up the bone. Then you'll grab a paper towel for grip and pull the membrane right off (it can be slippery). There will be 2 distinct layers you only want to pull the very top layer off. If you pull off both, the bone will literally fall out of the rib when you pick it up. There are 2 reasons to pull the membrane off 1. is to let the smoke get through to the under side of the meat. 2. It's a mother fucker to chew off when you're eating it.<br />
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Once the membrane is gone flip the ribs over and cut off any access fat that is hanging off the meat this will also prevent the smoke flavor from getting to the meat. Now that's done you are going to season your ribs. I have Big Popp's Sweet Money which I like for the sweet flavor and Little Louie's for it's salty/peppery flavor.<br />
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You will evenly spread the seasoning to both sides and give it a pat with your hand to make sure it's on there. That's one pat, there is no reason to molest the meat. Once that's done set it aside and let it rest for at least 60 minutes so the meat will absorb the rubs.<br />
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Once the ribs are rubbed I will apply the same technique to the rib tips. I will place the ribs and tips in a pan in the fridge I will pull them out 45 minutes prior to putting them on the smoker so that way they are room temperature and not cold. The idea is that the meat will take longer to get to perfect temperature if it is cold in the middle. There is less of a chance of undercooked meat below the surface. Technically it will take just over an hour to come to room temp being in the fridge, but if you want to go crazy you can place the meat in the oven at 225º to 350º for 15 minutes which will take the meat to 72º, the same as being at room temp for 1 hour and you don't have to worry about the meat going bad.<br />
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With the meat rubbed I used my fire starter with 10 to 12 coals and a piece of paper towel soaked in olive oil to get my fire started. Never use liter fluid it will make your food stink like chemicals. I then took 2 of the bowls from my vertical smoker (you can use metal bowls) filled them with water and placed them in the bottom of my smoker. This will help keep the ribs moist because the smoker will act like a humidifier as it starts to evaporate from the heat.<br />
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Once the coals are red I placed them on top of the pile of coals I had in the side box chamber of my smoker. I did a few different methods for the wood. Here I placed apple and cherry wood chips in a piece of foil. I then placed another piece of foil on top, rolled up the edges, and then poked holes on top and bottom. This should last about 30 to 40 minutes in the smoker. This foil technique also works well if you wanted to smoke on a grill. Just place this off to the side and it should smoke nicely.<br />
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It took me about an hour to get all that set up and going. The ideal temperature for this smoker is between 180º to 225º you can even go all the way up to 275º. It all depends on how long you want to smoke the meat for. As you can see with the ribs all of the rubs have been absorbed into the meat.<br />
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I have laid out all of the meat, bone side down and I made sure to keep some space between all of the pieces so that they all get some smoke. Once laid out, close the lid so the smoker can get back up to temperature.<br />
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After about 20 minutes my temp went all the way up to 275º. For me that's a little high for just smoking so I closed up the air vents half way to bring the temp back down. Remember for the next 3 to 4 hours we are just using the smoke to create a flavor bark around the meat. Once the bark is set we'll wrap the meat, raise the temp and start to cook it.<br />
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It has been an hour and here is where the apple juice comes to play. You're going to fill a spray bottle with apple juice and start to spray the meat every 30 minutes to keep it nice and moist. Do this very quickly because you let all of the smoke and heat out once you open the lid. I have also thrown more wood chips directly onto the fire to bring the smoke back up.<br />
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Here you can see the bark slowly set on the ribs every hour. The smoke will start to bond with the rub and the meat to form a nice crusty layer on the ribs. This is exactly what you are looking for. Each time you smoke ribs it will be different. The temperature on this smoker is a mother fucker to control. Some times it's windy or cold. Some times the wood burns super quick. Some times I have to add a wood chunk every 20 to 30 minutes cause they burn out. Usually a pretty sizable pile of charcoal should last the whole cook but if its windy and it's been running hot you might have to add more. There are a lot of variables to manage but it can be done. </div>
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It's been about 3:30 minutes of smoking averaging 190º. They way you can tell if the bark is set is by trying to pick off the crust like a scab on your skin. If it wont come off and it looks to be a light brown color it's done. But if you can pick it off it could probably should go a little longer.<br />
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Now it is time to wrap the ribs so I have pre set up each wrap on a table ready to go that way the ribs don't lose temp as I am wrapping them. I use the extra wide foil. If you have heavy duty foil use that instead. If it's the thin stuff use 2 sheets about 3 feet long. Sprinkle down some brown sugar, a nice hand full should do. Zig zag the Parkay and Agave about 4 to 5 times.<br />
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First I started with the ribs tips in one wrap. I laid them all meat side down so you can see the grill marks facing up. I then added another hand full of brown sugar on top with 4 to 5 zig zags of parkay and agave. Wrap them up and place them in the middle of the smoker. The point of wrapping the ribs is to boil them inside in their own juices. The foil prevents the meat from burning and keeps all the moist wet juiciness on the inside.<br />
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Lay the ribs meat side down right onto the strip of sugar, parkay, and agave. Grab the sugar, agave, and parkay and repeat the previous step again. When finished grab the edge of the foil nearest to you and then the opposing side and bring them together. Then fold them over in one inch increments until you have about a 1 inch space between the foil and the ribs. Take the ends and fold them in as well. Place them back on the smoker and close it. Open and close the smoker for each rack that you wrap so the least amount of smoke and heat escape.<br />
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Now I have looked at my temp and its sitting around 170º, but I need it back up at 275º to cook the ribs that I have just wrapped, so I have added more charcoal. I added a good 30 pieces because I need to keep the temp up for at least another 2 hours.<br />
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It's been about 20 minutes and I have only been able to get the temp up to 225º and that was with the vents wide open. So now I have spread the charcoal briquets out with a pair of tongs and opened the side door to the wood burning compartment. With in 10 minutes the temperature was back up to 275º. Some times all you need is more oxygen to bring heat to a fire.<br />
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I take a metal skewer and I poke at the ribs every 30 minutes until it slides right through the meatiest part of the ribs, just like butter. That's when you know it's ready. You want to see a little pull back on the meat from the bones since meat shrinks when it is cooked. Now I have never fucked ribs up before but this time I did. I made the mistake of placing the ribs right next to the wood fire box by the end of the barrel and when that sucker hit 275º it burned the shit out of the ribs and this is exactly what they looked like below.<br />
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The brown sugar turned black and the layer of bark got stuck to the inside of the foil. The meat was very clumpy and there was a thin layer of black crust across the top, this is exactly what you don't to do. I rushed it thinking that it was going to take to longer to cook with the temperature so low. I tried to compensate by turning up the temp and after 2 hours they were burned.<br />
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After about an hour and a half between 250º and 275º this is exactly what they should look like. Now as you can see I did loose a little bit of the bark that had formed while they were smoking, technically I could have smoked them just a little bit longer. I can easily cover that up at the end by adding a little extra rub.<br />
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It's time to add the sauce. I poured the bottle into a pan just before I pulled the ribs out and brought it to a boil. I let the ribs rest for about 5 to 10 minutes. You don't want to put cold BBQ sauce on the ribs it makes them cold right before you eat them.<br />
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Here are the ribs right after they have been sauced. This is when I should have added Big Poppa's Happy Ending rub, but I forgot.<br />
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You can cut these ribs right down the middle or you can follow the edge of the bone like I do. Now these ribs were a little tough. I probably should have left them wrapped for another 30 minutes just to get a little more pull back. I think it is safe to say I won't be using this smoker again it's just too hard to keep the temp up when I have the ribs wrapped.<br />
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If you ever have this issue the safest way to save them is by throwing them in the oven, wrapped for an hour at 400º. It will save you every time.<br />
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These were ribs I cooked up about a year ago. As you can see they have a nice crusty bark on the outside, and the meat looks super juicy on the inside. Nothing is completely black.<br />
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For this cook you will need:<br />
1 Smoker of your choice<br />
1 Bag of Cherry Wood (chunks or chips)<br />
1 Bag of Apple Wood (chunks or chips)<br />
1 Bottle of Apple Juice (with a spray bottle)<br />
1 Agave Nectar (or Honey)<br />
1 Parkay<br />
1 Stubb's BBQ Sauce<br />
1 Bag of Brown Sugar<br />
1 Big Poppa's Little Louie's<br />
1 Big Poppa's Sweet Money<br />
1 Big Poppa's Happy Ending<br />
1 Wide Spool of Foil<br />
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I wish you all good luck and Happy Ribs,<br />
Sean Rice<br />
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This is one of my absolute favorites. It has wonderful marbling, an exquisite taste, and a really fast cook time. Steaks are great on their own but when you throw in my favorite side dish; Roasted Rosemary Garlic Potatoes the only out come can be magnificent.<br />
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For this feature I wanted to grill up 4 different types of rib eyes. I went to my local butcher shop that supplies locally raised grass fed cattle. I bought one bone in and one boneless. I also grabbed the USDA approved Ranchers Reserve from my nearest Vons just so I could test the taste between the 4. Some say grilling with the bone in adds more flavor and is also more cost effective. I can't wait to find out for myself.<br />
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I also just got in my rubs from Big Poppa Smokers which I can't wait to use on both the potatoes and the steak, so let's get started.<br />
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For this experience I am using one bag of Kingsford original charcoal. I do not like the flavored kind but I am going to throw in 2 wood chunks. One Apple and one Hickory will give the meat and potatoes that extra smoky barbecue flavor.<br />
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I like to use my charcoal fire starter; this you can find at any Home Depot, Kohls, Walmart, or Target. I wet a paper towel with olive oil placing it in the middle of the layers of coal and lighting it. Don't put in too much or it won't light, it needs oxygen to get going. Once the paper is almost fully burned and the coals are white hot I'll throw them on top of the coals I have on the barbecue and then close the lid. Depending on the size of your grill you may need to do this more than once.<br />
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First I start with the potatoes. I like a bag of 12 to 15 baby golden potatoes. I will scrub them under running water, half them and then throw them into a pot of water. We will be putting the entire pot on the grill so make sure it does not have a handle that might melt or catch on fire.<br />
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Once they're all cut I smash and add in about 6 to 8 garlic cloves. I don't chop them up, I just smash them so they can be peeled and then throw them in the water.<br />
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Next grab 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh Rosemary, take your knife and lightly braise them before throwing them into the water this will help release some of the flavor. Lastly add in a palm full of salt and then let it sit.<br />
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Now the best part. The meat. I got 4 different cuts from 2 different sources because I wanted to compare the flavors and marbling between the Grass Fed and Rancher's Reserve. Also my guest like them cooked 4 different ways; rare, medium rare, medium, and medium well. So by getting 4 different thicknesses I can cook them all at the same time and have 4 different out comes.<br />
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Now as you can see, before we have even put on <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/big-poppa-39s-double-secret-steak-rub-14oz" target="_blank"><b>Big Poppa's Double Secret Steak Rub</b></a>, the marbling between the Ranchers Reserve and the local Grass Fed beef is very different. It even smells different too. The Grass fed is way more gamey and stinky were as the Reserve is very pleasant with barely any scent at all.<br />
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Now for the rub. For this cook I am using <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/big-poppa-39s-double-secret-steak-rub-14oz" target="_blank"><b>Big Poppa's Double Secret Steak Rub</b></a>, I have heard great reviews and I am very excited to use it. I took the meat out about and hour before I knew it was going to go on the grill. I generously shake the rub on both sides of the meat until the entire surface area is covered. Then you will just let it sit at room temperature and let it absorb the rub. You don't want to grill cold meat.<br />
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It's been about 30 to 40 minutes since I have lit the coals and the temp is showing just under 400 degrees. You can see the coals are beginning to turn pretty white and ready to have wood chunks placed on top as close to the air in-take as possible. This way the smoke travels across the food before it exits the smoker.<br />
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Now I added the pot of potatoes to the grill and closed the lid. I'll check every 5 minutes until it comes to a boil. Once it reaches a boil I will leave it closed for about 10 minutes. This will soften up the potatoes before we grill them. Make sure you use oven mittens if you touch it this mother fucker, it's hot and will burn you.<br />
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After 10 minutes take the pot off the grill and strain all of the water out of it. When it's dry you then want to drizzle the olive oil over the top of the potatoes and then shake on <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/jallelujah-seasoned-jalapeno-salt-14-oz" target="_blank"><b>Big Poppas Jallelujah Seasoned Jalapeno Salt</b></a>. Once it has an even coating use a wooden spoon to stir around the potatoes until they are evenly coated. At this point your temperature should be some where over 400 degrees.<br />
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Once coated add them back on to the grill with some tongs. Try to keep then in an area that isn't the hottest spot on the grill. This will prevent them from burning. Gather up all of your meat and throw them on the grill as close to the hottest spot as possible and close the lid for 6 minutes. Do not open it you want them to use all the heat. If the grill is open the heat is getting out and your meat is hating you. So just don't open it.<br />
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Now 5 minutes have gone by. Open the lid and start to turn the potatoes over, move them around a little bit and then leave them alone. By the time your done flipping the potatoes the 6 minute alarm will go off and it will be time to flip the meat. Flip each one over and then close the lid. Set your timer for 5 minutes and don't open it even for a peek because your letting your meat boner get the best of you.<br />
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Now your 5 minutes is up. Open that mother fucker and see the beautiful meat that this barbecue has given you. If you want that shit medium rare take it off now and put it on a plate. If you want it medium to medium well. Take off the potatoes first and then take off the meat last. Now don't EVER press the meat against the grill and squeeze out the juices to see how done it is. I will personally beat the crap out of you if you do this. Feel your own palm; the center of your palm is what medium to medium well feels like. The outer portion of your palm at the base of your thumb is what rare to medium rare feels like. You TAP the meat with the tip of your tongs to be able to feel this.<br />
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Now make sure you always get your grill as hot as you can when cooking this. Flames should be hitting your meat when your juices fall into the fire. Don't be scared, this is meat there is supposed to be fire. As long as you use my formula you should be able to cook this in the black of night and not fuck it up.<br />
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Now you have taken the meat and potatoes off. Your pants are basically wet at this point (guy or girl) and you can't wait to take a bite, but you have to. It's not done yet. It has to REST for 5 minutes so that it finishes cooking and the flavors have a chance to settle. You can't taste anything if you burn the shit out of your tongue because you can't wait 5 minutes.<br />
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This is what heaven looks like. It taste amazing. Now I get a chance to try all 4 and see if there really is a difference in taste between the Grass Fed and the store bought Ranchers Reserve. The potatoes are extra crispy on the outside, super soft on the inside just like I want them. The <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/jallelujah-seasoned-jalapeno-salt-14-oz" target="_blank"><b>Jallelujah Seasoned Jalapeño Salt</b></a> gives it that little extra kick of spice to balance out the saltiness that you might encounter when eating with a seasoned steak.<br />
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The first thing I tried was the boneless Ranchers Reserve followed by the bone in. The difference was really subtle but the flavor is not as strong, it is very serious. A little tougher than I like but not bad. I mean for a steak accompanied by Big Poppa's Rub, it's fucking magical.<br />
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As for the local Grass Fed beef it was like a party in my mouth. Really loud flavors calling out to me after every bite. This meat was really tender and cut like butter. You can even see how much more juice there is than in the Ranchers Reserve. I am really convinced that Grass Fed is the way to go and when you have a nice compliment like <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/big-poppa-39s-double-secret-steak-rub-14oz" target="_blank"><b>Big Poppa's Double Secret Steak Rub</b></a> to your mouth is left truly satisfied.</div>
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<b>Roasted Rosemary Garlic Potatoes:</b></div>
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<b>Grilled Rib Eye:</b></div>
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First you wanna grab the biggest stock pot you have. Start by washing and scrubbing the potatoes. Then separate the garlic cloves from the head. I like to use as many natural and/or organic products as possible. I figure the less chemicals in my food the better it will be for me. </div>
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I used to spend hours peeling back the layers of skin on garlic, it would take forever. One day I slammed my knife on the counter in frustration only to find out that squashing the garlic was the best way to get the job done. I consulted some of my chef friends and it turns out I'm an idiot and everyone does it that way anyways. So you're welcome.</div>
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Now once the garlic is peeled and the onions are chopped in to 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces (these are just for flavor btw) go ahead and shuck the the corn and cut it into halves. Why? Cause giant pieces of corn in a pot look obnoxious when you have a food blog...</div>
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The third step is to clean the shrimp. Asian restaurants that serve shirmp tempura don't usually do this and it fucking grosses me out. You're eating shimp poop. It won't kill you, I just don't like the idea of eating another animals shit. In the cooking world they call this peeling and deveining.</div>
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Once everything is ready you will half your 2 lemons. Don't worry about the seeds, cause if you try to remove them you will probably loose extra lemon juice that would have been better off in your pot for more flavor. Now you will pour in 4 quarts of water. Turn your heat to high and throw in 2 TBLS of distilled white vinegar, your crab boil (I use Zatarain's cause it's easy and taste good), 4 bay leaves, 4 dried chile peppers, 3 sprigs of thyme, garlic cloves, 1/4 of a cup of sea salt, and lemons. You want to bring all of this to a rolling boil. </div>
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Once you reach the rolling boil add in the crab, potatoes, corn, onions, sausage, and shrimp. Wait for that to get back to a rolling boil then time it for 5 minutes with the lid on. After your 5 minutes turn off the fire and let it rest with the lid on for 15 to 20 minutes. Then (this part I did not do because I was hungry) throw in a bowl of ice. This helps the crabs absorb the seasoning and prevents it from over cooking.</div>
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Last but not least I take out what I want to eat, put it in a giant bowl, and go to town. Some times I will sprinkle on Creole Seasoning just to give it a little texture. I also got some french bread and toasted it. In New Orleans it seemed every dish came with it so I felt it needed it.</div>
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Note* I will be at the Huntington Beach BBQ Competition this weekend so I hope to see you there.</div>
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A new Kickstarter Project needs your help. Sarah and Justin are in the start-up phases of a small gift wrapping company called Gift Couture. They design gift wrap sets that coordinate together into unique themes, and they wanted to share their latest set with me...<br />
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Hello! We are Sarah Fay and Justin Colt, owners and operators of Gift Couture, a small start-up wrapping paper company based out of our apartment in New York City. Our goal is to create unique, high-quality coordinated wrapping paper sets that feature original photography and designs. We were able to launch Gift Couture a year and a half ago, with the help of everyone who backed our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/giftcouture/gift-couture-premium-wrapping-paper-sets" style="border: 0px; color: #0096bb; font: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">cheeseburger</a> paper.</div>
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This is the video that has been taking up so much of my time lately. It looks like MEAT ME's videos have finally paid off. Sterling Ball of Big Poppa Smokers asked me to shoot his summer video launching his new partnership with BJ's Restaurants. They are using his Sweet Money rub on their ribs, and his Jallelujah rub on their french fries. Together they are packing quite the flavorful punch.<br />
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Sterling isn't lying when he say's, "As a consumer you are not expecting this good-a-rib at a restaurant!"<br />
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I co-direct this video with Ryan McClain, Sterling's Director of Event & Entertainment Marketing. We spent about 2 days shooting a recreation of the original magic that brought both Big Poppa and BJ's Restaurants together. Following the shoot I spent another 3 weeks editing and finally finished with this wonderful gem.<br />
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I would like to personally thank Sterling Ball aka Big Poppa, for the opportunity to create such a high quality product. They were a blast to work with and I look forward to creating more awesome videos in the future.<br />
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You can order <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/sweet-money-7oz" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Sweet Money</span></b></a> and <a href="https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/rubs/jallelujah-seasoned-jalapeno-salt-7-5-oz" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Jallelujah</span></b></a> rubs right off Big Poppa's Website.<br />
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Finally success,<br />
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That seems to be the question on everyone’s mind. How to be the best in BBQ on a consistent basis? How to create the perfect BBQ that judges are going to love at every competition? Well it seems Left Coast Q has it figured out, 5 Grand Champions in the last 11 competitions. Which means 2 more and they get an automatic entree into the Jack Daniels. </div>
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There is really only one way to find this out and that’s to head out to a competition and see what everyone has been up to. I arrived at Pechanga just south east of Temecula. It’s hot, crazy, and chaotic with 70 barbecue teams competing, which is huge, since the largest comp ever held in California maxed out at a total of 77 teams.</div>
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As you can imagine with more teams competing the competition gets much harder. Along side the traditional categories of chicken, ribs, pork, and brisket they added the Iron Chef category; as if cooking for 18 to 20 hours, serving a couple thousand people and trying to bring your A game isn’t enough they add an open category. Don’t worry they can handle it, their professionals, well… Most of them. </div>
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This is a great place for people with families to bring their kids, plus it’s pretty hard to find a kid that doesn’t like bacon.<br />
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A lot of the teams find themselves in the position of hurry up and wait. You sit around waiting for that one widow to open when the meat is ready and then you go right back to waiting. At these events half of the fight is not getting distracted by what other people are doing, you have to stay in the right mind set to keep up with your game plan. Some times I feel like people go and chat with other teams as if it’s part of their game plan.<br />
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Then there is the drudgery of putting together the turn in boxes and preparing them with parsley. Any one who usually gets stuck with this job is the BBQ Bitch. Make It Squeal BBQ Team couldn’t have said it better on the back of their shirts. Some have it down and only spend 10 minutes on a box, others spend hours on end making it resemble the perfect putting green. I give these people credit it takes a crazy person to want to do this job.<br />
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You also have to keep the little ones preoccupied and no one does this better than When Pigs Fly taking with the job of trophy protection signage. It’s a tough task but only the highly skilled typesetters can pull it off. “Do Not Touch Trophies” it might be bad luck but who wants to find out.<br />
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These events are complete chaos and this photo says it all. You have to deal with fire and safety, the health department, the needs of 70 BBQ teams, tending to the KCBS judges, and making sure everything goes smoothly for the people attending the event. This is all done by one Henry Sylvestre. As you can imagine it’s pretty hard to keep all these people happy but he does, and some how manages to put on a pretty successful event at the same time.<br />
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Food prep can be a long extensive process that only ends once everyone has gone or there is no food left. Meat Inc.’s ABT’s are no simple task to build. Jalapenos are hallowed out and then filled with cream cheese and salami finally wrapped with bacon. They will make and sell over 1,000 of these along side, moink balls, smoked bologna, ribs, chicken, candied bacon, pulled pork and some brisket. They have some how figured out an assembly line style of a system that produces food non stop.<br />
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Aaron Black of Meat Inc. is always trying to top his people choice numbers from the year before. He is finding that his lavish good looks and fire cracker personality fueled with a cocktail and a microphone aren’t bringing in the numbers like they used to. So he has enlisted the help of a beautiful dame to drawn in more people and it seems as though for now it is actually working.<br />
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Beautiful women and barbecue have always been a popular item at competitions. If your team is composed of a stunning array of vivacious beauties accompanied with some tasty barbecue chances of success are pretty eminent. If you just happen to have some irresistible bacon you may just steal the show.<br />
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Hawaiian shaved ice is to be taken very seriously. In these sizzling temperatures it tends to serve more as a need than a want. You can tell by the intimidation in the little girls eyes, she is more worried about the fate of her slushy than her photograph being taken.<br />
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Chicken. Everyone has a secret way of doing chicken. Scrap the skin, remove the bone, don’t remove the bone, soak in butter, and of course season and sauce multiple times but don’t get any on the inside of your turn-in-box or you’re screwed. I have seen it all. Everyone thinks that their way is best and it is cause it works for them. If you’re Left Coast Q you have tons of trophies to back you.<br />
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At the end of the day you are going to do what makes you happy and what you believe the judges want. That is what gives you the confidence to take 1st place chicken. If you believe in your process 100%, and combine that with perfect chicken size, appearance, taste and texture I’d say your chances are pretty good.<br />
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If you don’t win, you know why. You didn’t believe in what you turned in. There are so many variables involved if one fails it throws off the rest of the entire process leaving you with a box of shit to show the judges.<br />
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People will go crazy for your food. They will want it, and if you tell them it’s the best they’ll believe you. Of course a pretty smile and a trophy always help, but there is the case of Peoples Choice winner H&H BBQ. They had a really long line, but when I asked people no one really knew what they were standing in line for.<br />
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Which also proves my theory that people in general, really don’t know what they want and need to be told. It’s the same reason really popular night clubs have a line out front when there is plenty of room inside. It’s free marketing, why not?<br />
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Ribs, Pork, and Brisket and of course there is only one way to cook them in order to win and that is usually known only by the person who wins first place in each category or is there more than one way?<br />
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It seems like a lot of the same KCBS judges are seen at a lot of the same events, and if a lot of the same teams compete at these events why isn’t the winner always the same? Who knows, but I can only come to one conclusion.<br />
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You’re probably wondering what that is… What is the secret to winning? What is the one thing you need to pull out a GC at almost every other event, Left Coast Q knows, but they aren’t telling me. So I can only guess…<br />
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Are you ready? I have followed a lot of the greats that have strung along multiple GC’s together and they all seem to have one thing in common constant consistency across all variables. Barbecue is a chemical science, and when you are able to duplicate results you can adjust the variables just enough so the final product is exactly what you want.<br />
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So how do you do this? There are thousands of variables in BBQ how do you duplicate results? It’s basically the same way a bowler can bowl a perfect game, or how a pitcher is capable of pitching a perfect game; it takes a shit ton of practice and that has to be done at an obsessively perfect level.<br />
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The teams that are winning over an over again, Left Coast Q, Simply Marvelous, Big Poppa Smokers, and Slap Yo Dadd barbecue ALL the time. It is their life. They live it, eat it, breathe it, and sleep it. If their not talking about it their doing it and when you are that familiar with a process that you do almost daily, changes in your variables become second nature. You develop a 6th sense for barbecue.<br />
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Left Coast Q is extremely focused. BBQ Comps is all they do. They are not selling BBQ products, they are not doing TV shows, and they are not teaching classes. They just BBQ week after week after week. I believe that staying focused, as in any form of competition, gives you that much more of an edge. For Left Coast Q it shows, on top of winning 5 of their last 11 they won Pechanga by 16 points. That’s a lot… People need to get their shit together if they think they even have a chance of competing with these guys.<br />
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Don't get me wrong of course your food has to taste good. It needs to have that perfect balance of sweet, salt, and spicy flavor. It needs to have the perfect texture, it needs to snap in your mouth when you bite into it, and it can't fall apart or be to hard, but how do you do that? How do you know when it's perfect?<br />
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This I actually have the answer to... It needs to be boring. Yep you heard me right. Harry Soo said it best, it needs to be "Extraordinarily Ordinary BBQ". Each bite must tell a story. It must take you through all the flavors and can't be even slightly dominated by one or the other.<br />
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If you take a bite and you say to yourself, "It's too... whatever." You're fuck'd, that's just how it is. If it's too anything you are out of the running. If it's too soft, sweet, spicy then it's too far out of first.<br />
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You're shit has to look good. If that is something you struggle with then hire a food stylist for a day and work with them to help you make your shit look good. If something looks good you already have a biased in your head that it is going to taste good.<br />
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Now I know people say that the temperature of the food doesn't matter... That is bull shit cause if it comes down to a tie break the hotter food will have the edge. It's the same reason beer companies sell you how cold their beer is, "Ice... cold... refreshing... you could blow me beer." They have no control over how cold it is. It just sounds better.<br />
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This right here is a picture of a beautiful Grand Champion sample plate provided by the champions themselves Left Coast Q. See how pretty it is? And yes it is all perfect in taste and nothing was too anything. I had a feeling based on their recent success that they would win so I asked that they prepare this pretty plate for me so I could show you what perfection looks like.<br />
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You can think I am wrong, you can think I am full of shit, or that I don't know what the fuck I am talking about but the fact of the matter is you are ones competing, not me. You know what you do, you know what works, you're just making excuses for not being your own Grand Champion or you just don't want it bad enough.<br />
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Here is a link to the final results to the <a href="http://www.kcbs.us/events.php?year=2013&month=6&id=4161" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><b>2013 Pechanga BBQ Competition</b></span></a> on the KCBS website.<br />
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I wish you all the best of luck and I hope if the planets align correctly Left Coast Q will let me document their journey to the Jack Daniels for all of you to see. *clearing throat* Matt now would be a good time to text me and say, "Hey Sean wanna shoot a documentary on our trip to the Jack Daniels?"<br />
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To be continued...<br />
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Good LUCK!!!<br />
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P.S. More episodes to come on Meat Inc. I have been busy and trying to produce a youtube show by yourself is hard. So hang tight and I promise you more content soon.<br />
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<strong>#GetPorked</strong> will both satiate and educate. During dinner, L.A. Foodie's Ben & Drew will record a live<a href="http://lafoodie.com/la-foodie-podcast" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="#LAFoodiePodcast">#LAFoodiePodcast</a> about American BBQ styles and the beers that pair best with them. Peek behind the #LAFoodiePodcast curtain while Ben & Drew crack wise and engage in general jackassery with their special <strong>#GetPorked</strong> guests.</div>
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<a href="http://lafoodie.com/post/51092244311/l-a-foodie-presents-get-porked" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Get Porked"><img alt="L.A. Foodie's Get Porked at Beachwood Brewing BBQ" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8738546751_92c61ea11e.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<strong>#GetPorked</strong> features a sit-down dinner that starts promptly at 8:00. There will be plenty of time before and after dinner to mingle, horse around, and enjoy your gift bag!</div>
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<strong>Every #GetPorked guest will receive a hefty course of delicious BBQ. </strong>For dinner, you will be served a sit-down meal that includes all 4 styles of pork and all of the sides listed below. The full meal will be about the same size as a large BBQ combo plate. </div>
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<li>Hickory smoked pork served with mustard sauce, Chowchow, and Texas toast.</li>
<li>Oak smoked pork with spicy Jack Daniel's tomato sauce, tobacco onions, and grit cakes.</li>
<li>Apple wood smoked pork. Dry rubbed with Beachwood rub, served with vinegar BBQ sauce and vinegar cole slaw on a pretzel bun.</li>
<li>Pecan smoked pork with stone fruit BBQ sauce, served with a sweet potato pancake.</li>
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<strong>Every #GetPorked guest will receive 4 Beachwood Brewing craft beers.</strong></div>
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5 ounces per beer for a total of 20 ounces. Each brew will be carefully selected and uniquely paired with each style of pork. Because Beachwood's beer selection rotates frequently, beers will be chosen by the chef and brewer on the night of the <strong>#GetPorked</strong> event. Information about the beers and how they pair with dinner and dessert will be provided. To see what Beachwood is pouring right now, <a href="http://beachwoodbbq.com/hopcam.html" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Hop Cam">take a look at their live "Hop Cam" webcam</a>!</div>
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<strong>Every #GetPorked guest will receive 4 different <a href="http://lafoodie.com/post/51156700364/mwokaji-cakery-unique-craft-desserts-in-l-a" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mwokaji Cakery">Mwokaji Cakery</a> desserts.</strong></div>
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<li>Sponge cake with passion fruit filling, whipped frosting topped with fresh strawberries, blackberries, and mangoes.</li>
<li>Red velvet bacon cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.</li>
<li>Dark chocolate verrines.</li>
<li>Chocolate chip sprinkle cookies.</li>
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<a href="http://lafoodie.com/post/51156700364/mwokaji-cakery-unique-craft-desserts-in-l-a" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mwokaji"><img alt="Mwokaji Cakery" height="280" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/8804502438_dc03ec3459_z.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<strong>But wait! There's more! #GetPorked guests will all receive a gift bag filled with...</strong></div>
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<li>Free pork jerky from <a href="http://lafoodie.com/post/51158949736/have-some-krave-jerky-you-big-jerk" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">KRAVE Jerky</a>!</li>
<li>Free full size bags of <a href="http://www.popsalot.com/" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Popsalot">Posalot gourmet popcorn</a>!</li>
<li>Free samples of <a href="http://www.tcho.com/" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="TCHO">rich, decadent TCHO Chocolates</a>!</li>
<li>Free <a href="http://www.yelp.com/la" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Yelp</a> can koozies!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.uber.com/go/LAFoodie324" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">$20 Uber gift cards</a> for every guest. (Uber rides originating from Long Beach are based on availability. But Uber credits are good for use at any time, not just in association with this event. $20 ride credit applies to new signups.).</li>
<li>Photobooth! Play dress up, make a funny face, and act a fool for the camera! (Don't worry. Nobody will see it except for the internet.).</li>
<li><a href="http://la-foodie.myshopify.com/" style="color: #0f90ba; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">#IBurgerLA tees</a> for sale! L.A. Foodie tees will be on sale. Buy one for your dad for Father's Day!</li>
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Buy your <strong>#GetPorked</strong> tickets now! Only $40, includes everything!</div>
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<strong>FAQs</strong></div>
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<strong>Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter #GetPorked? </strong>You must be 21 or older to attend<strong>#GetPorked</strong>. You will be asked to show I.D. at the door.</div>
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<strong>What are my parking options at #GetPorked? </strong>Beachwood BBQ and Brewing offers validation for the nearby parking structure. Downtown Long Beach also offers metered street parking.</div>
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<strong>Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? </strong>Nah. We'll have your name. Just bring your I.D.</div>
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Have you ever had a dream you could not stop chasing? Mine is barbecue. My name is Jeremiah Johnson and I have teamed up with my brother in law and a few friends to create a national traveling vending and competition barbecue team, named ”Buffalo Boys Barbecue”. We hail from Grass Valley, California and want to show the Nation how we do true classic barbecue with flavors from California. </div>
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Our Goal:</div>
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We need to raise $20,000 to purchase a commercial smoker, a trailer, several gas ranges, banners and a few other supplies for 2014 Barbecue Tour. Our goal is to tour the nation from April to October doing 25 to 30 shows. Some show will be competition style events and others will be straight vending events.</div>
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Our Back Story:</div>
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About five years ago I created a barbecue Blog all about California BBQ Events to share what I was learning. That blog turned into local competition team. We did a couple KCBS events, never placed but we learned a lot. During one of the events a Pitmaster suggested going to culinary school to learn the basics of cooking and to learn how to run a successful food business. So I did. 15 months later I was working for several restaurants learning everything I could. In my spare time I developed several sauces, rubs and kept learning more about true barbecue.</div>
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One of my favorite events to attend is the Best of the West Rib Cook Off in Sparks, Nevada. The teams that compete in this event are from all around the country. Its unlike any event we have in California and few California teams have been able to get into this event. It’s our dream to become on of those teams to travel the road. But we need to do our time on the road winning other events to get into this one.</div>
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Currently my team and I work in different areas of the restaurant and construction business. We are spending the rest of this year working out the final versions of our sauces and rubs to have packaged for resell by the new year. We are also contacting promoters and sending in our applications for the 2014 events. Most application have to be in before October. We have to earn spots into some of the bigger events and its hard for a California Team to get in. When you tell promoter in Kansas City you’re a team from California they just laugh and ask if we just smoke vegetables or real meat. We want to change everyone’s perception about how we do barbecue in the golden state. There are very few teams that travel out side our state.</div>
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Our Long Term Goals:</div>
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We are in this for the long term. This journey started out as a blog. It started as a way to have fun and feed some friends. We want to tour for the next 2 to 3 years. Showing the nation and our piers we know true low and slow down home barbecue. Earning the respect of the barbecue world is first on our list. Our touring will promote the sauces and rub, plus we gain valuable experience that will insure we know everything about the barbecue business. After we tour for the next coming years we will open a restaurant in Northern California to show cases what we have earned on the road. We will still tour and do large events.</div>
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Your support is going to help us raise enough funds to buy the equipment we need to get on the road. This is not going to an easy journey and we will spend a lot of time away from our families, but it’s what we need to do get the next level in our careers. We could be like most and just open a restaurant and say we have the best barbecue but we want to earn it. We want the pitmaster that paved the way for us to say “They do have some DAM GOOD BBQ”.</div>
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The funds we earn will buy us a large commercial smoker to feed thousands of people at a time. Every time someone walks away from out both you helped feed them. Please help us on our journey to the top of the barbecue world. </div>
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Perks for your contribution</div>
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$5 Personal Socal Thank You We will thank you on our Facebook Pages, Twitter and Blogs. Estimated delivery: May 2013 </div>
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$15 Fire Starter Get a Social Thanks You + Buffalo Boy Stickers. Estimated delivery: July 2013 0 claimed </div>
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$25 Flame On Social Thank You + Buffalo Boys Stickers + bag of our wing rub Estimated delivery: July 2013 </div>
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$40 Smokin Social Thank You + Buffalo Boys Stickers + Wing Rub + Your Name Added to Our Thank You Banner seen at every vending event we do. Estimated delivery: July 2013 </div>
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$70 Smokin Hot Social Thank You + Buffalo Boys Stickers + Wing Rub + Name on the Banner Wall + a Buffalo Boys Shirt Estimated delivery: July 2013 </div>
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$100 Meat Eater Social Thank You + Buffalo Boys Stickers + Wing Rub + Name on the Banner Wall + a Buffalo Boys Shirt + a Personal Video shout out to you or your company during one of our events sent out on all our Social Media Sources. Estimated delivery: July 2013 </div>
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$500 Pit Helper All of the above perks plus we will create your own personal rub blend complete with labels. Not intended for resell. Estimated delivery: July 2013</div>
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$1,000 Pitmaster All of the above plus you can be our guest pitmaster during one of our events. You will have to arrange to get to our location but we will feed and supply drinks. Estimated delivery: July 2013 </div>
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Here is a link to their page: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/national-bbq-tour-2014">http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/national-bbq-tour-2014</a></div>
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They start out the day loading up the truck with all the gear. They arrive at the Wildomar BBQ Competition and make sure they let everyone know. Cory slacks off, while Aaron starts prepping the MEAT's for competition. He explains how they cut their pork butt and St. Louis style ribs. Dan leads them to believe he knows how to remove the membrane off a rack of ribs. Stay tuned for more episodes next week.<br />
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Aside from the American Royal in Kansas City, I can't think of a better competition than Stagecoach. Seats are limited to 32, first come first serve, teams. Thousands upon thousands of people literally run through everyday. You have intense adrenaline pumping competition from Friday to Sunday combined with alcohol, half naked, non stop, party goers officially making this competition like no other. It's a ADD'ers worst nightmare.<br />
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On Friday, April 26th you have the ICS Chili Home Style cook off starting at 2pm. I personally will be judging this event so I can not wait to see what people have to offer up in an attempt to take home the $1,000 prize. On Saturday the 27th you have the ICBA Texas Style Competition for Half Chicken, Spare Ribs, and Beef Brisket. People will be competing for a solid $4,000 prize. Finally on Sunday you have your standard KCBS contest for Chicken, Ribs, Pork Butt, and Brisket and that Grand Prize will receive $5,000.<br />
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As well as judging, I will be there to continue filming Aaron Black and his team Meat, Inc. as they compete starting from load in all the way to the awards ceremony on Sunday. You get a chance to see what it's like to do back-to-back competitions. The fun, frustration and multiple competitions are bound to present a whole new set of challenges.<br />
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I look forward to seeing you all there. I appreciate everyones support these last few episodes have really turned out to be quite the success. I will be on site in the new MOBILE MEAT ME van, so if you see me please feel free to say hello.<br />
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Due to popular demand I will be making an appearance in the <b>HOT DOG </b>suite.<br />
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Finally Aaron and Cory finish unloading the car. Cory challenges Aaron to a cooler packing competition while testing his patience. Dan Stutts shows up to help with absolutely nothing. Cory learns how to make tags and Aaron struggles with being the best "Barbecue Dad" in the world.<br />
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Extras. Here you see a little behind the scenes and what I have to deal with. It is a never ending fight for good content.
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Aaron and Cory put all of the employees at Smart & Final through hell in order to get them all of the supplies they need. Cory learns the definition of "squeezable mayonnaise". Finally arriving at home, with beers in hand, it takes them forever just to start packing up the ice chest with all of the food they purchase. In the next episode find out if they ever finish unpacking their car.<br />
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Extras. Here you see a little behind the scenes and what I have to deal with inorder to put out these videos. I get a lot of crap from Aaron Black and Cory Brown of MEAT, Inc.<br />
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In this episode I meet up with Cory Brown Captain of Peoples Choice for team Meat, Inc. we catch up with Aaron Black as he gets off work to shop for the rest of the items needed for competition. They run into budget problems as Cory brings out Aaron's lack of patience.<br />
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In this episode I follow Aaron Black; Captain of Meat, Inc. BBQ Team as he prepares for the Wildomar BBQ Competition East vs. West. In this episode we encounter problems with the chicken order and find out that the hero brisket may have been misplaced. Follow along as I show you what goes on deep in the heart of Meat, Inc.<br />
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So like many active singles out on the dating circuit I have run into a select few of the good, the bad, and well… The less fortunate. This again is only my opinion, so it listen up! I have been on dates all over this city. There are a lot of problems one might face when trying to get to know someone. It’s loud, it’s busy, the seating arrangement creates space between you and the other person. There is nothing on the menu that both of you like, or the food is just BAD.<br />
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I may have found just the solution. My current date works in the Westwood/Avenue of the Stars area. Between the UCLA college students and the high brow restaurants, it’s hard to find a place that has just the right food and ambiance to get to know someone. The X Bax found me they are located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the Avenue of the Stars. This place is quite, very open, delicious, and most of all the perfect place to sit down and intimately get to know someone.<br />
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Last Friday I brought my date in around 5 pm, 30 minutes after they opened. We started off with a Chimay and few appetizers on the menu. She’s not really big on spicy foods so we got the Chicken Lettuce Wrap, Meatball Sliders and took a chance with the Fiery Chicken Morsels. Everything came out looking beautiful not to mention the service was top notch, here it’s all about the details.<br />
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We were seated by a large fire pit; while the heaters kept us warm and cozy. We started taking bites of all the food and with out question, it was delicious. I pulled out my microphone to start taking notes about the food, being the profession writer she is, she playfully started poking fun at my description of the chicken – I called it “twangy”. She asked me about the spiciness of the chicken. I gave it a 1 out of 10. She takes a bite and looks at me as if she no longer has feeling in her face. I guess when you are constantly trying food your mouth gets a little used to it.<br />
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At this point, aside from setting her mouth a blaze, the date is going pretty well. Even though most dates might get annoyed that you’re taking pictures, tweeting, instagraming, face-booking and constantly making comments on every little thing; she was actually starting to get pretty into it. She started hamming up the role of “I on a date” with a MEAT blogger.<br />
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When it came to ordering burgers she went took the healthier route. I went with the, “What are my taste buds going to love” route. I can say both burgers were equally delicious, if not just as good as some of the best places I’ve eaten at. Now with both of our stomach’s full we got a chance to sit down with the chef Julie Picco and find out what was behind all of this delicious food.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Is there an overall goal with the menu here at X Bar?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> All of our outlets are California style cuisine. Over here we try to do everything shareable with the exception of our burger. So nothing comes in oversized pieces we try to make it a little fancier than just your average bar food. We have Latin and Asian influence because that is essentially California. Beyond that it’s whatever Chris (Kitchen Head), and I (She runs the kitchen at night) try to collaborate on the menu.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME: </b>How often do you guys change the menu? Is it seasonal?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> We were changing it once a year over here, but we leave it vague so we can bring in seasonal ingredients when we feel like it. We were doing specials as well. We changed it about 6 months ago and now we just changed it again, got rid of some items that weren’t selling and switched a few things out. We have been trying to do it about twice a year now.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> I noticed with your Build-A-Burger that you have the Meyer’s Natural Beef. Where are you guys sourcing your beef?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Meyer’s is the name of a farm. It is a Hyatt standard that they use at all Hyatt hotels. I think it is a company that has naturally raised cattle. It is not just one farm but it’s a company that makes sure all of it’s beef is up to certain standards. Every Hyatt you go to, especially a Regency should have Meyer’s natural angus patties. It is a company wide standard. – The veggie patty we make here with brown rice and beans we didn’t want it to just be a garden burger, which a lot of places do. We do that in house. The other items we switch up when we feel like it, like the King’s Hawaiian bread, that was something we decided to do as a sweet option.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Yea that was great. That’s what I got, it was my favorite.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yea this one we don’t change the menu as much on the other side we change it 4 times a year religiously so seasonality and being local is what we strive for.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So the Meatball Sliders, how are they made cause I noticed they were very delicious. I was expecting “meatballs” and it was way different?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Oh yeah. They have been making those meatball sliders since before I even transferred here. We have been making those forever. I think it might have been way back when Chef Manny redid the menu years ago. Chef Manny is amazing, he is the Executive Chef here at the hotel and he has been all of Southern California for a long time. It has 3 meats in it.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Really? Wow!<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> It has veal, pork, and beef. It’s really good, we make them in house in small batches and are simmered in a red sauce. It’s probably one of the least So Cal items on the menu.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Yea it’s funny you mention that, the only other time I had heard of that was when I was in Mississippi and I met with a USDA approved Halal butcher, Two Run Farms, who prepared special mixtures of ground beef for local restaurants. Each restaurant had their own mixture. Cause when I read meatball sliders I thought that name was an insult to what I just ate.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yea it makes me think of Italian Grandmothers. I am from Chicago and I was like I know this… I understand this.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Yes we also had the Fiery Chicken Morsels…<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yes the spicy boneless buffalo wings?<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Yes. (I look to my date) That’s basically what you had called it?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Yea.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> The fiery ones have always been the most popular, but now we have different flavors. With this last menu change we decided why not give them some other options cause we would have people say, ”I don’t want it to be spicy.”<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> One a 1 to 10 spicy scale what would you call this?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco: </b>This one for me, our buffalo sauce I would consider to be a 6 or 7. It’s not spicy.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> I was thinking it was a 1 or a 2.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco: </b>It’s more salty and vinegary than spicy to me.<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Thank you, that’s what I thought.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> See for me I don’t like buffalo wing’s, I am not a buffalo wing person. I like a milder heat. We have our Chipotle BBQ which is actually pretty spicy, and then we have our Garlic Herb which is for the “lover” of non spicy foods. It’s light.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> It was very good and then we had the Chicken Wraps.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yeah, the Chicken Lettuce Wraps, we had them on the menu last time as a cold item and it just didn’t sell. So we had them heat up the chicken and add a few mushrooms, which keep it moist. Yea we changed it up, we try and change up everything when we can. Our Tacos are really popular too.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So what is your favorite item on the menu?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Mine?<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> If you had friends in town visiting, what are you making for them?<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> If I got friends coming in I am making the Sausage Brocollini Flatbread, that’s a new one that I think is really great. I also really like the Short Rib Taco’s, I am a big fan of them.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Damn it’s really hard to get everything. I guess I’ll have to come back on another date.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yea you can’t order everything that’s totally understandable. Oh, and the Pork Belly Crostini’s. They are really good. We never really put any pork on the menu, we had pressure to put this on there… We get in the whole pork belly with the skin on, then we braise it in hard cider, and then regular apple cider, spices and all of that good stuff. Then we take the skin off and make it in to Cracklin.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> That’s what I thought.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco:</b> Yes so the bottom is still soft and sliceable and we slice that and warm it up in a sauce so you can eat it. It hasn’t been selling because people don’t understand it, but it is really good. Everybody here wanted it on the menu.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> I always recommend pictures. Sushi Restaurants have it down. How do you explain a California Roll to someone who has never had one? That usually does the trick.<br />
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<b>Julie Picco: </b>Yea we have been trying to figure out a way to explain it to people, may be we just need a giant poster up on the wall.<br />
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Now back to my date, I wanted to find out how I did and if bringing her to the X Bar met her expectations.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So what did you think of the X Bar?<br />
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<b>My Date: </b>It is fabulous, wonderful experience, so happy I came (she blushes and laughs). What? What am I supposed to say?<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Compared to other places I have taken you to… Would you recommend it to someone as a good date place?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Hummmm. I mean you are asking the wrong person…<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> We’re on a date? Right?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> (laughs) Haha. Yea, I guess I would. I am not the best person to ask. Dating? I mean lets go shoot some things, or vandalize stuff so something like that is an AWESOME date.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So compared to the extreme dates I have taken you on, how does this compare? On a mediocre level…<br />
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<b>My Date: </b>Yes, on an average human level? It’s an 8… May be? On a scale of 10.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Really?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Yeah! It’s nice, it’s very pretty, it’s not cold, it’s spacious. The music is not too loud. It’s not like obnoxious, R&B, Little Wayne bumping in the background it’s like actual music. So that’s exciting. Everyone is really nice, that works here, customer service is A+.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> So what did you think of the chicken wrap?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I thought it was really good. It was my favorite?<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> How did you like the lettuce?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> (Laughs, smiles) Crisp and green.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> What about the Fiery Chicken Morsels?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I thought it was quite “Fiery”. Spicy.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME: </b>What about the taste?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> (Laughs) It tasted like successfully made chicken wings without the bones.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Really?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Yea.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> It was like a party in your mouth?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Yea it was “twangy”. (She mocks me)<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> What a great description!!! That is brilliant!!! (I return the mock) You should be a writer.<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Funny you should say that…<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> (we laugh) What did you think of the Meatball Sliders?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I didn’t have any but based on your reaction I would say they were delicious.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Would you like to try a cold one, and not judge the temperature? Were you intimidated?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I forgot. I had all that food and my burger, so I am full now.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> You know what? We’ll skip it. What did you think of your burger?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> It was good. It was MEAT like. (Laughs) It was a successful hamburger! I mean they didn’t fuck it up… I don’t know what you want me to say? (Laughs)<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> That was a great description!<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I mean it wasn’t over cooked or under cooked. Bread was fluffy. (Laughs)<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> You got excited, but didn’t climax?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Exactly! Pretty much. The fries were really good, and delicious.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Would you recommend this place to someone else for a date?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> Yes I would.<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> Well, did you at least enjoy your date?<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> I mean aside from the guy that was on the date, who was totally retarded.... He kept drooling all over me... (Chuckles & smiles)<br />
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<b>MEAT ME:</b> All right. This is ALL totally going be in the post.<br />
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<b>My Date:</b> (Laughs out loud and smiles) Other than him, it was totally a great place to go on a date.<br />
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There you heard it. Right from the source, I am a trophy as well as wonderful food companion. I would consider this a success I was not physically harmed, the police weren’t called, and I still have not received a restraining order. I would consider myself lucky. She’s a comic, she’s endearing, she’s a profound intellect and not to mention the obvious… She’s stunningly beautiful.<br />
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I am no master, but if you want to make it easier on yourself and eliminate half the problems you might face on a date, I would take them to the X Bar.<br />
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You can check out X Bar at the Hyatt Regency in Los Angeles at <a href="http://www.xbarla.com/index.html">http://www.xbarla.com/index.html</a><br />
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If you’re like me and you thought that pigs were only for human consumption, you were wrong. It turns out pigs have tons of commercial uses – from the hair and hide to their internal organs and bones. This isn’t anything new, humans have been doing this type of recycling since pigs have been domesticated, now-a-days it is just a little more industrialized.<br />
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In 2004 Dutch artist and author Christien Meindertsma started tracing the fate of a single pig that was slaughtered and spent 3 years tracking down where each piece went and how it was used. It was followed into 185 different products, which she mentions in her book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christien-Meindertsma-PIG-05049/dp/9081241311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361992660&sr=8-1&keywords=Christien+Meindertsma" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Pig 05049</span></i></a>.<br />
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Recently I received 2 different kinds of soap that were made by the Amish from Pig Fat in the state of Kentucky. My friend Amy Sipes from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johnscustommeats" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">John’s Custom Meats</span></a> does business with the Amish and was able to get me some of the fine soap that they make. It smells delicious and is just as good, if not better than regular soap.<br />
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Here are some examples of a Pigs uses:<br />
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<b>BEER:</b> One of the most used products from pigs is gelatin – this is composed of hooves, bones, and connective tissue. A dry powder form is made from the gelatin and mixed in with the beer towards the end of the brewing process. It purpose is to remove tannins (a bitter substance found in the hulls of grains used to make beer). This can be seen as it removes the cloudy substance that is created by yeast and proteins from malt.<br />
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<b>SHAMPOO: </b>Fatty acids from pig bones are added to shampoo to give it that very shiny, pearly look. It also serves the same purpose in paint.<br />
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<b>FABRIC SOFTENER: </b>Now we are talking main ingredients. When fabrics become negatively charged they create static cling. Coating fabrics with processed pig fats, which are positively charged and cling to fabric surfaces, result in feeling soft and slippery. This allows your iron to glide over the fabric smoothly and make it less prone to wrinkling.<br />
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<b>BRUSHES: </b>Pig bristles are a huge global business. In China they are used to make every kind of brush imaginable: hair, coat, and paintbrushes just to name a few. A special machine collects the bristles during the slaughtering process.<br />
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<b>BREAD:</b> L-cysteine is a natural amino acid found in MEAT. It benefits the our bodies by keeping our stomach linings nice and healthy. It is used in the process of bread making because it results in softer dough. Today it can also me made synthetically, but more often the not comes from pigs’ bristles.<br />
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<b>HEPARIN:</b> This anticoagulant drug comes from the mucus lining of pigs’ small intestines. It is used to stop blood clots from forming.<br />
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<b>CHEMICAL WEAPONS LABS:</b> Pigs ears, because of it’s similarities to human flesh, is often used to test the physiological effects of chemical weapons.<br />
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<b>MATCHES:</b> Proteins found in pig bones are used to make and adhesive called “Bone Glue”. When combined with flammable chemicals like phosphorus it can be used to make strikable friction matches.<br />
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<b>TRAIN BRAKES:</b> Pig bones are incinerated and processed to form a very fine powder of uniformly sized particles. Bone ash is added to a wide variety of products, fine china, artists’ paints, polishing compounds, and fertilizers. Their is a factory in Germany that uses the power for making train brakes.<br />
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Below is a list of other fine products that are made from other parts of pigs:<br />
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Safety gloves, beauty masks, energy bars, licorice, chewing gum, breath mints, lollipops, marshmallows, mougat, cupcakes, vanilla pudding, chocolate mousse, ice cream, pet food, surgical sponge, paintballs, inkjet paper, X-ray film, jigsaw puzzles, book covers, wallpaper, sandpaper, shoe leather, chia figurines, chondroitin tablets, insulin, heart valves, cadmium batteries, injectable collagen, and bullets.<br />
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<b>CELL REGENERATION:</b> The lining of a pigs bladder is know to possess special “cell regeneration’’ qualities and is currently being used in combination with human stem cells to regenerate actual human body parts. When a finger is cut off the immune systems natural response to cell death is inflammation and scar tissue. It is believed that when “extracellular matrix” is applied to the wound it stops the natural process and causes the cells to start repairing the damage like they would in a developing fetus.<br />
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Here are 2 articles referencing examples of cell regeneration:<br />
<a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/extracellular-matrix.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Can humans regrow fingers?</span></a><br />
<a href="http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/13-how-pig-guts-became-hope-regenerating-human-limbs#.US5aOqXzXDE" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">How Pig Guts Became the Next Bright Hope for Regenerating Human Limbs</span></a><br />
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The uses for a pig may be endless we may never know.<br />
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All information in this article were referenced from page 91-93 in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Johns-Heavy-Bathroom-Reader/dp/1607101831" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Uncle John’s Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader</span></a></i><br />
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Endless Pigabilites,<br />
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aka MEAT ME<br />
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I've delayed putting this post together for awhile now, but felt as though the sooner I did it, the odds of helping/motivating those of you that might be struggling with your own weight problems and resulting health issues/concerns, will increase exponentially.<br />
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Let me first start out by saying that, NO ONE hates to hear the words "Health, Hamburgers and Heart Attacks" lined up together in the same sentence, more than I. However, as many know all too well, the only real certainty in life, is death. It doesn't matter if you love lettuce and broccoli, or the 100% Bacon Burger at "Slater’s 50/50," or the Triple Bypass Burger at "The Heart Attack Grill" in Sin City, at some inevitable point in time, we're all going to kick the bucket.<br />
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In fact, just last weekend quite tragically, <a href="http://news.msn.com/obits/heart-attack-grill-spokesman-john-alleman-dies-of-heart-attack#tscptme)'" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">John Alleman</span></a>, the spokesperson for the aforementioned Las Vegas establishment, "Heart Attack Grill," passed away at the much too early age of 52. Though he was never officially on their payroll, almost everyday, he could be found coaxing customers into the restaurant and immensely enjoying the delectable food they offer. He frequently appeared on the menu and promotional T-shirts, becoming somewhat of a representational icon, showcasing what was truly great about the eatery.<br />
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In the vein of promotional enthusiasm, I, like Mr. Alleman, have done similar things with places like "Currywurst" on Fairfax. One day last sumer, they were giving away 100 sausages to the first 100 people that followed them on Twitter. Out of support, respect, and my borderline problematic obsessive love of sausages in general, I went down to "Currywurst" that day dressed in my sunday best; and by "sunday best," I of course mean, a hot dog suit and a sign that read: “FREE SAUSAGES." I wasn't doing it for the classiness said ensemble radiates, or the hoards of ladies it attracts either. No, I did it for my love, my deep deep (borderline problematic) LOVE of Sausages! And of course, in gratitude and support for the owner, Kai Lobech, whose wonderfully delicious food struggles to survive in the heart of a Jewish neighborhood. Proof that the commercial relators in Los Angeles are assholes, but... that's another blog post altogether.<br />
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At the time of the sausage give-a-way, I weighed in at a waif like 238 pounds. Now, for someone 5’11” my ideal weight should be in the 168 to 188 pound range to be considered "healthy" as a 32 year old male. With the constant consumption of unhealthy meals I was eating for my blog, paired with simply not giving-a-shit, my self-esteem and drive were taking a major nose dive. Not to mention, I also have a heart condition known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">"Atrial Fibrillation"</span></a>(an electrical issue, not plumbing). Atrial Fibrillation causes my heart to race irregularly, from 180 to 230 beats per minute, when placed under any kind of strenuous activity. I can't die from this directly, but if I stay in “A-fib” longer that 24 to 48 hours, I run the risk of forming a blood clot in the left atrium of my heart, and if that sucker travels to my brain, stroking out is usually the end result. That, I can die from. Don't worry though, I'm on constant blood pressure medication, mild blood thinners, as well as a beta-blocker to help prevent and treat my Atrial Fibrillation.<br />
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Now, as I'm sure you can imagine, being in a state of less than optimal health like I was last year, doesn't exactly help my situation. The horrible eating habits I had acquired made me feel completely hung-over after large meals, and on a general whole, feeling like shit most of the time. Enough was enough, I was tired of waking up and feeling awful everyday, so I went to see my cardiologist, get some test done, and try to figure out what the hell was wrong with me. While getting a treadmill stress test, echocardiogram, and EKG, I also was told by my family, that every male on my Mother's side has died before the age of 33; always due to some type of heart complication. The last male to pass on, was 5 years ago and he died at 23.<br />
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That's when it all hit me: “I'm the ONLY remaining male on my Mother’s side of the family, and I need to make a choice as to whether I'm going to continue down this destructive eating path I'm on while resigning myself to the family curse, or am I going to step it up, change the game, and be the one who out lives them all?"<br />
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In September 2012, with the desire to change course boiling in my blood, I buckled down, and reconfigured my diet immediately. No more giant meals that left me immobile after completion. No more eating an entire pint of "Ben and Jerry’s" before bed. I had been wasting money every month on a membership to 24-hour fitness that I rarely used, and made the executive decision that needed to change as well. During this time, I also decided to take on the responsibility of being the live-in caretaker for my 83-year-old Grandmother (some of you know her as Olga or Baka). This was a new start, and I wasn't going to let anything stop me from being the best that I could be. At this shaky and uncertain moment of transition, I realized, there are guarantees in life. I would I never be at the wonderful and hopeful age of 32 again, and not only did I WANT to make the most of it, I NEEDED to make the most of it. I owed that to my friends, my family, and most importantly, I owed it to myself.<br />
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I broke my daily diet down to:<br />
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<b>Breakfast: </b>(200 to 250 Calories)<br />
Protein Drink<br />
Banana or Apple<br />
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<b>Snack</b> (180 Calories)<br />
Nature Valley Bar<br />
Granola Bar<br />
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<b>Lunch</b> (200 Calories)<br />
Tuna Sandwich *tuna out of a can, with mustard on wheat bread<br />
Soup *anything under 200 calories<br />
Salad *dressing on the side dip the tip of your fork in the dressing before each bite<br />
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<b>Snack</b> (200 Calories)<br />
Yogurt *fat free<br />
Granola Bar<br />
Banana<br />
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<b>Dinner </b>(200 to 350 Calories)<br />
Turkey Patty *I get these frozen at Costco with a wheat bun<br />
Hamburger Patty *I get these frozen at Costco with a wheat bun<br />
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Vegetables *quarter to a half a cup of frozen eat with breakfast, lunch or dinner<br />
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<b>Snack/Dessert</b> (100 Calories) *eat no later than 12 hours before the time you will wake up<br />
Popcorn *100 Calorie Packets<br />
Peanuts * 1 Cup of Shelled Peanuts<br />
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Bars *Weight Watchers Brand only 80 Calories<br />
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<b>Vice:</b> 1 to 3 Diet Cokes before 4pm (basically for me to avoid any heart issues I couldn’t have caffeine in my system while I was working out)<br />
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<b>***CHEAT MEAL</b>: Make sure you have a fucking cheat meal on either Saturday or Sunday (whatever day it’s up to you). I am not going to lie I had times where I would sit at a BJ’s and eat the Ahi Tuna Tar Tar appetizer, half an everything pizza, and a pazooki for dessert. That is almost 2,000 calories in one meal. I DO NOT recommend this but if you are like me and you are trying to break a food addiction this is one way to wean yourself.<br />
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<b>For Exercise: </b><br />
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For the first month I only did 4 days a week.<br />
For the second and third month I tried really hard to get in 5 days a week.<br />
For the forth month till now I only do 3 to 4 days a week.<br />
*If I couldn’t get to the classes even sticking in 30 mins of running or playing Dance Connection or Zumba on XBOX will make a difference, than just doing nothing at all.<br />
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<b>Monday: </b>Turbo Kick @ 7pm or Zumba @ 8pm<br />
<b>Tuesday: </b>Bodypump @ 5pm AND Zumba @ 7pm *I didn’t start doing back-to-back classes until after the first 35 days.<br />
<b>Wednesday:</b> Zumba @ 7pm<br />
<b>Thursday:</b> Bodypump @ 6pm AND Zumba @ 7pm<br />
<b>Friday:</b> Zumba 6pm<br />
*This worked for me, I hate being on a treadmill cause I get bored as fuck an time goes by slow as shit, these classes seem to blow by so fast. Each one was always different and I found the instructors VERY motivating.<br />
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What Worked For ME!!!<br />
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In the first 30 days I lost 18 pounds. *1 month<br />
In the next 30 days I lost 30 pounds. *2 months<br />
In the first 90 days I lost 50 pounds. *3 months<br />
In the last 90 days I only lost 10 more pounds. *6 months = 60 pounds total.<br />
- Everyone is different; you will each lose weight at your own rate.<br />
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CAUTION: I was told that losing weight this fast was not healthy, but when you stick to the diet and the workout routine; the rate at which you lose weight is what your body wants to do (I don’t get how you control it). To each their own…<br />
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<b>Things To Keep In Mind!!!</b><br />
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• Learn to eat until you are not hungry any more, DO NOT eat until you are full. Eating till you are not hungry is NORMAL, eating till you are full is your body setting off an alarm tell you, YOU”RE AN IDIOT for eating so much and it’s going to make you carry the extra food it has to process.<br />
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• Your stomach is roughly the size of your own fist, so your meals shouldn’t be any larger than your fist.<br />
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• You will feel like shit/death for the first 30 days of working out. I thought I was going to die trying to keep up. It wasn’t until day 30-35 that working out actually made me feel amazing and happy. You are never too old to do these classes. I am fighting with 80 year old Asian men in these classes for floor space. Don’t be embarrassed being a noob in these classes we all had our first day. Plus everyone is looking at the instructor and not you. Trust me (My first day I had a long beard, head band and Kermit the frog shirt on), they don’t give a shit about you.<br />
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• You are going to plateau!!! You are going to work the shit out of yourself and be at the same fucking weight for 3 weeks. Do something to shock your body. It has gotten used to your new routine and is now holding on to your fat cause it thinks you’re a camel and going on a long journey. If you work out in the evening wake up early one day and double your work out time, or go on a 2 to 3 hour hike. Change it up and in the next day or so you will see 8 to 10 pounds vanish like your scale was broken.<br />
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•This is not an ALL or NOTHING game. Baby steps mother fucker. If you miss a day or 2, or 3, or a week: make it up the following week or don’t. Go at your own pace. It’s not a race. I personally just got tired of my hip fat running into my back fat. You can do what ever you want. There is no guilt in weight loss you are doing this for yourself.<br />
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• EAT MEAT at least once a day. I did, there are no carbs in MEAT. Have a different piece of meat everyday. I am not talking about pulled pork sandwiches on a French Roll dumbass. I am talking Rib Eyes, NY Strips, Chicken, Turkey, and Pork Loins. You can eat BBQ for your once-a-week cheat meal, but during the week you can eat all the lightly seasoned MEAT you want.<br />
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THE BIG PAY OFF!!!<br />
This was not easy by any means, but once you start seeing results and feeling good about yourself it will become even easier. After the first 25 to 30 pounds people will notice the HOT n’ SEXY you that was underneath all of that fat. They will compliment you and they will encourage you to keep going. Your family and friends will give you more love and attention. People you don’t know on the street will start checking you out and hitting on you. You will get more ATTENTION than you could have ever imagined, you might even get free stuff.<br />
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LAST WORD OF ADVICE!!!<br />
I am not a doctor. I am not a nutritionist. My diet is actually very high in fiber and my cause some people constipation and in some extreme cases hemorrhoids. This diet worked for me, and all my blood work has come back perfect. Sooooo snack on that for lunch.<br />
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Good Luck Fatty’s<br />
Sean Rice (former fatty)<br />
aka MEAT ME
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I love it, you love it, we all really need to love it! If you haven't seen the show Duck Dynasty on A&E get on it. You are missing out. It's probably the best damn family show on TV. They always end each episode with a prayer and giant family meal that is made from animals off of their own land. Now as I strive to eventually live the same type of life style I need recipes to hold me over in the mean time. </div>
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If you followed me on my road trip last year to New Orleans you would know that there really is anything better than good Cajun, Southern Food. No one, and I mean no one makes it better than Miss Kay from Duck Dynasty. She has a <b><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Commanders-Kitchen-Duck-Commander/dp/B005Z8EC3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359577027&sr=8-1&keywords=duck+dynasty+cookbook" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">COOKING VIDEO</span></a></u></b> on Amazon that you can buy that has a lot of her recipes on it.<br />
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I would literally donate an organ if I had an opportunity to spend a week learning how to cook from this woman. Not only do people flock from all over the city just to eat her pies, the entire family functions off of her cooking.<br />
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Now, they actually have a link on the Duck Commander website that has a lot of Miss Kay's recipes on it. I could not wait to share this with you, let alone try them out myself.<br />
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If you don't have Dove, get some! You are gonna need it for this recipe. I can't imagine it getting any better than this. Here is a link to the <a href="http://www.duckcommander.com/commandpost/recipes/post/982/bacon_and_jalapeno_wrapped_dove.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bacon and Jalapeno Wrapped Dove</span></a>.<br />
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Go be one with your food and enjoy the delicious treats this planet has to offer.<br />
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Happy Happy Happy,<br />
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MEAT ME's very own Grade School MEAT Correspondent Matthew Borbon discusses the current state of nutrition in our public schools. Matthew talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly as well as how we can improve the current system as it stands now. Don't be fooled this kid knows what he is talking about.<br />
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Much Respect,<br />
Sean Rice<br />
aka MEAT ME<br />
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