Yesterday there was a “feed” going on at the end of my
street! Four guys and a few of their
buddies warmed up everything from collards, whole hog, chili, venison, shrimp
boil, smoked chicken, oysters, clams, and I’m sure some other stuff!
I was invited for two reasons, I own a big grill and I
volunteered to bring the beans, and mind you not just any beans, but the “best
beans on the planet.” At least that was
the recipe calls them!
Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder) recently spoke at a local forum and
proclaimed what made him happy was not fame and fortune but three things that
begin with “F.” Family, food, and friends …and there could be
one more “F.”
On either end of the road I live on presides two great
cooks. One is Willy and the other is
Billy, and I refer to them as my bookends!
I have learned a lot about
cooking “big food” from these guys and feel fortunate that I have paid
attention and embraced the passion.
A few weekends back my organization cooked for close
to 4000 folks. Over 300 lbs. of pulled
pork and enough sausages and pretzels to make anyone wearing lederhosen smile!
I think there is a bit of magic in a gathering of good
folks celebrating eating good food in abundance. I have
never enjoyed handing my plate to someone else to put food on it. I prefer to walk up to a large display of awesome
food and use large utensils to scoop up chucks of phenomenally tasty consumables!
Portions simply don’t exist at most of these large get-togethers. The folks that are doing
the cooking do it because they love to cook and know how! They are not there to profiteer, only to share
great food with great folks.
I have to agree with Wozniak, true happiness does
reside with great friends, food and family!
You can make up your own mind whether you need more than that!
NobleOne
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