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  • Debra Laizure 7:04 pm on September 13, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Pitmasters and Local Celebrity Chefs Hit the Stage at the Rock n Rib BBQ Festival! 

    GET SAUCED TULSA!

    Ever wanted to know the perfect way to flame kiss your ribs? Secrets to creating the perfect rub? Fun BBQ ideas for kids?  Look no further.

    Curtis Restaurant Supply is sponsoring the Culinary Stage at the Rock ‘n Rib Festival, September 15-18th, in downtown Tulsa at the BOK Center. The intimate covered stage will be located near the intersection of Third & Denver and will feature live demonstrations from national award-winning pitmasters, local celebrity chefs, and real BBQ connoisseurs.

    Win Prizes!

    Stayed tuned to Tulsa Food Talk for a chance to win some cool kitchen goodies, BBQ gift certificates, and cool prizes. Keep your eye on Curtis’ Facebook page, Tulsa Food Talk, or Tulsa Food website this week for information.

    About Curtis Restaurant Supply

    Cook like a restaurant chef! Curtis Restaurant Supply is always OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  Stop by the Tulsa showroom, just 1 block east of 40th & Sheridan (Directions) to save money on restaurant quality kitchen supplies.

    CURTIS CULINARY STAGE SCHEDULE

    Thursday, September 15, 11:00AM-12:00AM
    6:30pm – BBQ 101: How to choose the Right Meat – Pitmaster Pat Nelson of Big Boned BBQ Company
    7:30pm – BBQ 101: Preparing Award-winning Pulled Pork – Pitmistress Donna Rice of Desperado’s BBQ
    8:30pm – BBQ 101: How to Properly Use and Apply Dry Rub Like a Pro – Pitmaster Jon Bigalk of Willingham’s BBQ

    Friday, September 16, 11:00AM-12:00AM
    5:30pm – Tasty Sides: Local celebrity chef demo – Chef Tack of Main Street Tavern
    6:30pm – Competition Secrets: How to make award winning ribs – Pitmaster Brandon Manly of RibCrib
    7:30pm – Gourmet Grilling: Peach-Chipotle Barbecued Salmon & Beef Brisket “Parfait”- Chef Devin Levine of BOK Center
    8:30pm – Grilled Pizza: Local celebrity chef demo – Chef Cody Stell of In The Raw

    Saturday, September 17, 11:00AM-12:00AM
    5:30pm – BBQ 101: – Texas-Style BBQ and Grilling Tips- Pitmaster Enrique Vega of Cowboys BBQ Company
    6:30pm – Competition Secrets: How to make award winning brisket – Pitmaster Brandon Manly of RibCrib
    7:30pm – Cool the Heat: How to Make a Limonana cocktail – Bartender Stuart Stewart of Cosmo Cafe
    8:30pm – Asian Fusion BBQ: Local celebrity chef demonstration – TBD

    Sunday, September 18, 11:00AM-3:00PM
    12:30PM – KidsQ: Cooking with Remmi, the culinary kid – Chef Remmi Smith

     

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  • Debra Laizure 11:04 am on July 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    A Look Inside the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile 

    Interesting article by Meathead, the “Rib Guy”. For more Meathead articles, and BBQ tips and tricks, check him out on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ribguy or http://www.amazingribs.com

    Enjoy!

    Debra Laizure
    Curtis Restaurant Supply
    Sponsor of the Rock ‘n Rib Festival, Sept 15th – 18th at the BOK Center

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    This month Oscar Mayer is celebrating 75 years of the Wienermobile. The first Wienermobile was the brainchild of Oscar’s nephew Karl Mayer, and on July 18, 1936, the 13 foot hot dog built by GM started cruising the streets of Chicago and the Midwest. Today’s marketing experts consider it one of the most successful marketing gimmicks in history.

    When Noelle Overly emailed and invited me to ride “shotbun” in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in Chicago’s 2009 St. Patrick’s Day Parade I was sure it was a prank. I demanded her phone number to make sure she was official. As soon as it was clear she wasn’t punking me, I immediately swabbed myself in mustard and emailed all my friends to make them jealous. I filled the letter with all my worst puns: “You know I’m going to relish this!” “Come to the parade and ketchup with me!” I gloated.

    Today there are six copies of the 2004 model cruising the nation bringing delight to children and hot dog lovers like this Meathead. The fiberglass 27′ hot dog rests on a toasted bun wrapped around a Chevy W4 Series chassis powered by a 300 Vortec 5700 V8 engine with a 4 speed tranny and anti-lock brakes. It is equipped with a bitchin’ sound system and wireless microphone and external speakers. There’s a hot dog shaped instrument panel with voice activated GPS, an exterior rear view camera, a “bun roof”, gull wing door with retractable steps, and a horn that toots the Oscar Mayer Wiener Jingle.

    The interior is plush, carpeted, with comfy mustard and ketchup colored captain’s chairs for six, and a blue-sky ceiling dappled with clouds. Surprisingly, there is no fridge or grill on board. In 2008 the company also launched a mini Wienermobile that are only 15′ long built on a Mini Cooper chassis.

    2011-07-27-wienermobile006.jpgAs we waited for our turn to roll out, the iconic vehicle was surrounded by laughing kids and parents posing in front of the giant orange sandwich. Even the Miller Light girls checked us out and posed with the public (right).

    The large Wienermobiles are staffed by two “hotdoggers” hired right out of college for the world’s best first job, motoring across the country collecting waves and smiles. Driving on this bright clear sunshiney 40-something Saturday, March 14, 2009, was 22 year old Molly Fergus of nearby Des Plaines, IL, a recent journalism graduate of the University of Missouri, of Irish descent, from County Mayo no less. Her partner was Amanda Maurer, 23, of Yorktown, PA, and a marketing grad from James Madison.

    2011-07-27-winermobile010.jpgAlong for the ride were Molly’s Mom Peggy, Dad Brian, and Brother, my friend and guest, Mary Ann Brauneis, the now retired owner of a landmark Southside Chicago hot dog pushcart, and Sunshine, an eight month old Yellow Lab my wife and I were raising for Leader Dogs for the Blind. In the picture, that’s Mary Ann on the left, Molly’s brother, Molly, her Dad, Mom, and in the bun roof, “Hamanda”. Sunshine has since graduated from Leader Dog School in Rochester, MI, and is dragging a blind man around Madrid, Spain. Click here to see a photostory of a day in the life of Sunshine when she was training at age 3 months.

    As we headed down Columbus Avenue through Grant Park behind the Art Institute, Amanda scrambled up on the roof with her microphone and led the crowds in singing the jingle and chanting. “I say Oscar and you say Mayer” she exhorts” and the five-deep crowd dressed in green responds every time. “Who likes mustard?” she asks, and they cheer loudly. “Who likes ketchup?” and they boo louder. Then she sings, and the crowd joins in:

    Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener,
    That is what I truly want to be.
    Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener,
    Everyone would be in love with me.

    The girls clearly love their job because after months behind the wheel, Molly still smiles broadly and sings the jingle without the loudspeaker, even when nobody is watching. College students can apply for the job on their website and anyone can follow their blog there. Sadly, they do not publish their schedule on the web because it brings out the PETA crazies. You know, the ones who protested when President Obama killed a fly.

    How did I wangle the invite? I think it had something to do with the fact that I gave their formulation of the all-beef “Premium” Frank a good score in my blind tasting of 30 franks (the other styles they make did not fare so well). Click here to see my all-beef frankfurter blind tasting results.

    Now that I’ve been in the St. Pat’s Parade, and I’ve ridden in the Wienermobile, I’m thinking my life is complete. What could be cooler for a guy nicknamed Meathead? I must have been quite a sight with my head sticking out the bunroof grinning ear to ear. Have you ever sausage thing?

    Source: HuffPost Food, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/food

     

    • Brian S. 12:18 pm on July 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      You’re such a good writer, why don’t you write us something about local Tulsa food? Like the posts you did about a pie in Kiefer or a delicious vegetable at Waterfront Grill. I’d sooner grab a dog at Siegi’s or Dog House or Fassler’s, all owned by local people, than buy Oscar Meyer weiners, owned by Kraft Foods.

      • Debra Laizure 1:51 pm on July 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

        Actually, I am writing up something on Crabtown in OKC and a couple other places. This article (that I did not write) appealed to me because of happy 1970′s childhood memories. Don’t you love the song, Brian? It almost makes eating lips and “other things” pleasant :)

        • Brian S. 3:13 pm on July 29, 2011 Permalink | Reply

          I never paid much attention to the song but I have eaten my share of Oscar Meyer wieners. they are good actually.

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