Different Venues

Recently I have been thinking about the different venues that a chef can take on throughout his or her career. Many people stick to the kitchen and maybe an on site kitchen, but few wander out into the world. Last week I was cooking on a team for a BBQ festival and that was "okay". Don't get me wrong, the food was amazing, and the reviews were even better. Sleeping on concrete in a parking lot or in a hot trailer is not exactly roughing it. No my friends, the even of a lifetime is coming up for adventurous chefs! Next month I will be participating in a Bayou Beast Feast! Located right here in Houston, Texas, we are cooking a whole feral hog, nutria, squirrel, rabbit, duck, pigeon, etc. Basically we are cooking any kind of meat that can be found around the Bayou! Of course the director of the event Travis and I will be taking creative culinary liberties on every dish to make it more appealing to the general public. Opening people's minds to new types of food is a huge part of what I do and what better to do that with than what a lot of people don't consider meat.

So past the food we need an area for this event so started yesterday building the Hobo Ampitheatre. Yes, that is right, an outdoor movie theatre/venue underneath a bridge on the Bayou! It is still a work in progress but we have built stairs down the entire hill with tiki torches to light the way at night...

A series of tires dug into the ground and a tire swing...

Not shown behind it are a series of 5 wooden swings staggered in between the columns. Also there is the pride of the theatre, the 30 foot tall screen. This thing took 5 tries to get up and my hands are still rope burned from working on this bad boy.

Hoisting this thing up 30 feet with the wind was no easy feat!



I will let you guys know what goes on with it next, it will be epic! I will be doing a play by play on this event so get ready for the excitement! FOLLOW THE FLAVOR!