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Question - what about Surrey's serving breakfast/brunch across the street? Are you bumping up against that or is that helpful?
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Question - what about Surrey's serving breakfast/brunch across the street? Are you bumping up against that or is that helpful?
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
very helpful. people wait forever for brunch...surreys is good but nothing special. I'll be cheaper, faster, and with more comfort style food than their semi healthy breakfast.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
Hosting lunch for our local food writer with the Advocate/NPR, and one of the most well known bbq authors / teachers / food show celeb Steven Raichlen who is in town for a hot minute and asked to go to the best 
Fairly gushy over this...the dude knows every major pit master in the country.
Also....a show on the Food Network has approached me to feature MCBQ ....but I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass. They usually put cameras up and find bad things to tell the owner and goad them into firing people. It is their #1 show at the moment...but I'm worried about reputation. I've been doing this too long to have a tv show pointing out problems to me. What say ye FFA?
Fairly gushy over this...the dude knows every major pit master in the country.Also....a show on the Food Network has approached me to feature MCBQ ....but I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass. They usually put cameras up and find bad things to tell the owner and goad them into firing people. It is their #1 show at the moment...but I'm worried about reputation. I've been doing this too long to have a tv show pointing out problems to me. What say ye FFA?
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
today will be tough...been here since 2 am...gotta cater downtown, go to Mississippi, be back for 3 for the lunch thing...but bolting for a nap as soon as thats over...gotta roast a pig overnight.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
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Yea. I think that show would cheapen your product.i guess i know your vote
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Insoxicated
Yeah when you mentioned it earlier via text , I was in the "any TV pub is good pub" camp but after previewing a few episodes, I'm not sure Id want them in there.. Especially without final creative sign off on what airs (which you won't get, because shows like that overdramatize for effect).I think your gut is right hereYea. I think that show would cheapen your product.i guess i know your vote
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STBootleg
Footballguy
I've only seen it a couple of times, but I thought that the owners contacted the show for help not the other way around.i guess i know your vote
I would not do the show if they contacted you about it.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
I thought about having everyone here having some various social disorder or other shtick. I was thinking of the over the top gay black guy, the meth head, the bong ripping guitar player, the thief, and hopeless romantic chick that has with tammy faye tears every morning. also the sexual deviant that enjoys getting the meat rubbed just a little too enthusiastically. and everyone treats the customers with pop copy (see chappelle show) attitude. Hell yeah i suck toes, can i help you?
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
spodog
Footballguy
If this is Charles Stiles' show, you best think long and hard about this.
You would definitely gain exposure from the show, as it has solid ratings and gets renewed every year, which is amazing. The show is very forumula-driven. They will hire actors to 'portray' your rogue employees, who you will have to fire. If you don't have a story that is acceptable to them, they will hand you a ready-made story and you'll have to live with it because the production contract you will already have signed says you will.
If it were me, I'd invest my time in more relevant, local television exposure, like presenting your feature menu items on a morning show or something like that.
Stiles' show is mostly about his production company and his viewers who are 'aghast' at the same schtick week after week on this so called reality show. It ain't about your food or you.
This is a copy/paste from a dark corner of the interwebs:
"Mystery Diners" is not only fake, but the company that Charles Stiles founded, Business Evaluation Services, and which is featured on this show, has an F rating from the Better Business Bureau. Why the F rating? Because the BBB has not been able to verify that the company even exists, and repeated attempts to contact Charles Stiles have been unsuccessful. The company was registered for the sole purpose of making Mystery Diners seem legitimate, should a viewer attempt to look up Mr. Stiles.
Foosball God
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Definitely pass. Nothing about those shows puts the actual restaurant in a good light.Hosting lunch for our local food writer with the Advocate/NPR, and one of the most well known bbq authors / teachers / food show celeb Steven Raichlen who is in town for a hot minute and asked to go to the best
Also....a show on the Food Network has approached me to feature MCBQ ....but I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass. They usually put cameras up and find bad things to tell the owner and goad them into firing people. It is their #1 show at the moment...but I'm worried about reputation. I've been doing this too long to have a tv show pointing out problems to me. What say ye FFA?
Premier
Footballguy
Interesting stuff. I always thought his company was fake.
That whole show is awful. Worst thing on tv. That's their highest rated show?
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Showed up this afternoon, and even though Tipsy was out, me and two of my fellow conference attendees enjoyed a fine meal at McClure's BBQ. We shared the all meat, all sides as well as a starter of gumbo. The collards were excellent, as was the chicken. The pulled pork was delishious, and the brisket generated no complaints from me. The cornbread and the mac n' cheese didn't wow me though honestly. The inclusion of many different BBQ sauces was a good idea. Overall, an excellent BBQ meal, but next time I'll probably hit up a pulled pork platter as that or brisket is my jam.
The woman who was running the show (Jennifer, I think) was very nice and reminded me about getting a beer across the street. She even called cabs for people in my party. I did miss Neil though, as that was one of the main reasons I wanted to go.
Best of luck Tipsy. Your food speaks for itself.
The woman who was running the show (Jennifer, I think) was very nice and reminded me about getting a beer across the street. She even called cabs for people in my party. I did miss Neil though, as that was one of the main reasons I wanted to go.
Best of luck Tipsy. Your food speaks for itself.
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tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
From Steve Raichlen on twitter & facebook with a picture of my all meat and all side platter.....
@sraichlen: Hard at work: #BBQ sampler at @McClure's in NOLA. What's the best BBQ joint in YOUR town? http://ow.ly/i/7FN7f " woohoo
then a few seconds later tweets this....
Making a list & counting it twice. What's the best BBQ joint in YOUR town. This was my top 10 in 2013
It seems he is making a top 10 in the country list again....can I possibly be on that? That would be the most ridiculous thing to ever happen to me.
@sraichlen: Hard at work: #BBQ sampler at @McClure's in NOLA. What's the best BBQ joint in YOUR town? http://ow.ly/i/7FN7f " woohoo
then a few seconds later tweets this....
Making a list & counting it twice. What's the best BBQ joint in YOUR town. This was my top 10 in 2013
It seems he is making a top 10 in the country list again....can I possibly be on that? That would be the most ridiculous thing to ever happen to me.
Rohn Jambo
Footballguy
It is not ridiculous. You put in a lot of hard work.tipsy mcstagger said:
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Agreed. The whole premise of the show is that there is something wrong here. #### that.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
32 turkeys (640 pounds) smoked this week. I turned down more orders than I took x4. Curses for a small space and only one pit on hand.
Johnny Rock
Footballguy
tipsy mcstagger said:
Pics looked good. Can you describe the taste as compared to a traditional oven-cooked bird?tipsy mcstagger said:
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
the brine I use probably had more impact on the overall flavor of the bird. The smoke certainly was there, but the bird was juicy and flavorful. Better than any oven bird i've done
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Koya
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"Coach" waited for me since I was a nice fare to the airport. Took some backway where I figured this is the greatest shortcut ever, or I'm about to get buried in some industrial area outside of N.O.
Dragons
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Fennis
Footballguy
Koya RIP.Don't leave us hanging, what happened?
"at least he died with a stomach full of good BBQ"
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tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
Cab nothing...guy pulled up in a stretch limo and was passing out c-notes like I pass on my hep b.
Koya
Footballguy
Damn straight.Fennis said:Koya RIP.Don't leave us hanging, what happened?
"at least he died with a stomach full of good BBQ"
- from the grave still full of GREAT BBQ
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
man....just had a photojournalist shoot about 10k shots of me and the store in the last 24 hours. His resume is unreal....Haiti...Rwanda...Mexico (just shot a movie that made sundance last year about the cartels)....Afghanistan.....unbelievable to me that someone is paying him to shoot ole bbq guy here in NOLA. Flew him down just to shoot me....and he has 9 more cities / businesses to shoot along with 10 other photographers doing the same thing nationwide for an big ad campaign I was nominated for months ago....these people are spending more on his little trip than I'll make in profits all year.
My life is weird. Thats all there is to it. Fist bumping Dave Chappelle from the best seats in the house at the Sanger on Friday night to getting photographed by the guy that does stuff like this the next day. And today I spilled about a quart of raw chicken juice down my shirt at 6 am. L. I. V. I. N. 
My life is weird. Thats all there is to it. Fist bumping Dave Chappelle from the best seats in the house at the Sanger on Friday night to getting photographed by the guy that does stuff like this the next day. And today I spilled about a quart of raw chicken juice down my shirt at 6 am. L. I. V. I. N.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
Oh...he ate my food too....called his cousin in NYC whom owns 4 restaurants and told him to get down here to try it.....says i'd be a perfect fit for his beer garden place in Brooklyn. 
msommer
Footballguy
McClure's - The legend grows!Oh...he ate my food too....called his cousin in NYC whom owns 4 restaurants and told him to get down here to try it.....says i'd be a perfect fit for his beer garden place in Brooklyn.
Congrats
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
i'm pretty sure we might have a problem with a McClure's in Brooklyn....McClure's - The legend grows!Oh...he ate my food too....called his cousin in NYC whom owns 4 restaurants and told him to get down here to try it.....says i'd be a perfect fit for his beer garden place in Brooklyn.
Congrats
mr roboto
Footballguy
Have you checked to see if McClures is a registered mark? Can you register something?i'm pretty sure we might have a problem with a McClure's in Brooklyn....McClure's - The legend grows!CongratsOh...he ate my food too....called his cousin in NYC whom owns 4 restaurants and told him to get down here to try it.....says i'd be a perfect fit for his beer garden place in Brooklyn.
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
McClure's in BK? Now we are talking!!! Plus, the hipsters love bbq. There are a few decent cue places in NYC (hill country, fette sau, dinosaur bbq, etc) but yours destroys them all.i'm pretty sure we might have a problem with a McClure's in Brooklyn....McClure's - The legend grows!Oh...he ate my food too....called his cousin in NYC whom owns 4 restaurants and told him to get down here to try it.....says i'd be a perfect fit for his beer garden place in Brooklyn.
Congrats
Rohn Jambo
Footballguy
I love how humble you're, Tipsy.man....just had a photojournalist shoot about 10k shots of me and the store in the last 24 hours. His resume is unreal....Haiti...Rwanda...Mexico (just shot a movie that made sundance last year about the cartels)....Afghanistan.....unbelievable to me that someone is paying him to shoot ole bbq guy here in NOLA. Flew him down just to shoot me....and he has 9 more cities / businesses to shoot along with 10 other photographers doing the same thing nationwide for an big ad campaign I was nominated for months ago....these people are spending more on his little trip than I'll make in profits all year.
My life is weird. Thats all there is to it. Fist bumping Dave Chappelle from the best seats in the house at the Sanger on Friday night to getting photographed by the guy that does stuff like this the next day. And today I spilled about a quart of raw chicken juice down my shirt at 6 am. L. I. V. I. N.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
Tipsy,
I'll be in town next week with a large group. Do you know if you will be working lunch on either Monday or Tuesday? I don't know if the whole group will come, just some of us, or I may put in a large take out order depending on what the group wants to do. I've talked you up a ton and everyone is excited to try your famous BBQ!
I'll be in town next week with a large group. Do you know if you will be working lunch on either Monday or Tuesday? I don't know if the whole group will come, just some of us, or I may put in a large take out order depending on what the group wants to do. I've talked you up a ton and everyone is excited to try your famous BBQ!
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