Saulnier
Got Wood.
Anyone cooking HLSR (Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Cookoff)
Anyone - HLSR (Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Cookoff)
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Sledneck
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WHat is the deal with that contest? I read in the rules that it is an invitational or go texan whatever that is/ DO the teams vend?
Scottie
Quintessential Chatty Farker
It's basically individual parties. You can buy "entries".. So some of the bigger teams have 4 entries to the contest. I think the fees are huge to enter if you don't have the Go Texan or free ride. I know there is a waiting list.
To get into the parties, you need to have a ticket. You can't just walk aqround and enter private parties. They make these tents look like saloons, disco's, you name it... OK, maybe not disco, but what ever boot stomping you do down in Texas...
To get into the parties, you need to have a ticket. You can't just walk aqround and enter private parties. They make these tents look like saloons, disco's, you name it... OK, maybe not disco, but what ever boot stomping you do down in Texas...
I describe it to people as a combination of MIM and Mardi Gras on steroids. The corporate parties rival those on the dark side at the Royal, at least, and in some cases take it to a new level. HLSR is exclusive, because it can be. Everybody and their brother wants to cook it at least once, if they are from Texas. Allegedly, you can buy your way in....but the price I've heard is steep (10k). I know somebody that hasn't been able to cook for two years, but continues to pick up the bills and send somebody to cook for him to preserve the spot.
Zilla and Texana recently won a qualifier that got them into HLSR, the Royal, and the draw for the Jack. I suspect if you asked them which one they were more excited about it would be HLSR.
Skip a trip to Florida and come down next year. I'll even buy you a hat. You just have to sleep in your own room
:lol:
Sledneck
Full Fledged Farker
Deal!:biggrin:I describe it to people as a combination of MIM and Mardi Gras on steroids. The corporate parties rival those on the dark side at the Royal, at least, and in some cases take it to a new level. HLSR is exclusive, because it can be. Everybody and their brother wants to cook it at least once, if they are from Texas. Allegedly, you can buy your way in....but the price I've heard is steep (10k). I know somebody that hasn't been able to cook for two years, but continues to pick up the bills and send somebody to cook for him to preserve the spot.
Zilla and Texana recently won a qualifier that got them into HLSR, the Royal, and the draw for the Jack. I suspect if you asked them which one they were more excited about it would be HLSR.
Skip a trip to Florida and come down next year. I'll even buy you a hat. You just have to sleep in your own room
N
Neal
Guest
I think those are called Honkey Tonks!
Saulnier
Got Wood.
Teams do not vend. You either have an invitation to a private party only tent or you know someone at the tent that can get you in. There is a "public" tent for you to purchase BBQ if you don't have a connection to one of the private deals. This is the only cook-off that I do for this team. The Willis Group. They have sent about 4-5K invitations to their employees and customers for their tent only. We will serve food to probably 3-4K people in 3 days. It is a huge deal to be able to cook and compete in this event. Rules follow IBCA for the most part. We are taking about 120 Packer Briskets, 15 cases of Chicken Breast, 60 Cases of Sausage, 20 Cases of Potatoe Salid, and 9 cases of Cole Slaw. This company will spend about 40-50K to be a part of this event. We occupie 3 spaces toghether so we can cook 3 entries. One each for Brisket, Chicken, Spare Ribs. I was able to make the table 2 years ago and plced 7th out of 109 chiecken entries. BTW that chicken was cooked on a UDS in the beer can style over Sams Choice Briquets. (No I am not lieing about that) I will probably focus more on the brisket this year and let 2 of my other cooks handle the chicken and ribs. I have been working on a cabinet type smoker that will run like a UDS untill I get a charcoal chute built for it. If I get it far enough along to take fire I might bring it too.
Before you ask I do not have any photos of any of this because "what happens at rodeo stays at rodeo".
Chris
Before you ask I do not have any photos of any of this because "what happens at rodeo stays at rodeo".
Chris
Good luck, hope you get some good weather this year!
ctbeerbq
Full Fledged Farker
I just moved to Houston last year, and we're going to check this out... don't know any teams, but we'll probably just wander around. I'm hoping to get a look at the Continental Airlines pit, if they still use the one that Klose built.
Saulnier
Got Wood.
CTBEERBQ you have a PM
Chris Saulnier
Chris Saulnier
rugbyguytx
Got Wood.
777 still uses the Klose pit and they split the tent with Adobe Equipment. Always a good time
ZILLA
is One Chatty Farker
I just got in from Houston. We had good event this year. Hosted FedEx on Thursday night, Land Tech on Friday night and friends, family and other guests on Saturday. I help out at Bill Cannons booth, Texas BBQ Rub and worked the door this year. That's the best job there is. Friday was hot so the girls were very lightly dressed Saturday was cold and windy as all hell.
Congrats to Ronnie & Michelle Wade 1st overall GC.
The TBR rib entry, cooked by the one and only Jeff "Redneck" Wyatt, hit in the low 50s I think.
I'm beat! Craig and I will cook the HLSR in the San Antonio booth in 2010. Ribs I suppose.
Come see us next year. I know the guy that works the door. :wink:
Saturday was cold and windy as all hell.Congrats to Ronnie & Michelle Wade 1st overall GC.
The TBR rib entry, cooked by the one and only Jeff "Redneck" Wyatt, hit in the low 50s I think.
I'm beat! Craig and I will cook the HLSR in the San Antonio booth in 2010. Ribs I suppose.
Come see us next year. I know the guy that works the door. :wink:
thillin
somebody shut me the fark up.
I just got in from Houston. We had good event this year. Hosted FedEx on Thursday night, Land Tech on Friday night and friends, family and other guests on Saturday. I help out at Bill Cannons booth, Texas BBQ Rub and worked the door this year. That's the best job there is. Friday was hot so the girls were very lightly dressed
We had that wind and temps in the 40s here. It was a beating.
I thought you'd be down there. Hope you had fun Darwin!
ZILLA
is One Chatty Farker
You're on the money there, I swear it was physical punishment just standing at the swinging doors of the TBR Saloon trying to keep people out, but damn did we have fun anyway! :wink:
ZILLA
is One Chatty Farker
Words we live by. No evidence!
ctbeerbq
Full Fledged Farker
Big thanks to Saulnier and rugbyguytx! They both got me and my family into their tents, food, drinks and showed us around. Brethren really do take care of each other!
Thanks again. We had a great time!
Thanks again. We had a great time!
Cooter
Knows what a fatty is.
This is late, but Rodeo is time consuming... If you do it right...
Just a quick word of thanks to Saulnier for his generously allowing cooter and the cooterette to visit his tent.
Got to meet ctbeerbq there and lots of others. Good times... But NO photos, ever.... So nothing happened...
cooter
Just a quick word of thanks to Saulnier for his generously allowing cooter and the cooterette to visit his tent.
Got to meet ctbeerbq there and lots of others. Good times... But NO photos, ever.... So nothing happened...
cooter
