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The Frog

Knows what a fatty is.
Joined
May 3, 2010
Location
Anaheim, CA
Hello everyone!

I'm a barbecue beginner in orange county, CA who has come to The Bretheren by way of a talented and all-round good guy, Professor Salt.

I am new to bbq, but not to food. I am a graduate of a French culinary school (ergo "The Frog"), worked in several fine-dining restaurants here in the US, and I interned in France at a Michelin 2-star restaurant.

Do you want to know what I learned through those experiences? The term Chef is thrown around too loosely. Being a Chef is more than assuming a title, or being a manager. A Chef is always learning, always honing their skills, a leader, a craftsman, an artist, and a teacher.

Judging from what I have read so far, I think I have found a like-minded community. Thank you for allowing me to participate.

Josh
 
Bonjour Josh!

BTW, my name is not anti-French (Great Grandmother DuBois would take offense) but from a small town in Texas.
 
Welcome from the bayous of south Louisiana...we got plenty frogs around here and there legs are very good fried!!!! Never smoked them though...hmmmm?!?!?!?!
 
Welcome Frog!

The French don't BBQ because the slugs crawl off the grill.
 
Josh, bienvenu!
Loved the title of your post. When I was in High School, I did a foriegn exchange program and lived in Lyon and small town near Aix-en-Provence for a summer. My host-father was a chef and I had to teach HIM how to BBQ! Any idea how hard it is to find good charcoal in Provence in August?? Let alone, a grill to put it in?? C'est impossible! At least it was back then.

We ended up making an open pit with some left over landscaping bricks and expanded steel. We burned down some nice oak for the coals and he made a sauce that one could call a BBQ sauce if you sort of held your nose and squinted a bit.

Anyway... welcome to our little clubhouse. Can't wait to hear (AND SEE) what you come up with.
 
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