event Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show - March 5 - 7, 2010
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Tkromer said:
You don't have to worry if its white or dark meat, as your pain receptors will be in overload condition, with a slight case of tinitus on top. Since sensory overload is a standard condition during these, enjoy the endorphin rush, which makes you not care if you make a mess or not. Table etiquette is not enforced during one of these competitions, trust me.
If we served boneless chicken, people could swallow the entire piece. We leave the bones in to deter this, as most people avoid the possibility of a chicken bone piercing their stomach lining. Not to mention boneless chickens look really funny. I mean who wouldn't laugh at a puddle of feathers with a beak. Watching them move around reminds me of a feathered version of The Blob.
Tkromer said:
Ok good, I will save a seat for you at The Table of Virtue.
DEFCON Creator said:
As I have said, the ticket has been bought for FFS and have been planning to go to Zest Fest also - was looking at the WOF site last nite and might as well plan on hitting that one too - looks like a good time
as for sitting down at the wing table I think I would make a great spectator - I am a wimp compared to all the pros here - tho I can say I have gradually been getting a hotter palette- my bottle of Nagasav is almost gone - but even so I think it would be best for me to just take pics of everyone else lol
Wings are white meat.Tkromer said:
thehotpepper.com said:
Yeah.....that is until John gets a hold of them!
thehotpepper.com said:
Correct.
paulky_2000 said:Yeah.....that is until John gets a hold of them!
Yup, then they turn to the "Dark Side".
I am hoping to attend this event but not quite ready to get a booth this year, just come out to meet people and check stuff out. Is there any entries at this event that i can look into as a non-vending company?
Not sure if there are any non-vendor competitions, but you never know, best bet is to e-mail them and ask. As for not doing the show, it may be quite helpful for you to come take a look at what everyone is doing. We jumped into the Fiery Foods show blind a few years back. It was quite overwhelming, but alas, I had cold beer during setup, so everything went fine. As for Zest Fest, for a couple of years, I would fly into TX on Thursday afternoon, hang out with everyone Thursday and Thursday night, come in to the show Friday morning, check out the booths, grab any collectibles I was looking for, and then fly back to NJ late Friday afternoon, as we had a charity event each year for a local fire dept. the following Saturday (300+ lbs of wings cooked up).
After a couple of years, they changed the fire dept. date so we got a booth. It was a lot easier setting up after checking it out beforehand. You can learn a LOT by just checking out the booths, they way people offer samples, booth styles, and an overall knowledge of how things run at the show. Your first trade show is always the scariest, as there are a bunch of unknowns. That being said, virtually all vendors are more than willing to answer questions you may have.
After a couple of years, they changed the fire dept. date so we got a booth. It was a lot easier setting up after checking it out beforehand. You can learn a LOT by just checking out the booths, they way people offer samples, booth styles, and an overall knowledge of how things run at the show. Your first trade show is always the scariest, as there are a bunch of unknowns. That being said, virtually all vendors are more than willing to answer questions you may have.
I'm pretty sure they will split the booth for you. It's a little late to start considering this now, but just contact them, as I do believe they have a couple of booths still available due to people backing out.
Can anyone recommend some of the less expensive hotels near the show?
We used the Holiday Inn Express, about 4-5 miles from the show last year.