Message from the Pitmaster 2007 recap:

This was the year of the Lemon! At one point they changed our name to “All Hogs go to Lemon”, but it kept us at the pay window when our meats were letting us down. Then I went to class and I learned how to cook brisket and it took off. Besides the dessert contest we entered anything else they would let us. We did some good some not so good, from backyard chicken to biscuits and gravy to salsa. Nothing scares the hogs! I would like to take this time to thank my team who makes my life easier:

Ardith who feeds us and seems to take the brunt of all the teams yelling (sorry).

Ted who is always setting up camp and taking it down. The most important thing he tells me is when to get gas. I ran out of gas the one time he didn’t go, and he does all the turn in walking. 

Ron who cooks whatever category I ask him to, anybody who cooks tri-tip is a winner in my book.

Toni the “garnish girl” can make any food look good. I think she owns every plate with a pig on it in California, and that stuff isn’t cheap, talk about records needing to be sealed. 

Vince who I’m probably the hardest on, but he keeps coming back and that’s good. He’s young! From getting in the truck somewhere in Utah, to “please tell me what state I’m in” he hangs in there.  (Thanks)

Julie is our webmaster. Thanks for all that you do in keeping the website up to date and looking good.

And, last but not least my wife Vicki who keeps supporting me when I come home and say “Honey” and she just looks at me and says “Just let me know when your leaving, so I can fill the truck with gas”. Oh Yea, I am sorry for the shape of the truck when we get back after 8 days on the road with me and Vince, she deserves a metal.

In closing, I will try to do a little better next year!

Thanks again,

Pitmaster Steve Madaule