04/11/2021
I have been in the entertainment industry my entire life. Ever since I was a teenager somehow I was involved in the industry. I was lucky as a kid, always going to the cottage. Enjoying authentic barbecue the traditional way. Smoked using wood only over a very long time at a very low temperature. It was like heaven. The more successful I became in the industry, the less time I had. It was very difficult to make trips to the cottage.
Just before my son was born I enthusiastically decided that I was going to learn how to smoke meat properly and bring the cottage to the backyard. That's when the real adventure and education began, lol. The first few years were very difficult learning temperature control, to wrap or not to wrap, what type of wood is traditional to Canadian barbecue, creating the perfect sauce that is uniquely Northern, like the same sauce my grandpa used to make when I was a kid etc etc. It was a huge learning curve.
I loved every minute of it. There is something extremely satisfying giving someone some homemade barbecue and you can see the expression on their face of the flavor explosion that they are experiencing. It's priceless!!!
Due to the coronavirus, our industry has been severely affected. I mean completely shut down. Everybody I know and everybody I'm associated with is in the same position. We are completely unemployed without options. It's tough mentally, it's tough spiritually, and of course it's tough economically.
To try and have as much fun as possible and not go stir crazy, we have been smoking chicken, brisket, turkey and ribs like maniacs since last year. So much so that our neighbors, family and friends have been making requests.
Our family is very tight-knit and nothing brought us together like barbecue. For my kids, they never considered it a chore for them to participate on our weekend barbecues. It was both my son and daughter who encouraged me to take this to the next step. Having both of them involved in this venture is just amazing. I'm so thankful.
Every Saturday we are going to doing a neighborhood cookout and we'll be offering our authentic Northern BBQ. Very small menu with only our family's greatest hits. I truly want this to be the best barbecue you have ever experienced. I want you to relive that Algonquin park or Muskoka cottage feeling.
Over the next few days we are getting everything organized and will be ready to launch very soon. We thank everyone for all your love and support and bringing our passion of Canadian/Northern barbecuing to fruition.
Stay tuned!
