Blue Lid BBQ

31/10/2024

Crazy that this was posted yesterday, what would've been David's 32nd birthday. Thank you Insight for sharing our story.

https://www.insightonbusiness.com/eedition/page-18/page_991431b0-8b39-5d3a-9eaf-ef9f8545027b.html

13/10/2024

Last call for tickets! Take a peek at some of the amazing bourbons that Santé Wine Bar & Bistro will be pouring.

12/10/2024

We made the tough choice last night to cancel our last pop up for the year, Sunday at Cuff Farms. For those who follow us, you know that we have been tormented this entire season by bad weather and Sunday is not looking good. Given what we know about the Cuffs crowd and the absolutely perfect day TODAY, we know crowds will be small tomorrow, so we're choosing to focus on preparing for Wednesday's event at Santé Wine Bar & Bistro instead. Unfortunately the way we make barbecue (starting days in advance) we sometimes have to make a call when we don't know exactly how it will work out. It's one of the most difficult parts of this set up.

Thank you so much for your support this year! Follow our page to hear about winter catering, and stay in loop for next year's events. If you want to be notified directly, subscribe to our email list through our website. We send one email per month, it's never spam, and we don't sell contact information. Love you all! 💙

09/10/2024

10 Bourbons and all the barbecue you can eat, that's the dream. Join us Wednesday, October 16th, 6-9pm at the Bourbon & BBQ Tasting event at Santé Wine Bar & Bistro in Neenah. A few remaining tickets could be yours at the link below. $125 per person. See you there!

https://www.santewinebarbistro.com/shop/p/mkaul056j4tq6342gcqww24olciyvq-4lkry

06/10/2024

Another beautiful fall day! We'll be at Cuff Farms today (Sunday) from 11a-3p! We've got a full menu, including barbecue chicken, pictured here. A seasoned smoked whole chicken thigh, sliced and sauced. Also get it as a sandwich. Come grab a tray to go for the Packer game:

Sliced brisket
Pulled pork sandwiches
Barbecue chicken
Spare ribs
Brisket birria tacos
Cornbread & hot honey
Banana pudding
Slaw & pickles

See you there!!

17/09/2024

It's here again! the 4th Annual Hog Roast at Cuff Farms is this Friday and we still have some tickets available for you and your family to join us for this all-you-can-eat farm to table BBQ spread.

WHEN: Friday 9/20, 4:30-7:30pm, Food served starting @ 5:30
WHERE: Cuff Farms in Hortonville
WHO: You and your kids/partner/friends/parents/neighbor!
MENU: Smoked pasture-raised pork, rolls, mac & cheese, beans, coleslaw, cornbread & hot honey, pickles, Kelley Country Creamery ice cream for dessert. Water & soda.
TICKETS: link below, Adults $33, Kids $12, or family deal $75

This is more than just a great reason to gather on the farm. It's a celebration of this great local establishment and their commitment to fantastic product and sustainable agriculture. All produce and pork product is sourced right from the farm. You'll also have the opportunity to be first out to the fields to pick pumpkins, or visit the farm store to gather all your fall decor or ingredients, and pasture-raised eggs or meat.

See you there!

GET TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hog-roast-at-cuff-farms-with-blue-lid-bbq-tickets-1005957304377?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/09/2024

Come out Friday! Enjoy some heat patio temps and awesome food.

17/08/2024

**SATURDAY 8/17**
11a-1p Givens Farm

If you know us, you know we do our best to make lemonade out of lemons. We're trying this out! Drive-thru BBQ TOMORROW (Saturday 8/17). The rain won't stop us - you don't even need to leave your car!

If the weather is decent or you're feeling adventurous, the Givens Farm property is a gorgeous event venue and vineyard in Hortonville, home to adorable babydoll sheep. You're welcome to explore.

💙Please share!! We've got lots of food to sell from a cancelled event tonight.

16/08/2024

**UPDATE: CANCELING DUE TO WEATHER** unfortunately our set up does not allow us to operate in the rain and seeing as we may only have an hour of dry skies, we're making the difficult decision to pull out of tonight's event. Stay tuned for some bulk orders tomorrow to stock the fridge/freezer**

Rally is starting early to dodge some later weather - see you at 4pm!

16/08/2024

**UPDATE: CANCELING DUE TO WEATHER** unfortunately our set up does not allow us to operate in the rain and seeing as we may only have an hour of dry skies, we're making the difficult decision to pull out of tonight's event. Stay tuned for some bulk orders tomorrow to stock the fridge/freezer**

WHAT WE'RE SERVING FRIDAY 8/16*
Area509 5-9pm
Come hang on the patio, friends

🇨🇺Barbecubano sandwich (smoked pulled pork, ham, cheese, house pickles, mustard sauce, mojo sauce, chips)

🌮Brisket birria tacos (onions, cilantro, chihuahua cheese, consummé)

🐄Sliced brisket (pickles, onions, slaw)

🐖Pulled pork sandwich (pickles, onions, slaw)

12/08/2024

If you haven't been out to Cuff Farms for a wood-fired pizza night, you're missing out! You're going to want to order the pork belly burnt ends pizza with garlic sauce, topped with Blue Lid Smooth Operator barbecue sauce. 😮‍💨 Maggie, Alex and crew, you've outdone yourself.

03/08/2024

Join us at Xe 54: a Wine & Cocktail Lounge for some BBQ and cocktails benefiting the Women Build with Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity.

We'll be serving Wed. August 14, 4-7pm:
Brisket
Barbecubano sandwiches
Pulled pork sandwiches
Brisket birria tacos
Coleslaw / pickles / sauce

Come and enjoy our delicious Lavender Lemondrop! 🍋💜 For every one sold during August, a donation will be made to the Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity Women's Build🏡👷‍♀️ Join us in supporting their mission to empower families to gain access to decent, safe, and affordable housing. Cheers to making a difference! 🍹✨

31/07/2024

Brisket and pulled pork back on the preorder menu for next week!

Next week's Valley Market menu is available for pre-order now! Visit valleymkt.com to place an order for pickup next week. BBQ from is back! You can add BBQ by the pound directly to your order! Cookies from will be back next week!

29/07/2024

Fun event!

19/07/2024

Downtown Appleton - Light the Night Market, TODAY (Friday 7/19) from 5-10p. We'll be directly across from the 222 building until we're sold out.

See you there!!

08/07/2024

We'll be here! Saturday, July 27, get your tickets before they sell out.

04/07/2024

We've been trying to come up with what to say for the past few days now...and we're still coming up short, but here goes.

For those of you who don’t know, a big part of how Blue Lid does business is our partnership with Valley Market, and more specifically, its owner David Bennett. Jon and David joined forces officially close to a year ago, and have been collaborating, cooking, lamenting, sweating, planning, and building almost every day since. Last week we got the impossible news that David’s time with us was coming to an end.

We are having a very difficult time processing this loss and figuring out how to go on. Losing David is losing a business partner, friend, mentor, advocate, role model, all wrapped into one. David is someone we planned to build this business with, and we felt kind of invincible with him on our side. Like we just knew that whatever we ran into, as long as David was with us we’d be able to figure it out and work through it.

David is also someone we went to church with, someone Jaclyn has known for almost 20 years, someone we knew we could ask silly questions without judgement. Someone who would work tirelessly and then immediately turn around and start helping others. David was someone who was so focused on his work but also able to have some fun with it. He is without a doubt one of the most talented cooks I’ve ever been around, and somehow still did it all with his ego on the sideline.

Everything felt easier when we did it together. We're forever changed because of his guidance, generosity, and friendship. Being privileged to work directly with David and learn his process and simply watch him at work was an honor and has left a mark with us that won’t ever be forgotten. The community he has created at the kitchen is something special.

He was just good. A truly good person, all around.

If you’re religious, please pray for David’s girlfriend and family as they process and continue their journey in life without him. If you’re not, consider just sending positive thoughts. David was one of the best people top to bottom we’ve ever had the privilege of knowing and that’s the truth. Our community is less now without him and we’re going to feel his absence for a long time.

With all this being said, we’re going to do our best to maintain all our bookings and commitments over the next few weeks, but please offer some patience while we try to make sense of the world again. It’s going to be a bumpy and sad and lonely road.

22/06/2024

**Update SOLD OUT**

We’re making lemonade out of lemons (thunderstorms) here. Due to the cancelled rally at Area509 we’ve got an abundance of smoked meat here for you! Order at the link in our bio. Click “BBQ POP UP SALE”. We’ve got brisket, pulled pork, spare ribs with pickles and sauce.

We’ll be at the Valley Catering Co. kitchen tomorrow (Sat. 6/22) from 11am-3pm for pick ups as well. **no tacos**

1280 S Van D**e Rd.
Appleton

19/06/2024

Fed an awesome group of volunteers, staff, & homeowners at the Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity Family Reunion Picnic last week.

If you don't know Habitat, you should. They build and renovate houses in partnership with low income families. Through these generous volunteers and sponsors, qualified families are able to purchase a new or rehab home with a 0% interest mortgage.

Thank you so much for choosing Blue Lid - we love to see the community supporting each other!