The Outlaw Gourmand: March 2010

"Southern Hospitality"is a phrase that i've heard many times but never really knew what it meant.When I would hear it it made me think of colonel Sanders and aunt Jemima..don't know why but you get the picture right?..growing up in So Cal most of my life i'm used to stuck up,snobby,arrogant and disrespectful people,not to sterotype there are plenty of nice people in California, but there are just as many assholes too!..Well people are different down in Georgia and probably the south in general..Nice,respectful,courteous and helpful, I really could go on and on..anyway on to my post.. my reason for going was to attend a competition BBQ school at Myron Mixon's house.We had a few extra days in Atlanta before going down to Unadilla,so i took a bunch of pictures to share with all of you that read this blog..hope you enjoy!

Some cool people I met in Atlanta

This is Regis..thanks for all of the love!

Starting from the top are Firke and Michael from the downton Marriott..very nice guys!.next is Ertan..keep spinning that vinyl!..and finally Sacha what a sweetie!
we also went to the Georgia Aquarium and world of Coca-Cola(which are right next to each other)

sea turtle

sturgeon

an otter..they train them with the leash

hammerhead

giant grouper..this guy was big as a love seat!

12 foot wide manta ray

these whale sharks are the only ones in the northern hemisphere..this tank holds over 8 million gallons!..Now on to the World of coke

bottling robot

this is the famous Varsity the burgers were pretty small but we had to at least check it out

Now on to the highlight of the trip..BBQ school!.let me start off by saying Myron and his whole family and crew were awesome!..such nice people and also very helpful.I learned so much and it was a humbling experience for me..I've been grilling and BBQing for a long time but this class just took it to a whole other level!..