BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:477@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20181026T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20181026T140000 DTSTAMP:20180917T121655Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/bbq-bourbon-a-culinary-workshop-lunch-w -meathead-goldwyn-bill-pratt/ SUMMARY:BBQ & Bourbon: A Culinary Workshop & Lunch w/Meathead Goldwyn & Bi ll Pratt DESCRIPTION:Old Husbands' Tales: Barbecue Myths That Deserve To Die. The au dience usually leaves with black and blue marks on their forehead from sla pping it so much. I will discuss such myths as: Why you shouldn’t soak w ood chips\, why beer can chicken is a waste of good beer\, why you don’t want grill marks\, why searing doesn’t seal in juices\, why charcoal br iquettes are better than lump\, red juices are not blood\, why you shouldn ’t let meat come to room temp\, how marinades and rubs really work\, why salt is the magical rock\, why you shouldn’t cook chicken til the juice s run clear\, why it doesn’t hurt to open the lid and look\, why you can ’t tell when meat is done by cutting into it or poking it\, why you shou ld not cook roasts in roasting pans\, why heat and temperature are differe nt\, and the single most important tip that will improve your cooking over night.\n\nAuthor and BBQ guru Meathead Goldwyn is sure to help you elevate your bbq game\, utilizing science to understand better bbq technique and supported by Chef Bill Pratt (Cheese Curds\, Habaneros)\, this smoke-laced luncheon workshop is guaranteed to be TASTY! \n$65.00 per guest\, include s light lunch &\; drink pairings\nSponsored by Big Erics &\; Mer Et Soleil\n\nHot tip: Be sure to catch the screening of The BBQ just before t his session. Tickets here.\n\nMeathead Goldwyn\n\nMeathead is the barbecue whisperer\, hedonism evangelist\, and mythbuster behind AmazingRibs.com\, the world's most popular outdoor cooking website. He is the author of Mea thead\, The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling\, a bestseller named on e of the 100 Best Cookbooks of All Time by Southern Living magazine. He wa s a syndicated wine critic and has taught at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago\, and has judged fo od\, wine\, beer and spirits all around the world. He lives in Chicago wit h his wife\, a microbiologist and food safety expert\, so if you dine at h is house you will eat and drink well\, and safely. @meatheadgoldwyn\n\nBil l Pratt\n\nA Certified Chef de Cuisine with 40 years’ experience in the food service industry\, Bill is the founder\, director and driving force b ehind the Chef Inspired® group of restaurants. Bill served in the Royal Canadian Navy for 27 years\, retiring as Command Food Services Chief\, ove rseeing  all the cooks in the Navy.\nRecognized for his excellence in the professional kitchen\, Pratt was chosen to serve on board the Queen’s Y acht Britannia for Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana\; to compete on The Food Network’s most popular show\, “Iron Chef America\,” as Chef Michael Smith’s sous-chef\; to serve as Head Production Chef for th e International Olympic Committee during the Salt Lake City Olympics in 20 02\; and to act as Executive Chef for the Athletes’ Village in Whistler during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.\nOver the past six years\, Bill has op ened 18 restaurants\, 5 food trucks (more precisely: a 45-foot former scho ol bus tricked out to look like a giant gecko on wheels)\, and a full cate ring division in the Halifax area.  \nBill is a 4th generation cook follo wing his Dad who cooked in the Navy\, his grandmother who owned a restaura nt and her mother who owned a fishing lodge. Both Bill’s sons have recen tly graduated from the Culinary Institute of Canada at Holland College in PEI and are training on the Junior Culinary team to compete later this yea r in Luxembourg. @chefbillpratt ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/0 9/BBQ-Workshop-cropped-1.jpg LOCATION:Troy Restaurant\, 12 Elm Ave.\, Wolfville\, NS\, B4P 2S2\, Canada GEO:45.092072;-64.363983 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Elm Ave.\, Wolfville\, N S\, B4P 2S2\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Troy Restaurant:geo:45.092 072,-64.363983 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR