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Georgia Mountain Eggfest 2016
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The 6th annual Georgia Mountain Eggfest (https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaMountainEggfest/) is in the books. What a fantastic event this was! The dealer sold over 100 eggs and we had about 2500 tasters making their appearance to sample all the fantastic dishes you all created. You cooks/chefs that come to the fest are the real heros, the real stars of the show. I can’t thank all of you nearly enough for your great sacrifice and contribution that was instrumental in making this eggfest so successful. A special thanks to the North Georgia Eggers who command the big “tent” in the center of the fest, and who pump out the food in such great quantities. They, also, are the ones who do that massive cook on the morning of the Meet & Greet. This year they turbo-cooked 20 pork butts and 2 whole packers. All of this was long gone before the eggfest ended. They also cooked on fest day, among other things, 12 whole pork loins and 80 pounds of chicken wings that were donated by Milton, PFG. What can I say about J. Barrett Carter and his fantastic crew of cooks/chefs and sous chefs who are in Booth # ! and are on the main firing line when the tasters arrive. The amount of food they prep and cook is obscene. They cooked 14 Boston butts, 40 pounds of chicken wings, scallops, ABT’s, a ton of crawfish, and live main lobsters, the largest of which was 6.5 pounds! They cooked a lot more than this, but, I don’t have the entire recipe list. One other special thanks go out to Pete Benac, who comes every year and brings his 2 large eggs that he uses at the eggfest and then, brings them to the after-party for our use.
Linkie Marais added a lot to the fest as well with her charm, knowledge and sparkling personality.
Thank you from the heart Kim Youngblood,Ginny Wangen Youngblood, Jim Legros, Kay Legros, Beth Williams Mellendorf, Todd Mellendorf, Bogdan Teodorescu, Vicki Knies and Bart, Paul Massey, Pat McDonough, TomandKaren Chamberlain, Jim Anderson, Lynn Joseph,Gene Skillin, Tania Skillin, J. Barrett Carter, Trip McAlhany, Marlene McAlhany, Daniel McAlhaney, Ty Deal, Kurt Halls, Kimberly Carter, Carrie Sagel Burns, Steven Burns, Meghan Hill, Danny Gaines, Heather Satterfield Gaines, Trivia Steve, and Kristi Dabney Ormesher. I'm sure I left some others off the list.........unintentional for certain!
What a show you guys and gals put on this year! Unsurpassed, unparalled, and unbelievable!!
See you next year on May 19th and 20th.........same place, same time...........
Linkie Marais added a lot to the fest as well with her charm, knowledge and sparkling personality.
Thank you from the heart Kim Youngblood,Ginny Wangen Youngblood, Jim Legros, Kay Legros, Beth Williams Mellendorf, Todd Mellendorf, Bogdan Teodorescu, Vicki Knies and Bart, Paul Massey, Pat McDonough, TomandKaren Chamberlain, Jim Anderson, Lynn Joseph,Gene Skillin, Tania Skillin, J. Barrett Carter, Trip McAlhany, Marlene McAlhany, Daniel McAlhaney, Ty Deal, Kurt Halls, Kimberly Carter, Carrie Sagel Burns, Steven Burns, Meghan Hill, Danny Gaines, Heather Satterfield Gaines, Trivia Steve, and Kristi Dabney Ormesher. I'm sure I left some others off the list.........unintentional for certain!
What a show you guys and gals put on this year! Unsurpassed, unparalled, and unbelievable!!
See you next year on May 19th and 20th.........same place, same time...........
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John, what a great job you did this year, and according to others, best year ever! Glad you're up for it again next year for sure. Truly enjoyed meeting you!
If you can, take a look at this forum thread. Maybe you can help the folks at HH understand. I'll cook again next year if they show up. With my brother @piney.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1194930/well-my-bge-adventure-is-off-to-a-terrible-start#latestSandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
bgebrent said:John, what a great job you did this year, and according to others, best year ever! Glad you're up for it again next year for sure. Truly enjoyed meeting you!
If you can, take a look at this forum thread. Maybe you can help the folks at HH understand. I'll cook again next year if they show up. With my brother @piney.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1194930/well-my-bge-adventure-is-off-to-a-terrible-start#latest -
egret said:bgebrent said:John, what a great job you did this year, and according to others, best year ever! Glad you're up for it again next year for sure. Truly enjoyed meeting you!
If you can, take a look at this forum thread. Maybe you can help the folks at HH understand. I'll cook again next year if they show up. With my brother @piney.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1194930/well-my-bge-adventure-is-off-to-a-terrible-start#latestSandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
Will there be a recipe book published from this eggfest?
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Quite literally a Star Studded SPECTACULAR Event (AGAIN) & at an Awesome venue. Thanks John.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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John, a big thanks to you. By the way , How did you manage that weather?Hendersonville, TN.
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As always, a special thanks to you John for putting on the "best of the fests", for cooks and tasters. Greg
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As great as the fest is I do want to say how disappointed I was in the cooks swag bag. Not only did I spend $150 myself as well as the person I cooked with spending the same I paid $20 for my wife and I to be cooks and we don't even get a 2016 eggfest shirt. My swag bag had a 2014 art festival shirt and of the 6 people we cooked with only 2 had eggfest shirts and they were from previous years. It's a great fest and it's fun to cook at but they sold $50k in tickets and made us pay to cook atleast spend the $10 we pay on a shirt. Pretty sure this was my last time cooking here.
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Lit, sorry to hear that--I sort of just view it in comparison to Atlanta--I can cook in Atlanta for free and get a t shirt, but the meet and greet is expensive for so-so food, the parking lot cook space is small and hot, and the crowds aren't as friendly. Or I can go to beautiful georgia mountains, pay the $10 for the meet and greet and beers/soft drinks on Saturday, have a nice cooks space, great crowd, and a chance in cooks drawing for one of 5 mini-maxs and some other prizes (and in past there were more cooks prizes, but I know John asked but did not get as many donated prizes this year). Sure, it would be nice if they threw in an event t shirt for cooks, but that is just not a deal breaker for me in the overall scheme of things.
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SmokinTiger81 said:Lit, sorry to hear that--I sort of just view it in comparison to Atlanta--I can cook in Atlanta for free and get a t shirt, but the meet and greet is expensive for so-so food, the parking lot cook space is small and hot, and the crowds aren't as friendly. Or I can go to beautiful georgia mountains, pay the $10 for the meet and greet and beers/soft drinks on Saturday, have a nice cooks space, great crowd, and a chance in cooks drawing for one of 5 mini-maxs and some other prizes (and in past there were more cooks prizes, but I know John asked but did not get as many donated prizes this year). Sure, it would be nice if they threw in an event t shirt for cooks, but that is just not a deal breaker for me in the overall scheme of things.
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Lit said:As great as the fest is I do want to say how disappointed I was in the cooks swag bag. Not only did I spend $150 myself as well as the person I cooked with spending the same I paid $20 for my wife and I to be cooks and we don't even get a 2016 eggfest shirt. My swag bag had a 2014 art festival shirt and of the 6 people we cooked with only 2 had eggfest shirts and they were from previous years. It's a great fest and it's fun to cook at but they sold $50k in tickets and made us pay to cook atleast spend the $10 we pay on a shirt. Pretty sure this was my last time cooking here.
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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egret said:The 6th annual Georgia Mountain Eggfest (https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaMountainEggfest/) is in the books. What a fantastic event this was! The dealer sold over 100 eggs and we had about 2500 tasters making their appearance to sample all the fantastic dishes you all created. You cooks/chefs that come to the fest are the real heros, the real stars of the show. I can’t thank all of you nearly enough for your great sacrifice and contribution that was instrumental in making this eggfest so successful. A special thanks to the North Georgia Eggers who command the big “tent” in the center of the fest, and who pump out the food in such great quantities. They, also, are the ones who do that massive cook on the morning of the Meet & Greet. This year they turbo-cooked 20 pork butts and 2 whole packers. All of this was long gone before the eggfest ended. They also cooked on fest day, among other things, 12 whole pork loins and 80 pounds of chicken wings that were donated by Milton, PFG. What can I say about J. Barrett Carter and his fantastic crew of cooks/chefs and sous chefs who are in Booth # ! and are on the main firing line when the tasters arrive. The amount of food they prep and cook is obscene. They cooked 14 Boston butts, 40 pounds of chicken wings, scallops, ABT’s, a ton of crawfish, and live main lobsters, the largest of which was 6.5 pounds! They cooked a lot more than this, but, I don’t have the entire recipe list. One other special thanks go out to Pete Benac, who comes every year and brings his 2 large eggs that he uses at the eggfest and then, brings them to the after-party for our use.
Linkie Marais added a lot to the fest as well with her charm, knowledge and sparkling personality.
Thank you from the heart Kim Youngblood,Ginny Wangen Youngblood, Jim Legros, Kay Legros, Beth Williams Mellendorf, Todd Mellendorf, Bogdan Teodorescu, Vicki Knies and Bart, Paul Massey, Pat McDonough, TomandKaren Chamberlain, Jim Anderson, Lynn Joseph,Gene Skillin, Tania Skillin, J. Barrett Carter, Trip McAlhany, Marlene McAlhany, Daniel McAlhaney, Ty Deal, Kurt Halls, Kimberly Carter, Carrie Sagel Burns, Steven Burns, Meghan Hill, Danny Gaines, Heather Satterfield Gaines, Trivia Steve, and Kristi Dabney Ormesher. I'm sure I left some others off the list.........unintentional for certain!
What a show you guys and gals put on this year! Unsurpassed, unparalled, and unbelievable!!
See you next year on May 19th and 20th.........same place, same time...........
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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Jupiter Jim said:Lit said:As great as the fest is I do want to say how disappointed I was in the cooks swag bag. Not only did I spend $150 myself as well as the person I cooked with spending the same I paid $20 for my wife and I to be cooks and we don't even get a 2016 eggfest shirt. My swag bag had a 2014 art festival shirt and of the 6 people we cooked with only 2 had eggfest shirts and they were from previous years. It's a great fest and it's fun to cook at but they sold $50k in tickets and made us pay to cook atleast spend the $10 we pay on a shirt. Pretty sure this was my last time cooking here.
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