Salt Lick BBQ-June 10, 2006

John Sutton hosted an imported from Texas Salt Lick BBQ dinner on Saturday night. It was the BEST IDEA EVER. Instead of going to the Big Apple BBQ in Madison Square Park, like every other New Yorker, he brought the BBQ to his back yard.

There was brisket, pork ribs in a mustardy sauce, and sausage. Plus there was homemade cornbread, both original and jalapeño. Potato salad (with egg) and beans were the side dishes. You could say everyone came with a big appetite. Steve confessed he drank lots of liquids all day to stretch out his stomach. I napped for 2 1/2 hours before dreaming of tasty BBQ. As you can see, the food went quickly.

John knew that the 2 rack of ribs flown in from Texas were not going to satisfy eveyone's meat cravings, so he bought extra racks of ribs locally and cooked them up on the good ol' barbie.

Look at those delicious ribs over-flowing on the grill....

Oh wait, that's not a true grill, it's only a hibachi! Ha! Only in New York, right?

Isn't that hilarious? I had to take a picture of 2 racks of ribs being cooked on a tiny, tiny hibachi!

After expanding our stomachs, we needed to sit back, relax and enjoy good company. See, Drew's got the idea. (His future is so bright, he's got to wear shades...)


Steve came with a bottle of Cazedores and Margarita mix. Let's just say he was the only one drinking Margaritas all night....Here's the evidence:

Steve in all his glory. The evidence...

After our bellies had a rest, someone came up with the brilliant idea to make s'mores. A quick run to the store and voila, all the fixin's for s'mores. RIGHT: cooking up s'more. CENTER: Meghan, or the Bear. LEFT: Mikey feeling the need to burn all paper products...sounds like someone else I know, Olivier!

One noise complaint later, it was time for us to continue our evening at the local watering hole. Steve friend, Zev and his girlfriend Sarah were in town at a bar down 11th Street so we made a quick visit. Then, we met up with the rest of the crew: Jordan, Mikey, John, Drew, and Maria at a bar on E 11th and A (?).

By 3:30am, it was time to head back to the casa. Full bellies and a late night are always the sign of good time.

Thank you John for hosting a BBQ-filled night!