BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO RUIN ANYTHING. NO NO, NO, NO, NO.
ALRIGHT THAT'S CHECK OF YOUR
EARLY WINNING FORECAST. KATE
WELL, THANKS, SCOTT. IT'S SOME
GOOD NEWS. IT'S NOT GOING TO
LEARN ANYTHING. BECAUSE GUESS
WHAT. THE 2023 RIVERFRONT FOOD
TRUCK FESTIVAL IS COMING UP
HERE, READY FOR IT. WE ARE
JOINED BY ONE OF THE CHEFS WHO
WILL BE SHOWING YOU JUST A
FRACTION OF WHAT SHE CAN DO. BAR
BQ, MASTER ERICA BLAIR ROBY AS
WELL AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
RIVERFRONT. RECAPTURE, MICHAEL
CELESKI. GOOD MORNING TO THE
BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE
LISTENING, RIGHT? SO EXCITED.
FIVE THAT IS SO AWESOME. IT'S SO
GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU TOO. THANKS
FOR HAVING US PLEASURE. IT'S
GOOD TO SEE YOU. FIRST OF ALL
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW BECAUSE
THE RIVER IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
FUN STAGES EVERYTHING GOOD TO GO
LIKE YOU SAID. THINGS ARE
RECEDING HAIRLINE. MY GOSH, IN
GREAT SHAPE FOR THURSDAY FRIDAY
EXCELLENT. GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
ERICA BUT WHILE WE ARETALKING
ABOUT THIS WHAT ARE YOU? WHAT
ARE YOU STARTING? IT SMELLS SO
GOOD. SO THIS IS REALLY COOL.
WE'RE GOING TO DO. MORNING
MAGIC. THESE ARE ROLES. IT'S
FRENCH TOAST EGGS, AND IT'S
BACON AND CHEESE. ALL IN ONE,
PUTTING A BUN CINNAMON SUGARED
UP BACON ON TOP. YOU'RE OUT THE
DOOR FOOD TRUCK. I DON'T I
ACTUALLY DO POP UP, SENT IT UPS
YOUR LIKE A PUPPET ARTIST. YES,
THAT'S WHERE I'M FROM MY HEART
COMING OUT OF THE TOASTER IS
AMAZING. THERE SHE IS A GOOD
MELTING A LITTLE BUTTER. YES. SO
WE'RE MELTING A LITTLE BUTTER
BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING
OUR CINNAMON SUGAR IN HERE,
WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN DO
THIS, HOWEVER YOU WANT. THIS IS
A VERY QUICK WAY OF DOING IT.
PREMIX YOUR SUGAR AND YOUR
CINNAMON. SO THEN YOU'RE NOT
SITTING THERE TRYING TO GET THE
RUSSIANS RIGHT? AND EVERYTHING
LIKE THAT. JUST GIVE ME
FLASHBACKS TO CHILDHOOD WITH,
LIKE CINNAMON SUGAR TOAST, RIGHT
? THAT'S WHAT I'M WRITING. ABOUT
WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT THAT THE
EVENT THIS WEEKEND? ALMOST 30
FOOD TRUCKS OUT. MARTINSEN
RIVERFRONT PLAZA 30 FOOD TRUCKS
THURSDAY FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY. 11
GLOVE FOR YOU RIGHT OPPORTUNITY
. PEOPLE COME TO DOWNTOWN
HARTFORD AND TRY SOME GREAT
FOOD. LISTEN TO SOME GREAT MUSIC
AND SEE ERIC AND RASHID. THE
HOURS FOR THE EVENT. 11 TO 8 ALL
THREE OF THOSE DAYS AND WE'RE
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE WEATHER
IS GOING TO BE GREAT. WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING LOTS
OF PEOPLE BACK DOWNTOWN,
EXCITING TO HAVE EVENTS BACK.
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO DO LOOKING TO EAT FOOD
TRUCKS. ALRIGHT, WE'RE MISSING
EVERYTHING OVER HERE DOING SOME
MAGIC RIGHT HERE, SO SHE'S
ACTUALLY MAKING HER OWN MORNING
MAGIC ROLE. SHE'S ALREADY PUT
EGGS, BACON AND CHEESE IN THERE
RIGHT NOW. YOU ALREADY MADE THE
EGGS ALREADY. YES ALREADY MADE
RIGHT HERE. LET'S SEE WHICH ARE
THERE WE GO. AND THEN ALL YOU
GOTTA DO IS JUST GET ALL OF YOUR
SIDES. OH, MY GOD. SO YOU'RE
JUST GOING TO COAT THESE LIKE
THIS? AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT
FALLING OUT? NO BECAUSE THAT
JUST CARAMELIZES AND EVEN BETTER
CARAMEL IZATION, AND THEN SOME
PEOPLE THEY LIKE TO PUT THE TOP
BACK ON. SO THIS IS THE TOP LOOK
AT THE LITTLE TOP. THAT'S SO
CUTE. THE SECRET IS YOU JUST
PRESS IT DOWN LIKE THAT, OK, AND
THEN YOU CAN PUT THIS RIGHT BACK
IN AND THEN AS YOU'RE GOING
AROUND YOU JUST FLIP IT OVER AND
THEN YOU'LL CARAMELIZE THE TOP
AS WELL. AND THEN WHEN WE ARE
DONE, WE WILL END UP WITH THIS.
SO YOU JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT
PATTERNED SUGAR SUGAR RIGHT HERE
AND THEN I GOT SOME BACON FOR
YOU. I ALWAYS LET MY GUESTS DO
THE HONORS OF PUTTING HOW MUCH
BACON THEY WANT ON EACH OF THEIR
OWN. TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU POP
UP. WHERE DO YOU POP UP, SO WE
POP UP ALL AROUND. HOUSTON
TEXAS. YOU'RE YOU'RE IN FOR
URINE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF YOU
CAME FROM A DISTANCE COMPETITION
PIT MASTERS, SO I TRAVEL ALL
AROUND THE US COMPETING IN
BARBECUE, AND THEN WE ALSO DO
VENDING AND EVENTS JUST LIKE
THIS. HARTFORD FOOD FEST FOOD
TRUCK FESTIVAL BECAUSE IT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S SO COOL WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY GETS
TO TRY OUR FOOD, NOT JUST THE
COMPETITION, PEOPLE THAT SO
YOU'RE FAMOUS. JUST A LITTLE BIT
ON THE D LIST, BUT I'M ON THE
LIST ARE ON THE LIST. THAT'S ALL
RIGHT. I'M ON THE LIST. YOU'RE
ON THE LIST ON THE ALPHABET YOU
ARE. YOU ARE MIRACLE SIGN
RECAPTURE SO HAPPY TO HAVE
MOHEGAN SUN BRINGING THEIR THEIR
COMPETITION CHEFS TO THE
RIVERFRONT FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL.
ERIC AND RASHID ARE GOING TO BE
HAVING A CHEF OFFICER. REALLY
EXCITING. ARE YOU PSYCHED? THE
LADIES, OF COURSE REPRESENTING
FOR THE LADIES, SO WE'RE GONNA
WIN AHEAD MY CONCERN, JUST A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME
NATIONALLY KNOWN CHEFS, BARBECUE
CHEFS WHO ARE ARE GOING AT IT.
IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.
UM SEE AND TASTE SOME GREAT FOOD
AND GO AHEAD, ERIC. WHAT YOU CAN
DO IS YOU CAN GO TO MOHEGAN SUN
CASINO DOT COM REGISTER ON
THURSDAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT
THERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. YOU
CAN COME TO THE MOHEGAN PLAYED
TASTING TENT. EVEN GET ACTUAL
BITES THAT WE ARE CURATING JUST
FOR YOU GUYS TO BE ABLE TO TRY
IT. SO GO ONLINE. I JUST DROOLED
ON MY ACTUALLY DID YOU HAVE
POWDERED SUGAR? IT'S OKAY.
THAT'S A SIGN OF GOOD FOOD. UM
DELICIOUS. YOU'RE ALSO AN
ATTORNEY AND A SOMALIA YES, AND
A RANCHER. SO I DO A LOT. GOSH
IT MUST BE SO NICE TO HAVE ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CHEFS AND COOKS COME RIGHT HERE
TO HARPER. THAT'S THE GREAT
THING ABOUT THE FOOD TRUCK
FESTIVALS. YOU CAN SAMPLE FOOD
LOTS OF DIFFERENT FOODS, WHETHER
IT'S POUTINE. OR JERK CHICKEN OR
PIZZA, OR I MEAN, THERE'S SO
MANY, SUCH A VARIETY OF VEGAN
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRY LOTS OF
DIFFERENT YOUR OWN RECIPE. THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THIS WORLD
LIKE YOU BETTER. YES BECAUSE
YOU'RE GETTING THE WHOLE PLATE
OF BREAKFAST IN ONE BITE. IF
YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU'RE FASTER ON
THE GO. YOU CAN PUT THESE IN.
YOU CAN DO IT IN THE OVEN IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO IT ON THE
SKILLET. YOU TAKE YOUR SHOWER?
THEY'RE DONE. YOU'RE OUT IN THE
CAR. YOU'RE READY TO GO FULL
BREAKFAST AND ONE BITE. THIS IS
I MEAN, CAN YOU MAKE THEM AHEAD
OF TIME, THEN FREEZE THEM AND
THEN POP THEM OUT THINKING I
LOVE THAT. YES YOU CAN MAKE
THESE. YOU CAN FREEZE THESE POP
THEM OUT AS YOU GO, AND THEY'RE
JUST AS PERFECT AS THE DAY THAT
YOU MADE THEM LOVE IT OTHER THAN
HARTFORD. OBVIOUSLY WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE GREAT CITIES THAT
YOU'VE BEEN TO ALL OVER?
GOODNESS, NASHVILLE. SO I'VE
NEVER BEEN TO NASHVILLE LAST
WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, IT'S SO GOOD
. NASHVILLE'S MAGICAL ESPECIALLY
FOR BARBECUE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
CULINARY SCENE, YOU CAN BE
ANYTHING DO ANYTHING YOU WANT,
AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT DRIVING
IN HERE IN MY RV TO HARTFORD,
I'M KIND OF EXCITED. WE'RE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU GOOD LUCK
WITH THE EVENT AGAIN. IT'S
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RUNS FROM 11
AM UNTIL EIGHT PM THURSDAY.
THURSDAY FRIDAY SEVEN THURSDAY,
FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY
FANTASTIC BOTH DAYS AT MORTENSEN
, RIVERFRONT PLAZA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US