MICHIGAN RIB FEST AT CANTERBURY VILLAGE IN LAKE ORION. JULY 1ST THROUGH FOURTH. IT IS A GLORIOUS
SUNNY, BEAUTIFUL MICHIGAN SUMMER
DAY HERE ON THE LOCAL 4 PLAZA
AND LET’S BE HONEST. IT’S ALWAYS
AWESOME ON THE LOCAL 4 PLAZA,
AND WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THE
AROMA OF BARBECUE WAS WAFTING
THROUGH THE AIR. AND BECAUSE THE
FIFTH ANNUAL MICHIGANNATIVE FEST
IS BACK IN FULL FORCE, AND OUR
SPONSOR, CANTERBURY VILLAGE AND
LAKE ORIENT IS HOSTING THE
EVENT, WHICH IS BILLED AS THE
LARGEST RIB FEST IN THE ENTIRE
MIDWEST REGION. WE ARE JOINED AT
THIS POINT BY KEITH ALDRIDGE,
WHO WAS THE OWNER OF CANTERBURY
VILLAGE. GOOD MORNING, KEITH.
GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I’M DOING GREAT, ESPECIALLY
SINCE I’M IN FRONT OF THE FOOD
TRUCK THAT’S GOT BARBECUE. AND
ALSO WE HAVE BOBBY PATTERSON,
WHO IS THE CHEF OF BOBBY Q’S
FOOD TRUCK, LATIN BARBECUE
BARBECUE. I WANTED TO TAKE YOU
TO COME OVER THAT IT TOOK A
WHILE, BUT AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF
SOUL SEARCHING, WE FINALLY CAME
UP WITH IT. ALL RIGHT. I’M DYING
TO GET OVER HERE TO THIS FOOD,
BUT WE’LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A
SECOND. KEITH. TELL US ALL ABOUT
THE EVENT. WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
EVERYTHING. CANTERBURY VILLAGE
THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY SATURDAY,
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WHICH IS THE
FOURTH WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE
NATIONAL BARBECUE FOOD TRUCKS
COMING THE NATIONAL GUYS TRAVEL
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS
WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING. THEN
WE HAVE SOME LOCAL GUYS LIKE
BOBBY HERE, WHICH IS AWESOME. HE
CAME TO OUR FOOD FEST IN EARLY
JUNE, AND HE DID WONDERFUL GREAT
FOOD. AND WE’LL HAVE ABOUT 20
FOOD TRUCKS OVERALL LOTS. YEAH
LOTS OF LOTS OF GREAT FAMILY. UH
EVENTS AND GLAD YOU MENTIONED
THE WORD FAMILY. WHAT IS THE
VIBE LIKE THERE AT THE EVENT,
CANTERBURY VILLAGES ALL ABOUT
FAMILIES LIKE WE HAD TACO FEST
LAST WEEKEND. AND YOU KNOW, HE
GOT STROLLERS, DOG LEASHES. IT’S
ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY AT
CANTERBURY VILLAGE, SO THIS
WEEKEND. BRING OUT THE KIDS AT
STAYCATION. WHY DRIVE UP NORTH
AND SPEND AN EXTRA COUPLE 100
BUCKS COME OUT. THE CANTERBURY
VILLAGE HAS SOME GREAT BARBECUE
SUPPORT FROM LOCAL PEOPLE. I
LOVE THE WORD STAYCATION. I
HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS EVERY WEEKEND
IN MY BACKYARD. BOBBY TELL US
ALL ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR
YOUR FOOT TRUCK, YOUR FOOD,
EVERYTHING. WE HAVE A LINE OF
ITEMS HERE THAT WE PRODUCE THAT
WE THINK THE PUBLIC WILL BE VERY
PLEASED WITH OUR NUMBER ONE
SELLER. WELL WE HAVE A BUNCH OF
NUMBER ONE SELLERS. WE DO
REALIZE REAL TIPS. SURE CHICKEN
FRIED SHRIMP FRIED CATFISH WITH
WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU FOLKS
WANT WE GOT IT. EXCELLENT AND
YOU HAVE SOME FOOD HERE ON THE
TABLE. WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU
GOT THERE. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
WE HAVE SOME OF OUR DELICIOUS
BARBECUE RIBS, AND THEN WE HAD
BAKED BEANS AND OUR TRADITIONAL
POTATO SALAD. NO I NOTICED THAT
WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO REACH IN
HERE INTO YOUR TRUCK AND LETS
YOU SAUCE THIS LIVE ON TV, I
NOTICED THAT THAT SAUCE IS
PRETTY DARK, AND I CORRECTLY
GUESSED THAT IT IS MEMPHIS STYLE
. WHAT WHAT IS MEMPHIS STYLE FOR
THE FOLKS AT HOME? YOU KNOW FOR
YOU FOLKS WHO ARE FROM SOUTH
FROM THE SOUTH, AND I COME FROM
A LINE OF ALABAMA COOKS. OUR
TRADITIONAL SOUTH SAUCE IS A
SAUCE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
MOLASSES IN IT. MM HMM. HAS A
LITTLE BIT OF SWEETENING A
LITTLE BIT OF TANGINESS TO IT.
IT’S SO GOOD PEOPLE SAY IT’S
THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD PEOPLE
TELL ME WE JUST GOT THROUGH
DRINKING YOUR SAUCE. IT IS SO
GOOD. I COULD PROBABLY DRINKING.
HONESTLY MEMPHIS STYLE IS MY
FAVORITE REMINDS ME THAT THERE’S
A PLACE IN MEMPHIS CALLED THE
BLUES CITY CAFE. IT’S RIGHT
BEHIND THE PEABODY HOTEL.
AMAZING REMINDS ME OF THAT. THAT
IS HIGH PRAISE INDEED. KEITH
WHAT ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
RIB FEST? WE GOT LOTS OF GREAT
ENTERTAINMENT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE
MITCH RYDER COMING OUT THIS
WEEKEND. WE GOT PIG RACES. WE
GOT WRESTLING. WE GOT MONSTER
TRUCK RIGHTS WHO DOESN’T LOVE
MONSTER TRUCK RIDES ON THE
FOURTH OF JULY. IT’S LIKE
AMERICA, ISN’T IT? AMERICA YEAH,
AND LOTS OF GREAT STUFF FOR THE
KIDS TO DO COME OUT AND HAVE
SOME FUN. AND YOU KNOW, AS I
SAID, STAYCATION, COME ON OUT TO
CANTERBURY VILLAGE. ALL RIGHT,
ACE. MM J. APRIL IS GOING TO GET
A SHOT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK
HERE. BOBBY Q’S RED TRUCK AND I
SEE SOME OF THE FOOD ON THERE.
IT’S NOT JUST RIBS AND BAKED
BEANS AND POTATO SELL. YOU HAVE
OTHER STUFF, TOO, BECAUSE OF MY
BACKGROUND AS A GOURMET SHIP.
WE’RE CAPABLE OF DOING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT FOR THIS
PARTICULAR FESTIVAL THAT’S GOING
ON HERE. WE’LL BE HAVING THE
JERK CHICKEN, THE FRIED SHRIMP
FRIED CAT, RIGHT. YOU HAD ME AT
FRIED SHRIMP. I’LL BE I’LL BE
THERE. ALL RIGHT. THE FIFTH
ANNUAL MICHIGAN RIB FEST KICKS
OFF THIS FRIDAY, JULY, 1ST AT
CANTERBURY VILLAGE AND LAKE
ORIENTE RUNS THROUGH MONDAY. THE
FOURTH FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
TO BUY TICKETS VISIT MICHIGAN
RIB FEST DOT COM AGAIN THAT IS
MICHIGANNATIVE FEST DOT COM. YOU
KNOW YOU’RE JEALOUS THAT YOU’RE
NOT OUTSIDE IN THE SUNSHINE WITH
THE BAKED BEANS AND POTATO SALAD