Friday Find: Barbecue Bros on (German) TV – non-narrated English version

Well, it’s not quite the finished product but our German producer friend Lars passed along this rough cut version of our TV debut that is in English but doesn’t have any narration (German, English, or otherwise). From our previous post, here is the breakdown of our scenes (presuming the time codes match up).

  • 00:13 – A shot of Speedy and I walking to the smokehouse at Switzerland Cafe, as well as me taking photos at our meal
  • 00:39 – Speedy takes a bite out of a rib at 12 Bones Smokehouse
  • 15:35 – This is the beginning of the segment of Speedy and I, starting with an establishing shot of the two of us, then me driving in my car on the way to Little Switzerland, and Speedy searching for joints on his phone
  • 15:56 – Speedy explaining some of the reasons why we started the blog from the back of my car
  • 16:14 – Me pulling into Little Switzerland Cafe in the rain; the spot I pulled into was way too tight for my car but I stayed in it because it wouldn’t have been as cool to pull out, choose a spot two spots over, and then pull back in, possibly requiring some more straightening
  • 16:23 – Speedy and I walking back to the smokehouse, similar to the shot used at the beginning of the show; my NC barbecue shirt appears to be more of a “smedium” than a medium and also, I hate the sound of my voice
  • 16:48 – Another shot of me taking photos, this time of the smoked fish from Little Switzerland; I then take a bite and say some really insightful commentary: “its good…it’s different, but its not bad” – brilliant, I know
  • 19:43 – I try to provide some TV-worthy comments while driving; again, super insightful stuff
  • 23:13 – A shot of us pulling into the back of 12 Bones Smokehouse and right up to the smoker, which is definitely something we always do; my smedium shirt makes another appearance
  • 23:29 – Speedy does a good job of explaining what we look for when we check out the smoker – woodpiles (and type of wood), gas, electric, type of smoker, etc
  • 23:48 – More shots of me taking photos (notice a pattern?)
  • 24:15 – “Over the last few years, we really consider ourselves ‘barbecue pilgrims’” – this was a line fed to us from the producer and cameraman; maybe just a little corny but they really wanted us to incorporate it into our conversation; I tried to use it a second time and they were like “once was enough, you don’t need to overdo it”
  • 24:30 – Starting here for about 25 seconds, they used shots of plates I’ve taken from our various reviews as well as voice over from (I believe) me about Lexington-style barbecue being our favorite; gotta say, seeing my photos in a montage was pretty cool

Monk

Friday Find: Aaron Franklin on Jimmy Kimmel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fYvx–NRC0

In promotion of his new book, Aaron Franklin smoked a brisket on Hollywood Blvd with Jimmy and Colbie Smulders (drinking some Lone Star, be still my heart). Not the most riveting TV, but cool that Franklin and barbecue are getting this kind of national exposure for the release of a book.

Monk

Friday Find: Robert Rodriguez’s 10-Minute Cooking School: Texas BBQ

A surprisingly competent barbecue how-to video on Texas beef ribs and brisket from Austin-based director Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Sin City, Once Upon A Time in Mexico, Spy Kids). This is actually taken from the Planet Terror bonus features and also containing similar grimey production values.

(via)

Monk

Friday Find: GE’s 12 foot smoker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLiCCbaY8E

From a few weeks back at SXSW…

For this year’s SXSW Interactive, General Electric introduced the Texas-inspired BBQ Research Lab. The lab features a 12-foot BBQ smoker which houses multiple sensors that record temperature, humidity, smoke velocity, and meat temperature in real time. The Digital Lab went behind the scenes to see how big data makes for delicious food.

For more information, check out this article on TMBBQ.

Monk