Hey Janet and Wiley!

I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated the BBQ 101 class last Monday and Tuesday. (Janet, I stopped in the restaurant today and spoke with Wiley, but wanted to make sure I told you too.) I had a great time and really learned a lot in the process. I know that a two-day five hour course is really just scratching the surface of what there is to learn about BBQ, However, I did gain some confidence in my cooking, which resulted in some pretty decent results for my BBQ this 4th of July. My guests were pretty impressed with the things that I made. My ribs were ok, but I really did like my chicken. Even though I thought my ribs were only alright, there were no leftovers of the three racks that I cooked, always a good compliment.

I cooked everything on my new 22.5 inch Weber Smokey Mountain. I love it and have been practicing every day since I got it. Unfortunately, I’m not going to be able to keep that up during the work week.

I also really liked meeting the other people in the class. A few of us discussed getting together sometime and maybe making some food together. If it would be okay, I’d like to get an email list of the people in the class and send out a mass email. Alternatively, I’m sure everyone in the class would like to hear from you, if you guys wanted to send an email to everyone.

I’ll keep you updated on my progress and look forward to seeing you both when I get back from Vancouver.

Thanks again for the incredible class! Let me know when you plan on having the 200 level class. I’ll definitely be coming.

Best regards,