I just watched a Food Network "special" about what they called "Fantasy Food
Camps." The show featured two camps, a "Montana Cowboy Cooking Camp," and a
"Texas Hill Country Barbeque Camp." The Montana campers at least got to
sleep out in tents and catch trout in a mountain stream, but the "Barbeque"
camp was a total joke! Conducted at the house of a "chef," the "campers"
prepped in the kitchen, and did the cooking on a standard Weber and a gas
grill in the back yard. The show did not disclose how much they paid for the
privilege, but you can bet it wasn't cheap. And what barbeque "secrets" did
they learn in their three days at "camp"? They learned how to make beer can
chicken! And how to grill ribs on the Weber! Best of all, they learned to
boil! a brisket before grilling it on the gas grill and then call it Texas
barbeque! It just goes to show what some people will pay for. Maybe I'll set
up a Barbeque School for a retirement gig. I could sure teach more real
barbeque in two days than this Texas Hill Country swindle!


--Rich

"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Rich" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I just watched a Food Network "special" about what they called "Fantasy
> Food
>> Camps." The show featured two camps, a "Montana Cowboy Cooking Camp," and
> a
>> "Texas Hill Country Barbeque Camp." The Montana campers at least got to
>> sleep out in tents and catch trout in a mountain stream, but the
> "Barbeque"
>> camp was a total joke! Conducted at the house of a "chef," the "campers"
>> prepped in the kitchen, and did the cooking on a standard Weber and a gas
>> grill in the back yard. The show did not disclose how much they paid for
> the
>> privilege, but you can bet it wasn't cheap. And what barbeque "secrets"
> did
>> they learn in their three days at "camp"? They learned how to make beer
> can
>> chicken! And how to grill ribs on the Weber! Best of all, they learned to
>> boil! a brisket before grilling it on the gas grill and then call it
>> Texas
>> barbeque! It just goes to show what some people will pay for. Maybe I'll
> set
>> up a Barbeque School for a retirement gig. I could sure teach more real
>> barbeque in two days than this Texas Hill Country swindle!
>>
>>
>> --Rich
>>
>>
>
> Isn't that OLN's 'Wanted Ted or Alive' with Ted Nugent? He makes them kill
> it, clean it, cook it and only then can they eat.

I haven't seen that show, but I like the concept. I think that people should
know that their meat, poultry, and fish didn't grow up in neat little
plastic wrapped packages. And, yes, I HAVE killed and processed my own cows,
pigs, and chickens (and deer, and ducks, and turkeys, and rabbits, and
quail; never lamb or sheep, but I would in a heartbeat.)
--


--Rich

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http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
http://www.acahf.org.au
http://www.quackwatch.org/
http://www.skeptic.com/
http://www.csicop.org/

"Rich" > wrote in message
...
> I just watched a Food Network "special" about what they called "Fantasy
Food
> Camps." The show featured two camps, a "Montana Cowboy Cooking Camp," and
a
> "Texas Hill Country Barbeque Camp." The Montana campers at least got to
> sleep out in tents and catch trout in a mountain stream, but the
"Barbeque"
> camp was a total joke! Conducted at the house of a "chef," the "campers"
> prepped in the kitchen, and did the cooking on a standard Weber and a gas
> grill in the back yard. The show did not disclose how much they paid for
the
> privilege, but you can bet it wasn't cheap. And what barbeque "secrets"
did
> they learn in their three days at "camp"? They learned how to make beer
can
> chicken! And how to grill ribs on the Weber! Best of all, they learned to
> boil! a brisket before grilling it on the gas grill and then call it Texas
> barbeque! It just goes to show what some people will pay for. Maybe I'll
set
> up a Barbeque School for a retirement gig. I could sure teach more real
> barbeque in two days than this Texas Hill Country swindle!
>
>
> --Rich
>
>

Isn't that OLN's 'Wanted Ted or Alive' with Ted Nugent? He makes them kill
it, clean it, cook it and only then can they eat.
-ginny

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:07:04 GMT, "Rich" > wrote:

>I think that people should
>know that their meat, poultry, and fish didn't grow up in neat little
>plastic wrapped packages.

Whenever I see someone express this idea, I have to wonder where the
straw man came from. Have you ever met an adult of at least average
literacy and intelligence who thinks that his meat, poultry, and fish
grow up in neat little plastic-wrapped packages?

"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:07:04 GMT, "Rich" > wrote:
>
>>I think that people should
>>know that their meat, poultry, and fish didn't grow up in neat little
>>plastic wrapped packages.
>
> Whenever I see someone express this idea, I have to wonder where the
> straw man came from. Have you ever met an adult of at least average
> literacy and intelligence who thinks that his meat, poultry, and fish
> grow up in neat little plastic-wrapped packages?

Not literally, no, but I know plenty of people who buy and eat the plastic
wrapped stuff who would go out of their way to avoid seeing the animals
killed and processed, much less willing to do the dirty work themselves.
That's what's always seemed rather hypocritical to me.

--Rich

I'm not sure if I am posting this right. I hope so. I got to this site
by way of google because I too had just got done watching the Montana
cooking camp show on Food network. I really enjoyed the Montana camp
and was interested in finding out more about it. I went to the Food
network web site and cound not find anywhere the name of the camp. I
then googled "Montana cooking camp" and the only thing close was your
posting. Did you or anyone catch the name of the camp?
Thanks in advance for any help.

Penny wrote:

> I'm not sure if I am posting this right. I hope so. I got to this site
> by way of google because I too had just got done watching the Montana
> cooking camp show on Food network. I really enjoyed the Montana camp
> and was interested in finding out more about it. I went to the Food
> network web site and cound not find anywhere the name of the camp. I
> then googled "Montana cooking camp" and the only thing close was your
> posting. Did you or anyone catch the name of the camp?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>

Fantasy Food Camps

<http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,,FOOD_9994_43709,00.html>

--
Reg

I tried going to the food network web site but it does not show the
actual name of the camp. Any help with that?
Thanks for trying.



Reg wrote:
> Penny wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure if I am posting this right. I hope so. I got to this site
> > by way of google because I too had just got done watching the Montana
> > cooking camp show on Food network. I really enjoyed the Montana camp
> > and was interested in finding out more about it. I went to the Food
> > network web site and cound not find anywhere the name of the camp. I
> > then googled "Montana cooking camp" and the only thing close was your
> > posting. Did you or anyone catch the name of the camp?
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
>
> Fantasy Food Camps
>
> <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,,FOOD_9994_43709,00.html>
>
> --
> Reg

Penny wrote:

> I tried going to the food network web site but it does not show the
> actual name of the camp. Any help with that?
> Thanks for trying.

Yes. Food Network is not known for their accuracy.

They refer to it as "Montana Country Cooking Camp", but it's
actually an organization called Royal Tine Guide and Packer School
in Philipsburg, Montana.

http://www.royaltine.com/whatsnew.php

Looks wonderful. I'll be doing some hunting in Montana this
August myself.

--
Reg