Hola grilling friends!
Well, without any shadow of a doubt the last few weeks have been crazy busy for yours truly as I have had my grilling pedal to the metal so to speak. I got the opportunity to host and produce the first "Kamado Joe" video tutorials that were shot right here in my back yard and what an amazing project it has been as we rap things up over the next few weeks. The sun's been intense, the weather's been gorgeous if not a bit tricky to shoot in and when your wearing black the secret to staying alive is drinking as much water as you possibly can! LOL!!!
I officially launched "Grateful Griller Productions" a few months ago and there are a number of projects in the cooker, ( no pun intended) for the near future to bring as much positive awareness to the "kamado" as humanly possible and by getting the chance to shoot the latest video's my brain has been buzzing with so many idea's that I will get to share with all of you in the coming months in my own unpredictable style!
The set and getting to handle and speak about all the fantastic "Kamado Joe" product has certainly reconfirmed my all out passion for this lifestyle and cooking medium. "Kamado Joe" is going to become, in my humble opinion, a market leader in no time at all simply because its great product that makes sense, looks good and is explained in easy terms wether your a novice and new to this world or a grand master grilling aficionado. After each days rap on set its been great to kick back with a cold one, spark up the kamado, and grill into the late ours of night! I smoked two awesome chickens a couple of nights back and baked a pizza to perfection shortly after and still had enough "KJ" lump leftover to bang off some bacon for the next mornings breakfast!
All that said and as the the title of the post suggests, by going through this video production process of articulating an incredibly positive message about an awesome product being the kamado it really has made me feel like a 747 on the tarmac, cleared for take off so I can spread this message around the world and back. For me, the kamado reenforces the importance of all our senses, especially that of smell and taste because its those senses that are connected with so many great memories on our decks enjoying time with the people who matter most to us, and who can argue? As my line goes, food, family, friends and music! They all make my world go around, how about you?
I want to give a shout out to my main men on set, Derek Thacker, editing guru and Jeff Denesyk, master shooter with the patience of Job! Both these guys have been able to teach me so much about the process and considering the learning curve was so steep the entire experience has confirmed my desire to take my tv game higher! Here's to many more productions in the future with both of you passionate grillers!
Finally, I want to personally thank Bobby Brennan and the entire crew at "Kamado Joe" for their trust and faith in "The Grateful Griller" and the opportunity to work with you all! I hope this is just the start of greater things to come on our grilling roads! So what are you waiting for people? "Ignite your passion for grilling", and get your "K" on and here's to the final cut in the next little while!
The next few lines came to me while listening to some back catalog "Oasis" and it occurred to me that the "kamado" really is my wonderwall. Some lyrics borrowed from Oasis and altered by The Grateful Griller. Peace, fire, smoke, food........
Wonderwall of a Kamado
Today's gonna be the day
that their gonna throw it back to you.
By now we should of some how realized what we've got to do "K".
I don't believe there's anybody who feels the way I do about you now.
Back beat, the word is on the street that the fire in our hearts is hot like the sun,
as we run with our message to the ends of the earth and back.
A re-birth of cool from the ancient Japanese school of food dancing with fire.
All these roads we've rolled down have been winding.
All the lights that have led us here have been blinding,
and I don't believe there's anyone who feels the way I do about you "K"!
Another great party and another great demo,
crazy pace this grateful grilling tempo!
Ottawa today, perhaps tokyo tomorrow, always feeling happy and never any sorrow.
Sparks will fly when the universal eye zooms in to take a look at this kamado book we are working on.
Its like one big song, a low "n" slow dance,
kick back, relax and slip into this kamado like trance.
This is our time to take it all the way!
The inner desire to inspire a global audience seeking fire, fun and a food fantasy.
An odyssey in experimentation where by the final equation equals simplicity and creative process with no need for a hostess because your kamado will deliver the mostest!
You just might be the one who saves me, because after all, you are my wonder wall,
protecting me from the big fall into an empty world of promises of quality and flavor,
and never getting to savour the truth of it all.
Yes indeed, you just might be the one who saves me,
because after all, you are my wonder wall.........
feed that fire grillers...........
G
