Where To Hold the Next MeatUp? POLL

[hoovarmin]

One day we should add Charleston, SC to our list.

[smokenoob]

Panhead John Thanks for the tip, I’m moving my manufacturing there, we should go tour the biz there, under NDA of course 😁

[Bkhuna]

One of the top places for food. I've been there a few times and have never been disappointed. Rodney Scott has a place there and there some awesome Southern/soul places that aren't in the areas where tourists go.

[texastweeter]

YES, THIS

[PGH_RAM]

San Marcos is a 22 hour drive for me, Lafayette is only 18. This is a no-brainer for me, Lafayette all the way.

Plus, I've been trying to convince my lovely bride that we need to visit New Orleans. This trip could be a two-fer.

[Panhead John]

BRING LEO! 😂

[PGH_RAM]

Leo will happily eat the shells from the shrimp we consume.

[Panhead John]

I believe you! I seen what he did to that cardboard box! 😂

[captainlee]

I'll hold off voting as unfortunately there is high probability of a wedding and if they kids pull a license they will be here hunting interfering with the dates.

[JCBBQ]

I’ll be in Mexico City in late October. Why not just meet me down there? I hear the tacos are pretty decent 🙃

[Panhead John]

BREAKING NEWS! The Associated Press has just released details that there is actually several “regular MeatUp attendees” who have not voted yet! The White House has just announced a press conference for tomorrow afternoon at 4 PM CST to release the latest information. Peace talks with Russia and The Ukraine have now been postponed until Monday.

[Michael_in_TX]

I am so torn......I may actually toss a coin. If I can find a coin in this house.....

[MBMorgan]

I’ll abstain for now. FWIW, the rest of this year is looking really unlikely for attending pretty much anything beyond what’s already on the calendar.

[Panhead John]

The MeatUps we’ve had have always been a blast no matter where they’ve been held. In reality, the most fun about these things was “who we were with”, just above… “where they were held”. Yeah, the food we had has always been great, but hanging out with each other made it even better! Anywho, long story short, I think we should close out the voting pretty soon, this Friday at noon should be plenty of time for us to decide. And damn, the voting is close, just one vote [as I write this] separates San Marcos and Lafayette! If you have an interest in attending the next MeatUp and haven’t voted yet, please vote ASAP. Thanks!

[Bad Hat BBQ]

October is peak Auction season for me so It is hard to travel....but Lafayette would be a nice break from Doin' Auction stuff

[klflowers]

I voted for Lafeyette even though I probably won't be able to attend again. Got some more personal stuff going on this fall.

[tamidw]

Well if it was during Aug. 23-30, I’d say Houston as I will be down there that week. Would love a Lafayette trip as I would love to experience Cajun food and can’t get here in PNW. But sadly probably wouldn’t be able to go.

[Panhead John]

Hate to say this Tami but…..there will never be an August MeatUp in Houston. 🥵
All the out of staters would be droppin’ like flies! 😂

[tamidw]

Haha, I concur. I’m a true Oregonian in Houston in August. Think I’m glutton for punishment. I’ll be staying at a place on Lake Conroe, so hopefully not terrible.

[Panhead John]

Oh, Lake Conroe is nice! You’ll like it Tami. One thing about Texas and the South in general, EVERYWHERE has air conditioning. Except for your walk to and from the car, you’ll be good. While you’re there, here’s a couple of fun places you might want to hit up, they’re right on the lake. I’ve been to Papa’s On The Lake, it’s a cool place!

https://g.co/kgs/b7KMJFV

https://www.papasonthelake.com/

[Panhead John]

Alrighty folks, The People have spoked, er speaked, er spoken! Lafayette it is then! As I mentioned a few days ago, we were going to close the voting as of noon today. Hopefully 2 weeks was enough time for everyone to get their vote in. We try to schedule the MeatUps far away from summer, in anticipation of cooler weather. The last weekend of October, Halloween falls on a Friday. We probably don’t want to have it then, so I’m thinking the previous weekend of Thursday October 23 thru Sunday the 26th would be the ideal weekend for us. This is the weekend I’d like to schedule it for, but…..if you want to go and can’t make it that weekend please let me know! We always try to accommodate people when possible.

We’ve only held one MeatUp in Lafayette and we didn’t even scratch the surface for great Cajun restaurants! If you want to go and have any recommendations for restaurants or attractions to visit, post em here and let us know. I’ll post a link to our previous MeatUp in Lafayette in case you’d like to get an idea of the fun we had!

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/member-gatherings/meat-ups-and-member-gatherings-aa/1497612-official-%F0%9F%99%84-2023-cajun-country-meatup-post%E2%80%A6

[Beefchop]

Are y'all coming back to Lafayette?!? I went to the last meet up page and it looks like you hit Avery Island, Prejean's, La Pagua, Poor Boys Riverside Inn, and Prejean's. Hopefully I can join in this time - we have been planning to move up north but I'm not sure if we'll be out of town by late October. That's a pretty good time of year to visit, weather-wise.

[Panhead John]

Hey Beefchop ….yeah, we’ll be in your hometown for the next one! Hopefully you can join us for a while. We’d love to meet up with you if possible. You got a few recommendations for some good Cajun food we ain’t hit yet?

[Beefchop]

Panhead John Bon Temps Grill, Olde Tyme Grocery or Pop's for an awesome po-boy sandwich, Dwyer's Cafe (for lunch, the lunch plates are always good, just a heap of home cooking/comfort food, the menu rotates daily), Johnson's Boucanière (another lunch spot for Cajun BBQ, they smoke their own meats onsite), Borden's for a chocolate or vanilla malted, Ricky Meche's Donut King for a chocolate covered Bavarian or Cream Cheese filled eclair donut (get there early), Zea Rotisserie & Bar

[Panhead John]

Sounds like some good stuff there! Thanks Beefchop !

[Panhead John]

IMPORTANT CAJUN MEATUP UPDATES!

At the Cajun MeatUp last time, we stayed at The Homewood Suites in Lafayette. I’d like to book them again for October if possible. The place was nice and had all the amenities we look for in a hotel, including a kitchenette with a full size refrigerator/freezer in each room, indoor and outdoor seating areas and……is only about 1 mile from The Lafayette Regional Airport for anyone who might be flying in. There’s also a major airport in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, although they’re a bit of a drive. Baton Rouge is about an hour’s drive from Lafayette, New Orleans is about 2 hours. They also gave us a special rate of $119. per night last time! I don’t know if I can get the same rate or not, it was almost 2 years ago, and I haven’t called them yet. I’d like to call them by the end of next week because there’s lots of festivals in Louisiana in October….wanna make sure they’d have some rooms to block off for us.

As mentioned, I’d like to have this the next to last weekend in October….Thursday 10/23 thru Sunday 10/26….IF YOU’D LIKE TO GO BUT CAN’T MAKE THAT WEEKEND, please let me know ASAP. In addition to excellent Cajun food, there’s also a lot of fun and neat things to do in and around Lafayette! I realize this might seem a little early to start planning, but it’s really not, getting the right hotel requires several months of lead time. Anywho, I’ll be posting links to some restaurants and activities for y’all to ponder…… Who all might be going? Let us know!

[58limited]

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