Cook 004Two Stops, One Setlist
Cook 004 carries the same smoked setlist across two working locations: whole briskets, baby back ribs, mac and cheese, salad, cookies, and a separately packed vegan menu for ten.
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Cook 003Foodies & Friends: Staten Island
Cook 003 brought the Cook 002 setlist to Staten Island, swapping smoked turkey for two smoked salmon preparations. The finished record begins with the food as it reached service: hickory brisket, ribs, stuffed chicken, smoked mac, loaded beans, and salmon.
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Cook 002The Summer Lunch
A six-dish buffet built for a hundred-person working lunch: a 15-hour brisket, two smoke woods, hot holding, on-site carving, and a room that kept coming back. We saw who got thirds!
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Cook 001Day One: The Crew Feed
No announcement. No pitch. Brisket, pulled pork, wings, and a stuffed pork roll for the people we work with. The board was empty inside an hour.
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