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Official record / Live004
Date of cook
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New York City

Two Stops, One Setlist

A 75-guest New York City dinner built as two complete, separately labeled drops: 40 guests at one location and 35 at the other.

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.

The brief / 004

Seventy-five guests. Two locations. One menu, packed as two complete labeled setups.

Cook 004 production note

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The Setlist

Menu / 8 dishes

Today’s setlist

  1. 01Smoked Brisket2 whole briskets / 1 per location
  2. 02Baby Back Ribs12 racks / 6 per location
  3. 03Mac and Cheese2 full pans / 1 per location
  4. 04Salad2 location packs
  5. 05Cookies2 location packs
  6. 06Smoked Portobello MushroomsPrepared for the vegan menu / seasoning package marked gluten-free / 10 portions, split 5 + 5
  7. 07Vegan Corn on the Cob10 vegan portions / 5 + 5 split
  8. 08Vegan Mac and Cheese10 vegan portions / 5 + 5 split
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Dish briefs

01

Smoked Brisket

Two whole smoked briskets, packed one per location for the 40-guest and 35-guest drops.

2 whole briskets / 1 per location
02

Baby Back Ribs

Twelve racks total, with six racks packed and labeled for each location.

12 racks / 6 per location
03

Mac and Cheese

Two full pans, with one full pan included in each location's dinner setup.

2 full pans / 1 per location
04

Salad

Packed separately for both locations as part of the complete dinner menu.

2 location packs
05

Cookies

Packed separately for both locations to finish the meal.

2 location packs
06

Smoked Portobello Mushrooms

A separately labeled vegan option for ten guests, split five portions per location and seasoned with Kinder's Sweet & Smoky Brown Sugar Seasoning. The seasoning container lists brown sugar, sea salt, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spices, paprika, lemon peel powder, salt, rice concentrate, citric acid, sunflower oil, natural flavor, and natural cedar plank smoke flavor.

Prepared for the vegan menu / seasoning package marked gluten-free / 10 portions, split 5 + 5
07

Vegan Corn on the Cob

A separately labeled vegan side for ten guests, split five portions per location.

10 vegan portions / 5 + 5 split
08

Vegan Mac and Cheese

A separately labeled vegan side for ten guests, split five portions per location.

10 vegan portions / 5 + 5 split
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Credits

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Sticks & Bones is a Northeast barbecue company built by a working crew between Philadelphia and New York. We cook for private events, productions, and backyards, with the same care whether the table seats twenty or a hundred.

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