As we head into the final three Picnic! events for the 2010 season, we’ve added a few new items to the menu. These are trial runs for our new menu when we re-open this Fall. As usual, all comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Have a look at the expanded menu

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Picnic! on the road in Andes. You helped make t our biggest Picnic! so far & our biggest day ever. Basically sold out of everything in about 3 hours. Great to see so many folks eating BBQ in Hogan’s General Store & on the porch. We’re also discussing bringing Picnic! back to Andes on September 11 for the Andes Town Lawn Sale.

Picnic! returns to it’s usual location – 1758 County Highway 41, Roxbury – on September 21. Our full Picnic! menu plus we’re cooking 12 racks of ribs. That 4 racks more than usual! Be sure to call ahead if you want to guarantee getting food. Looking forward to seeing the BBQ faithful next weekend.

This Saturday – August 14th – we’re taking Picnic! on the road again. This time we’re heading to our new location - Andes, NY. We’ll be setting up our tent in front of Hogan’s General Store (our new location coming this Fall) & selling sandwiches & sides starting at 11am.

There will be no ribs or BBQ feasts this Saturday!

As we will have no phone on Saturday, if you wish to pre-order, please call or email before 6pm on Friday August 13th.

Our menu will be:
Pulled Pork sandwich
Beef Brisket sandwich
Smoked Turkey sandwich
Pig Wings (bite size pieces of porky goodness)
Smoked Mac & Cheese
BBQ Beans
Mustard Slaw
Sweet & Sour Slaw

We’ll keep serving until we run out of food. We look forward to seeing everyone out for a day of fun & BBQ in Andes.

On August 28th, we’re pulling out all the stops for this Picnic! In addition to our usual menu of BBQ, we’ll be bringing out the grills & cooking an array of locally produced meats & sides. Plus we’ll be staying open later to serve dinner orders.

The meat is from a variety of local producers including Sap Bush Hollow with produce from local farms including Madeline & Tovey’s organic farm in Roxbury, Shaul Farm in Fultonham & Lucky Dog in Hamden. We’re also looking at using ingredients from Harpersfield Cheese in Jefferson, Tea Thyme Herb in Roxbury & Barber’s Farm in Middleburgh.

Above are pictures of a few of the recent menu tests. Current plan is for the following local meat items:

Sap Bush Hollow grass fed Beef Short Ribs: coated in our Java Cinnamon Dust & smoked over oak & maple.

Grass Fed Flatiron Steak Tacos: marinated in our Tex Mex Marinade & grilled to order over oak & maple. Topped with locally grown greens, onions & tomatoes.

Local Pork Loin Sliders: coated in our Cha Cha Dust & smoked over maple & oak. Piled on a slider bun & topped with a choice of slaws made from local cabbage, carrots, onions & peppers. It’s the ultimate pork slider!

Sap Bush Hollow Sausage Grinders: fresh sausage – grill smoked – on a bun with local peppers & onions.

The summer is flying by & the number of Cha Cha Hut Picnic! events is quickly dwindling. Here is our schedule for the remainder of the summer:

August 14: Picnic! On The Road at Andes Community Day. We’ll be setting up in the parking lot of Hogan’s General Store (our future new location) & selling sandwiches, sides & pig wings. Stay tuned for details…

August 21: Picnic! at 1758 County Highway 41 Roxbury – 12pm until we run out of food

August 28: Picnic! at 1758 County Highway 41 Roxbury – this may be our final Picnic! of the summer so we’re considering a special evening grill/BBQ fest. Stay tuned for details…

September 4: Pork War – just a little idea we have. Might happen – might not. We’ll see…