Just to let you all know that Ed and Kathy managed to survive a European trip to help us sell Cookshack and Pellet Smokers over here in the UK!! They sufferred 2 traumatic weeks at our farm in darkest Kent, subjected to the tantrums of a MadCow and a reluctant Pig. This was followed by 3 days in deepest Wales sorting out the intricasies of pellets (where Ed informed the Welsh that eating American BBQ could pose a problem ... it is addictive)!!!
This in turn was followed by 2 days in Paris at the hands of a bunch of Frogs and one day in a quieter than usual tourist London! In between times, we put them to work on all occasions at local farmers markets and meeting sceptical UK BBQers!!
All in all, a very successful trip from our point of view and we trust a great time was had by them! We attach a few photo's of our time at the Kent Show (similar to one of your State Fairs with a gate of over 100,000 over 3 days), where we demonstrated US BBQ, vs British grilling and received a great reception (although the bit about Ed liking to rub his meat was totally misunderstood by the audience ... not quite sure why, but there ya go)!!!
Best Regards to y'all (we're gradually learning the language)!
See you soon
Rick and Jackie
PS: Can't get the images to show at a sensible size, so please follow the links below to see the photo's ...
http://www.maidofkent.com/feintlgallery/demo1.jpg
http://www.maidofkent.com/feintlgallery/demo2.jpg
http://www.maidofkent.com/feintlgallery/demo3.jpg
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