I can’t think of a better way to start my new blog than to tell you about a TV appearance I did yesterday with Tampa newsbabe Gayle Guyardo. Gayle does the morning news on the Tampa NBC affiliate and has been doing it for a long time. She’s a fixture in Tampa so it was a real treat to meet her. I get to do a lot of these things but it’s usually in a town where I don’t know the news people so it’s just another day at the office, but when you’re talking with someone that you watch every morning it’s very exciting no matter how jaded you are. And when she’s waaaay good looking it’s even better.

She was very nice too and cool enough to wear a Big Green Egg apron. As you can see I cooked some ribs and chicken for the event and I tried to teach her how to do it at home. It’s that time of year and the phone is ringing. It’s fun to be a BBQ man! Look how happy I am!

Thanks to Chef Dave West and the great folks at The Rolling Pin in Brandon for hosting us. The piece will air sometime soon and if they tell me in advance I’ll post it here.

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