#012 – BBQ Shop Owner by Day, Hard Rock Hotel Bartender by Night – The Smok’d Hog - a podcast by Shawn Walchef

Chris McAfee (@TheSmokdHog) of The Smok'd Hog in San Diego Website: https://thesmokdhog.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesmokdhog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokdhog/ Ole Hickory Pits: www.olehickorypits.com/ Weber Grills: www.weber.com/US/en/grills Del Mar BBQ Championship: http://arlie-que.com/event_detail.php?event=10200 SD Reader article on The Smok'd Hog Pulled Pork sandwiches: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/feb/22/tin-fork-smokd-hog-hillcrest/# Good Eats San Diego article: The Smok'd Hog: http://www.goodeatssandiego.com/the-smokd-hog/ San Diego Culture article: The Smok'd Hog: https://www.san-diego-culture.com/the-new-pit-beef-sandwich-at-the-smokd-hog/ - Over The Line tournament website (65 years): http://www.ombac.org/over-the-line/ - OTL - Valley Farm Market champs article: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-otl-championship-matches-20170716-story.html - OTL tourney - Valley Farm Market won in both Mens and Women’s - OTL rules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-line - OTL post with pictures: https://www.facebook.com/valleyfarmmarketSD/posts/1486446981398248 - OTL team names (you've been warned): http://www.ombac.org/over-the-line/otl-team-names/ - Derek is planning a VFM BBQ party for the OTL winning teams - Shout out to Whitney, Savannah, and Kelsey on the VFM OTL Women's team! - Derek's full extension grab photo from OTL: https://www.facebook.com/valleyfarmmarketSD/photos/a.173081576068135.33158.102320763144217/1484700381572908/ - 50 Yr anniversary OTL youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1nLG4rfBZY - Smok’d Hog address: 3749 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92103 - Chris has always been in the food/service industry (since age 13) - Brigantine website: http://www.brigantine.com/ - Miguel's website: http://www.miguels-cocina.com/ - Chris'steps to The Smok'd Hog: Buy the pit, learn the pit Start catering Get business license Open up and start grinding - In hospitality, you do all parts of the job - all aspects and you get used to the business - Chris and his business partner (friend from school) started The Smok'd Hog - Chris went wild with his credit cards to help pay for The Smok'd Hog thanks to his good line of credit - 2.5 years since opening and The Smok'd Hog is almost paid off - Chris works 2 jobs! Bartending at Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego and owning The Smok'd Hog - Chris has worked at Hard Rock for 10 years and has worked downtown SD for 14 years - Cali Comfort BBQ is about having hospitality"in your blood"- doing blood tests for applicants - Hard Rock Hotel in SD: http://www.hardrockhotelsd.com/ - Chris says"Bartending is great to learn hospitality"and"Learning how to work with adversity"- Gaslamp district has grown so much since Petco Park has been built - Petco Park: http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/ballpark/ - Monkey Paw brewery: http://monkeypawbrewing.com/ - Chris had a business partner who had a bad drinking problem and it never got better so Chris took on The Smok'd Hog by himself - Fun fact: Chris Loves reading - Franklin book: https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Barbecue-Meat-Smoking-Manifesto-Aaron/dp/1607747200 - Brining meat: https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/brine-recipe - Smok’d Hog menu - very diverse and well thought out, can satisfy any regional craving - The Smok'd Hog Cuban sandwich is a traditional Florida sandwich served with mojo sauc and a garlic encrusted rub - Pro Tip:"Don’t drink the water in Mexico"- The Smok'd Hog specializes in various regional sandwiches  - Chris highly recommends"White bbq sauce"good with chicken - Smok'd Hog has two pulled pork sandwiches  - KC and Carolina - Chris believes,"less is more"- focus on simplicity and quality ingredients - Brody's Burgers - Bread and Cie: http://www.breadandcie.com/ - Try the Fried Chicken at Smok'd Hog - The Smok'd Hog h...

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