Birthday Plus One

On Saturday nearly every human being in the county is going to be outside, watching the fireworks, and cooking out. (We will be, too — we’re closed this Saturday).

But if you fall in with the wrong people, you may find yourself looking at a grill full of preformed hockey-puck JBS Swiftburgers, factory chickens dry as the Mojave, and cheapo tubesteaks of unknown origin. If that happens, feel free to skip dinner and get all your needed nutrition from Tecate and potato salad. ‘Cause in a few short hours, we’ll have you covered.

At noon on the 5th, we’ll commence Makeup Smokehouse Sunday, the “Unused Ticket Night” of barbecue: save your appetite ’cause we’ll do it right.

Max, Joel and the gang will have grass-fed beef from Spanish Oak Ranches, pastured Berkshire pork from Kelly Biensen, local pastured chickens from Curtis Womach, and house made hot links, all slow-cooking over local oak. Noon to 11:30pm.

Happy Fourth! If you’re near Bird Park on Saturday, please come say hi.