Magic Loungeabout Festival!!

About a month back, Chef came up to me and asked me if I have ever heard of a BBQ company called Weber. Of course I responded with Ummm YEA! It's the biggest name back home! He said that he hadn't heard of the company and wasn't that all familiar with them. It turns out he was going to do an outdoor catering event at this festival and was going to be using one of them. Instantly I asked if I could tag along and help out and Chef quickly accepted the offer, and I'm so glad he did!
So let me just fill you in on the festival if you don't really know how it is. It is like a Coachella-style venue, big open field with a main stage, dj and beer tents, food, other booths selling stuff, etc. However it is a family-oriented music and arts festival { unlike Coachella!! ;) }. The venue is actually located on the grounds of Broughton Hall, a beautiful mansion which of course consists of acres and acres of green fields and rivers. Yes people actually live in this giant estate, so in a way the festival was held in their backyard; you'll know what I mean when you scroll down and see the pictures!
The festival was held throughout the weekend; friday until sunday. Friday morning consisted of us waking up early to head down to the site and continue the setup process. Our layout consisted of the actual food tent, a tent designated for seating, and a walk-in fridge trailer behind us. Yes we were the intimidating food booth! And then all of our tents behind the booth.
So day one was full of high energy! We put on a full pig to roast all the way from 10a.m. until the evening, started 8 pork shoulders in the slow roaster, and fired up the Weber! Our menu consisted of sausage sandwiches, pork n chili burger, pork n apple burger, pork pies, delicious cupcakes, and of course pulled pork sandwiches! With sweet tomato chili jam or apple jam to put on top! And then bacon sandwiches for breakfast! =D Lets just say I wasn't hungry over the weekend.
So all three days that is what we did, enjoyed great music and served delicious food. The first night was hard to sleep because the dj tent was so loud and went til 3 a.m. So Saturday night we decided to ride it out and the two Adams and I were dancing until 4a.m. It was a great time until we had to wakeup for breakfast 4 hours later!
Some of the highlights of the weekend...seeing CHIC perform, watching the light-projection show against the house, meeting great people and making new friends, hearing great music, listening to a totally new band that I fell in love with, and caught the drummers drumstick, then met her!, bbqing for hours on end-which I love doing, and just enjoying the whole experience! =)
Thank you again to Sue and John Rudden for allowing me to tag along on this awesome memory-filled experience that I will never forget! =)