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Hey Chris thanks for your kindness in telling everyone it's a beautiful cookbook... with every recipe in full color the book is so stunning they'll be tempted to lick the pages!!! My philosophy was to create a cookbook that reflected how I got going with the original Famous Dave's... it all...

Thank you Bruce for you thoughts. We really don't worry about criticism but we do pay attention to what folks have to say in case there is something we need to work and improve on. We could never improve and get better if people weren't sharing what's on their mind. Every day we strive to get...

Our Spicy Pickles are originally named Hell Fire Pickles. Ever since I first started Famous Dave's we have been famously known for our spicy pickles. We only have one pickle our Hell Fire Pickle or in the grocery stores... our Spicy Pickles. Almost everything I do at Famous Dave's has a good...

Actually our restaurant ribs are pretty much our competition ribs. I am not a big fan of putting ribs in foil. However today that seems to be the way to get ribs real tender. The old pitmaster way was just letting the fat render out slowly over smoldering hardwood coals. My first smoker was...

Thanks for bringing up how people abscond with our sauces. Yes, over the years we have lost a lot of sauces. I don't know how people carry out our squeeze bottles without them squirting all over the place! Quite honestly... I don't ever hear these stories because I think the staff doesn't want...

First I have always believed that we were about Good Tasting Food and that "barbecue" was our cooking style. We have restaurants in every region of the country and I've got to tell you that many people who used a particular regional style... when they eat our Famous Dave's Barbecue... they...

It's really no big issue as all Barbecue foods are really picnic foods that travel well. Ribs, Chicken, cole slaw, beans, potato salad, honey buttered cornbread... these are our major sellers at Famous Dave's and every item really travels well!!! High standards and constant training is what...

The staff at one of the restaurants started this to honor the fact that my humble beginnings utilized the garbage can lid from the garbage can that used to be my first smoker! Today the All American BBQ Feast served on a garbage can lid is one of our best sellers!!! it's a lot of fun especially...

Actually in my new Famous Dave's Barbecue Party Cookbook I share with everyone that my second most favorite food is Pizza on the grill. Weber makes a pizza stone that works fantastic. The one thing I learned is that you need to push the hot coals around the side of the weber kettle so that the...

I love barbecue restaurants and there isn't anything that I don't like about it. But you have to understand that my whole life...I always had a motto that I do what other people won't do. I especially love greeting people and getting to know them. I love watching kids eat their first bite of a...

First... yes Brad a great BBQ Cooker and we got beat by TOFU... could never imagine we would have to smoke TOFU!!! Now... I don't at all think competition bbq is always real barbecue especially if it is wrapped in foil and basically braised in a sweet sugary goop. Real bbq to me is slow smoked...

Hayward Wisconsin a little town of only 1800 people and we were located on Big Round Lake about 8 miles out of town. We knew we had something when we started serving 5000 people a week and we never advertised!

John both my parents are Native American with my dad being from the Oklahoma and that's where the passion for southern food and barbecue comes from. My mom was from the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation near Hayward Wisconsin. I used to help my mom cook Indian Fry Bread at Indian Pow-wows and...

Hi this is Famous Dave! I'm just heading back to Minneapolis from the Original Famous Dave's Restaurant in Hayward, Wisconsin. I am really looking forward to answering your questions and learning a few things from the Weber fans as well! I'll be on later tonight to start answering your...