Titanium Chef

“Anyone know where the old winning Titanium Chef recipes are posted? Will there be a Titanium Chef IV? Anyone know why we don't have a Trail Food section/icon on this board?
(aspiring trail cooks want to know...)”

“TownDawg's Titanium Chef backpacking cooking contest will be held again, probably around Columbus day week end. He is working out the details and will post when the details are concluded.

I have collected the eight of the best recipes from prior Titanium Chef contests. TownDawg and I have exchanging emails recently on the best way to disseminate these recipes from his contests. I should be able to send out a better cookbook with these recipes within a week.”

“who has the trophy?”

“Prosecutor,
That's great. Would like to receive and participate...”

“Anyone know why we don't have a cooking icon and where the trail cooking ideas are found?”

“I know first hand that prosecutor is an excellent out door cook.
Indy Hawk has a great idea about this cooking icon.”

“"I know first hand that prosecutor is an excellent out door cook."

That's because he worked in Cook County all those years.”

“WTHELL is that an inside or is it just over the top”

“All I can tell ya Rob, is that Chicago is in Cook County... :)”

“Naw, if I know Buddha Bear, he is referring to my three decades as a prosecutor "cooking" up deals and cases on people in Cook County, Illinois. Ha Ha. In Illinois we call it Crook County, with 16 judges and 25 Chicago Aldermen sent to prison.

Kabin Kamper has the trophy.

Keep tuned to Trail Talk on exactly where and when the next Titanium Chef backpacking cooking contest is.”

“What is the trophy?”

“The trophy is a two foot high traveling trophy awarded to the winner of TownDawg's Titanium Chef backpacking cooking contest each year. The winner is required to return in the next years contest and present the trophy to the next winner. It is quite impressive. I had it on my desk at work, and more people asked about it than the awards on the wall for convicting various miscreants of society.”

“Thanks

I must see it some day.

Kinda like the Stanley Cup, huh?”

“If you win, do you have to pack the trophy on all your hikes?”

“Naw, the Titanium Chef Trophy is better than the Stanley Cup. You do not have to risk injury to compete for the Titanium Chef trophy. Did you know that in Canada, ice hockey accounts for 35 per cent of all eye injuries. I will admit that at the events festivities, numerous backpackers got blind drunk though.

No Indy Hawk, you do not have to bring the trophy on all your hikes. You ARE expected to cook up your winning dish on your long group hikes.”

“LMAO prosecutor!”

“I cannot recall any specifics of prosecutor's allegations at this time.”

“Were there any horn-related injuries?”

“I disagree about the injury thing Prosecutor. I distinctly recall Buddah Bear risking life and limb performing his epic flaming stove punt at TC2.

Titamiumchef.com is in re-development and all that is viewable right now is some info from last year. So bear with me on that as I am extremely busy and my development time has been limited.”

“Recipes from all three TC outings are posted in multiple places.. my website for one.. here on TrailTalk for another.. the Rodale site (boo hiss) for another.. and other multiple locations.. and you are right.. we are most likely going to release a cookbook eventually.”

“They will also be a part of Titaniumchef.com”

“Did y'all ever trademark the name Titanium Chef? I keep hearing reports that Rodale has horked the name for their competition.”

“It is trademarked and that issue will be addressed if necessary.”

“heh heh heh...okay...

I'm sure chili remembers how to write a cease-and-desist letter...”

“One piece of information to which you might be interested Indy Hawk..

As you probably know John (Enertia Trail Foods) was at Tc3 last year, and I know for a fact he will be there this year as well. (Just talked to him on the phone a little while ago.)

John (http://trailfoods.com)is hoping to introduce four new trail foods this year, and he would like nothing better than to use Tc recipes.. So if you have any desire to have your favorite recipe in your favorite backpacking store.. Here's your chance.

By the way, did anyone submit recipes to them last year? John had hoped someone would do so, but he never heard much from any of the winners.”

“HPM: Crap, Michael.. get your priorities straight.. forget work and job, and your wife and child..

:)”

“I still haven't figured out how to satisfactorily rehydrate a ham & cheese sandwich. As soon as I do, I'll give him a buzz.”

“* laughs at Tilt *.. you d'man Tilt.. Loved meeting you last year.. damn.. we have got to hang out more.. you had me laughin till it hurt.”

“Back atcha! Are you guys thinking about doing Cumberland Gap again? I still need to complete that section between Martin's Fork and Hensley, <G>”

“Call me Tilt.. email me and I'll give you the number.. or email me, and I'll call you if you give me yours.. either way... I would prefer to discuss details 1-1.”

“You got mail.”

“You really do have a death wish, don't you?”

“deathwish?”

“HPM: Crap, Michael.. get your priorities straight.. forget work and job, and your wife and child..

:)"


Case in point.”

“y u say that heather girl?”

“oh oh.. lol.. lol.. got ya now.”

“LOL!”

“hee.. I only said it.. cos Michael worked so hard to GET that good job he has now.. (Vice President no less.. )”

“VP of development, different critter all together. Not that I'm downplaying it, mind you.”

“HPM is an Evil Suit now?”

“LMAO! No, not at all. He's teaching his 20 year old employer the ropes!”

“Whew, okay, I thought we needed an intervention for a moment...”

“Nah, the boss is cool. HPM's got him talking about a Smokies "retreat" for the company in September.”

“Of course he is, HPM is threatening him with that backdoor he left in the code...”

“φ



Symbol? What symbol.. I don't see no symbol..


:)... If you remember the movie I am thinking of..

Anyway.. night for me.. I'm tired.. I need to go ahead and get some sleep.. ttyl..”

“My Evil Suit looks mysteriously like a plaid shirt, jeans and sneakers.

MOOhahahahahaha.”

“LMAO! Not hardly! That's a still from "Office Space," isn't it?”

“yes, lol...”

“Oh God, HPM loved that flick! It was his life when he worked for Citigroup!”