Monday, September 7, 2009

Old Dominion Smokehouse Featured In Virginian-Pilot


I am excited to announce that we were featured in The Virginian-Pilot's Sunday Magazine, in the Labor Day weekend Sunday Edition. Lorraine Eaton did a great job of interviewing us both at my home and at the Que 'n Cruz in Louisa a few weeks back. To make it even better, Hyunsoo Leo Kim's photos are stunning! The story was huge, consuming the entire cover of the magazine and one of the interior pages. It was thrilling to be recognized twice while I was out yesterday by total strangers who had read the article. To my surprise, in this morning's online edition, the story was featured front-and-center on hamptonroads.com. If you'd like to check out the article, here is a link:

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Central Meats Sponsors Old Dominion Smokehouse!

Its with great excitement, that I'm proud to announce Central Meats of Chesapeake Virginia as the new sponsor for Old Dominion Smokehouse BBQ Team!! Central Meats has been a supplier of many of our competition products for quite some time and their top quality products and fabulous customer service has been instrumental in our success so far. When the opportunity to work with them came around, it only made sense. Central Meats was our supplier before the sponsorship and will be our supplier for many years to come, simply because there is no better place in Hampton Roads. The quality, service, and selection is second-to-none.

In today's economy of the mass-marketed mega-mart, it's refreshing to find a gem like Central meats on my doorstep. Unlike your local grocery store that carries the same old, small boring selection of meats, you can find just about anything you would need. From unbeatable prices on the basics to a selection of unusual and exotic products, Central meats is a dream for both the casual family cook to the serious culinary professional and everyone in between.

Because of such high volume sales, you are always assured of finding the freshest products available. One of the best examples of this is with their fresh, ice packed chicken, which has won us a number of awards. The chicken is always extraordinarily fresh, never frozen and packed freshly on ice and delivered promptly to the store. The flavor unlike anything you'll find in a grocery store, with a price tag that should make your local grocery store ashamed.

For the Barbecue competitor, there is no better. From top quality pork, custom trimmed ribs, to Certified Angus Beef and the freshest chicken you will find in Hampton Roads, there is no better place to buy your meats. Forget about the club stores, where you can never be sure the freshness of what you are buying or if they will even have what you need when you get there. Central meats also carries one of the widest selections of BBQ sauces, rubs, woods, charcoals and spices you will find anywhere. I am actually working with the owner right now to make this selection even better. I'm confident that most competitive bbq folks will find Central Meats to be a one-stop-shop for everything they to bring home the big trophies.

Central Meats has customer service that is second to none. If there is a particular cut or product that you want and don't see, they will be happy to freshly cut it for you. All products come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If something isn't right, see Richard at the office and he will make it right.

One of the most unique things you'll find at Central Meats are the fresh artisan sausages and cured meats. Sausages are made right in the store by a 3rd generation sausage maker from recipes handed down for generations. Their enormous smokehouse also produces freshly made hams, bacon and other cured and smoked meats. Because of the attention to detail, small quantities and quality ingredients, be prepared to experience a revelation of flavor.

For the ultimate in economy, Central Meats offers meat packages, which are essentially entire quarters or sides of meat cut to your specifications, professionally wrapped and ready for your freezer. Not only do you get a product that is better and fresher than you would get elsewhere, you get meat for a fraction of the price. For example, right now they are offering an 160 lb split side of beef cut into wide variety of steaks, roasts, and ground meat for only $408. While you might think that's a lot to spend on beef, imagine being able to fill your freezer and feed your family for months, dining on top quality steaks for only $2.55 per pound. Try that at your grocery store!!! Each meat package is cut specifically for you, so if there are certain cuts you prefer, they will work with you to get exactly what you want. The level of service is incredible.


Coming soon is a new, completely revamped website for Central Meats at http://www.centralmeats.com. Check our website's sponsor page at: http://www.olddominionsmokehouse.com/CentralMeats for more information about our sponsor as well as an incredible coupon good for 1 Pound of Artisan Sausage, Free with no purchase required.