A couple Tuesdays back, Baby Got Rack took its award winning Meat Loaf Cupcakes to the Iowa State Fair to compete against the best the Cyclone State has to offer.
I believe there were 8 other combatants in the category of Combo/Specialty and 44 combatants altogether.
Here is a collection of photos from the day that started at 4:45 AM:
The unofficial roster for Baby Got Rack on this day was Scottie D., Hammer, Little Porter, and Humble Narrator. Of course Melissa contributed more than her fair share, but she doesn’t like to take any credit.
We once again won our category, but failed to win the Overall. I believe the beef winner won overall for the second year in a row. Tells me we might need to start hitting beef a little bit harder for next year.
These are all amazing, but the one of carnival food row pretty well sums up the state fair.
That’s an awful lot of camo shorts in one place – love it!
Actually, it is one pair of camo shorts too little.
The woman from channel 23 is a big fan of ours. She was a judge at the Boone County Fair and she pimped up pretty hard on the air.
When we start the business, she’ll have to be our “celebrity” spokesperson.
True, there was one khaki pair.
She was all in on you guys, which is awesome! I love that she remembers and seeks you out – I bet she’d for sure do a plug for you guys.
Hammer is an intern. When he has an earned an official spot on the team he will be presented with his camo shorts in a ceremony that can only be described as “emotional”.
I mean, it is pretty hard to forget a group of guys wearing Hawaiian shirts and fedoras. But we also won Overall at the Boone County Fair, so I guess our food was memorable as well.
I can only imagine how rigorous the apprenticeship is! I hope Hammer makes it through to the other side. I imagine the ceremony is private.
True, you sort of stick out. But good food also does. And the name helps!
I believe he has completed his apprenticeship.
We actually don’t compete under the name at these competitions. Because by the rules, it is an individual competition. Although, plenty of people do branding, so I guess we could too.
The ceremony is extremely private. But not like in a fraternity creepy kind of private.