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GOODS: House-Smoked Bacon Made With Love By The Re-Up BBQ Now On The Market

The Re-Up is located at 700 Block Hornby St. by the VAG & south side Robson Square | 604-724-0894 | reupbbq.com

The GOODS from The Re-Up BBQ

Vancouver, BC | When we opened the Re-Up BBQ, we purchased a professional smoker the size of a large, household refrigerator. We thought it both natural and imperative to use the fabulous piece of machinery to smoke bacon. Given that our mission is to create delicious food inspired by American vernacular cooking,  we created a bacon recipe that honours the flavours of Southern BBQ. Bourbon, beer, ancho chili and pecan smoke are the dominant components, and they impart a gentle addition to the natural flavour of the local pork in the finished product.

For the past six months, we have sold our bacon to friends and through farmers’ markets as we refined the recipe and ingredient ratios. Now, the smoky bacon is ready for its debut into society with a little help from Vancouver’s favourite meat supplier, Two Rivers Specialty Meats. You can already find Re-Up bacon lurking in dishes at La Quercia Restaurant in Point Grey and at Jules Bistro in Gastown.

Made with love, from Chester, Jose, Michael, Lindsay and Briana.

PS. Learn more about us after the jump…

DETAILS

700 Block Hornby St by the VAG and South Side Robson Square
Telephone: 604-724-0894
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.reupbbq.com
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Open 11-3 Monday to Saturday
(Friday and Saturday nights at the Biltmore Cabaret)

GALLERY

  • The Re-Up BBQ | Line Up 2011
  • The Re-Up BBQ | Nom Nom Nom | photo by Kris Krug
  • The Re-Up BBQ | Glossy Bacon
  • The Re-Up BBQ | Brisket
  • The Re-Up BBQ | Michael and Chester
  • Re-Up Suits
  • The Re-Up BBQ |  Logo

KEY PEOPLE

Owners (glorified bus-boys really)
Chester Carey
Michael Kaisaris
Lindsay Ferguson
Jose Rosales-Lopez
Briana Buckmaster

ABOUT RE-UP BBQ

The Re-Up BBQ was born from the City of Vancouver’s inaugural and controversial food cart lottery. The newly minted business partners were entirely unaware that they were about to start their own company and were blithely following their dreams in other careers.

After a series of lucky breaks and 29 sleepless nights, the Re-Up BBQ – Vancouver’s first Southern BBQ food cart – opened to the public. It wasn’t much to look at, but the city quickly latched on to the aromas of the slowly smoked pulled pork and homemade sauces bellowing from the cart.

By the summer of 2011, the Re-Up BBQ expanded its menu and its locations. Pulled Pork, BBQ Beef Brisket and Black Bean and Corn Chili are all on the menu between their two cart locations in Downtown Vancouver.

Re-Up specializes in authentic Southern BBQ — meaning the meat is smoked slowly at a low temperature, not grilled, to infuse flavour and create the most tender of meals.

The locally raised meats are smoked all day over pecan wood at Re-Up’s kitchen. The pork is shredded by hand before heading out to the carts and into a sandwich. All sauces, condiments and drinks are made from scratch, and that’s the way it’s going to stay. The crew at the Re-Up BBQ keeps the menu simple and focuses 100% on the flavour of the sandwiches.

A lesser known fact: the Re-Up kitchen team brines and smokes their own line of bacon including such illustrious ingredients as Makers Mark Bourbon, Central City’s Red Racer IPA and Ancho Chili powder. Both this bacon and seasonal, freshly brined turkeys are available through their website.

REVIEWS AND AWARDS

Vanmag Restaurant Awards 2011 – Silver
Georgia Straight Golden Plates 2011 – Silver
Westender Best of the City 2011 – Silver
The Globe and Mail | October 1, 2010
The Vancouver Sun | Aug 18, 2010
Vancouver Slop Blog | August 19, 2010
The Westender | June 9, 2011