So much has been happening lately. Both Cupcake and I have celebrated another year since we were born and this here site eclipsed the one year mark. With all these birthdays, there was some serious celebrating to do. Through it all we managed to pick up some new spots for featuring in the Fresh 50, enjoyed some interesting new booze to discuss and received some kick ass kitchen tools that we’ve been testing out.

But I’m not here to talk about all that right now. Today is about supporting yet another great cause with Hogs for the Cause, which is this weekend. We did a preview piece of the glorious City Park event over at GoNOLA.com, here. It’s important to note that while it is all going to a great cause, tickets will go from $10 now to $15 at the door. So buy your tickets now and use that extra $5 to help propel your favorite team to victory.

On a vastly more humorous note, I was asked to help judge this year. Without a doubt, this is an honor and responsibility that I do not take lightly. For those of you competing this year, please remember that all bribes are created equal, but gin is more equal than others. As always, I love to meet the folks out there so stop on by and say hi!