...he got married to Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen in 1810 - so they had a party. And we all still get to partake every year. Yes, it's time for Oktoberfest.
I have a client who manages to actually go to the real deal in Munich as often as possible. He blew through our studios here in Addison today for a quick day of work - on his way to Deutschland. I'm sure he found the Addison Oktoberfest (preparing to open for it's 21st annual celebration this evening), well, quaint. While I envy my buddy's eminent debauchery and look forward to another set of stories - at least I can walk across the street and enjoy some of the fun.
Tonight, we focus on the Fire-Station One German Skillet Potatoes. These delicious scalloped tubers have become legendary at our local version of the festival. Prepared from scratch in two giant skillets, each batch maybe satisfies 25-30 of the people in line. If you miss the cut-off, you are waiting at least another 30 minutes for yours. And with 70,000 revelers expected this year - timing is everything.
Much more after the jump:
Veterans of this scenario know that as Paulaner's Oktoberfest brew is mere steps away in each direction... you just chill and wait in line. During this part of the experience you will hear various newbies demanding that "these better be the best fricken' potatoes I've ever had." Once they finally get a bowl, there's rarely any bitching.
Here's The Man prepping a new batch: a pound of butter; freshly sliced potatoes; then tomatoes, onions, green peppers, spices and finally - sliced sausages.
Then some expert timing and a quick steam under some foil yields the delicious result. There is talk of an elaborate 10x4 foot additional grill for next year... whatever, this ritual is all part of the fun!
, it was paid for with Cold Hard Cash, and that's that.
