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INSIDE THE ISSUE JULY 2020

FEATURES 12 Fitness Over 50 Four Key Tips on Getting (and Staying) Fit

14 Loving that Tennessee Lake Life Nautical Boat Club Membership Offers the Joys of Lake Life

18 From the Ground Up Century Harvest Farms Foundation Feeds Mind, Body, and Soul

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24 Spend a Summer Evening at Tsali Notch Explore the Largest Commercial Muscadine Vineyard in Tennessee

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Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Healthy Lifestyle

Local Limelight

Financial Buzz

Giving Back

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Four Key Tips to Getting (and Staying) Fit Over 50 ARTICLE ANDREW HENDERSON, M.S.

THIS MORNING I FELT EVERY DAY MY AGE. A

+ Stay hydrated, eat plenty of healthy protein, and

bruised rib from a kayaking mishap and a stiff knee

avoid inflammatory foods like refined carbs and alcohol.

from a biking accident had me tossing and turning all

+ Try to get at least 8 hours of good sleep a night.

night. When I rose out of bed this morning, I thought “so this is what football players must feel like the day

3. Consistency Trumps Everything. Too many

after a game”. It’s true – what used to take days to heal

times I’ve met folks wondering how they got to be

now takes weeks, and sometimes months. But with

overweight or so out of shape. And it almost always

the exception of my recent outdoor adventure mis-

boils down to one thing: inconsistency. Whether it’s

cues, I’m almost 50, and must admit, I feel pretty good.

maintaining a reasonable exercise routine or following

As a personal trainer for the last 24 years, I’ve

a realistic and healthy approach towards nutrition,

worked with hundreds of clients over the age of 50.

being consistently good is better than being sporad-

In fact, it’s who we specialize in helping the most.

ically perfect. If it’s a workout or nutritional approach

Here are four important lessons I’ve both from help-

you can’t sustain for many years to come, then it’s

ing them and from being almost 50 myself:

probably not going to work for the long haul. Find a plan you can live with and that works, and don’t’ quit.

1. Muscle is Precious. According to the Harvard Medical School, after age 30, we can lose up to 5

4. Don’t be So Stiff. Strength training builds

percent of our muscle mass every decade. This pro-

and preserves muscle. Cardiovascular training

cess, known as sarcopenia, can be delayed by pro-

strengthens our heart and lungs and burns calo-

gressive resistance training (progressively trying lift-

ries. But stretching allows us to continue to exer-

ing heavier weights to stimulate muscle growth). No

cise safely for years to come. Connective tissue is

matter your age, any exercise program must include

much like a rubber band – as we age, it can get

a plan for increasing strength and power. And as our

drier and more brittle. Much of this loss of flexibility

hormones change due to aging and sarcopenia rears

is due to lack of use, and once we get to a certain

its ugly head, strength training as well as getting

age, it becomes more important for us to have an

adequate protein intake becomes vital.

extended warm-up before exercise and cool down and stretch afterward. By staying active, keeping

2. Recovery Matters. There’s a saying, “You don’t

your muscles strong enough to move your joints

get stronger by exercising, you get stronger by recov-

through their full range of motion, and stretching

ering from exercise”. During exercise, we may break

or doing yoga, your body will be more limber, move

muscle down. Through recovery, those muscle fibers

more easily, and not hurt as much.

repair and get stronger. Some rules for recovery are: + Give the muscles that you train at least a 48-hour recovery window before training them again. + Leave a day or two in between high impact

These aren’t the only keys to staying fit over 50, but they are some of the most important. Now back to putting that ice pack on my ribs.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

Loving that Tennessee Lake Life NAUTICAL BOAT CLUB MEMBERSHIP OFFERS THE JOYS OF LAKE LIFE WITHOUT THE INCONVENIENCE OF BOAT OWNERSHIP

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Robin Wierzchowski, Troy Watson, Lindsey Wood, and Adel Aljafari prepare for an afternoon on a Malibu MLX.

Scott Payne

WHEN THE PAYNE FAMILY VISITED

with the upkeep and maintenance. With sev-

number of lifejackets they need, as well as the

SOME FRIENDS IN KNOXVILLE A FEW

eral levels of memberships to choose from,

water toys they prefer, and then they show up.

YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO GOING

joining the club means choosing from a fleet

Bring a cooler and some sunscreen, and your

BACK TO THEIR BUSY WEST TEXAS LIFE.

of 13 boats of various sizes and styles, and

boat is waiting for you. If it’s a pontoon boat you want one day, and a ski boat the next, it’s not

“Coming from where it’s flat, and there’s

getting on the water without a single worry.

no water and no trees, this was Narnia,”

“I grew up on the water every weekend,

says Scott Payne, owner and operator of

even though we had to drive two hours

“I love what I do. I love seeing the smiles

the Nautical Boat Club at Concord Marina.

to get there. My dad’s time was limited

on people’s faces, laughing and talking

“We got here and fell in love with the scen-

during the week, but he disconnected on

about what they did out there, how much

ery and the people.”

the weekends and we were all present on

fun they had,” says Scott. “It’s what people

a problem. You can even bring the family dog.

The Payne family hit the reset button

the water,” says Scott. “We saw an oppor-

dream of. When you see those families and

and started a new venture by offering resi-

tunity to share that with people and do it

friends having fun, it’s so worth it.”

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Tennessee lake life. The Nautical Boat Club

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FINANCIAL BUZZ

Take the Long View DURING TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, IT CAN BE HARD TO TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW OF YOUR FINANCES. You’ve likely heard the

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FINANCES DURING TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

guidance to keep investments in the market for the long run, despite poor short-term performance that may tempt you to sell to cash.

ARTICLE MELISSA BALLARD, CFP®

But knowing we should leave our retirement savings alone during the market’s down days and actually doing it can be difficult—especially when you may feel helpless and want to do something. Letting your investments ride out the storm does not mean you should sit on your hands. There are smart actions you can con-

principal payments, which will allow you to pay off your

sider taking now that are likely to improve your financial situation

mortgage sooner than planned. But remember—use

for years to come:

the freed-up cash flow for your future, not for your next Amazon purchase. Additionally, it's important to carefully

consider the fees associated with a refinance. ADD TO YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS + If you can increase what you’re saving monthly to your retirement savings (even by a small amount) now is a great time. + When you look at the stock market, think of the “red” you see as a widespread price reduction at

FINANCIAL PLAN ADJUSTMENTS If you’re near or in retirement and the market volatility continues, an adjustment to your plan may be the best long-term decision, even if it causes temporary

your favorite retail store. Things are on sale. If you

pain. Meaning, reducing your spending for a period of

can increase your savings incrementally now, it will

time, picking up some part-time work (to reduce nest

benefit you in the long run.

egg withdrawals) or delaying a purchase (see point 2)

+ The same is true for excess cash on hand. Assuming

may be in your long-term best interest.

you have an emergency fund already in place, if you have additional cash available, consider adding it to your nest egg investments now.

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investments that are down), put it off if at all possible.

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GIVING BACK

CENTURY HARVEST FARMS FOUNDATION FEEDS MIND, BODY, AND SOUL ARTICLE JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY WKL TEAM

Century Harvest Farm Maker and Master Gardener Martha Champion with cabbage she grew

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FROM THE GROUND UP A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

dependent on fossil fuels for their existence, and I don’t

East Tennessee native Chris Burger was an art student

mean energy. I mean protein. It was vitally important to

in New York City in 2001 when he realized his life’s jour-

me to return to a pre-industrial era of agriculture but

ney needed to take a sharp turn in another direction.

using modern tools.”

“There was a conversation going on in academic about

The careful balance of plants, animals, and the soil is

when global capitalism might break down, and then 9/11

crucial to the vitality and viability of a farm. A holistic farm

happened,” he says. “It became clear to me that rather

paradigm relies on biological diversity.

than try to achieve some sort of substantial financial

However, you also need revenue to keep the farm

success or work in some industry, I needed to be a

going. At some point, as Chris puts it, you have to stop

responsible tenant of the planet. I wanted to see what

farming and start selling.

a sustainable farm was supposed to be, to see what a human life was like not being fed by regular products but by producing things for himself.”

CENTURY HARVEST FARMS FORMATION When Chris realized that working the land and market-

Chris came home to Tennessee and pitched an idea

ing his crops required more than he could sustain without

to his family: What if we bought a farm? What if we

more people on hand, he started looking for another way

took a chance?

to make the farm sustainable. He wanted to add a social

“I thought they’d kick me out and tell me to get a job,” he recalls, laughing, “but they agreed that the world they

component, and he knew that farming had the potential to be regenerative and healing.

grew up in was different and the new way wasn’t going

Enter Jen McMahon. With a background in interdisci-

to last. They wanted to be on the leading edge of a para-

plinary anthropology, the Ohio native moved to Knoxville

digm shift, so we put our hands in, yelled, ‘Team!’, and got

as an AmeriCorps Vista Program participant and secured a

started. That was 15 years ago.”

position at Compassion Coalition downtown. She worked

The family started with 35 acres off Morganton Road

with veterans and those experiencing chronic homeless-

in Greenback, then expanded west with 117 acres toward

ness, a role that gave her a keen view of the socio-eco-

McCollum Farm, and then added 200 more acres on

nomic makeup of Knoxville. She also learned more about

the Blount County side. Chris set up a tent and started

the barriers people face trying to reintegrate into society.

researching everything about the micro-ecology of farming,

“When Chris and I met, he was without labor, and he

how the inputs for one crop generate outputs for another,

had this wonderful idea to have folks come out to pick

which becomes the input for another crop. Learning more

vegetables. Half of the crop was kept for the farm to

about this agricultural cycle fueled his passion.

go into production for the things they were selling, and

“What I was most passionate about was how that

the people kept the other half,” she says. “We came up

represented 10,000 years of agriculture, and how indus-

with the One For One program and applied for Trinity

trialized agriculture replaced it. Five billion people are

Health Foundation funding. We received $15,000.”

CONTINUED >

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GIVING BACK (CONTINUED) Program Assistant Christy McQueen

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Soon, they paired with Susanna’s House, and those mothers started coming out to pick fresh fruits and vegetables, taking home half to feed their children. As groups continued to participate in One For One, Chris and Jen collected data. They started to see how these relationships could grow into something else entirely. “I realized I was spending more time at the farm and a lot less time at my job, so Chris was like, ‘Why don’t you do this full time and we start a nonprofit?’ As a 26-year-old at the time, I was like, ‘What?’” says Jen, laughing. “We put together the blueprint for what our foundation was going to do. We focused on getting people fed, training them, and doing holistic practices. But looking at the data and hearing feedback from what people were experiencing, all of them wanted full-time employment and secure their own form of housing. They wanted enough money to pay court feeds and get their licenses back. That’s a huge barrier. If you don’t have a license or a car, you can’t get to work.” Childcare, too, was a big barrier. Chris and Jen looked at the various Catch-22s that were recurring patterns and devised a plan that gave an answer to each one. Century Harvest Farms Foundation became an official 501c3 on December 3, 2017. “We initially addressed food insecurity but evolved into addressing barriers that prevent people from coming out of incarceration, becoming fully employed, and having the resources they need to become successful. We made our mission to empower, create new jobs and healthier futures for those in recovery and out of incarceration,” says Jen. From The Ground Up is a 40-day work training program for individuals who are far enough into their recovery to focus on 20

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Nitrate-free, grass-fed charcuterie

gaining full-time employment. Referred by local case managers and social workers, participants spend the first 20 days learning everything about the farm, from agricultural and culinary training to animal husbandry and machinery maintenance. Then, each maker gets to choose how to spend the remaining 20 days based on his or her area of interest. If makers are particularly interested in getting full-time employment in the food industry, then they work under the supervision of Cordon Bleu-trained Chef Christian Morrish. If they want to find work as a mechanic, they can focus on machine repair and maintenance.

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“Our main goal is for folks to get full-time work at the end of the 40 days, whether that’s here or at butcher shops, high-end restaurants, or anywhere else,” says Jen. “Being able to see someone go through the program and still maintain sobriety and employment - that’s the whole goal.” CHANGING PLANS IN A NEW LANDSCAPE When the threat of COVID-19 hit East Tennessee and many businesses were ramping down, CHF was ramping up. A board member suggested the idea of a meat delivery program, which then gave birth to the Century Harvest Box program. “Our culinary team jumped on it. We made it and launched it in a week so we could get our name out there,” says Jen. “Before COVID happened, we had plans to have tons of people here, volunteers in the field and selling our products, but we had to completely switch our plan or shut down. We have a lot of people depending on Century Harvest to maintain sobriety.”

CONTINUED >

From the food truck, CHF serves 200 meals each Tuesday at Rio Revolution Church in Maryville free of charge during the “Celebrate Recovery Program”.

Makers in the kitchen

Director of Culinary Operations, Chef Christian

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GIVING BACK (CONTINUED) August, Chris, Shona, Edith, and Cassidy Burger

They created online cooking classes, delivered boxes to homes for participants to create raised bed gardens, and set up Zoom check-ins. Over time, as guidelines allowed, they slowly let folks come to the farm to do isolated six-by-six-feet farming, giving individuals their own space and tools to work with. “Farming is the original socially distant endeavor,” says Chris. “So, if there’s anything people can do together but apart it’s growing a crop.” The goal is to bring 40-day participants back to the farm full time as the program is designed, but if state and local guidelines prevent them from doing so, Chris and Jen will keep coming up with ways to keep the farm moving forward and feeding the community - mind, body, and soul. Long-range plans are in effect too, as the need for transitional housing in the area continues to grow. “There are no beds available for folks who are trying to get back into sobriety. A lot of our folks who come out of incarceration are flown to other places, like Atlanta or Colorado, because there’s nowhere for them to go here,” says Jen. “Part of our thesis is that if you treat people with dignity and supply their most basic needs, they have a better shot at thriving,” Chris adds. “We make it very simple. I’m thrilled to help contribute to a world where people help out at a farm, enjoy fresh vegetables, and are healthier for it.” Shop Century Harvest products, including grass-fed beef, at CenturyHarvestStore.org. Learn more about Century Harvest Farms Foundation at CenturyHarvest.org. 22

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ROAD TRIP

S P E N D A S U MM ER EVE NING AT T S A L I NO TCH VINEY A RD

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER

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NINE MILES EAST OF EXIT 60, ON THE OUTSKIRTS

When the winery came into production, they started

OF MADISONVILLE, IS TSALI NOTCH, THE LARG-

with standard muscadine wine recipes - the first

EST COMMERCIAL MUSCADINE VINEYARD IN THE

labels were Sweetwater, a semi-sweet white wine,

STATE OF TENNESSEE. When Athens native Cary Cox

and Dragon Canoe, a semi-sweet red - but they knew

and his brother bought the vineyard at auction in 2009,

they’d develop more. Today, Tsali Notch has nine dis-

there were already 30 acres of vines. It was originally a

tinct labels, the latest being a dessert wine, similar to a

real estate venture, but as time went on, Cary knew Tsali

Madeira or Port, called Tallulah.

Notch could grow into something more.

“People who drink a lot of wine what to know what it

“At the time, we couldn’t have a winery, but then

tastes like, but it tastes like a muscadine. It has its own

Tennessee passed the Custom Crush Law, so we

unique flavor,” says Cary. “What I’m trying to do is put a

were able to do it and opened in 2014,” says Cary. “I

finer point on the aging process.”

built the tasting room before that just have a place to

The property is sweeping with hundreds of rows,

hang out and sell juice and jellies. It’s hard to plan.

neatly manicured and tended to by hand. The small

You just have to start and adjust as you go.”

staff spends 75 percent of its time grooming the vines

Tsali Notch, named after the historic Cherokee leader,

and keeping the grounds looking spotless. J.D. and his

grows six varieties of muscadines - four bronze and two

family actually live on the property, yet they never tired

dark berries. They all start out green and change color

of the 280-degree mountain views, which Cary likens

over the season; they’re the sweetest when they’re dark.

to the vineyards one might see in Tuscany. The beauty

Harvest time falls in late September and early October,

of the vineyard is undeniable, which is why the addi-

but there’s an entire summer prior to the harvest to

tion of Tsali Notch as an event venue was an eventual

enjoy being in the vineyard.

no-brainer. The property can be rented for both open-

“The oldest vines here are from 2004. Those muscadines were already in the ground. They are in the

and closed-to-the-public events, such as weddings, parties, and receptions.

grape family, but muscadines aren’t concords, and

J.D. has been at Tsali Notch since the Cox family pur-

they often get a bad rap,” says JD Dalton, Tsali Notch

chased the vineyard, but he didn’t show up with a work-

general manager. “You know, Grandma and Grandpa

ing knowledge of how to run a vineyard. He grew up on

made muscadine wine, and they didn’t know exactly

a dairy farm, but raising cows isn’t exactly like raising

what they were doing. They were just looking for a little

muscadines. He’s learned everything along the way and

sauce to take care of a cough.”

relied on their “go-to guy from the UT Extension office,”

He laughs at the thought, and he’s not wrong. Wine

Dr. David Lockwood, to help with troubleshooting.

enthusiasts often overlook muscadine in favor of bot-

Like many business owners, the folks at Tsali Notch had

tles from California, France, and Italy. Though the flavor

to rework their spring and summer plans when COVID-19

and notes are distinct to the fruit, you’ll never know

came to Tennessee, which meant canceling or postpon-

what you like unless you try them.

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shifted to curbside pick-up, and now the vineyard is open

People will not drive nine miles off the interstate to buy

to visitors Wednesday through Sunday evenings, noon

a jar of jelly, but they’ll drive nine miles off the interstate

to 6 p.m. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic, stroll

to buy a bottle of wine.”

through the vineyard, and place orders for wine restau-

Tsali Notch wines have been gaining recognition as

rant-style as the tasting room remains temporarily closed.

they continue to win awards from Wines of the South,

Also, if local guidelines allow, the Pick Your Own

including what J.D. refers to as “The Lombardi Trophy

Program re-ups in September, where visitors are invited

of Tennessee Wines,” the William O. Beach Award. Each

to pick their own muscadines by the gallon. Purchase

step toward success keeps the wheels turning on what

a bucket for $5 (or reuse the one you purchased previ-

comes next for the vineyard.

ously) and pay $10 to fill it.

“You have to constantly be evolving,” says Cary. “I like

“After the harvest, it takes November to March to

seeing what works. If we were doing the same thing we

prune everything by hand,” says J.D. “This will be my

were doing in 2014, it would be hard. There’s the whole-

12th harvest, and you can smell it in the air - when

sale fruit piece, the retail wine piece, and then there’s the

muscadines are at their sweetest. The whole reason

event piece, but we’re still growing grapes. The demand

we started to do wine is because we have a limited

is off, but I expect to still have a market for our grapes.”

amount of time to keep the fruit fresh. We can preserve it in wine and keep it on the shelf for more than a year.

JD Dalton

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Learn more about Tsali Notch at TsaliNotch.com.

This building used to be the Wade Family Farmhouse, but it was purchased from the neighboring property and moved to the vineyard.

“WHAT I’M TRYING TO DO IS PUT A FINER POINT ON THE AGING PROCESS,” SAYS CARY COX, OWNER OF TSALI NOTCH.

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“YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE EVOLVING. I LIKE SEEING WHAT WORKS.” — CARY COX

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COOL OFF THIS SEASON WITH CHILLING ICE POPS, NO-BAKE SWEET TREATS + HOW TO USE HEALING ALOE

West Knoxville Lifestyle | July 2020

ARTICLE NICOLETTE MARTIN

beat the summer heat

AS THE WEATHER STARTS HEATING UP, WE’RE ALL ABOUT COOLING DOWN. And what’s more refreshing than ice pops filled with your favorite fresh fruit? Don’t get in a rut—here are some options that you can enjoy all summer long. Don’t be afraid to try your own! Simply freeze your favorite fruit juice and chunks of fruit in popsicle molds and enjoy. Here are some of our favorites.

frozen fruit pops P E AC H Y K E E N .

S T R AW - B R R -Y.

H 2 0 M E LO N .

+ Combine simply peach juice

+ Puree strawberries with your

+ Combine watermelon,

and sliced peaches

favorite fruit juice

cucumber and lime

TEA TIME: Change it up by

LIME IT UP: Combine pureed

HYDRATION STATION:

using sweet tea and peach juice

strawberries with homemade

Did you know watermelon

as your base and some ginger

limeade (water, limes + simple

and cucumber are two of

ale for a little fizz or add some

syrup) for a frozen twist on a

the most hydrating fruits +

lemonade for a tart twist!

summer classic.

veggies? Load it up!

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F R E S H E N U P. Put your plants to use by harvesting aloe gel from the leaves of your window plant rather than opting for store-bought.

Thereâ€™s some yellow sap that will come out of the leavesâ€” this is the aloe vera latex. Go ahead and just dispose of it.

Choose thick, healthy leaves from the

T I P T W O.

outside, trim the edges with a knife, then

Store your fresh aloe longer by transferring the gel to ice

separate the interior gel from the

cube trays. Then use the frozen cubes anytime on sunburns

exterior of the leaf.

or dry skin.

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TIP ONE.

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no-bake icebox cake

INGREDIENTS + 3 cups heavy cream, cold + 1/2 cup powdered sugar + 1 tsp. vanilla extract + Chocolate ice cream + Cookie crumbles, pre-made cake, chocolate candies, crushed graham crackers and anything else you want to layer your cake with

1. In a large bowl, beat heavy cream, sugar and vanilla with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form in the mixture. 2. Start with a thin layer of whipped cream on the bottom of a springform pan (determine the size by how large or small you want your icebox cake to be). Then top with an even layer of chocolate (or your favorite kind of ice cream). 3. For the next layer, top with an even layer of cookie crumbles, cake crumbles, chocolate candies, crushed graham crackers or anything else you want to layer your cake with. 4. Continue with layers of whipped cream, ice cream and toppings until you have reached the top of your pan. 5. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, top with more cookie crumbles or chocolate sauce, slice and enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS + All beef hotdog + Toasted Bun + Pulled Pork + BBQ Sauce

INGREDIENTS + All beef hotdog + Toasted Bun + Hand-wrapped Ham and Swiss

+ Mustard & Mayo + Pickles

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