I hope everybody had a great start to the new year. We have some exciting things happening in the BWO world for 2020 and I'm anxious to share some details with you.

We recently exhibited at the Iowa Bike Expo alongside the Iowa Beer Bus where we launched a new event partnership. This spring and summer, we will be working alongside one another on the biking circuit at rides including the brand new Iowa's Ride, RABGRAI, Pigtails IV, the BACooN Ride and Paul's Bacon Ride. We will be preparing delicious eats on all of our favorite cooking equipment from Camp Chef, Arteflame and Ooni, with Big Frig cooler and tumblers in tow! We will also be sourcing food from Iowa growers, producers and suppliers to showcase homegrown flavors to riders from near and far.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is the food engine behind a lot of our favorite events, including some of the bike rides above and the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. We enjoyed working with them at a lot of events in 2019 and look forward to joining them at 'Baconritaville' -- the 13th Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival on March 7. Make plans to attend this event that will transport bacon-lovers into a tropical bacon paradise spanning 100,000 square feet within and around the Horizon Events Center.

We have also been working closely with the Iowa Barbecue Society (IBS) on creating some new culinary experiences to bring to barbecue enthusiasts. Plans are in the works for a series of cooking classes that will feature notable chefs and food bloggers from across the country. Follow BW Outdoors (@getbwoutdoors) and Iowa Barbecue Society (@iabbq) on Facebook to get more event details as plans are finalized.

Thanks for following and supporting my cooking endeavors. I hope to see all of you at one or more of these upcoming events!