Cruising Outposts
Cruising Outpost - The Shed -
The Shed By Bob Bitchin
Ocean Springs
7501 HWY 57 Ocean Springs, MS
Gulfport
15094 Mills Road, Gulfport MS
One of the most fun Cruising Outpost’s there is has three locations, each of which are very welcoming to cruisers. In Fact, they cater our Advanced Cruising Seminar in Biloxi every year (this year at the Maragaritaville Casino!) What makes The Shed such a great Cruising Outpost is the fact that the owners are avid cruisers. Brooke Lewis, Brad Orrison and Brett Orrison began their BBQ and Blues journey in 2001. This wild ride has taken them on quite a successful trip. It all began with dumpster diving, using G-Maw’s Lowes credit card, and learning to slow smoke meat and put a menu together. When they opened the doors folks simply loved it. One evening while dumpster diving, Brad Orrison, knee-deep in hardwood flooring, had an epiphany: “I’m gonna build myself a take-out barbecue joint with all this junk!” Brad (24) and his sister Brooke (19) hammered and nailed. They practiced cooking, smoking, and timing meat to perfection. A few weeks after opening, Brother Brett (22) who had just graduated from Full Sail University in Recording Arts and was the sound engineer for the House of Blues in New Orleans, breezed in with all his knowledge and contacts to set up one of the finest Blues venues in the South. Now, The Shed had all the elements it needed to become a true BBQ & Blues Joint. The Shed is truly a family affair with Brad at the helm with the ideas, Brooke making sure that those ideas make money, Brett on the sound, Mom telling everybody about it through marketing, their G-Maw manning her beer bar (she doesn’t even drink beer) and Daddy O making sure they don’t do anything stupid. Oh, and when Daddy O tried his best to retire, the kids came up with something for him to do… make BBQ sauce for all The Sheds! So now Daddy O is the “Saucerer” at The Shed Saucery! BUT WAIT!!! There’s even more to the story... It’s the customers, affectionately known as “ShedHeads.” After eating at The Shed, folks started volunteering to
Mobile
5753 Old Shell Road, Mobile, AL 122 Summer 2013
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