“We’ll have the original Chic-loin sandwich; hamburgers and hot dogs that you can add chili and cheese too,” he rattled off the menu. There’s hand-cut, hand-battered onion rings, just like they used to make. You get a cherry in your lemonade, just like you used to.”
“The sauce is really, really, really good stuff,” Deupree said last week. “There’s been many times in the past that someone wrote (the recipe) into the paper or published it in a book. It’s been close, but not quite there.”
“We remember manual typewriters and walk-in barbecue places,” he said. “We remember that type of thing and we appreciate that; we like that; there’s comfort in something that you know and can identify with.”
Team Guy and Team Rachael are given 90 minutes to prep for a food truck lunch service. The teams must prepare something from each of the three food groups: stick, bun, and wrap. Those things sound very appetizing. Team Guy is at a disadvantage, because with Cheech’s elimination, they are down to only Coolio and Joey, leaving the two of them responsible for three dishes. They agree to split the stick. Rachael advises her team to try cooking along the theme of “Hot Day in the City.” I’m kidding; she does not suggest that. But I will never tire of a Hot Day in the City.
When Boutwell asked about Deupree’s level of commitment to the new restaurant, Deupree said he’d sold his boat, his rods and reels, even his lifejacket and was ready to be married to a venture they’ve invested between $100,000 and $200,000 to make ready.
Gee can also identify with the folks reopening Ossie’s because he has run a family business, succeeding his father in that role. He remains chairman of The Pants Store, which his sons now run.