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This is the last of the updates on EXTRAS offered by Pork Belly Ventures. For our Optional Suppers in Camp, please read on!
We wish the optional suppers could be available for everyone, anytime they decide they want them. However, depending on the capacity of our local caterers in each place, these optional suppers can sometimes sell out. This has happened at least once or twice each year with small-town caterers, and it could happen again this year on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday of this RAGBRAI.
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Order Your
Optional Suppers
for Monday, Tuesday, and/or Thursday
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For those on our Weeklong or Partial-Week Support, we include your supper in camp on Sunday in Milford, on Wednesday in Iowa Falls, and on Friday in Oelwein.
That leaves Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday's optional dinners in camp with Pork Belly Ventures, menus below.
Once again, we'll keep these dinners open for a spell, and then close them, informing our caterers of the numbers. We may or may not re-open them for sign-up at check-in in Orange City, depending on the capacities of our caterers.
Below, we offer you all the pertinent details of your day: the mileage, the climb, the live music on Pork Stage, our complete menus, and what accommodations can be made by our caterers for those with dietary restrictions. (Soon, we'll tell you about our included dinners. We want to save a little thunder for everyone's favorite update, Our Week in the Corn!)
This year, we are also including information about who is doing all-day food vending in camp, and also about how far away the host-town festivities are. Do remember that in smaller towns, getting a table at a restaurant is not very likely when RAGBRAI is in town. There will/could be long lines for local cafes, bars, etc. Church suppers are usually able to accommodate bigger numbers of people. If you leave camp for supper, you will probably be grazing the vendors in the downtown area--which can be great fun, too!
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Monday, July 21
A Walk in the Park
in Estherville,
41 miles, 1100 feet of climb
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It's a short cycling day, and we think Thoreson Park in Estherville is the prettiest park in town. With mature trees and park shelters, there's nothing but shade in our lovely campsite!
Tonight's Menu
from the Elk's Club of Estherville:
???? Roast Beef with au jus
???? Oven-roasted potatoes with dipping sauce
???? Apple-Cider Roasted Carrots
???? Tossed Salad
???? Dinner Roll with Cinnamon Butter
???? A Slice of Watermelon
Served 5:00 to 7:00 PM
$16 pp
Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- The Meatless Entree is Bourbon-Glazed "Beef," or a grilled ground impossible burger with sweet bourbon sauce over rice, carrots, red onion, peppers, and zucchini.
- GF folks will have GF bread in place of the dinner roll.
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Who's on Pork Stage in Estherville?
David Zollo and the Body Electric!
The downtown festivies of Estherville will be
about 10 blocks away from camp,
and there will be a town shuttle.
Our ALL-DAY FOOD VENDOR:
Today's PBV food vendors include HyVee (grocer)
and the Little League of Estherville
in their concession stand!
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Tuesday, July 22
Historic Hospitality
in Forest City,
74 miles, 1338 feet of climb
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Tonight, we are guests of Heritage Park, a place where Iowa history has been brought to life in old buildings that have been moved onto the site--a church, a cafe, a jail, log cabins, and much more-- and in the preservation of artifacts in the Heritage Park museums.
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Tonight's Menu
from Our Hosts at Heritage Park:
???? A Ham Steak
???? Herb-Roasted Potatoes
???? Locally Grown Sweet Corn on the Cob
???? Green Salad and Dressings
???? Dinner Roll with Butter
Served 6:00 to 8:00 PM
$16 pp
Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- The Meatless Entree is a four-bean salad in place of the ham steak.
- GF folks may substitute GF bread for the dinner roll.
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Who's on Pork Stage in Forest City?
The Vinyl Five!
The downtown of Forest City is perhaps
our longest shuttle ride of the week--but not too far.
Our ALL-DAY FOOD VENDOR:
We'll have two food trucks on site
in Heritage Park, Mexican cuisine and
a smoked meats vendor (limited hours),
and an ice cream shoppe (limited hours)
offering hand-turned ice cream
and baked goods.
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Thursday, July 25
Nice & Easy
In Cedar Falls,
50 miles, 1270 feet of climb
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Tonight, along with most of RAGBRAI, we'll stay in a part of beautiful Gateway Park, close to RAGBRAI's main campground, the downtown Cedar Falls area, and the Cedar River.
Tonight's Menu
from Blue Barn BBQ:
Wood-fired chicken
with Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Cheddar/Chive Twice Baked Potato
Pickled Jicama Slaw
Whole Wheat Dinner Roll
Served 5:00 to 7:00 PM
$16 pp
Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- The Meatless Entree is a stuffed pepper with brown rice, quinoa, black beans, pico, salsa, Smoked cheddar, and Alabama white sauce.
- GF folks may substitute GF cornbread for the dinner roll.
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Who's on Pork Stage in Cedar Falls?
Decoy
The festivities in Cedar Falls will be in their downtown area,
just through the park and across the bridge.
Our ALL-DAY FOOD VENDOR:
Cottonwood Canyon is vending in Pork Camp today,
a local favorite!
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ARE YOU READY TO SELECT YOUR
OPTIONAL SUPPERS?
Please note that the whole menu is not visible on the PBV Registration. We've abbreviated them:
- Monday Optl Supper, Roast Beef, Carrots, Roll
- Tuesday Optl Supper, Ham Steak, Potato, Corn/Cob
- Thursday Optl Supper, Chicken Burntends, Potato, Slaw
To select and pay for any of these optional suppers,
please LOGIN to your account at pkbelly.com,
click EDIT,
make your selections, and make payment.
If you need help with your login credentials,
write to all of us:
tammy@pkbelly.com, kay@pkbelly.com, pete@pkbelly.com.
We're all busy, and you'll increase the speed of response
by trying us all!
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Included Supper Menus,
to be published later on
We will save our menus for included suppers until we publish "Our Week in the Corn," but we DO want to include our meatless and GF accommodations here, just to put the minds of these friends at ease:
Sunday Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- Caribbean skillet, with tofu, rice, and a mix of veggies.
- Accommodation for GF folks will be GF bread rather than the breadstick.
Wednesday Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- Penne pasta in marinara with roasted brussels sprouts
- GF accommodation is GF linguini noodles, and an extra serving of corn in place of the bread.
Friday Accommodation for dietary restrictions:
- Meatless Entree tonight is a grilled portabello mushroom cap on a bun in place of pulled pork.
- We're still working on the GF version. Please stand by!
HOW DOES PBV KNOW THAT YOU WANT THE MEATLESS OR THE GF VERSION OF ALL DINNERS IN CAMP?
IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR DETAIL FORM by the time we finalize our numbers with all caterers, YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR ON A LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE REQUESTED and ARE ENTITLED TO MEATLESS OR GF ALTERNATIVES.
IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED YOUR DETAIL FORM by the time we finalize our numbers with all caterers, PLEASE DON'T EXPECT ANY ALTERNATIVE ITEMS TO SUIT A DIETARY RESTRICTION FOR ANY MEALS, INCLUDED OR OPTIONAL.
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That's all for Pork EXTRAS! But there's a LOT more good news ahead! We'll be on your screens again soon, friends, and until next time, we remain,
Your friends,
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Pork Belly Ventures LLC
Tammy: 808-375-8921 c, tammy@pkbelly.com
Pete: 402-681-2613 c, pete@pkbelly.com
www.pkbelly.com
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