ST. LOUIS – National Mac and Cheese Day is on July 14th and Doggie Mac’s is getting ready to celebrate. Doggie Mac’s food truck began with an 80-year-old mac and cheese recipe from Chef B’s grandma. Now the food truck is one of St. Louis’s most popular and most requested food trucks around. They also won “Best Mac and Cheese” in 2022 by the Riverfront Times.
Doggie Mac’s will be at the 9 Mile Garden today from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and City Park on Friday,
July 13th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
DAY IS COMING UP ON JULY 14TH. AND HERE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON, SOMEONE IS KEEPING PRETTY CHEESY ALL THE WE HAVE CHEF RYAN, SCOTT, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS CHEF BE IN THE BUILDING. >> CHEF, THANKS MUCH FOR JOINING ME TODAY. YES, ABSOLUTELY. MY PLEASURE. I’M ECSTATIC THAT YOU’RE HERE. DOGGIE MAX IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE GROWN TO LOVE. ALL REALLY STARTED WITH 80 YEAR OLD MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE. ABSOLUTELY. MY GRANDMA’S. OVER 80 YEAR OLD RECIPE SHE STARTED MAKING DOWN AN OLD MISSISSIPPI. THAT I KNOW IS GOOD. YOU IN THE DIRT ROAD WAYS. YEAH. >> MEGAN IT FOR HER OLDER BROTHERS BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT YOU DID BACK IN THE DAY WHEN 9 YEARS OLD, YOU MADE FOOD FOR YOUR OLDER SIBLING YET TO GET TO KEEP AFLOAT. FAD. >> AND I LIKE THAT AS A FELLOW SOUTHERNER, I I CAN GIVE THIS MY STAMP OF YOU GO. WHAT MAKES THIS MAC AND CHEESE SO SPECIAL BE? WELL, IT’S SOUTHERN MAC AND CHEESE. AND SO WHAT I’M A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USED TO IN THE STATE’S ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, KRAFT MAC AND CHEESE, A CREAMY SAUCE MAC AND BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SOUTHERN BAKED MAC AND CHEESE. >> LOT MORE FLAVOR. YEAH. A LOT LESS CREAMY, BUT A LOT MORE CHEESY WANT BE REAL HONEST WITH THE ADDED KNOW THERE WAS A WHOLE ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MAC AND CHEESE. YES, ALL I KNEW WAS THE BIG MAC AND CHEESE. WHEN I WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. >> THAT’S ALL AHEAD OF ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR AND HOW WHAT IS IS THAT PACK IT SEES. WHAT IS >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I SHARE I’M HERE FOR OUR SHARED IT WITH ST. LOUIS TODAY. YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A RECIPE. YES. ARE PUTTING TOGETHER TOGETHER BECAUSE IT TAKES HOURS TO MAKE. IT DOES LABOR OF LOVE. THAT’S FOR SURE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT WAS THE AND I’M GOING TO PULL OUT OF THE 4 YOU READING LATELY. DIDN’T EVEN KNOW I WAS LIKE, WHERE? FOOD, OK? LET’S DO IT. ALL EXCITE OVEN. THAT LOOKS GOOD. THAT’S BEEN BEGUN FOR ABOUT AN THIS IS THAT BIG MAC AND CHEESE COMING OUT OF A NEW SEE THAT NICE CRUST OVER THE TOP. >> YOU GOT THAT NICE CHEESY MIDDLE AND THERE AND YOU’LL SEE A LOT OF THIS SEASON. ALEX IN THE MAC AND CHEESE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S A LOT MICE. OTHERS CALLING LABEL FOR THEY’VE OK? WELL, I LIKE LABEL, BUT I LIKE THAT IS NICE AND CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE. KNOW. I CAN BY THE CRISPY EDGES. YEAH. SUNDAY ALREADY GOING TO BE GREAT. ABSOLUTELY. WHAT ARE WE GOING WITH THIS SHIP? I’M GOING TO GO AHEAD. SCOOP SOME OF THIS OUT HERE. WE’RE GOING TO GET. >> SOME OF THAT ON THE PLAY. I NO ABORTION, RIGHT? YEAH. AND I’LL GO AHEAD AND SCHOOL THE SECOND PORTION OUT AS WELL. AND SO WE CAN BUILD BOTH OF THOSE. LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT USING IN THE MIDDLE. YOU CAN SAY CAN YOU SMELL LIKE A MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS. OK, THE FIRST ONE WE’RE GOING TO DO HERE LET’S DO THE SHRIMP, THE SHRIMP. SO THIS YEAH. SO THIS IS A SHRIMP SAUTE THAT I DO. AND IT’S A WHITE WINE REDUCTION. WHY? WHY NOT A FRESH GARLIC? AND I REDUCED THAT INTO A WHITE WINE. GARLIC SAW OH, MY GOSH. AND BUT ON TOP OF AND PUT IT ON TOP OF THE AND PEOPLE GO, WOULD YOU PUSH RAMP ON TOP OF MAC AND CHEESE? YES, ABSOLUTELY OKAY. I’M HERE FOR JOINT. GET A SULLY, YOU WANT TO YOU JUST WANT UP OR ALL OF I’S REDUCTION OVER THE TOP JUST GO AHEAD AND GET INTO THAT RIGHT THERE. LET’S GET INTO THE ALL THOSE FLAVORS IS BLEND TOGETHER. >> AND IT JUST MAKES AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. >> THIS RIGHT THERE, THE GARLIC GOOD. YOU TASTE THE RICHNESS AND THE SHRIMP. THEN THOSE ARE ROCKS. REALLY GREAT, AMAZING WILL SHED LABOR. I KNOW YOU’VE GOT ANOTHER RECIPE, BUT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TODAY. ST. LOUIS, IF YOU WANT TO CATCH MAC AND CHEESE THE BUFFALO WITH HOW A THING OUT YOU’VE GOTTEN TODAY, DO 4 O’CLOCK AND 9 GUARD AND HE DEFINITELY WANT TO STOP. THEN IT SHOULD BE IN THE TEAM. A DOG YOU MATT. >> AND YOU CANNOT LOOK AT CITY PARK JULY 13 03:00PM UNTIL 05:00PM. AND COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS SIZE OR SHOULDERS. >> SHOP SONGS FOR SOLDIERS. THERE YOU GO. 13TH AND 14TH A SHIP ACCESS ALL THOSE DETAILS. THIS IS THE FINAL PRODUCT. CHECK ME. THIS LOOKS AMAZING. A SYSTEM BEFORE WE GO, PEOPLE NEED TO FOLLOW. SHOW ALL ME ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM. DOGGY BAGS. ONE BEST MAC AND CHEESE AND ST. LOUIS BACK AND SHE’S THROW DOWN. YOU’LL SEE WHY. I’M SURE I’M SURE YOU’LL AGREE. >> IT’S A REASON WHY BEST MAC AND CHEESE A ST. LOUIS? FANTASTIC. >> ALL RIGHT.