There is not much else that I can say about Hogs for the Cause that others have not already said. So instead of retelling the same stor...

Well, that was quite a Saturday. As expected, Hogs for the Cause was a resounding success by all measurable accounts. Despite a little mu...

 Becker and Rene at the first Hogs for the Cause in 2009. You know how some locals like to wax on nostalgically about the infant years...

Photo by renee b. photography . There are less than 5 days until City Pork erupts into a smoke-filled celebration of the pig , and ma...

Team Pig Slayer prepares for rock and roll or battle at Hogs for the Cause last year. And you thought you wouldn't have to read about ...

After a record setting day for pounds of pork consumed in an 11 hour time frame, we are in recovery mode here at Blackened Out Media, Massa...

The porcine gods have blessed us all with beautiful weather for Hogs 2011 .  If lovin' pork, beer, and live music is wrong, then we don...

At Blackened Out we are happy to promote any and all dinners, tastings, and other events that help further New Orleans as one of ...

A few months ago, the Parisian Princess forwarded me  this article on the 35 best pork dishes in New York. Seeing as the Gulf South's p...

The simplest things in life are the best. To wit, sitting outside on a Spring day listening to music, drinking beer and eating pork would be...

It is March, which means that it's time to put away your overcoats and parade ladders and break out your trailerable outdoor cookers for...

Hey, guess what is coming up soon? Nope, not Mardi Gras. And the Super Bowl has been canceled. But you there in the back, you are correct....

" There was once a dream that was Hogs. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish... it was so fragil...

The urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg greatly influenced city planning by releasing and defining his theory of Third Place. In short, Oldenbur...

Hogs for the Cause , the number one porcine related charity event held at the Fly, returns this Saturday, March 6th from sun up to sun down....

Remember last year how I aggravated many of you with weekly missives extolling the virtues of pork eating by the Mississippi River? Well sin...

At home meat meets flame quite often. Lindsay makes routine trips to the western portion of this fair state, and she is kind enough to alway...

Foreword - I swear that this will be the last time we talk about Hogs for the Cause ... at least for a little while. (Also, please note th...

Lots to do this weekend and hopefully the weather will cooperate. Speaking of rain, tonight's Taste of the Town has been relocated to ...

I want to take a timeout today from our regularly scheduled drivel to tell you about something very special. Its called Hogs for the Cause ....