Notes on my Alleged “Chugging” of Rudy’s BBQ Sauce

I got more than a few emails this morning from folks who had heard that that I chugged an entire bottle of Rudy’s BBQ asking how I could have possibly managed to accomplish thatat the conclusion of my TV review of the Rudy’s 183 store. One guy commented that, “I can’t imagine this would have aided your weight-loss program.” Still another remarked “I like their sauce but come on Rob: isn’t that a bit excessive.”

Before this gets viral, let me set the record straight. I like the sauce at Rudy’s but I did not chug it. It was a joke, a small parody of an old Rudy’s commercial where rumor has it that luminaries like Olympic weight lifter Mark Henry did indeed chug the whole bottle.

I put the bottle to my lips and then we cut to a tight shot of the bottle (on the same angle from the viewers POV) being emptied. We actually poured it into a strategically placed bucket. And then KVUE photographer extraordinaire Doug cut back to a shot of me removing the nearly empty bottle from my mouth. Doug did a great job and it actually looks like I gulped down the whole bottle, but trust me: I didn’t do it.We just wanted to have a little fun.

Rudy’s sauce is very tasty but also pretty spicy and fairly dense. I love it on their sausage and pork loin and on the St. Louis ribs. But the Herculean task of chugging the bottle in one swallow would result in me then having to chug a bottle of Tums and God knows what else. And I am no Mark Henry, or Joe Charbeneau for that matter (a Cleveland Indians ballplayer who used to eat beer bottles as a regular practice).

So I hope you all enjoyed the illusion we created at the end of the review.But that’s all it was. Honest! And please don’t try it at home (lol).