JULY 2009 - Papa Mojo's Roadhouse Special Events |
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On Tuesday July 7th, “Papa Mojo’s Party Gras Tuesdays” officially kicks off. We will feature some great Jazz music each week and offer up Louisiana drinks & appetizer specials every Tuesday after 5:00. Our featured trio is Brevan Hampden, Al Strong, & Mark Wells - come on down to enjoy the show that starts at 8:00
On July 23rd, Papa Mojo's will have a food booth on site as Mel and the Wicked Mojo's open for Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland at Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Gates open at 5:30 and the show starts at 6:30. Tickets and additional informaton at www.BoothAmphitheatre.com. [NOTE: Papa Mojo's customers qualify for a $5-off discount by entering "blues" as the special promotional code at check out: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004291B8CD973C?artistid=731693&majorcat ]
The show is produced by Deep South Entertainment and, as a sponsor, Papa Mojo's will have special customer drawings for complimentary tickets during July’s Live Music nights. ...so come on down - you may get to be a lucky winner!!
For additional info: http://www.robertcray.com or http://www.shemekiacopeland.com
Adrian Duke (l), Cool John Ferguson (r) And mark your calendars for return performances by Mighty Lester (7/17), Da Muthas (7/18), and Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos (7/25) - they’re all real crowd-pleasers that will give you a night to remember! We’re also bringing some outstanding, tried-n-true honky tonk to our Roadhouse with Steve Howell & the Lonesome Teardrops - come on down & welcome them for their first show here at Papa Mojos on July 24. Hold on to your rub boards folks, because we've teamed up with the Triangle Area Cajun/Zydeco Association (TRACZA) to close out July and scrub in August, with a special 2-night Zydeco Festival!!! Grammy-nominated Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys kick it off on Friday, July 31 - followed by the Triangle's own swamp-boogie men, Zydecopious, on Saturday, August 1. Zydeco-oooooh-OOOOOH-oooooh!!! Assemble ze dancin’ troupe and rally your friends who love all things Cajun for two back-to-back nights of swamp-stompin’ revelry!! Aieeee!!!!!
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (l), Zydecopius (r)
To learn more about these July shows and/or link to the bands’ sites, check out our music schedule listing.
CLASS staff Holly Kay, CLASS manager Marilyn Markel, and Chef Melton
-- Papa Mojo's 2009 Best Dish menu also took "center stage" in a major Herald-Sun feature story on June 10th. As the 2008 Grand Award winner, Mel led off a special four part series on the Triangle chef-finalists in the 2009 "N.C. Best Dish" competition. A photo of Mel's blueberry pan dowdie dominated the front page of the food section and a photo, interview, and three of Mel's 2009 Best Dish recipes were also featured in the story. If you missed it, you can see an abbreviated version in our Press section on our website.
-- We were delighted that Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps included us in their latest trip to the East Coast - and, on June 19th, they rocked Papa Mojo’s once again!! What’s more, folks traveled from across the state (and DC and Chicago!) to join us for this special night. Teresa and her band were in top-notch form and she had us spellbound - from ballad to hard stompin’ blues!! Then, they invited Mel to join them for the second set and that’s when the mojo vibe went into a whole new gear -- ‘twas a night we won’t soon forget!! You can count on the Rhythm Tramps returning later this Fall.
-- On June 20th, Chef Mel joined Angus Barn's Iron Chef Walter Royal and recent Bobby Flay "Throw Down" champion BBQ Pitmaster Ed Mitchell and chief judge, David Hunt to judge the 27th Annual Hillsborough Hog Day BBQ Competition. Thirty BBQ teams from across the state competed, and winning honors went to Jeff Whitney and Frank Volger of Clemmons, NC.
BBQ judges: Walter Royal, David Hunt, Ed Mitchell and Mel Melton |
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-- Mel's 2009 "Best Dish in N.C." menu received an enthusiastic response at his sold-out cooking class at A Southern Season on June 7th. Mel and The Wicked Mojos got everyone in a zydeco mood as participants learned about Chef Mel’s recipes and feasted on all 4 courses of his incredible menu. 
