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Asheville Denver 445 Providence Main 4 Sweeten Creek 530 Broadway St. Road Denver, CO 80203 Huntsville, AL 35806 Asheville, NC 28803 (303) 630-1980 (256) 715-8667 (828) 505-8282 Eagle Lakeview District Atlanta 630 Grand Avenue 731 29th Street South 349 14th Street Eagle, CO 81631 Birmingham, AL Atlanta, GA 30318 (970) 337-2277 35233 404-249-0707 (205) 252-5888 Englewood Auburn 3295 S. Broadway Orange Beach 125 East Magnolia Englewood, CO 25603 Perdido Beach Avenue Auburn, AL 80113 Blvd 36830 (303) 781-0414 Orange Beach, AL 334-821-1430 36561 Fort Collins (251) 981-7427 Bangor 181 N. College Ave 650 Broadway Fort Collins, CO Tuscaloosa Bangor, ME 04401 80524 2101 University Blvd (207) 992-9000 (970)482-PORK Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Bear Creek Glenwood Springs 205-752-3616 2589 South Lewis 1826 Grand Ave. Way Glenwood Springs, Vestavia Hills Lakewood, CO CO 81601 2501 Rocky Ridge 80227 (970) 230-9251 Rd. (303) 984-7427 Vestavia Hills, AL (RIBS) Hoover 35243 2341 John Hawkins (205) 822-2773 Boulder Pkwy. 675 30th Street Hoover, AL 35244 Vail Boulder, CO 80303 (205) 985-8843 616 W Lionshead (303) 440-4227 Circle Huntsville Vail, CO 81657 2030 Cecil Ashburn (970) 479-788 Daphne Drive Suite 109 6423 Bayfront Park Huntsville, AL 35802 www.moesoriginalb Drive (256) 881-1BBQ Daphne, AL 36526 bq.com (251) 625-7427

Concept: A Southern Soul Food Revival

Atmosphere: Each location is a bit different with the overall feel as a comfortable, yet casual down home environment and inviting for all ages with sports & concert memorabilia filling the walls.

Menu Favorites: Bama-Style Pork Sandwich and Fried Shrimp Moe Boy

Founders: Mike Fernandez, Ben Gilbert and Jeff Kennedy

Special Events: Moe’s Original Bar B Que offers private facility rental for special events, large party takeout, and off site catering with delivery.

Contact: Lorrie Dixson, Eskimo Advertising FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (404) 441-3473

Moe’s Original Bar B Que Plans for 9th Colorado Location in Breckenridge Moe’s Original Bar B Que is pleased to expand its prominent BBQ operation as the 21st fast casual restaurant is set to open at 110 South Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado in mid-September. Located in the ski town’s historic district, partners Dexter Meadows, Eli Gerstein and John Rediker’s Southern soul food revival will be housed in a log cabin that was built in the early days of Breckenridge and is on the national historic registry. The restaurant has undergone substantial renovations to create an inviting interior while maintaining the rustic charm of a building that has long been popular with locals.

With interior seating for 48, the new Breckenridge location features a family-style table and other seating in the main dining room as well as spots in two other rooms with high top tables and a small bar area in the back of the restaurant. With high definition televisions strategically placed in both the dining and bar areas, guests can enjoy their favorite sports while feasting on Moe’s original style of BBQ and sipping on cold beer or whisky. Additionally, the customers will enjoy the enormous patio covered by a large shade tree that overlooks the town and offers views of the entire ski area and the surrounding mountains in the Tenmile Range. “After looking for awhile for the perfect place in Summit County to open our restaurant, we believe we have found it,” stated partner Dexter Meadows. “As Breckenridge is a fantastic town with a mix of locals, families, outdoor enthusiasts, and tourists, we know they will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and Southern hospitality of our bar-b-que joint.”

Founded in Vail in 2001, Moe’s Original Bar B Que features award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood served with two unique sauces as well as southern favorites such as fried catfish and shrimp sandwiches. Opening for lunch and dinner from 11am-10pm daily, the new restaurant will also offer six traditional special sides and desserts made fresh daily. Large party takeout orders and full service catering for events throughout Summit County and beyond will be available too.

For interviews, photos, press kit, menus or a complimentary media tasting, please contact Lorrie Dixson of Eskimo Advertising at [email protected]. For additional information about Moe’s Original Bar B Que, visit www.moesoriginalbbq.com.

. The Beginnings

Founders Ben Gilbert, Mike Fernandez and Jeff Kennedy

After meeting at the University of Alabama, the founders instantly became friends and had a mutual interest in all things Southern including BBQ, blues, college football, and whisky. While in Tuscaloosa, they learned to fire roast meats from local legend Moses Day. In 2001, the founders reconnected in Vail, CO while all working at different restaurants. They wanted to start their own concept and so they rummaged through a landlord's junkyard in search of some sort of BBQ pit. What they found was 500 gallon diesel barrel and a single-wide mobile home trailer and the start of a successful career. They cut the barrel in half, welded it onto the trailer and started cooking swine. $600- $700 was the start up cost at that point. Later, the guys found a 40 foot horse trailer on Ebay and converted it into a legal kitchen. Using scraps of corrugated tin, wood siding from the junkyard, and some imagination, they created a roadside BBQ stand set on a dirt lot on the side of the road in Vail, CO. They sold out 100 consecutive days and knew they had something special. They then used $7500 to secure a loan and purchased a $32,500 trailer. Ten years later with 18 locations in AL, GA, CO and NC, Moe's Original Bar B Que is a successful and growing business selling franchises, not to mention the founders are still using the same pit in Vail, CO.