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Our Story
Our story is pretty simple. Its as 'down home grown' as you can get for being in California. Somewhere around the summer of 2012 a few friends started having barbecues at my old apartment. Religiously and every Friday. Friends, family and anyone else was invited. I would supply the main course whether it was meat, chicken, or a combination of both, but guests were asked to contribute as well. They didn't have to pay to get in or give money for a plate, but rather they would have to bring something to share with the group. It could have been drinks, sides, or even dessert. As long as they were contributing i was ok with letting them come along.
As the barbecues gained popularity, friends started reaching out and inviting friends of friends. The crowd was fine because it meant more options for dinner! They all mentioned more than once that this meat was so good i should try and sell it, and everyone couldn't wait til the next Friday night BBQ. There was nothing special about the meat but there was a specific marinade used to get it to taste the way it does. This turned into a running joke among-st all the friends as some pretty ridiculous ideas of how to get things going were thrown around. I let them know that i wouldn't even know where to start selling the flavor, how, who to reach out to, or even what to call it.
Weeks after bringing up the notion of selling, ideas became more and more consistent. A co-worker jokingly mentioned a play on words to get a name people would recognize. People normally associate good bbq with the southern states of our great nation. Places like the Carolinas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. We wanted to be thought of as the best, and we definitely wanted people to associate our name with good BBQ. He had said 'why don't you use a play on your last name? Something like TECK-SAUCE', which almost sounds like an intoxicated way of saying Texas. And that's when the light went on.
It was only one marinade at first so I didn't want to start selling so soon, but i used that time to get basic things like the logo, website, and ideas down. We started experimenting with different ingredients and ideas to marinade every Friday since then to get to the products we offer now. Since the BBQ's at that apartment way back when, the friday night barbecues unfortunately have ceased; but Tecksauce events encompass the same family style get-together and good time aura that they always have. Barbecues with the original Friday night crew still happen, but life and responsibilities tend to get in the way more than we'd like.
Give us a try. We're sure that with TeckSauce's batch No.27 marinade and rubb collection, were sure to show ya a good time. Good food, good meat, good god, lets eat!
Loretta
- The truck in all our pictures -
Loretta was a 1962 GMC 2500 dually Flatbed with the original 5 cylinder V6, '4 on the floor' manual transmission, and PTO dump bed. We loved Loretta dearly. So much so that we took her from a bondo, rust, primer, dirt filled rats nest - to the beautiful 2-tone rig she became. The logo was handpainted on both doors by our great friend Frank D., and windshield replaced by Jaime J., the rest of the work was done by the owner of Tecksauce on his own.
Loretta went everywhere with us. From public and private catering events, commercial and residential deliveries, to joy rides around town. Keep an eye out, you just might see her around.
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