One More For The Q’s

It’s not every day that you’re able to just grab a whole pig from Riverside and then jam a metal non-​galvanized rod quickly made from stuff you bought at home depot and put it over some broken down BBQ pits filled with charcoal in the park.
But then again, it’s not every day that you throw an event for a departing Unilocal community manager. This event was for Hazel Q and her work as community manager of «the O.C.» (don’t call it that) and it was one hell of a good long day.
First off, yes. It was a whole pig being slowly roasted on a spit over some charcoal. Over all I think it was around 6 bags of charcoal used to keep the heat on that piggy for a good 8 hours of cooking. Oh yes. Good times. Many good times indeed.
And while the idea of slowly roasting a whole pig in the park sounds ghetto, sometimes you just need to get all ghetto to bring out the good times.
It was also a nice collective effort by all to bring a dish or something for a fairly huge potluck in the park. You need some snacks to pass the time, after all.
Word of advice, the 5 – 0 will be constantly circling the park, so perhaps you shouldn’t be having any open containers. Then again, none of us were hassled and their bigger concern was the parking situation — in that people were parking in red. Who would have thunk that was the bigger problem to address.
So after a long wait, the pig was finally ready and it had some of the most crispest skin you could imagine. Stuff was like potato chips. Chef mike helped out in dicing up the meat. I was gnawing on the spine for a while, and let me tell you, the look of a man who just cooked a whole pig in the park chomping off all the remaining pieces of meat off a spinal chord. Well, that is a man that is victorious, I’ll tell you that much.
Not sure if this sort of epic UYE could ever be repeated. I mean, a CM would have to be stepping down to mirror it exactly, but this one was one to remember. Everyone was fed to the brim of stomach capacity and I learned that you can indeed cook up a whole pig on a metal rod over charcoals in the park without much head turning.

Bacon-​wrapped hotdogs are a staple — nay! an iconic symbol — that you are at a Javier J. Event.
And when you slowly amp that up with a huge pig, the Pork Factor reaches new heights, breaks another layer in the atmosphere, and is a fascinating way to bring the Unilocalers together again.
Thumbing a ride with Angela to this event, I noted that the day promised to beat the sun down on us, and many of us wound up with a great amount of skin-​peeling sunburn from the agonizing wait of «Is it done yet?»
But there was no reason to worry about how long the pig took to cook unless you were on a schedule. Every person on a schedule probably missed out on eating some succulent pig (I know Jenny Y. and Cheaptimes did).
A variety of people brought things ranging from booze to soda to water (thank god!), from smoked salmon to strawberries to cookies to mini rainbow cupcakes (me!) and more. We had plenty to keep our bellies working until it was time to dig in to the pig.
Peter even busted out a smaller charcoal grill to grill up some spicy chicken.
The most fascinating part was how Javier managed to make two containers of heat-​spewing coal, two wooden horses, and some sticks into a roasting spit for the pig. It required a lot of turning and involvement and sunburn and heat, but he did it. Javier did it. Javier roasted a whole pig outdoors.
And then Chef Mike cut that sucker up like it was nothing. A pro, for real. Even brought is own little mobile kitchen with him.
I split a huge chunk of pork with Mary B and picked off bits of mine to eat. Good stuff!
It really was a pretty damn fun event. I’m glad I didn’t have to take any cupcakes home, and I got to hang out with some of my favorite people.
Also, I got some lovely pictures of Javier with my borrowed parasol (
), and there ain’t nothing wrong with that!

Everyone keeps telling me about the amazing Javier’s UYE. I’m glad I finally get to experience one and it sure did not disappoint.
I didn’t stay long enough to eat the pig but I stole a little bit of the crispy skin. Everyone was very nice and almost everyone brought something. The dishes are really great. There was plenty to eat and drink.
The pig looked kind of disgusting at first. It started bleeding a little out its ass about 2 hours in. That grossed me out quite a bit but didn’t deter me from wanting to eat the hog. As the hours went on the pig looked more and more appetizing. I regret I couldn’t stay later to eat it.

Hey Javi you did it again man! You are truly Da man El Rey of the UYE. Had a great time seeing some familiar faces and some that I haven’t seen for some time «what up pinche Pete» and as always it was great meeting some new Unilocalers as well. Even the «Mean girls» were cool ;) I also was introduced to Soju and Natalie that was a sweet combo lol. Looking forward to more good times this summer see y’all soon…

another great event by jaiver always the best.
what can i say most of us where there enjoying the good food and drinks ;)
also the jello too, the stuffing and stitching of the piggy.
for those who miss out on the setting up he piggy is so wrong at first but at the end
is so wroth it (rain: where is the video of the piggy getting abuse)
this event i get to meet a lot of people many old face but a lot of new one
and where is the pix if me cooking lol and who’s want a twinikes ???
i been slaying next to the piggy with the heat under the sun lol j/​k but is well worth it well over all the is one of the best jaiver event.

Roasted pig. Elotes. Mac & cheese. A plethora of snacks and drinks. Need I say more? Oh yeah, Mike and Hazel Q. made an appearance at a party thrown for them. Plenty of Unilocalers having a great time. I was sorry to leave before the pig was done but the food I did get to try was yummy. Thanks, Javier!

Yesterday I discovered that a hot weather makes me less social. I just planted myself at the «mean girls table,» enjoyed the shade and the breeze, ate desserts and a corn and drank water. Ohh, and jello shots!
I also realized that it’s a bad idea to show up early to Javier’s event. I could do without seeing the pole go inside the pig or Javier hammering the pig’s jaw and slicing it’s tongue off and then finally stuffing the pig and sewing it up.
Great to see all my Unilocal friends and made new ones as well. Met Cheap Times! woot! too bad he left us for the Angel’s game. And a special appearance by Hazel and Mike Q deinitely completed this event.
Cheers to Javier and to more Q adventures! :D

I came and was running on a pure Percocet leftover, but I made it!
This was an epic event as I too am a Spaniard & Argentine, this is in my blood too and, that pig looked like it needed my help in putting that wooden stake through its OINK-​OINK Folsom style!
I would have stayed longer but, my get up a go stopped going!
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First real social event since my surgery On May 11^th and, I was so glad to see everyone, John, Wes, Lily, Chad, Jenny, Rain, Mikee, Frank (Cheaptimes) Mary B and her lovely friend, Matt, Andrea & Erin (thanks for coming, sorry we did not get to catch up as much as we wanted to) and, especially Hazel & Mike (been 3 months since I’ve seen either of you).
A very nice send off and thank you Lechón party full of many goodies; I wished I could have eaten; some things I can still put in my mouth and some things I cannot!
Nice job Javier and, I wished I could have hung out to see the rest of my favorite Unilocal friends too.
¡Javier muy auténtico, es el anfitrión con el más y su generosidad y la bondad tibias nunca dejan; mantenga tan dulce como usted es y, soy tan feliz de haber podido venir y apoyar una tarde muy especial con tantas pesrsonas maravillosa. .even si BOOBARAZZI Daniel estuvo sentimiento ocupado arriba el suyo vuela muñeca y no mostró!
Several ways to prepare this PIG:
Puerto Rico style:
Argentine style the way my father did and, this grey haired guy looks like my Grandfather just a little to much en Argentina!
Me Encanta!!!

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With the Summer Solstice just a few days prior, I feel like it’s about time to have a BBQ. But just not any BBQ. This one is going to go down in the books as the BBQ that was in done in honor of the Q’s.
Hazel and Mike Q, that is.
Unilocal OC CM is moving on, but to thank her and Mr. Q for being their awesome self and throwing such great events and putting up with our fickle bullshit, we really need to throw a fiesta for them.
So what food will be here: Lechón Bacon wrapped hot dogs BBQ grilled Paella Elotes Tacos
As you can see — I’m going all out. I’m probably going to have, at any given time, 3 grills/​smokers/​charcoal pits going. It’s going to be madness, but I haven’t been dubbed the king of UYE’s if I was going to play it safe. Besides, I’m a Spaniard, these dishes are in my blood.
So what is a Lechón?
We’re taking a whole pig, seasoning it to perfection, stick a skewer into it and slowly working it over burning coals for hours till it’s done. This is going to be a day long sort of event with food at all hours.
It’s a feast… it’s a celebration… It’s a thank you… It’s a goodbye.
There will be games and other activities to enjoy if you get bored of drooling over the cooking food. Bocce ball, water balloons, consumption of liquids. You know, the usual.
The other Q is «How much?», well, I ask for people to chip in some money for the food and supplies. Anywhere between $ 5 – 10 would be good. Otherwise I’m going to hold a quick bake sale. If anyone wants to make cookies or lemon squares so I could sell them and buy a Wilbur to cook, you know, that could be of help…
I would say POTLUCK, but then I get a slew of stupid questions where people ask what they should bring. How about something Green — Money… or Ambrosia. Yeah, that sounds about right.
So if you’ve checked «Sounds cool», change it to «I’m in.» This is one event that you really don’t want to miss.
BOTTOM LINE:
We’ll miss the Q’s and…
JAVIER ROCKS!