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The Journal · Experiment.
Every Stage Stop journal entry tagged Experiment. Methods, recipes, and BBQ history — written by the pitmasters running the cook.
2 entries
- ExperimentOperationsTuesday
The Tuesday soup experiment: a midweek pilot at the Cantina
Tuesday is the softest cover-count day at the Cantina. Starting July 7, a four-week pilot: rotating smoked soup leveraging pit drippings — bisque, French onion, corn chowder, pit-bean minestrone. $7 cup, $11 bowl. Kill switch at week 4 if Tuesday traffic does not move 25%.
9 min readBy Chef Eve Natasha - ExperimentEventsMidweekOperations
The sourdough-night experiment
Wednesday/Thursday foot traffic is the softest at the Cantina. The fix in prototype: sourdough loaves baked overnight in the brisket smoker, Wed/Thu only, $9/loaf, paired with smoked-tomato bisque. 8-week pilot summer 2026.
12 min readBy Chef Eve Natasha