Pickle Cotton Candy, Chicken Drama & Cornhole Giveaways 😂 | Morning Brew Podcast

It’s officially Anniversary Bash Week on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

Today we had Chris from The House Restaurant in studio talking about this Saturday’s HUGE Listener Appreciation Bash featuring our giant cornhole tournament benefiting 3E Snacks and an intimate acoustic concert with Nashville artist Austin Burke.

Plus:
🌭 The House announces the new Chris Bennett Morning Brew Burger of the Week
🥒 We debate weird foods during “Eat It or Delete It”
🍭 Pickle cotton candy somehow becomes a real possibility
🐔 Paul from Beaumont explains why his wife’s new chickens are driving him crazy
🎯 We surprise listeners live on-air with FREE cornhole entries
💰 And somebody could win $1,000, Kenny Chesney tickets at the Sphere, and Lee Brice tickets!

Want to join us Saturday?
Head to ChrisBennettComedy.com for tournament info and details on the Anniversary Bash at The House in Show Low.

Be nice to yourself, be nice to others… and don’t be a jerk.

Transcript

Pickle Cotton Candy Cold Open

SPEAKER_02 0:00

Pickle cotton candy. Sweet treat or sweet line.

SPEAKER_07 0:05

I love pickles personally. I'm gonna say sweet treat.

SPEAKER_02 0:11

Ashton, come see me.

SPEAKER_04 0:12

Let's create this.

SPEAKER_07 0:12

Let's make this happen.

SPEAKER_02 0:13

Yeah, Ashton, head down to the house. You guys are always coming up with cool creative things.

SPEAKER_04 0:19

Pickle everything down there. Let's give it a shot.

Anniversary Bash Week Preview

SPEAKER_02 0:21

Hello, best friends. It is me, Chris Bennett, and today on the morning brew, we had Chris from the house restaurant in Sholo in studio as the anniversary bash week officially kicks off. We gave away free entries into our huge cornhole tournament thanks to Michael Wealth Management, Brown Arusso entrance in Alberto's. We found out what Paul from Beaumont says his wife is doing. That's driving him crazy. And the house announced a special Chris Bennett Morning Brew Burger of the Week, benefiting three E snacks ahead of our huge anniversary bash brought to you by Horn Auto Center. Oh, and apparently pickle cotton candy might actually become a real thing at the house. Let's get the show started. From the Horn Auto Center Studios, Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. Janine, you there? Yes, I am. Good morning. Good morning. Happy Monday. Oh, it's a beautiful Monday. I got my best friend Chris from the house restaurant here in Sholo joining me this morning. Fresh off a busy Mother's Day weekend. Fresh off. Good morning, Janine. How are you?

SPEAKER_00 1:24

Good morning, Chris. How are you? And I'm so excited for this week. You guys are gonna have a blast over there at the house.

SPEAKER_04 1:29

Oh my gosh. Chris coming down to party with us. That's gonna be insane.

SPEAKER_02 1:34

Heck yeah, we are having uh the uh Horn Auto Center presents the morning brew's sixth-year anniversary bash. It's six years of the morning brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. It's gonna be at the house on Saturday. We have a cornhole tournament uh starting at one bags fly. You can sign up at Chris Bennettcomedy.com, and that benefits 3e snacks. And uh then at night, Janine, we're having an intimate acoustic singer-songwriter concert. This is free to the public. Listener Appreciation Party. Austin Burke coming from Nashville, and uh he's bringing his friend Brandon Day, who's also written songs for Brantley Gilbert, Jason Aldean, and uh Jimmy Allen. It's gonna be a lot of fun.

Burger Of The Week For Charity

SPEAKER_00 2:17

So what a great party. How fun is this? And and I understand, Chris, you guys have a special burger for Chris.

SPEAKER_04 2:25

We do we're actually first time ever, a midweek lunch. Tomorrow starts the brand new burger of the week, the Chris Bennett Morning Brew Burger of the Week. And it's exactly what you'd expect coming from Chris. We just it's a mess. We threw it at him and said, What do you want? He said, These are my all my favorite things, pile them on a bun. We've got our smash patty with cheddar, we've got a version of our hot mess, which is fried chicken, hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles, feta crumbles. This thing is going to be a mess, but it's it's so good. We we tested it yesterday. It's legit.

SPEAKER_01 3:00

I have to get one of those.

SPEAKER_04 3:01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 3:02

It'll be available all week, and of course, it'll be available at our anniversary batch.

SPEAKER_04 3:05

And a surprise to Chris, we didn't tell him this to benefit 3e snacks. He's doing so much for this group, and this is just gonna be a great listener appreciation party. All the proceeds from the Chris Bennett Burger of the Week, we're gonna add to that pot for the 3E snacks.

SPEAKER_02 3:18

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_00 3:20

3E snacks, that is wonderful. You guys are great. I love the house.

Motivational Monday Quote Pick

SPEAKER_02 3:24

Yeah, they're amazing. So it's gonna be a lot of fun. I hope to see everyone there. If you can make it, Janine, hopefully we can see you there. But uh yeah, it's gonna be a great time. All right, Janine and Chris, it is motivational Monday, so let's get motivated. I'm gonna give you some motivational quotes and you tell me which one is our quote for the week. And since we're celebrating the sixth anniversary bash of the morning brew, I thought we'd do some uh motivational quotes about small beginnings, taking chances, being thankful, and uh country themes. So here we go. Uh, this quote's from Winston Churchill and also a country song. If you're going through hell, keep on going. Love that one. I love Dolly. Uh Toby Keats said, Someone's gotta do it. Might as well be you. Uh Luke Bryan said, Dream big, work hard, stay humble. And uh this is from Anonymous. The people who show up for you are the real gift. What do you think, Janine? Oh, Chris, you get a pick. Oh my gosh. Pick one your theme of the week? Yeah, yeah. This is our motivational quote for the week. Everyone's motivation depends on you, no pressure. Oh my gosh, that's a lot of pressure. Let's go with Dolly.

SPEAKER_00 4:48

I know I'm leaning toward Dolly Pizza. That's good.

SPEAKER_02 4:50

Heck yeah, Dolly Parton. Today's motivational quote for the week. Find out who you are and do it on purpose. I love it.

SPEAKER_00 4:58

Lean into it.

SPEAKER_02 4:59

Lean into it, baby. Awesome. Well, thank you so much, Janine. We love you and hope you have a great day.

SPEAKER_00 5:04

I'm gonna lean into that Chris Bennett burger, raise money for three Easter.

Cornhole Winners And Food Takes

SPEAKER_02 5:08

Yes, heck, yes, all week, baby, starting tomorrow. Starting tomorrow. All right. All right, talk to you later. Bye. Bye bye. All right, Chris, we're gonna call our first winner who went on my social media page, liked it, filled out the form uh for their chance to get two spots into our cornhole tournament where they could win some Kenny Chesney tickets, Lee Bryce tickets. Heck yeah. Let's give them a call. Hello! Hey, is this John T. John T, congratulations, buddy? You just won two spots into our cornhole tournament at the house this Saturday. How does that sound?

SPEAKER_05 5:45

That sounds excellent. Sixth year anniversary.

SPEAKER_02 5:49

Yeah, couldn't have done it without all you guys. You guys are the reason I do it, and uh this community is just amazing. I love you. Uh, of course, I'm gonna give you the tickets, but you have to play a fun game with us today. Today is eat what you want day, uh, John. And uh, you gotta guess how Chris is going to answer this. Oh no. I'm gonna give you a uh a food and uh you tell me if he says eat it or delete it. You ready? Ready. Peanut butter on a burger. Eat it or delete it. What do you think Chris says? Eat it. Yeah, what do you say? Absolutely, eat it. Absolutely. You have a burger at the house with peanut butter on it. Which one is it?

SPEAKER_04 6:29

It's the peanut butter and jelly burger. Homemade jelly, peanut butter. Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_02 6:32

So good. All right, how about fries dipped in a milkshake? What do you eat it? Eat it, what do you say? Gotta eat it. Awesome. And the house uh now has fries, too. Correct. And milkshakes. And milkshakes. Your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. All right, and uh last one. Oh. Oh.

SPEAKER_04 6:52

He's thinking way too hard on this one. There's smoke came coming out of his ears.

SPEAKER_02 6:58

I think we're in trouble. Uh how about pineapple on pizza? What do you think he says? Eat it or delete it? Delete it. Oh, delete it? What do you say, Chris? You gotta eat it. You gotta eat it. Ah, yeah! You don't like pineapple on a pizza, John? No. Oh no, but you do. Me too. I enjoy it. I like a little sweet and savory. Awesome. Well, thanks for having fun with us, John. And uh, we will see you this Saturday. You have two entries into our cornhole tournament. It's gonna be blind draw, double elimination. If you weren't as lucky as John, you could enter to win. It's$25. Go to Chris Bennettcomedy.com, click the link, or we're gonna be giving away more spots. Uh, these spots are compliments of McCaleb Wealth Management, Brown Arusso Insurance, and Alaberto's. What station hooked you up?

Paul From Beaumont And Chicken Chaos

SPEAKER_05 7:49

Q Country 92.5. Woo! That's Bob Long! Kup Beaumont says so! Yay!

SPEAKER_02 7:58

Yay yee, Chris! It is everyone's favorite redneck from Beaumont, Texas. Paul from Beaumont. I got Chris from the house restaurant here, Paul. What's new with you?

SPEAKER_05 8:10

Ronda. Well, Mother's Day was yesterday. So I got Ronda. I mean, I got her. We got wedding anniversary tomorrow. Mother's Day yesterday. The 20th, I got her birth her birthday. So I told her just get some something she wants that'll cover me all month. So she did that. And then yesterday for Mother's Day, I surprised her. What Lowe's got her got her a wheelbarrow.

SPEAKER_02 8:38

Nothing says happy Mother's Day like a wheelbarrow. And then why is she driving you crazy? Oh man, these chickens, dude.

SPEAKER_05 8:48

These chickens. It's unbelievable, man. She got this chicken booth set up like four dots with motion, motion sensor security lights. Uh security cameras. She got these little things that look like red eyes that are supposed to scare off treasures. She's been talking to way too many people that ain't helping with all this. She bought another big old coop that's like 20 by 10 that you gotta put together. I was out there highlighted in Haiti. I'm out there trying to do it yesterday. Yeah, I got mad. I got mad. It's got a big roll. It's got a big roll of this plastic stuff that goes over it and you try to cut it. Okay, that's where I'll draw the line. I'm not because you make one wrong cut on that. This whole thing is done. I'm not cutting anything.

SPEAKER_03 9:44

Let's remember this is all for chickens. Yeah, this is for chickens. Chickens.

SPEAKER_02 9:48

Chickens, dude. Chickens. Well, uh, sorry you're having to deal with that, buddy. But uh, I'm sure Rhonda is just she's so happy with her wheelbarrow. Her wheelbarrow and her chickens. Come on, man. Come on, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 10:01

You didn't see you didn't see the picture. I see our picture on Facebook.

SPEAKER_02 10:05

All right, yeah, yeah. We'll share it on the Facebook Live in a second, but we gotta get going because we have more uh uh spots to our cornhole tournament to give away. We're bummed you're not gonna be with us, Paul, but you'll definitely be with us in spirit, and hopefully we'll get to talk to you some more this week.

SPEAKER_05 10:20

Absolutely. I tell you what, if there's any place to do what y'all are doing, do what y'all are doing, man. The house is the place to do it, eh?

SPEAKER_04 10:27

Thank you, Paul.

SPEAKER_02 10:28

Yeah, buddy. It's gonna be a lot of fun for a great cause as well. We'll talk to you soon, buddy. Bye.

SPEAKER_05 10:33

All right, buddy. Y'all have a great day.

More Winner Calls And Wild Foods

SPEAKER_02 10:34

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Hello, this is Chris Bennett with Q Country 925s, the morning brew. Is this Ashton? It is. Heck yeah. Did you enter to win two free spots into our cornhole tournament at the house this Saturday?

SPEAKER_07 10:53

Oh no, yes, I did.

SPEAKER_02 10:54

Yes, heck yes! Are you good at cornhole?

SPEAKER_07 10:58

Um, I I wouldn't say good, but I like playing it.

SPEAKER_02 11:01

There you go. Well, we're gonna have a good time. Uh, you won two spots. It will be blind draw, but the winning team will win a thousand dollars and a pair of tickets to see Kenny Chesney at the Sphere in Las Vegas. And guess what else I just threw in? I couldn't tell you. Two pairs of tickets to see Lee Bryce in Flagstaff July 18th.

SPEAKER_07 11:22

Woo! Oh my god. That's amazing.

SPEAKER_02 11:25

Yeah. So make sure uh you practice, get warmed up, and it's all to benefit 3E snacks, a great local nonprofit. So we are gonna have a good time. Practice starts at 12 and bags will fly at 1. So be there before one. Sound good?

SPEAKER_07 11:40

Sounds great to me. All right.

SPEAKER_02 11:43

And then before I let you go, Ashton, we're gonna play a quick game with Chris uh from the house. And also the house has the red barn creamery, so you can get some sweet treats. Uh to so we are gonna play sweet treat or sweet lie. Tell me, is this a sweet treat or a sweet lie? Pickle cotton candy. Sweet treat or sweet lie?

SPEAKER_07 12:04

Um, I love pickles personally. Um I'm gonna say sweet treat.

SPEAKER_02 12:11

Oh, you wish it was real. It's a fake, apparently. Yeah, yeah. But maybe Ashton, come see me.

SPEAKER_04 12:18

Let's create this.

SPEAKER_02 12:18

Let's make this happen. Yeah, Ashton.

SPEAKER_06 12:20

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 12:20

Head down to the house. You guys are always coming up with cool creative things. Let's pickle everything down there. Let's give it a shot. Heck yeah, we'll give it a shot.

SPEAKER_07 12:27

Well, that's why I said sweet treat, because there are pickled everything.

SPEAKER_02 12:32

Awesome. Well, congratulations, Ashton. Uh, you just won free entry compliments of our friends at Michael Wealth Management, your Dave Ramsey Smartbester Pro, Brown and Russo Insurance, and Alaberto's. And what radio station hooked you up?

SPEAKER_07 12:46

92.5.

SPEAKER_02 12:47

You know it. Hello. Hello, this is Chris Bennett with Q Country 92.5's the morning brew. Did you enter to win two entries into our cornhole tournament at the house this Saturday for your chance to win some Kenny Chesney tickets? Yes. Heck yeah. Well, congratulations! You don't have to pay to play. You are in compliments. Yeah, heck yeah.

SPEAKER_07 13:14

Nice.

SPEAKER_02 13:15

Yeah, compliments of Michael Wealth Management, Brown Arusso Insurance, and Alabertos. Are you good at corn hole?

SPEAKER_06 13:21

Uh, yes. I'm decent. Perfect.

SPEAKER_02 13:24

You'll fit right in. Well, you get to bring a friend with you. It's gonna be blind draw, so you they might be on a team, they might win, but bring someone that's gonna bring you to see Kenny Chesney uh if you win. Who do you who are you gonna bring with you?

SPEAKER_06 13:38

Um, probably my boyfriend.

SPEAKER_02 13:40

Ooh, is he good?

SPEAKER_06 13:42

Um, I don't know. I don't know. We'll find out. We'll find out.

SPEAKER_02 13:47

Sweet. Uh well, we can't wait to have a good time with you celebrating six years of the morning brew with Chris Ben and Best Friends, and this is all benefiting 3E snacks as well. And today is also eat what you want day. So I have a quick question: uh yay or nay. Um chicken waffles with syrup. Eat it or delete it?

SPEAKER_06 14:08

Uh delete it.

SPEAKER_02 14:09

Delete it? What about you, Chris?

SPEAKER_04 14:11

Eat it all day.

SPEAKER_02 14:12

Yes, and you guys on Sunday, you have like brunch.

SPEAKER_04 14:15

We do. We've got our homemade waffle cones over in Red Barn. We stuff it full of fried chicken and syrup. Oh my gosh. It is good. It is good.

SPEAKER_02 14:22

Well, that sounds good. Well, congratulations, uh, Jessica. What station just hooked you up?

SPEAKER_06 14:29

Uh 92.5.

SPEAKER_02 14:30

You know it. And the argument is that the firm has effectively.

SPEAKER_01 14:39

Hello? Oh, sorry.

SPEAKER_02 14:40

Hello, great. Hey, is this a Tina? Yes it is! Tina, did you enter to win uh two entries into the Cornhole Tournament this Saturday at the house, part of Hornado Center's morning brew anniversary bash?

SPEAKER_07 14:57

Yes, I did!

SPEAKER_02 14:58

Heck yeah, well, you are in and you get to bring a friend, best friend. Congratulations!

SPEAKER_03 15:06

Oh my god. Very cool.

SPEAKER_02 15:12

There you go, best friend. You did it. You're a big Kenny Chesney fan, right? Yes, I am. Heck yeah. Well, hopefully uh you win. Do you know who you're gonna bring with you?

SPEAKER_07 15:24

I'll probably bring my son with me.

SPEAKER_02 15:26

Oh, heck yeah, heck yeah. Well, sweet, we can't wait, best friend. It is gonna be a great time. Uh, first for national, eat whatever you want, day. Uh, tell me, eat it or delete it. Mayo on French fries. So very easy. Delete it. Delete it. I eat it. What about you, Chris?

SPEAKER_03 15:44

That's a very French classical thing. Eat it. Eat it, eat it. No, no, no. It is so wrong, I agree with you, but it works. It's good.

How To Enter And Final Wrap

SPEAKER_02 15:52

Well, awesome, Tina. We are going to see you Saturday at the house. Practice starts at 12 for the cornhole tournament, and bags fly at 1. So make sure you get there with plenty of time to practice and uh get everything squared away. What uh uh you got hooked up by Michael Wealth Management, your uh Dave Ramsey Smart Vester Pro, Brown Arusso Insurance, Alaberto's, and what radio station? You know it. Hello. Oh, is this David? It is. Heck yeah, my best friend David. Uh, you uh followed instructions well. You went to uh my social media page, followed, clicked the link in the bio, and entered to win free entry into our cornhole tournament this Saturday for Horn Auto Center's The Morning Brew Anniversary Bash and Listener Appreciation Party at the House Restaurant, buddy. And guess what? Awesome! You have two entries into the cornhole tournament. Winning team is gonna win$1,000,$500 a piece, and two pairs of tickets to see Kenny Chesney live at the Sphere in Las Vegas. And I'm also throwing in two pairs of tickets to see Lee Bryce July 18th in Flagstaff at the Pepsi Amphitheater. What do you think of that? Awesome, awesome. Are you good at Cornhall? Pretty good. Pretty good, hopefully. Uh I'm really good at having fun, though. Oh, well, that's what this is all about. That's what it's all about. That's gonna be a lot of fun. And uh, you get to uh bring someone with you. It is blind draw, so you won't necessarily be paired up with them. But uh, who are you bringing with you? Jason. Oh, nice. Is he good at Cornhall? Yeah, he's pretty damn good. Heck yeah. Uh today is eat whatever you want day. Also at the house, they have the red barn creamery with some delicious uh uh treats. I found some weird uh treats. Tell me if you eat it or delete it. Spaghetti ice cream. Delete it. Delete it. Yeah, it doesn't sound great. Yeah, it's a German dessert. What about I'm gonna delete that one? That's the only thing you delete. Okay, that's I don't even like spaghetti. What about uh Dorito cheesecake? Oh, I'd try that probably. Yes, if we can give that a shot. Give it a shot. I don't think it would be very good. No. No, I don't think so. But there's some things that surprise you. Yeah, that's true. Well, congratulations, David. You just won free entry, compliments of our friends at Michael Wealth Management, your Dave Ramsey Smart Vester Pro, also Brown and Russo Insurance, give them a chance to save you money. And Alaberto's Real Fresh Mexican food. What radio station hooked you up? Q Country 92.5. That's right, and that is our last spot we're giving away today. But if you didn't win today, don't worry. You could still go to uh any of my social media pages, like it, click the link in the bio, fill out the form, and I'll be calling winners all week long. Or if you want to guarantee entry into the cornhole tournament and help a great cause and three E snacks, go to Chris Bennettcomedy.com and click the link there. All right, best friends, that's gonna do it for today's episode of The Morning Brew. Huge thank you to Chris from the House Restaurant for hanging out with us this morning. As Anniversary Bash Week is officially underway. And remember, if you want to win your way into our huge cornhole tournament this Saturday with your chance to win a thousand dollars, Kenny Chesney tickets at the sphere in Las Vegas and Lee Bryce tickets, we're giving away more free entries all week long. Just go follow me on social media, Chris Bennett Comedy. Click the link in the bio, fill out the form, and maybe tomorrow we'll be calling your name. Thank you to our cornhole sponsors, Michael Wealth Management, Brown and Russo Insurance, and Alaberto's. Uh, but if you want to guarantee your spot and help out an amazing local nonprofit, head to Chris Bennett Comedy.com and click the tournament link. It is just$25 center, blind draw, double elimination, and 50% of all entry fees go directly to 3e snacks. Plus, we've got live music all day long and an intimate acoustic concert with Austin Burke Saturday night at the house in Sholo as part of Horn Auto Center's morning brew anniversary bash. Thank you so much for hanging out with us today, best friends. I'm Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be a jerk.