Mister Dister BBQ

Who am I:  Hello to all of you and thank you for visiting Misterdisterbbq.com.    My name is Mark Christiansen, and I am the founder and owner of Mister Dister BBQ.  We hear many people read our sign and say with a puzzled look “Mister Disaster” and others ask if our logo is of the owner stirring the pot.  Both of those answers are “no”, but they are both good conversation openers.

Name:  The name does have a story worth telling.  Twenty-nine years ago I was teasing our friend’s 5 year old daughter.  She was a bit frustrated and pointed her finger at me and said “You stop it Mister Dister or I am going to tell my mother”.   Spin forward 15 years and when we were naming the company, of course I had some choice names I wanted to use.  My wife said, “if our grandchildren are not allowed to hear or say the name of your company, then it isn’t an acceptable name”.  We found the logo of the man stirring the pot and he just looked like a Mister Dister, so the name stuck. 

Where Original BBQ started:  It all started back in the 1993 at a wedding.  At the reception they had ribs catered by a local restaurant.  Atter some time I ended up getting the recipe which became the inspiration for the Original BBQ sauce.  I would make ribs for different family functions, and I would hear the comments about how good it was and that I should market it.  I spent some time in my kitchen in Monticello, MN trying to make it better, which I believe I did.  But to market, I would have to overcome some challenges.  BBQ has a very strong vinegar flavor when cooking, as well as a long and high heat cook time.  Having everything in our home absorb the vinegar smell and, in the kitchen, cooking the popcorn ceiling right off were challenges that needed to be dealt with as the business grew. 

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https://www.misterdisterbbq.com/