There are just some things I will never understand about the north east.
In 30+ years of living in the south, every single cookout I’ve been to was free. Every one. And we have them all the time. I just grilled a bunch of food for memorial day, not even a cookout, and sent a message out to a few people and told them they could stop by and pick something up just because. Brisket, jerk chicken, smoked wings, burgers, hot dogs and shrimp… and some vegetables on skewers. The grilled snapper was just for me though.
That’s just we do down here I guess. I don’t expect anyone to pay anything. Just get good food and laugh a little bit.