WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Mrs. Romney today in serving a selection of his home-state foods at a lunch he hosted for his Republican Senate colleagues. Jayson Edwards, founder and owner of Utah-based J.Dawgs, flew in from Utah with his gourmet hot dogs to personally grill for the group. In addition to J.Dawgs hot dogs with their signature “Special Sauce,” the menu included Mrs. Romney’s barbecue beans and BYU Creamery’s “Graham Canyon” ice cream.
Romney sent his colleagues home with a gift bag of select products from the Beehive State, including Chad’s Bear Lake “Country Style Raspberry Jam” from Laketown, an Aggie Chocolate Factory “Go Aggie Bar” from Logan, Beehive Cheese “Squeaky Bee Curds” from Uintah, and Uncle Bob’s Butter Country’s “Original Buttermilk Syrup” from Pleasant Grove.