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Smoking Mo's & the Ridge Motorsports Park –high performance partnership
from Spring 2023 Fjord
by Imagination
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It’s hard to work when there is so much going on around the track... "
– a struggle Monica “Mo” Beben has now realized since joining the Ridge MotorSports Park to manage their full service café.
You will know Mo as a long time restaurant owner in Shelton, and before that Union. Along with her husband Tom, Mo has owned and run Smoking Mo’s in Shelton for many years. More recently the couple started a small brewery as well, the High Steel Beer Company.
The Bebens are no stranger to hard-work and a fast paced environment. Cooking is their passion and sharing their various BBQ recipes with those who’ve come
in has helped grow their reputation of a high-quality food establishment. Besides the daily operation of Smokin Mo's on Grove Street with teattached brewey, one of the main sources of their revenue comes from catering which is why the partnership with The Ridge works on so many levels.
When The Ridge general manager, Tracie Schmitt, looks over their annual race schedule, she sees the potential for tens of thousands of people to come through The Ridge gates and offering these guests high quality food is part of her formula.
When these supercars and superbikes come to town, Tracie knows that not just any meal will satisfy the riders. It was time to form a partnership with a high caliber food caterer.
Chinook salmon, chum salmon, pink salmon, coho salmon, and steelhead trout still ply the Duckabush’s waters. And while their numbers are a fraction of what they were back in Finch’s time, fishing (be sure to check regulations and seasons) is still allowed and can be good on the Duckabush. And perhaps you have a favorite fishing hole on this river or another in the national forest. A secret spot you don’t have to reveal to anyone!
The Performance Center can host over one hundred people for catered events and it’s also available for VIP access during The Ridge’s national events that come to the area like MotoAmerica. Now guests will be assured that Mo's will be overseeing the quality of their catered events.
This spring and summer, make time to head out to The Ridge MotorSports Park to watch some high speed action and get some high quality food with The Ridge and Smoking Mo’s – a High Performance partnership.
