Delta Air Lines allowed Arnold and his team to fly to Boston for free with 50 racks of ribs and 15 briskets.

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We have a lot of briskets going out, a lot of barbecued chicken, some jalapeno cornbreads and some things like that, said Bennett Fass, the chief Aramark chef at the convention.

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