It’s another beautiful autumn morning just outside of Athens, Georgia and I assume it’s equally nice in Jacksonville. The weather here is mild (probably somewhat less so there) and it’s time for another edition of the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. The smoker is up and running at this early hour and I have a White Russian (or two) calling my name. This time of year, I like to take a trial run at some of my potential Thanksgiving dishes, so in addition to some fairly basic barbecue chicken, I’ll be smoking some sweet potatoes (to go with a bourbon maple compound butter), some garlic green beans and mushrooms, and a little corn pudding.