Billy Butler gets own barbecue sauce (Big League Stew)

Barbecue sauce doesn’t necessarily go with a “Country Breakfast” — the righteous nickname of Kansas City Royals slugger Billy Butler — but it does go with his home city, which is renowned for its BBQ selection. And Butler already has a BBQ sandwich named in his honor .
So it does make sense that Butler has become associated with his own sauce, which is being marketed through Zarda, a popular local chain, and sold at area grocery stores. Butler served it up officially for the first time Thursday night at the St. James Place Community Kitchen , which is operated by the Bishop Sullivan Center, which helps administer Butler’s Hit-It-A-Ton charity . The center’s website says it distributes over a ton of food each day it operates to needy families in Kansas City using two pantries and a community kitchen. Butler and his wife, Katie Butler, have devoted themselves to beating hunger for the past five years.
“It’s something my wife became interested while she was in college,” Butler told The Stew. “Doing community service was a requirement at Idaho State, so she would help at food pantries.”
They’ve continued to help as a couple. “We realized who were are as people,” Butler said.
Butler is happy to help the charity, but he seems a little shy about having food named after him. Still, he’s tried the sauce and hopes people will like Billy’s Hit-It-A-Ton BBQ Sauce.