NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Weber picked the wrong day to suggest grilling meatloaf.
The outdoor grill maker apologized on Friday for sending a recipe-of-the-week email earlier that day featuring instructions on how to prepare 鈥淏BQ Meat Loaf.鈥�
The email coincided with , best known as rock superstar Meat Loaf.
Not long after sending out its recipe, Weber Grills followed up, offering its 鈥渟incerest apologies鈥� to recipients.
鈥淎t the time we shared this recipe with you, we were not aware of the unfortunate passing of American singer and actor Mr. Marvin Lee Aday, also known as Meat Loaf,鈥� Weber said. 鈥淲e want to express our deepest apologies for this oversight and for any offense this email may have caused.鈥�
The company based in Palatine, Illinois, offered its condolences to Aday's family and fans, signing off as 鈥淭he Weber Family.鈥�
Meat Loaf, who shot to fame on the back of anthems such as 鈥淧aradise By the Dashboard Light鈥� and 鈥淭wo Out of Three Ain鈥檛 Bad,鈥� died Thursday, according to a family statement provided by his longtime agent Michael Greene. He was 74.
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