While in Austin for the Texas Book Festival, I was lucky enough to hear about another African American-owned-and-operated barbecue restaurant in Bryan, Texas (not too far from College Station, home of Texas A&M). Daniel Vaughn, Texas Monthly’s barbecue editor, love this place, and listed it as a fave in his great book Prophets of Smoked […]
Davis Grocery & BBQ in Taylor, Texas.
In preparation for my next book, I’ve been on the lookout for African American-owned-and-operated barbecue restaurants. I found a great one in Taylor, Texas. The place is run by Rev. James Davis (pictured below in black), who started a grocery business 24 years ago. The grocery soon added barbecue offerings, and it remains a hybrid […]
Terra Vita Festival 2017 Recap
I spent a few wonderful days in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The festival explores a wide range of sustainability issues. I was on a panel discussing healthy soul food with Ed and Ryan Mitchell (a father and son whole hog barbecue team) and Stephanie Perry who runs Sweeties Southern and Vegan Catering in Chapel Hill. […]
National Dessert Day Tribute
I found out earlier that today is “National Dessett Day.” As a tribute, here are some of my favorite dessert pictures in recent memory: Enjoy!