RIP LeeAnn Mueller. La Barbecue posted on their social media last Wednesday that the co-owner and chef had passed away unexpectedly at the age of 51.
The tributes poured in from Texas Monthly’s Daniel Vaughn, the Houston Chronicle, and more
LeAnn Mueller died suddenly at 51 yesterday. I talked with her wife Ali about LeAnn's careers in barbecue and photography, and the legacy they built together at @la_Barbecuehttps://t.co/Bk03QRTVIq
After a few weeks in soft open mode, Sam Jones BBQ’s downtown Raleigh location has finally opened; the latest opening towards Raleigh staking its claim as a modern barbecue capital. Next up in some order is Ed Mitchell’s The Preserve, Wyatt’s Barbecue (from the team behind Picnic in Durham), Lawrence Barbecue, and Longleaf Swine. More coverage on Sam Jones BBQ can be found in this article from industry trade publication QSR Magazine.
In the next few months, a visit to Raleigh will certainly be called for, as our Capital brethren continue to beat out the Queen City in barbecue openings. Step up your game, Charlotte!
Robert Moss explores the origin stories of 5 southern sauces, including Scott’s Barbecue Sauce from Goldsboro which is available across the US thanks to its distribution via Wal-Mart
Jon G’s has your St. Patty’s Day dinner plans solved as they will be slinging cue from their food truck at Waxhaw Taphouse
Non-Native News
Sad news out of Memphis’s Rendezvous
“Black Smoke” author Adrian Miller will be on an online Zoom interview this Friday (2/26) with Delaware Libraries that is free to the public
Virtually join @soulfoodscholar this Friday (2/26) for a discussion on his latest book "BLACK SMOKE," which explores the preservation of African American foodways, Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Registration required.https://t.co/06psAC8RzZ
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