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  • Black pitmasters left out of US barbecue boom

    08/24/2015 1:30:34 PM PDT · by Albion Wilde · 94 replies
    BBC News Magazine ^ | Jessica Lussenhop
    The US is in the midst of a barbecue boom. But as television programmes and restaurants celebrate mostly white pitmasters, are the cuisine's African-American roots being forgotten?... ...the Brantleys have enjoyed a great deal of success with their traditional St Louis-style barbecue. There are lines out the door, as well as accolades from both local and national media... But things aren't as good as they used to be. Daryle once had three locations and sold the sauce bottled at local supermarkets - today he only has the original shopfront. The decline happened as factory jobs left St Louis and the...