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- Black BBQ Hall of Fame
The Black BBQ Hall of Fame exists to recognize, honor, and document the legacies of Black people in barbecue. This is important because Black contributions in barbecue have been systematically omitted from… Read more: Black BBQ Hall of Fame - Backyard Distillery LLC
Backyard Distillery is a legal moonshine distiller in South Carolina. They pay homage to the culture and history of distilling in the American South by sharing their spirits with others. “Smoothest STUMP… Read more: Backyard Distillery LLC - Roots of BBQ Academy
The Roots of BBQ Academy is an in-depth educational experience that explores the history of whole hog barbecue and its place within American history. If you love American history, culture, great food,… Read more: Roots of BBQ Academy - Robin Caldwell: Tracing the Black Presence in American BBQ is like Black Family Genealogy
Reading and speaking America’s BBQ history requires great specificity, when making claims. Researching any foodways, especially one as vast as the American foodways, involves a combination of critical thinking, historical knowledge and… Read more: Robin Caldwell: Tracing the Black Presence in American BBQ is like Black Family Genealogy - Deah Berry Mitchell: Acknowledgement of local black-owned barbecue and call for diversity in current barbecue culture
In the earliest days of Dallas’ development, and post-emancipation, many Black locals began to spread about the yet unsettled land. The pockets of communities were called freedmen towns. Then in 1873 a… Read more: Deah Berry Mitchell: Acknowledgement of local black-owned barbecue and call for diversity in current barbecue culture - Deah Berry Mitchell: My Personal Connection to BBQ
On a sunny Wednesday morning, barely after 11 a.m. I am sitting in my car rummaging through my purse looking for my trusty blue leather-bound notebook. I often use it when taking… Read more: Deah Berry Mitchell: My Personal Connection to BBQ - Book Review- Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, and the Invention of America’s First Food
In this Three part series, writer Deah Berry Mitchell reviews the book Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, and the Invention of America’s First Food and shares her own lived experience with barbecue. She… Read more: Book Review- Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, and the Invention of America’s First Food - The Roots of BBQ Academy
The Roots of BBQ Academy will be an indepth historical whole hog barbecue immersion in Manning, SC where Dr. Conyers learned the craft. Dr. Howard Conyers is going to host and educate… Read more: The Roots of BBQ Academy - Enslaved Americans invented BBQ in the United States
Between 400 to 500 years ago, events happen that brought enslaved Africans, colonizing Spanish, colonizing Europeans to these soils to disrupt the indigenous ways of life to form something new. At the… Read more: Enslaved Americans invented BBQ in the United States - SOLD OUT: Conyers Family BBQ T-shirt
Our signature Conyers Family BBQ t-shirt is currently sold out. To be notified when we are restocked, please contact us. - Gumbo Jubilee
“Nationally acclaimed BBQ Pit Master Howard Conyers wanted cook something special for his Gumbo Jubilee celebration. So, he challenged himself to slow-roast the largest animal he had ever prepared—an entire cow. Luckily,… Read more: Gumbo Jubilee - Southern Living: Howard Conyers Rocket Scientist, Pitmaster
“You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to cook barbecue, but it sure doesn’t hurt. Just ask Howard Conyers. By day, he works for NASA testing rocket engines at the Stennis… Read more: Southern Living: Howard Conyers Rocket Scientist, Pitmaster - PBS Digital Show: Nourish
PBS Digital show Nourish is a show about food –what it says about we are, where we’re from, and the ties that connect us. The people, culture, and SCIENCE is explored behind… Read more: PBS Digital Show: Nourish - Bon Appetit: This Rocket Scientist is Tracing Black Ingenuity Through BBQ
“To me, whole-animal cooking is the most foundational part of American barbecue. People talk about “no waste” like it’s something new, but that’s what Black pitmasters have been doing for centuries. And… Read more: Bon Appetit: This Rocket Scientist is Tracing Black Ingenuity Through BBQ
