Southern Living, Charlotte pitmaster team up for local barbecue event

Earlier this year, Southern Living put a spotlight on five pitmasters shaping barbecue in the South. Now, they’re coming together to show off their food just outside of Charlotte.

It all started when the magazine’s contributing barbecue editor Robert Moss posed the question: Who are the pitmasters people will still be talking about 60 years from now?

The list:

  • Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew’s in Charlotte and founder of the Carolina BBQ Festival
  • Hector Garate of Palmira Barbecue in Charleston, SC
  • Evan LeRoy of LeRoy and Lewis BBQ and Bar in Austin, Texas
  • Elliott Moss of Elliott’s BBQ Lounge in Florence, SC
  • Zach Parker of B.E. Scott’s BBQ in Lexington, Tennessee

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Luncheon with Legends

On Sunday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., they’ll all set up shop at The Hunter Farm in Weddington just outside Charlotte for the Luncheon with Legends, presented by Southern Living in partnership with the Charlotte Regional Visitor’s Authority…

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