Anthony Simmons and Ulysses Zackery have found a niche at the Minneapolis Farmers Market, where their everything-from-scratch approach has customers coming back for more.
For three years, Anthony Simmons and his business partner and co-chef Ulysses Zackery have filled the Minneapolis Farmers Market with the mouthwatering smell of rib tips, brisket and chicken from the moment they pull up with their squat black smoker.
Their catering business, named Just Paula’s in honor of Simmons’ mother Paula, was born after the two met during the pandemic.
Earlier this fall, the two took questions on everything from their favorite smoking techniques, to their “Edina hot” barbecue sauce, to their mouth-tingling rub while serving customers on a busy Friday morning…