But she did not grow up in a kitchen or tend to a barbecue pit as a child. She was a lawyer before pivoting toward the food industry in 2014. Initially, Roby became certified as a sommelier and ...

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The slave trade likely brought this cooking technique to the Southern United States, where there is a well-documented history of enslaved African Americans preparing meals in barbecue pits.

where there is a well-documented history of enslaved African Americans preparing meals in barbecue pits. And though cooks from a variety of backgrounds have helped shape modern barbecue ...