From the article:
That’s what Ryan Mitchell, Ed Mitchell’s son, says he experienced first hand. He was helping in his father’s restaurant from an early age, but then left for college on a football scholarship and then pursued a career in banking after that. He says his initial reluctance to get into the family business had everything to do with painful history. He remembers listening to his grandmother’s stories about working on a plantation.
I don’t think I’d eat there. The owner admits he’s a racist.
Now for my other thoughts:
Arthur Bryant’s in KC was a disappointment.
The best pulled pork in Memphis BBQ in Horn Lake, Mississippi. It’s owned by a white woman.
The second best pulled pork is a place north of Tyler on I-20. I can’t remember the name of it. The pit master is black. He knows just the right amount of fat to mix into the sandwich. We’re looking forward to going out of our way to stop there in a few weeks on our way to Oklahoma.
Interstate BBQ in Memphis is awesome. Owned by a black man.
I’ve always thought brisket was started on the cattle drives in Texas.
I do believe if I had to choose between two restaurants and one had a black pit master and one had a white pit master, I’d choose the black guy.
Arthur Bryant's is an acquired taste. But if you don't like their offerings then here's a List of about ninety other barbecue restaurants in Kansas City you can choose from.
“The second best pulled pork is a place north of Tyler on I-20. I can’t remember the name of it. The pit master is black. He knows just the right amount of fat to mix into the sandwich. We’re looking forward to going out of our way to stop there in a few weeks on our way to Oklahoma.”
can you at least give more detail on location as I travel through that area.