Ed Mitchell’s BBQ Tasting

Join Ed and Ryan Mitchell for the release of their new cookbook, Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque: Celebrating the Eastern North Carolina Whole Hog Barbeque of my African American Ancestors. We’ll be enjoying small plates from the cookbook on The Garden Terrace Sunday, June 18th from 3-5pm.

ABOUT THE COOKBOOK
In Ed’s first cookbook, a collaboration with his son, Ryan, and written with Zella Palmer, he explores the tradition of whole-hog barbeque that has made him famous. It’s a method passed down through generations over the course of 125 years and hearkens back even further than that, to his ancestors who were plantation sharecroppers and, before that, enslaved. Ed is one of the few remaining pitmasters to keep this barbeque tradition alive, and in Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque, he will share his methods for the first time and fill in the unwritten chapters of the rich and complex history of North Carolina whole-hog barbeque.

PRAISE
 “Photos reflect place, people,and food pairing, all pairing perfectly with the wealth of personal stories that create the Mitchell food heritage. Barbeque enthusiasts will love learning to master the pit, while everyone else will enjoy the heritage and flavors of down-home Carolina cooking.” — Booklist

ABOUT ED MITCHELL
Ed has earned the title of the “most famous pitmaster” in North Carolina. An advocate of whole hog BBQ, Mitchell has appeared in Bon Appétit, on National Geographic, and on Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.