Desiree Robinson becomes the first Black woman to be inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame
Despite barbecue’s roots in Black and Native American traditions, the American barbecue boom continues to exclude Black pitmasters—especially Black women pitmasters. That’s why today’s ‘cue news is so promising: On October 27, 83-year-old Desiree Robinson, co-founder and pitmaster at Cozy Corner in Memphis, became the…