Culinary historian Michael Twitty on barbecue’s West African roots, and a legendary pitmaster showcases Chicago’s very own style of barbecue.
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We follow barbecue from West Africa to the American South to the south side of Chicago, with help from culinary historian Michael Twitty and a pitmaster in Chicago.
