Started watching Chef's Table: BBQ last night and the first one is about the #1 BBQ rated by Texas Monthly, Snow's, and their Pitmaster, 85 year old Tootsie Tomanetz, and it was not quite what I expected as most cooking shows give you a little about the artist and a lot about the food and this is the reverse of that. I recommend this to anyone, doesn't matter whether you like BBQ or even cooking, it's about a woman as strong as the oak she uses in her pits.
My oldest son made the trip to Snow's at 6am one Saturday and there were already 100 people in line and none complaining. He said the brisket was not up to Franklin's or Mueller's but the other cuts like the pork ribs were better than any in Austin. He recommended the trip for anyone within reasonable distance, if they are truly into Q.
Some of these cooking shows are really more about the people and their resolve and resiliency to do what they feel they were meant to do, particularly the ones in Asia and Central and South America.
Those people that fascinate us, motivate us, touch us and inspire us, their stories are out there, we just have to look for them. The aholes get served up to us on a daily basis, it is up to us to find the counter to that and they're there if we just look for them.
Watch this episode and tell me what you were thinking watching that 85 year old lady shoveling hot coals at 1am on Saturday morning after hugging the kids at the school where she is the custodian the day before.