A Promise to a Pitmaster
Buz Grossberg started with a pushcart, a promise, and recipes rooted in 150 years of tradition. More than three decades later, Richmond is still glad he kept it.
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Buz Goes Looking for Real BBQ
Buz traveled from Texas beef halls to North Carolina whole-hog pits, learning from pitmasters who'd spent lifetimes getting it right.
The Man Named Ned
At a mountain crossroads where Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia meet, Buz found Ned — an old-timer with 150 years' worth of recipes and one request: keep the tradition alive.
From Pushcart to West Broad St
In 1992, Buz brought those recipes to Richmond — starting with a pushcart and growing into the brick-lined institution on West Broad Street today.
Beating Bobby Flay
A televised win over Bobby Flay on Food Network's Throwdown. A #4 BBQ ranking in America. A Washingtonian must-visit pick. The pit did the talking.
Still on the Mission
Thirty-plus years in, the promise holds — the same recipes, the same slow smoke, the same hickory. Richmond keeps coming back, and Buz keeps showing up for it.
