Entrepreneur Minute – John Lewis, Lewis Barbecue

This LowcountryBizSC Entrepreneur Minute is a one minute interview in support of entrepreneurship.

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John Lewis, Pitmaster, Lewis Barbecue

Growing up in El Paso, TX, John Lewis moved to Austin at 18 to start his culinary career. Around this time, John’s parents gave him a New Braunfels smoker for his birthday, and he started dabbling in Austin’s tradition of the backyard barbecue. He was soon getting creative with both his smokers and his meats, taking liberties with the design and construction to try and yield a better result. After a stint in Denver honing his craft in the competition barbecue circuit, John returned to Austin in 2010 and in 2012, he partnered with LeAnn Mueller to open the much-beloved La Barbecue in Austin.

In March 2015, John packed up his smokers and moved to Charleston to introduce the Holy City to the great world of Texas barbecue. He and his barbecrew opened Lewis Barbecue in June 2016.

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