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Debra Freeman: Food Writer

"Dr Jessica B. Harris, Adrian Miller, Michael Twitty…all of these authors write in a way that makes me want to tell stories that reflect my heritage and also make me want to show that Black food isn’t a monolith."

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John Chantarasak: AngloThai

"Cooking over fire is a very popular technique in Thailand, mainly due to limited wealth and many families living in small villages with little or no access to domestic kitchens."

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Eleanor Shakespeare

We couldn’t make Pit without our wonderful group of writers, illustrators and photographers. To highlight their contribution to our magazine, this is the first in a series of features where we concentrate on them

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Smoke & Salt, Brixton

Chefs Aaron Webster and Remi Williams started their roving restaurant Smoke & Salt to celebrate ancient cooking techniques — you’ll currently find them cooking in a shipping container in Pop Brixton. We caught up with them to find out about their love of barbecue and to pick their brains for pro tips!

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Andy Williams, KCBS Master Judge

We caught up with a familiar face on the barbecue judging circuit, Andy Williams, who was certified a Master Judge by the Kansas City BBQ Society in 2018. He told us how he fell into judging professional barbecue, and what he sees for the future of competitions

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Lagom, Bethnal Green

Chef Elliot Cunningham runs a pop up called Lagom, currently in residence at Mother Kelly’s in East London. We caught up with him to find out why he loves to barbecue