BBQ in the BayBBQ in the Bay

Summertime is made for barbecue—for family cookouts, campfire grilling and backyard smokers. Here in the multicultural Bay Area, we know about “low and slow” methods for brisket and pork ribs, and our flea markets, underground pop-ups and bootstrapped catering operations contain multitudes. This series of features and essays celebrates the many delicious ways our communities come together around giant portions of slow-cooked meat, from the lechon spit to amateur barbecue circuits and the backyard barbacoa pit.

Project Manager/Editor: Luke Tsai | Contributors: Raynato Castro, Alan Chazaro, Alex Culang, Pendarvis Harshaw, Beth LaBerge, Kristen Murakoshi, Rocky Rivera | Designer: Rebecca Kao | Engagement Producer: Coco Keevan | Additional Editing: Sarah Hotchkiss, Gabe Meline, Emma Silvers, Nastia Voynovskaya | Additional Engagement: Justin Ebrahemi, Ria Garewal