Bbq State Of Mind

Restaurateur Lee Ellis, owner of Cherry Pie Hospitality, is entering thebusy Houston barbecue scene with a new business, Ellis Brothers Barbecue.Operating first as a pop-up at his Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts shop, thebarbecue soon will make its debut as a separate smoked meats menu atCherry Pie's State Fare Kitchen & Bar in Memorial. Ellis, a longtimefixture on the Houston restaurant scene and a lifelong barbecue fan, saidthe time was right to bring his brand of barbecue to the market. Can theman who has launched a number of popular Houston restaurants make it inthe competitive local barbecue landscape?In this week's podcast, Ellis discusses his plans with Chris, Greg and Chron.com¹er (and mediaman-about-town) Craig Hlavaty.Subscribe (it's free!) to BBQ State of Mind on the Apple Podcasts app, orlisten on Stitcher and houstonchronicle.com/podcasts. Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.