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Santa Maria Style BBQ with Food + Drink Journalist Jaime Lewis

Santa Maria Style BBQ with Food + Drink Journalist Jaime Lewis

Update: 2020-09-25
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What IS Santa Maria Style BBQ, anyway? It’s so much more than just a cut of meat and special seasoning. As the name implies, it’s a style of cooking that embodies the Ranchero lifestyle that's unique to the Central Coast of  California. Food + Drink Journalist, Jaime Lewis, joins us this week to educate us about the not-so-little town of Santa Maria, and the food that put it squarely on the food map. 

What’s in this episode:

  • What exactly is Santa Maria Style BBQ 
  • How Santa Maria Style BBQ  came to be 
  • The original cut of meat that defines the dish 
  • The ingredient you will NOT find on SM Style BBQ 
  • What a traditional fiesta looks like 
  • The three components of great BBQ 
  • What indigenous trees give this BBQ it’s special flavor 
  • The hole-in-the-wall spot that does this dish the best in the world
  • The side dishes that must be served alongside top sirloin 
  • The reason Santa Maria is no longer a Tourist destination 
  • Details on a secret BBQ society, oh my!
  • How spreading the message about food can preserve culture 
  • And much more!

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Santa Maria Style BBQ with Food + Drink Journalist Jaime Lewis

Santa Maria Style BBQ with Food + Drink Journalist Jaime Lewis

Ashley Chaney