A Taste of Boricua Barbacoa with Hector Garate

After we got the meat sweats from devouring a huge tray of Palmira Barbecue, chef Hector Garate sat down with us to explain more about his passion and his craft. I was pissed off that I didn’t record the entire conversation, but made the best of it by cornering him for at least a few questions in front of his smoker between customers. Please excuse the background noise – between an industrial air-conditioner and other sounds of the city, he had to talk loudly to be heard, but I guarantee you it’ll pay off to listen carefully. Even better, when he opens his new Charleston restaurant you need to be first in line.

Thanks to the good people at Free Fly Apparel for introducing me to Hector, who serves as one of their ambassadors.