Elizabeth Karmel: 'Barbecue Is A Great Equalizer' Between Men And Women
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The pitmaster praises the barbecue circuit, discussing her experience navigating a male-dominated culinary world.
“My favorite thing to do is to cook food that feels like somebody you love is giving you a hug when you take a bite of it,” said chef, author and pitmaster Elizabeth Karmel. To the 55-year-old culinary guru, that hug usually comes in the form of barbecue, a cuisine that has thoroughly shaped her work (she is the founding executive chef of Hill Country Barbecue Market in New York and Washington, D.C.) and, it turns out, the way she sees the world.
Operating within a male-dominated industry — where there are only a handful of renowned female pitmasters in the United States — Karmel is quick to note that, perhaps surprisingly, being a woman has actually “been great” when navigating the world’s barbecue circuits.
