• Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Serves WNC After Hurricane Helene

  • Oct 31 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Serves WNC After Hurricane Helene

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  • Ben’s Backdraft BBQ Pitmaster Ben Hooper returns to The Low & Slow Barbecue Show to share his story about Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. As a member of the fire service, Ben tells of days spent working swift water rescues and evacuations while wondering about the safety of his own family and his barbecue business.

    Follow Ben’s journey after the storm when he went from serving as a first responder to working as a pitmaster feeding families, utility linemen, hospital workers, and other first responders, largely thanks to his own generosity and that of others in the barbecue community. Don’t miss this conversation that promises to give renewed hope in humanity through the stories of neighbors helping neighbors continue to survive.

    Listen to find out how you can support Ben’s Backdraft BBQ, find him at barbecue festivals in WNC towns begging for tourists, or learn which charities he believes are doing the most good in North Carolina. Venmo financial support to @Ben-Hooper-0.

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