Barbecue pitmaster savors the rub of politics
- November 14, 2014 |
- WILLIAM EHART
Heath Hall mixes love of lobbying with love of barbeque Hall With a sideline as tasty as Heath Hall's, many of us would quit our day jobs. Hall, director of grassroots and public affairs at the $9 million-revenue Private Equity Growth Capital Council, is a champion barbecue pitmaster with accolades in magazines and reality TV shows and co-founder of Pork Barrel BBQ, which runs a restaurant of that name in Alexandria, Va., and a global retail business in sauces and rubs. Late last month, Hall and his team won sixth place for brisket in the Jack Daniels 2014 World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, Tenn. The business—which includes a sushi bar and a… Read More