Jul 13, 2017
Restaurateur Lee Ellis, owner of Cherry Pie Hospitality, is
entering the
busy Houston barbecue scene with a new business, Ellis
Brothers Barbecue.
Operating first as a pop-up at his Lee's Fried Chicken &
Donuts shop, the
barbecue soon will make its debut as a separate smoked meats
menu at
Cherry Pie's State Fare Kitchen & Bar in Memorial. Ellis,
a longtime
fixture on the Houston restaurant scene and a lifelong
barbecue fan, said
the time was right to bring his brand of barbecue to the
market. Can the
man who has launched a number of popular Houston restaurants
make it in
the competitive local barbecue landscape?
In this week's podcast, Ellis discusses his plans with Chris,
Greg and Chron.com¹er (and mediaman-about-town) Craig
Hlavaty.
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