VOL. 38 NO. 5 May 2020
Your FREE Neighbourhood News from the Beach to the Rouge
Our Global Community He Opened A Restaurant ~ Just In Time For Covid -19
Trevor David; in his new restaurant - quite literally the - “Art of BBQ”. His new bricks and mortar location is resplendent with fine examples of African art. bluffs monitor photo; John Smee
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By John Smee Trevor David has either the best timing in the world or the worst. But being in the right place at the right time is what he seems to thrive on. In April he opened the bricks and mortar version of his popular pop-up smokehouse Art of BBQ at 2478 Kingston Rd, just West of Midland . Then came a world wide pandemic temporarily closing businesses and throwing millions out of work. So far he says “We’re doing OK...sometimes running against the herd can work for you. I believe in this community. We just felt we had to continue doing what we were doing, in Cliffside. We had some opportunities to go downtown and so forth but we just felt a commitment to this community because we were so well received by the community”.
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David’s story starts in 1996 when he received some devastating news from North Carolina. His favourite uncle was seriously ill and was given 3-6 months to live. He decided to visit him for a couple of weeks - that eventually turned into a 4 month stay. His uncle was a southern smokehouse BBQ pitmaster and he spent the last months of his life passing his vast knowledge on to Trevor; all the tricks of the trade he had learned in over 50 years working in BBQ joints and smokehouses all over the south. The sweet smell of hickory smoke stayed with Trevor. He took the plans for a smoker his uncle had given him and had a custom smoker built he affectionately dubbed “The Smokenator”. He started smoking meats on weekends for family and friends and for
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the occasional community event. He took the recipes and techniques from his uncle and gave them a unique northern feel. Using apple, pear and maple woods in the smoker. Over time, word began to spread about the great smoked bbq ribs and chicken David was making. his smoker. He credits the late Anthony Bourdain and his show Parts Unknown for indirectly encouraging him to follow his passion. The former advertising account executive left his job in 2015 and has been operating Art of BBQ as a pop up for the past 5 years. Now with a permanent home, only time will tell if he made the right move. Art of BBQ is open 7 days a week from 12pm – 10pm Monday – Thursday and Friday -Saturday from 12pm to 11pm, Sunday ,3.00pm to 9.00pm for takeout.