![]() ![]() ![]() Second, it claimed that as a young boy, a number of people in his home town, including family members, died of “ black draught” which Renner thought was malnutrition, and that better nutrition might have saved them. First, it indicated that Renner had been taught to cook by his sister. This would seem to refute that his father and grandfather operated barbecue restaurants, as you would have expected Renner's inspiration to have derived from those restaurants.Ī different origin tale was related in the Boston Traveler, December 9, 1959. Slade’s desire to be a chef and his own boss, started ‘way back when he was a child and saw a man in a white cap making hot cakes in a restaurant window.” Slade thought about that image all his life, wanting to be like this cook, but he wanted to produce meat rather than hot cakes. Renner Slade was born around 1881 and the Pittsburgh Courier (PA), December 16, 1939, claimed that “ Mr. However, I haven't been able to otherwise confirm the veracity of this claim and no other source made this claim. According to the Boston Herald, August 20, 1945, both the grandfather and father of Renner Slade operated barbecue restaurants in North Carolina. Those articles also claimed that Benjamin had first introduced barbecue to North Carolina (a claim which many dispute).īenjamin’s cooking secrets were said to have been passed down through his family, and many of those recipes have remained unchanged throughout the generations. The Greensboro Daily News (NC), January 20, 1960, also added that, “ Part of the folklore is that Slade had been a slave and won his independence because of the gratitude his master had for many wonderful barbecue feasts.” The Boston Traveler article didn't allege that Slade had been freed due to his culinary skills.īoth the Boston Traveler, March 23, 1956, and the News and Observer (NC), January 31, 1960, mentioned that Benjamin Slade was the great-grandfather of Renner Slade, who would found Slade’s Barbecue Restaurant. He would then prepare barbecue for numerous social and political gatherings. Rather than punish Benjamin, it was said that his barbecue food was so impressive that Benjamin was relieved of his duties as a general worker and made a cook. The article continued, “ The food was what he and his friends could collect, and Benjamin served it with a special seasoning of herbs he had gathered.” However, they were discovered at their barbecue by a group which probably included the owner of Benjamin. ![]()
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