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Historian & Collaborator

Frank Stewart

Journalist & Oral Historian

Frank Stewart is a journalist and oral historian who conducted the Smokestack Lightning interview tapes with Jim Quessenberry alongside Lolis Elie for the Southern Foodways Alliance.

The Smokestack Lightning interviews capture Jim's stories about his BBQ origins, his theory on BBQ popularity, and the development of Sauce Beautiful. Frank and Lolis interviewed Jim alongside his best friend Arthur McDaniel.