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The World Jim Lived In

Louis Jack Berger

Owner — Pancho's Restaurants & 1993 Inaugural Crew

Memphis, Tennessee

Louis Jack Berger was the owner of the Pancho's restaurant chain and another member of the 1993 Washington, D.C. entourage that attended President Clinton's inaugural festivities with Jim and Silky Sullivan.

Berger represented the Memphis restaurant world's connection to the BBQ competition circuit — a businessman who understood that food, showmanship, and politics were never far apart in the Delta.

2× World Champion 2× World Champion Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team Memphis in May 1978–1994 Memphis in May 1978–1994