Chef BJ Dennis at his friends’ Sol Legare establishment, Backman’s Seafood
Local Catch “Small creek shrimp, the kind you can’t get commercially—the kind that my grandfather used to catch—are the best.”
“I love The Carolina Rice Kitchen by Karen Hess. It’s got history lessons and receipts all in one.”
“My dad bought my first Wüsthof knife set when he was stationed in Germany with the Air Force.”
“I took so many photos when I lived on St. Thomas. I was 24 at the time; living there made me a man.”
Kitchen Tracks “I’m a big fan of hip-hop and all genres of reggae, but my most-played artist is André 3000 from Outkast.”
