Barbecue Bureau Chief, New York Contributor
James is Serious Eats' on-again, off-again Barbecue Bureau Chief, writing on the food, culture, and travel of barbecue in his column, When Pigs Fly. He was first inspired to write about food after completing a two-week BBQ road trip through the South and tends to define best meals in terms of how thoroughly he had to wash his hands when done.
James also contributes stories to Serious Eats in New York, where he is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the $10-or-less food guide, Real Cheap Eats. He's also edited and written for his own international food and travel blog, The Eaten Path, since 2007.
In his most recent interview with the Serious Eats team, James refers to reading The Fountainhead as a "guilty displeasure." He stands by this statement, but will not stand by indiscriminate use of pork belly in New York restaurants.
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