Table Talk: Can a kid be a food critic? Corky’s BBQ thinks so
St. George’s student Bryan Storz, age 10, (middle) received a #1 fan Corky's wrestling belt from the restaurant’s director, accounts & business development Tom Cassidy (left) and owner Jimmy Stovall (right). (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“The best thing I ever ate was ribs from Corky’s (Ribs & BBQ),” reads the first line of Bryan Storz’s recent school project.
This 10-year-old fifth grader from St. George’s Independent School is very opinionated about what he likes to eat, and very eloquent in describing his favorite dish:
“It was served as a rack of pork ribs that had been slowly cooked in a smoker. They almost look like a steak but with a bone in the middle. The meat was so tender and juicy. The perfectly cooked ribs were topped with a tangy and spicy BBQ sauce. I had to have a few napkins because it was so messy.”
News of Storz’s school project soon found its way to Tom Cassidy, Corky’s pitmaster.
Brent Little, the pitmaster for the Pig Diamonds competition barbecue team, also has a child at St. George’s. When he saw the Corky’s review during a school event, he immediately called his friend Cassidy and told him about it.
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Jennifer Chandler
A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years.
She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.
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