Charlotte Magazine – July 2019

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Contributors

Taylor

Bowler

Our associate editor curated the

barbecue package, page 50

Lives in: Myers Park

Hometown: I’m a nomad, but my short

answer is northern California

You might know her from: SouthPark

Magazine, The Charlotte Observer Home

| Design ... or the carpool line

Currently reading: Educated

by Tara Westover

Favorite way to beat the summer heat:

A cold glass of prosecco

Cat or dog: Two small kids

are enough for now

Place your barbecue order: Burnt

ends from Midwood Smokehouse,

hushpuppies from Bill Spoon’s, and

banana pudding from Mac’s Speed Shop

Michael

Graff

Writes the monthly “Along the Way” column (and hosts

our podcast of the same name), page 104

Lives in: Commonwealth Park

Hometown: Indian Head, Maryland

You might know him from: the back page of this

magazine, Garden & Gun, The Guardian, ESPN, POLITICO,

The Oxford American, Our State, Southwest, SUCCESS

Currently reading: Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Favorite way to beat the summer heat: Ocean Isle Beach

with a mango-flavored Sunset Slush

Cat or dog: Dog, specifically Gizmo

Place your barbecue order: Well, for most of my adult

life I’ve favored a Lexington-style chopped sandwich

with slaw and a side of hushpuppies. But after a few trips

to Texas and the introduction of Sweet Lew’s here, I’m all

in on good brisket that needs no sauce. Sorry, N.C. purists

Jonathan

Cooper

Photographed “Sign Here for

Friendship,” page 23

Lives in: Harrisburg/University area

Hometown: Might as well be CLT

You might know him from: Pride

Magazine, Creative Loafing,

Style Blueprint

Currently reading: Essentialism: The

Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Favorite way to beat the summer

heat: Cold fruit is my favorite way.

Give me a mango, and I’m

eating it with my bare hands

Cat or dog: I’ll take a dog

any day. Cats are jerks

Place your barbecue order: I’m not a

huge BBQ person. If I had to choose,

it would be pulled chicken with

Carolina mustard sauce