BBQ, Dallas style

I NEVER imagined for one moment that I would love Dallas; in fact, everything I ever heard about Dallas reinforced my gut feeling that I didn’t ever need to go there.

Well, as luck would have it, I was invited to speak on the influence of the Irish diaspora at the IACP Conference on Culture and Cuisine in downtown Dallas just a few weeks ago.

IACP, which stands for International Association of Culinary Professionals, is a non-profit professional association which provides ongoing education for its members, all of whom are engaged in the food business.