Forrest Murray, Jr. – Pitmaster since 2003
100% Natural Premium Pork Ribs. My ribs are “St Louis Style” cuts, as tender as you’ll find and lovingly prepared with a very lite dry-rub dusting, then cooked in a 3-hour slow-wood rotisserie. Smoked with apple, cherry, and other flavorful hardwoods.
100% natural chicken leg quarters, tenderly hand-rubbed with a sweet and slightly spicy mix, smoked low and slow.
I use only 100% USDA Choice Sirloin Tri Tip and Sirloin Ball tip that is consistent in marbling and weight. Each cut sits at room temp before receiving a lite dusting of mixed spices, then slow cooked to a perfect medium rare in the most flavorful hardwoods.
"From my heart to your plate."
When my Daddy (and namesake) left Athens, Alabama for Northern California in 1951, he didn’t leave everything behind. Forrest Sr., brought along with him several things — his love of life, his love of family, his love of his faith — and a deep and abiding love for the indescribably unique Southern soul food he’d learned to prepare and enjoy with love, passion and fire. All slow-cooked in nothing but a well-seasoned black cast iron skillet.
It was this food that all seven of we Murray brothers and sisters ate every Sunday after church. Food my Daddy and Momma knew in their bones, would open our hearts and feed our souls. And it did.
This is why I am both so happy and so humbled to bring these Southern style recipes and his way of cooking to you here in the San Francisco Bay Area — to gatherings both large and small — with Southern style. Please feel free to give me a call and we can talk smoke, fire, meat, menu and the loads of passion that I can bring to your next special event. I would just love that.
Be Blessed,
Forrest Murray, Jr.
Owner/Pitmaster
Southern Soul
I’m all about making people feel at home. That’s who I am, what I know and what I do. Helping people feel really comfortable so they can enjoy the blessings of a genuinely well-prepared plate of food.*
Unless requested otherwise, we’re talking buffet style here. I supply the tables, tablecloths, paper plates, dinnerware, napkins (very important), BBQ sauce (why those napkins are so important) and crafting dishes.
"You'll desire the fire!"
