Being a bit humble about what you don’t quite know can work out in a new city, as Ben Vaughan learned this summer. The barbecue pitmaster was in transit from Austin, Texas, to his new home in Portland and discussing his new project Lil’ Barbecue with Oregonian critic Michael Russell. At the time, he and minority partner Ali Clem were still on a hunt for the ideal location for their new restaurant, a spinoff of Austin’s beloved, line-inducing La Barbecue. While Vaughan didn’t yet know where Lil’ Barbecue would land, he revealed to Russell that he and his wife had just signed a lease on a street that he
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