William....Checked Shirt & Persols

What does a fashionable chronicler of barbecue joints wear? A gingham shirt and Italian shades, but of course.

I met William outside Immaculate Consumption, where he was absorbing a bit of Vitamin D between law classes. In addition to co-authoring Holy Smoke, William founded the Carolina BarBQ Society when he was a student at UNC.

He enthused not only about pork but also the book Sit! Ancestral Dog Portraits. According to the jacket blurb, this collection of half-canine/half-human portraits depicts "society gone to the dogs". Their Emma Horsley-Hackett reminds me a bit of dear Aunt Dahlia, who was indeed nephew's best friend.