Celebrating Black Restaurant Week

An Independence man is entering the barbecue scene with a recipe inspired by his late mother.

16-THOUSAND FILED.THE KANSAS CITY METROKNOWS BARBECUE, ANDIT'S A COMPETITIVE AREAOF THE FOOD INDUSTRYHERE IN TOWN WITH A LOTOF OPTIONS.NOW THERE'S A NEWENTRY ON TO THEBARBECUE SCENE,INSPIRED BY A DECADESOLD FAMILY LEGACY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER DAN COHENJOINS US FROMINDEPENDENCE WITH ANEW BUSINESS THAT'SOFFERING A NEW ANDTASTY ENTRY INTO THEMARKETPLACE, GOODMORNING DAN.WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATINGBLACK-OWNEDBUSINESSES ANDRESTAURANTS HERE ON 41ACTION NEWS OVER THELAST FEW WEEKS ANDDAYS, AND THERE'S A NEWONE JUST GETTING OFFTHE GROUND HERE ININDEPENDENCE.EARSTIN SANDERS CALLSHIMSELF A SERIALENTREPRENEUR - HE HASA REMODELING AND LAWNSERVICE BUSINESSALREADY GOING, AND ISNOW GOING INTO THEFOOD INDUSTRY, ANDWHAT BETTER TARGETAUDIENCE THAN BBQ HEREIN THE KANSAS CITY AREA.HE STARTED SELLINGSAUCE THAT WASINSPIRED BY HIS LATEMOTHER.The idea is my mother MildredWilliams, she got the recipefrom her dad which he createdthe BBQ recipe back in 1944so it's a 76-year old recipe andhe passed it to my mother andmy mother gave it to me 30years ago.

I didn't do anythingwith it until last year.EARSTIN HAS BEENSELLING HIS SAUCEONLINE AND IS NOWBRANCHING OUT TO AFOOD TRUCK HERE INTOWN.

HE'S GOT A FULLMENU HE'S ROLLING OUTTHAT WILL BE OPENTOMORROW ANDSATURDAY ON TRUMANROAD.

HE CALLS HISSAUCE A SOUTHERN-STYLETWIST AS HIS FAMILY ISORIGINALLY FROMARKANSAS.I GOT A TASTE OF ITYESTERDAY, IT'S THE REALDEAL.LIVE IN INDEPENDENCE,DAN COHEN, 41 ACTION