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    Hector Garate

    Owner & Pitmaster, Palmira Barbecue

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    Portrait of Hector Garate

    i. Biography

    Hector Garate is the owner and pitmaster behind Palmira Barbecue in Charleston. His cooking combines wood-fired technique and whole-animal cookery with the Puerto Rican flavors of his family roots.

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