Last week when Hungry Memphis profiled the author of the barbecue map Memphis Q, we figured it was only good manners to give a shout-out to the OBM. (That’s Original Barbecue Mapper … respect.) But then it was announced on the CA’s Whining and Dining blog that Randal Cooper, who started his online Barbecue Map in 2004, was leaving town to take a job with Nissan in Smyrna (near Nashville) and giving away the keys to the map.
So on to Plan B: an exit interview with Cooper, actor/blogger/Hottie/ teacher/foodie also known by his Internet handle Cwabs (pronounced the Elmer Fudd way), who could always be relied upon for a frank and funny word or two on Memphis foodways.