Palmira Barbecue’s name is an homage to Hector’s grandmother, who grew up on a sustainable cattle ranch. It all began with the idea to create wood fire barbecue only using local meats and serving carefully crafted sides to create a unique barbecue experience.

Hector Garate is an up-and-coming Pitmaster in the Craft Barbecue scene. He is creating sustainable farm-to-table barbecue with old-school wood fire techniques.

Hector's passion for BBQ started at an early age and has not stopped him from perfecting his craft since. Born in Puerto Rico, he was exposed to whole animal cookery early on. Hector specializes in smoking beef cheeks, brisket, whole hog, and house-made sausages. In the pursuit of creating the best product, Garate devoted his free time to building his custom cooking appliances, in particular an offset smoker. Hector has partnered with Brasstown Beef, Creekstone Farms, and Peculiar Pig Farms to source the most sustainable farm-to-table smoked meats for Charleston, SC through Palmira Barbecue.

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