Columbia resident Dennis Brown is the featured subject in this Lancaster Sunday News article on July 10.

“Dennis Brown’s roots are in the Midwest, but his cooking is pure South.

“Which is appropriate, as he’s a line cook at Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen, a Columbia landmark celebrating its 21st anniversary this year.

“Brown, 34, who hails from Crawfordsville, Ind., hasn’t been at Prudhomme’s that long — all of seven months. And his professional kitchen time is fairly new, too. But that’s OK with Brown. He’s doing what he wants to do.

“Brown, who lives in Columbia these days, was in construction for a decade. ‘Before that, I was a cook in the Army,’ he said. Brown was stationed at Fort Jackson, S.C., from 1994 to 1998. Read the entire article and get the pulled pork recipe here.