Dixie's BBQ

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Dixie's BBQ hot sauce, named "The Man"

Dixie's BBQ was a barbecue restaurant in Bellevue, Washington. It was known for its hot sauce, "The Man," and bumper stickers throughout the area which read, "Have you met The Man?" [1] It was opened in 1994 by Dixie and Gene Porter, [2] who had lived in the Seattle area for 30 years, working as a nurse and a mechanic, respectively.

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Gene Porter's death

Gene Porter died of cancer on February 28, 2010. His wife Dixie and daughter LJ continued to operate Dixie's. [3] until LJ died on February 2, 2011. [4] Dixie carried on the business in the original location until its closure on October 26, 2019. [5]

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Gene Porter

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References

  1. E. Eibel (May 1999). "I Met "The Man" At Dixie's". Seattle Dining!. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  2. Dan Richman (July 18, 2003). "A moment with...Dixie and Gene Porter". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  3. Long, Katherine (March 1, 2010). "Gene Porter, the man behind the hot sauce, dies at 71". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  4. "Melissa Jean (L.J.) Porter". Seattle Times. February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  5. Guirguis, Samira (2019-11-03). "Dixie's BBQ closes after 25 years". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-17.

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