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From foie to fire Chris Lanter’s 28 years in Aspen’s kitchen.

Q: Locals have seen quite a few places come and go at the Buttermilk venue where Home Team BBQ is now. How did you break the curse?

Chris: We looked at what was missing in the upper valley and built Home Team BBQ around that. No reservations, reasonable prices, easy parking, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, year‑round. It became a family spot where kids could run around, parents could relax and watch the game, and locals could grab a to‑go on the way home.

But long story short, the locals broke the curse.

Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Greenville opened its new, expanded pediatric cancer and blood disorders unit this week, the organization’s leaders thanking “overwhelming support” from local groups and community members, the nationally recognized nonprofit Hogs for the Cause and the South Carolina state legislature. Swig & Swine and Home Team BBQ, are two South Carolina restaurants that participated in the festival and raised money for the cause.