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These chef friends left their jobs to pursue barbecue dreams

Inked Pig to open Feb. 2

Andrew Elliot, left, and Jimmy Ellis are opening a restaurant, The Inked Pig, at the old location of Foothills Barbeque. The restaurant is set to open on Saturday, Feb. 2. “We’ve been in the cooking industry for some time,” Elliott said. “We had no doubts in our cooking abilities and we wanted to give it a shot. We were tired of working for somebody else. We wanted to do it our style and put our twist on it, using our flavors.” - photo by Austin Steele

01102019 BARBEQUE 005.JPG — Andrew Elliot, left, and Jimmy Ellis are opening a restaurant, The Inked Pig, at the old location of Foothills Barbeque. The restaurant is set to open on Saturday, Feb. 2. “We’ve been in the cooking industry for some time,” Elliott said. “We had no doubts in our cooking abilities and we wanted to give it a shot. We were tired of working for somebody else. We wanted to do it our style and put our twist on it, using our flavors.” - photo by Austin Steele

Good friends and seasoned chefs, Andrew Elliott and Jimmy Ellis, decided to follow their dreams and put their years of culinary experience to the test by opening The Inked Pig.