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"Representing her family’s two restaurants from downstate Murphysboro, Amy Mills will make her seventh Smokeout appearance (the first without her award-winning pitmaster father, Mike Mills, who passed away in December), serving brisket nachos topped with five-bean baked beans, cheese, and jalapeños; she describes the return as bittersweet but exciting and says she’s thrilled to be back serving barbecue within a unique, close-knit culture." - Ari Bendersky