A Fire Gutted a Beloved Oakland Barbecue Joint and the Owners Still Gave Away 150 Turkeys for...

The day after an early morning fire gutted beloved Oakland, California institution Horn Barbecue, pitmaster and 2021 Best New Chef Matt Horn and his team handed out roughly 150 Thanksgiving turkeys in their annual giveaway and vowed to rebuild their flagship business.
“We are equal parts heartbroken and grateful for the love we have received from our family, friends, and community about the fire that took place at Horn Barbecue yesterday, especially with the holidays around the corner,” Matt Horn told Food & Wine after the turkey giveaway today at his burger joint Matty’s Old Fashioned. “Despite it all, our commitment to the city of Oakland, and more importantly, the people of Oakland, is unwavering. [We’re] so grateful that we still got to give turkeys away to families this holiday season.”