How Questlove Ate His Way Through SXSW

Questlove, the musician, producer DJ, and noted food enthusiast, spent some time in Austin this weekend for SXSW, as did most of the world. He’s already a fan of the food down here, recently praising East Side King’s fried chicken sandwich. Here is a rundown of where he ate during his short time in the city, from Dai Due to Wu Chow.

Dai Due

Questlove enjoys Dai Due and Jesse Griffiths so much that he included the butcher shop and restaurant in his upcoming book. During his recent meal, he tried pastry chef Abby Love’s buttermilk grits pie.

Ladies & Gents: meet #ButtermilkGritsPie its creator #JesseGriffiths is featured in my new book #SomethingToFoodAbout available for pre-order on @Amazon or click to Questlove.com. I'd write more about it but the itis is kickin in.

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Mar 11, 2016 at 8:05pm PST

Sam’s BBQ

He went back to his favorite barbecue joint Sam’s BBQ, which he compared to Freddie's BBQ from House of Cards. Last year, he told SXSW attendees that he asked his taxi driver to take him to the best barbecue in Austin, and he ended up at the East Austin joint.

I said it before and I'll say it again: for all you #HouseOfCards heads in #Austin for #SXSW? A trip to #SamsBBQ is the equivalent to #FreddiesBBQ superb!!

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Mar 12, 2016 at 3:01pm PST

Wu Chow

THen he set up shop during Wu Chow's dim sum brunch on Sunday, where he played an entirely Wu Chow-themed set. Wu Chow owner CK Chin shared that he asked Questlove if he would be interested in playing a set several years ago, because he "wanted to have that cool old school SXSW vibe where it seems so random and magical."

Uchi

Questlove chimed in to say he also dined at the "magical" Uchi during his time here.

we can't forget the magical @UchiAustin, this recent trip might make #Austin my "maybe i'll retire here" spot https://t.co/0ef4wVpjeR

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) March 15, 2016