Growing up in Chicago, Dominique Leach fondly recalls her family’s 4th of July get-togethers, chock-full of home-cooked barbecue and the appropriate sides that go with it. But the festivities didn’t end there, as the party would often extend into the next day when the birthday celebration of the United States would shift to Leach, whose birthday is July 5.
“Some of the most fulfilling moments I can think of growing up was when my family got together for the summer holidays,” she says. “For me, barbecue is close to my roots and always felt like a part of my culture.”
