Francisca Andrin

Old Brick Pit Barbeque in Chamblee, Georgia

Francisca Andrin—who's in charge of the pit at this barn-shaped joint in north Atlanta—isn't the obvious choice to safeguard the city's dwindling vinegar tradition. She grew up in Indonesia, where the cuisine-defining meat dish is slathered with molasses and brown sugar. But she's shelved her sweet meat instincts and produces 'cue true to a local vinegar style that's lately been roughed up by ketchup. Acolytes proclaim her ribs to be Dekalb County's most tender. oldbrickpitbbq.com