INDIANAPOLIS — Just over a month after the proprietor of Pa and Ma’s Backyard BBQ was killed, his restaurant is about to be featured on The Food Network.
“The Food Network had reached out to my parents, and they said, ‘We've heard so much about you from your customers. What's your story?'” Brockelle Nelson, George and Monica Nelson’s daughter, mentioned.
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The story began in 1995 with simply $175 and a imaginative and prescient.
“In the last couple of years, he said, ‘I will probably not even get to see the fruits of my labor, but it's coming.' I said, ‘Don't say that. I can't do this alone,'” Monica Nelson, Owner of Pa and Ma’s Backyard BBQ, mentioned.
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Back in August, George Nelson Sr. was gunned down outdoors of his restaurant, positioned on the northwest aspect of Indianapolis.
“Every day is a challenge, but we get through it,” Monica Nelson mentioned.
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“Because of him, cooking represents community, it represents family, it represents joy, it represents legacy, and it represents history,” Brockelle Nelson mentioned.
On Friday, Pa and Ma's can be featured on The Food Network's “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” with Guy Fieri.
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“He said, ‘I almost didn't pull you because you were moving to a new spot. But I kept seeing the community and fresh food. Pa and Ma's Backyard BBQ loves their community,'” Monica Nelson mentioned.
The episode was filmed in February earlier than George Nelson Sr. handed.
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“I love the brisket and the green beans. I like the cornbread,” Librty Bell mentioned.
Bell discovered Pa and Ma's 21-years-ago when George and Monica Nelson used to feed her kids for simply $3 with out her figuring out.
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“I cried like a baby. I said, ‘You’ve been feeding my children, and I didn't even know this,'” Bell said.
Bell said seeing George Nelson’s dream come true by being featured on his favorite show left her speechless.
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“It shocked me,” Bell mentioned.
“When I see the pictures of this episode, I'm just like, ‘Damn Daddy, you made your dream become a reality,'” Brockelle Nelson mentioned.
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The episode airs Friday, October 4at 9 p.m. on The Food Network.
The household thanks the group for exhibiting a lot love and assist after George Nelson’s passing. They hope to proceed his legacy and serve the group as he would need them to.
