Pitmaster Chad Phuong (@battambongbob) is cooking up some of the most inventive barbecue in Southern California, merging heartland American meats with not-so-subtle Cambodian influence. There are witty plays on Cambodian num pang sandwiches, where daikon is replaced with green papaya salad and traditional meat is replaced with smoky proteins; there’s also a dish called the Long Beach nachos, an ode to Cambodia, Texas, and Mexico all at once. The food is deeply unique, unquestionably Long Beach, and only possible because of Phuong’s own trisected journey. (via @eater_la) Tap the link in our bio to read more about the community-dubbed Cambodian Cowboy. 📷: Brian Addison