Paul Price still chuckles about the first brisket he ever smoked—it was so overdone, he joked it was barely fit for the family dog. “It was well-done,” he said with a laugh. Despite that initial flop, Price stuck with the craft, gradually perfecting his technique. What began as a hobby eventually turned into a dream—and last year, it became a family-run business.
PP’s Barnyard BBQ, the Price family’s food truck, made its debut at the Fort Sisseton Historical Festival last summer. Since then, Paul and his wife Cari have been serving up smoked meats and sharing quality family time, one festival at a time.
Both Paul and Cari are Langford natives with full plates long before the food truck. Cari works as a county WIC nurse and also in oncology, while Paul owns a trucking business and farms. Still, the idea of turning Paul’s longtime passion into something more kept simmering in the background.
Paul’s interest in cooking started early. “My mom worked at Dakotah, so by the time I was seven, I was making burgers and potatoes for my dad,” he said. Over time, that childhood necessity became a passion. What started with grilling turned into a deep interest in smoking meats, particularly pulled pork and brisket.
“After 35 years of trucking and eating food out of a bag, I wanted to make something home-cooked,” Paul said.
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