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36 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 

Jack created in his kitchen drew 
them into manufacturing. 
Trevor grew up in Waterford, 
graduating from Waterford 
Kettering High School. He 
worked with his four siblings at 
both family businesses. 
After 16 years, Trevor quit 
Garden Fresh in October 2018 
to “follow my passion for bar-
becue.
” Why barbecue? Because 
every year, the Aronsons went 
to “visit our family in Arkansas 
and we always visit a hole-in-
the-wall barbecue joint.
” Trevor 
loved it. 
“I’
ve been cooking since I 
was just a kid,
” he said, appre-
ciative of the “hands-on experi-
ence” he got from his father.
Trevor watched Jack win 
awards at barbecue cook-offs 
and competitions, and he also 
sampled food from other top 
barbecue chefs. After some 
recipe trial and error — “I’
ve 
ruined plenty of meats during 
my early days” — Trevor 
became an expert in how to 
“properly stoke and maintain 
a smoker at the ideal heat and 
with just the right seasoned 
hardwoods.
” 
Jack’
s Roadside BBQ smokes 
its meats between 12 and 14 
hours. Enhancing the flavor are 
complex rubs and mouthwater-
ing sauces Trevor developed. 

“It’
s a very simple menu,
” he 
said. “We sell sandwiches and 
meat by the pound.
” Choices 
are brisket, ribs, pulled pork 
and Jamaican jerk chicken. 
The award-winning jerk 
chicken, “a family recipe from 
over 20 years ago,
” is a custom-
er favorite. So are the brisket 
and mac and cheese, made 
fresh daily with five varieties of 
cheese.
More side dishes are dirty 
rice and smoked beans. 
“The beans are smoked for 
four hours,
” Trevor said. “I 
add peaches to them, which 
everybody likes.
” Cornbread is 
available only on the catering 
menu, and the creamy coleslaw 
is only served on the truck. 
Jack’
s doesn’
t offer potato 
salad or dessert.
Jack Aronson is enjoying 
Trevor’
s business success 
“from afar, but he likes giving 
me tips. He’
s like a kid when 
it comes to barbecue.” 

Jack’s Roadside 
BBQ

10063 Dixie Highway
Clarkston, MI 48348
(248) 534-7555
Jacksroadsidebbq.com

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