We had the good fortune of connecting with Trey Calhoun and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Trey, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
My thought process was I have a love for bbq ing for people and seeing them enjoy the food and have good conversations does my heart good. My wife and I did that for 5 years, we would bbq and invite friends over; everybody loved My bbq and we had a really good time.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We started Calhoun’s Country Smoke in November 2020, our objective is to provide people with a good meal that creates good conversations and helps minimize their problems. We focus on the quality of our food not the quantity, and we never go into any festival or catering event saying we’re going to make alot of money, we going in saying how can we make somebody’s day better by serving them our food.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m originally from Louisiana, so we would find some good seafood places. Louisiana people also love diaquris so a good Seafood and Diaquris spot woukd be ideal. If it’s during football season we would go to a restaurant that has alotnof TV’s and a good nightlife. We would start off in Ft. Worth, then make our way to North Dallas. Addison has a good night life, so does Frisco. Good Food a good night life is a must.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I Thank God for allowing me to chase my dreams. I Thank my Great Grandmother for giving me the unction to serve people. She was born in 1896 in the Hills of North Louisiana in a tiny town called Calvin, she was a sharcropper with a 5th grade education at best, but she knew that good food and great conversation would help people minimize any problems they might have; so if I can continue to carry that on I’m doing what GOD has commanded TO BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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