Whether it was the hotel rodeo party that banned him from the rodeo circuit and a U.S.-Canada border town, or his back injury sustained building fancy things for fancy people, Chris Miller gave it all up to open a less than 1,000-square-foot hot dog and independent beer joint with his family on Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue 15 years ago last summer. It didn’t matter that it was tiny, didn’t have a walk-in cooler, or struggled to find staff and patrons in the early days, Miller, his partner and brother Stu, and their parents, had the vision, drive, and skills to create one of Tacoma’s most popular destinations, The Red Hot, which the Food Channel and Travel Channel concur. Tune-in to Grit & Grain Episode 27 for Miller’s take on Tacoma, The Red Hot, the beer industry, and his staff.
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