Pitmaster Bryan Furman is back on the Atlanta barbecue scene, joining Owens & Co.

Award-winning pitmaster Bryan Furman is back in Atlanta, this time working alongside longtime friend and fellow pitmaster Robert Owens at barbecue joint Owens Co. With a Nov. 1 start date, Furman will begin rolling out some of his trademark “Bryan-style” dishes at the Smyrna restaurant, including his popular South Carolina hash and rice, and his peach mustard sauce. Owens Co.’s smoked meatloaf is a favorite at the Smyrna restaurant. (Photo by @chanclipped) Credit: Photo by @chanclipped. Furman has known Owens since 2015 when they did an event together at the Savannah Food and Wine Festival. Owens owned Grand Champion BBQ in Atlanta, while Furman had just opened the original location of B’s Cracklin’ Barbecue in Savannah a year earlier. The festival became one of many barbecue collaborations between Furman and Owens over the past decade. Growing up in South Carolina, Furman helped out on his grandparents’ farm where they raised pigs. He eventually learned to smoke whol