THE BARBECUE FATHER OUTFIT: A CULTURAL ICON OF CONSOLATION, DESIGN, AND SIZZLE

Any time you image a neighborhood cookout in the summer heat — lawn chairs scattered throughout a yard, kids chasing one another all around a sprinkler, the scent of grilled meat wafting through the air — there is a person picture that regularly anchors the scene: Barbecue Father. He's standing within the grill, tongs in hand, spatula close by,