Ranch Style
dallasvoice.comJustin Anderson shows his spicy side on store shelves RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerrich@dallasvoice.com For a lot of folks, the pandemic brought out the best in them: working out, catching up on reading or learning a new skill.
And there was certainly more cooking at home. The latter was a wave Justin Anderson caught. But then it also sparked his entrepreneurial side as well.
Having already developed two products since his high school days, the now-35 year-old discovered he wanted to add some flavor to his steaks, and he had had enough of his own pantry’s offerings. “Cooking so much at home, I got sick of my all-purpose seasoning in my pantry,” Anderson said by phone from his home in Fort Worth. “So I began experimenting with different blends and starting combining ingredients you don’t usually find” together.
So he started playing with purple shallots, green peppercorn and smoky Korean red pepper (among other items). The result was more than just a seasoning he could use at home; it then became Bel Air Ranch, which hit store shelves late last year.
