Diverse cultural influences shaped Bow & Arrow restaurant in Auburn, Alabama

By: Allison Law / Alabama Living

For chef David Bancroft, his restaurants – and his food – are all about storytelling.

Born in Alabama but raised in the Texas Hill Country, Bancroft grew up with geographically distant but mutually rich cultural influences. His Alabama roots are steeped in farming and working the land; his Grandpa Kennedy owned a farm with catfish, cattle, cotton, pines, peanuts and chickens. Bancroft and his mother both have green thumbs and share a love for planting and growing.

But his youth – he lived from ages 4 to 18 in a small town outside San Antonio – was shaped by Texas ranchers and a cowboy culture as well as the traditions of Mexican Americans.

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