From mistake to can’t-miss steak: LongHorn grilling expert answers your burning questions

You there, with the knife and the fork and a steak sizzling on the grill.

Put down your weapons, and step away from the Weber.

Grillmaster Leeann Pulliam sees you, novice griller, tines and blade poised to pierce a section of sirloin to see if it’s done. She knows you’re making a mistake. But give her two minutes on the phone, and she can help you serve up a can’t-miss steak this Labor Day.

Pulliam, managing partner at the LongHorn Steakhouse in Cleveland, Tenn., is among seven experts with the national restaurant chain who’ll answer questions from home cooks about their grilled goods over the holiday weekend. The hotline will be operational from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Sunday.

A knife is seen on a menu at LongHorn Managing Partner Leeann Pulliam’s restaurant on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Cleveland, Tenn. Pulliam will be representing LongHorn on a phone hotline over the Labor Day weekend to instruct callers on how to get the best results when grilling.