Sure, there are some annoying parts of living in the age of texting. The guy you’re having a business meeting with who is also sending text messages to his wife. The two people sitting at the table next to you over lunch who are looking down at their iPhones rather than having a conversation. But [...]
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At the beginning of July, I posted an interview with Sean Wilson, founder of Fullsteam Brewery, about the brewery’s Hogwash porter. Not only was the interview thoroughly enjoyable, but Sean was kind enough to invite the Rib Rabbi and me to attend a recent “Thank ‘Cue” event at Fullsteam’s future location, a funky brick warehouse very [...]
Filed under: Miscellaneous | Tagged: Drinks, Durham, Durham County, Wood-cooked | 3 Comments »
With apologies to the people of Japan, and people anywhere who practice the art of haiku or any other form of poetry, I present to you my first attempts at creating a new art form called hogku. In case you don’t know, haikus (at least the Americanized version) stick to a basic 5-7-5 syllable structure. Below are [...]
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302 E Main Street, Carrboro, NC 919.240.4043 Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: D Porky Says: “Barbecue tough for a mother to love.” ***NOTE: This Q-Shack location is now out of business.*** Sunday Morning Coming Down Probably every barbecue lover has been faced with this dilemma: It’s Sunday and the hankering for barbecue strikes, but all the good [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Carrboro, Faux 'Cue, Gas/electric-cooked, Grade D, Orange County | 5 Comments »
I recently attended a potluck that had barbecue as the main course (not really a pig pickin’, nor did it claim to be, so I’m refraining from using that sacred term). I decided to bring coleslaw to this event because : 1) Slaw goes with ‘cue like french fries with a burger or chocolate with bacon (pretty well, actually, as [...]
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Today’s post is the first in what will be an occasional series that presents actual questions from actual BBQJew.com readers. Today, as always, we will protect the reader’s identity unless the reader decides to self-disclose it him/herself. Without further ado, to the e-mailbag we go… Dear BBQ Jew, Love the blog/website. I recently moved back to [...]
Filed under: BBQ & A | Tagged: Hillsborough, Orange County, Pig pickin', yankees | 5 Comments »
A tip of the hat snout to Raleigh-based food blogger Dean McCord, who reports that The Pit is expanding. The Pit, which I “reviewed” awhile back (see what I mean here), is an upscale BBQ restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Apparently the people of Raleigh were not persuaded by my snarky commentary and continue to head [...]
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We recently received an email from one of the organizers of the first annual Future Legends of BBQ competition in Flat Rock, NC. The event, a fundraiser for the Henderson County Young Leaders Program, is scheduled for October 10th. It is officially sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS), which means it is a competitive barbecue [...]
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366 Valiant Drive, Lexington, NC 336.798.1928 No website BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “My only beef with Cook’s is brisket.” “Right Turn on Rockcrusher Road” I don’t own a GPS unit; I’m early-2000s-old-fashioned and rely on Mapquest. Still, I can imagine questioning the sanity of the computerized lady were she to instruct me to turn off [...]
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When I say barbecue bike, this event might come to mind. You might even think of something tame, like this. But what you should be thinking about is this motorcycle that doubles as a smoker, The bike is the creation of Andrew Fischel, one of the owners of posh Manhattan ‘cue slingers RUB BBQ, or [...]
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