HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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BBQ Jew’s View: Grandpa’s Kitchen
Posted on October 28, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
149 E South Main Street (Hwy 158), Littleton, NC (252) 586-3211 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: ”Where Would Jesus Dine?” When Pigs Fly As I near the aptly named little town of Littleton, the speed limit on Highway 158 drops from a generous country road limit to a stingier limit befitting the bucolic setting. As [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Eastern style, Gas/electric-cooked, Grade C, Halifax County, Lexington style, Littleton | 1 Comment »
Report from The Barbecue Festival
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Well, I am ashamed to admit I didn’t make it to this year’s Barbecue Festival in Lexington, NC. A combination of morning rain and an iffy afternoon forecast, visiting family, and my daughter’s nap schedule kept me away. But enough excuses, the good news is that The Lexington Dispatch has a full report, including eight [...]
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Raleigh’s Got Sauce
Posted on October 23, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Thursday, October 29th is the deadline to enter NCBBQ.com’s ”Pit Master’s Choice Awards: North Carolina’s State Sauce Competition.” Any North Carolina resident can enter; Yankees, Texans and other such scourge of the earth need not apply. The contest will be held Nov. 7 at Raleigh’s Ray Price Harley-Davidson in conjunction with the dealership’s annual barbecue cookoff [...]
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East v. West Continued
Posted on October 21, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Here’s yet another chapter in the neverending debate about the relative merits of Eastern-style ‘cue versus Lexington/Western-style ‘cue. Make sure to check out the many reader comments, which are at least as fun as the dueling articles. As for the articles themselves, editor Matthew Eisley wins the best quote award with this gem: “When I was [...]
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All Aboard for The Barbecue Festival
Posted on October 19, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Just a friendly reminder that this coming Saturday is The Barbecue Festival in Lexington, NC. If you are looking to make a day of it–heck, why not?–consider riding Amtrak to and from the event. It’s the one day a year that Amtrak stops in Lexington, which is pretty cool. Riding the train commits you to [...]
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BBQ Jew’s View: Backyard BBQ Pit #1 & #2
Posted on October 14, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
5122 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC (2nd location at 3218 Guess Road, Durham, NC) 919.544.9911 Website Hours: Mon – Fri 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: B- Porky Says: “Research Triangle Pork?” BBQ in RTP? It’s hard to believe that there is decent barbecue in the middle of Research Triangle Park [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Durham, Durham County, Grade B, Wood-cooked | 8 Comments »
Cooked Hogs for a Cause
Posted on October 12, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
The aptly named Hogs n Hens for Hope festival will be held this Saturday, October 17th at the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville, NC. The festival is a fundraiser for the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, and features a motorcycle ride, officially sanctioned BBQ cookoff and more. Head on down I-40 East and eat [...]
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Sale on BBQ Jew Merch
Posted on October 9, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Now through Monday, save 14.92% on BBQ Jew t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers and all other merchandise. Click on the Merch tab at the top right of our web page and follow the link to the vendor’s site. Once on the vendor’s site, just enter “1492Columbus” as the code at checkout to get the discount. It’s a [...]
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