10 US Hwy 29-70 South (I-85 Business Loop), Lexington, NC 704.249.9814 No Website Hours: Mon – Sat 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A+ Porky Says: ”This Monk serves heaven on earth.” The Honeymonk Whichever name you call it by–Lexington Barbecue #1,Lexington #1, Monk’s place, Monk’s, or The Honeymonk–this joint is absolutely one of [...]
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Today marks the debut of an occasional feature called BBQ in the News, in which we share ‘cue related stories that come from near and far, and range from unimportant to not that important. Enjoy. The Grinch Who Stole the Birthday Brisket – This story comes from Houma, Louisiana courtesy of The Daily Comet, which [...]
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Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you have a safe, joyous and peaceful holiday. And remember, if Santa filled your stocking with coal this year then you can use it to cook some barbecue.
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2009 brought us the aporkalypse. No, not the continued advance of gas-cooked barbecue, but the fear-mongering stemming from the ill-named swine flu. Because really, what did swine, and by extension barbecue, ever do to deserve so much hatred? While I’d never heard the term before this week, amazingly, it made The New York Times‘ buzzwords [...]
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I recently read Smokestack Lightning and strongly recommend you drop whatever you are doing to buy a copy right now. Although this book only includes one chapter on North Carolina barbecue (and it is a chapter shared with–gasp–South Carolina), it is one of the best books on barbecue ever written. Smokestack Lightning–the title taken from the classic Howlin’ Wolf [...]
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[BBQ Jew's note: Today's post was written by Holy Smoke author and intrepid airplane passenger/swine taster John Shelton Reed.] Yes. I know that both Porky LeSwine and H. Kent Craig have knocked Brookwood Farms grocery store barbecue, but when Dale and I found ourselves in the Delta terminal at RDU, waiting for a noon flight that served [...]
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1381 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 336.725.7827 No Website 2nd location at 5954 University Parkway in Winston-Salem BBQ Jew’s Grade: B Porky Says: ”No mas tortillas, por favor, Señor Barbecue.” Fast Food Name, Slow-Cooked Taste The generic “Mr. Barbecue” name sure didn’t make me confident about the food. And the chain restaurant vibe–flat screen TVs on [...]
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