Readers, As you may have alread concluded, one of this site’s numerous weaknesses is its lack of recipes. This fact has been pointed out to me by several regular readers (and by my own wife, bless her, who is not a regular reader). I’d like to remedy this problem but need your help. If you have [...]
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The weather was damn near perfect last weekend when the 27th Annual Barbecue Festival took over the streets of Uptown Lexington. My wife and kids joined me on the Amtrak from Durham to Lexington (the one time a year the train stops there), and we were joined by dozens of other barbecue-happy passengers. We even met some [...]
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Want to be one of the lucky thousands who gets to eat barbecue while rubbing elbows with desperate politicians just days before the election? Head on down to Charlotte, where the 81st Mallard Creek Barbeque is scheduled for this Thursday starting at 10 a.m. The annual fundraiser is organized by Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, as [...]
Filed under: Hog Happenings | Tagged: Charlotte, Events, Fundraiser, Mecklenburg County | 1 Comment »
Bad news for those of you who like your barbecue with a side of salmonella: The Louisburg-based company The Murphy House has recalled over 4,900 pounds of barbecue due to possible salmonella contamination, so you’ll have to look elsewhere for your ‘cue and ‘nella fix. (Earlier this year the same company had to recall a bad [...]
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4618 Lee Street, Ayden, NC 252.746.4113 No Website Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A+ Porky Says: “Capitol Q indeed, Jones’ place lives up to the hype.” Do A Few Things But Do Them Well The Skylight Inn is not the type of restaurant that tries to be everything to everyone. Far from [...]
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It’s that time of year again, time for hordes of hungry hog lovers to descend on little Lexington and devour thousands of pounds of barbecue. Yes, the Barbecue Festival takes over the streets of downtown Uptown Lexington on Saturday for the 27th time. The annual event often draws more than 100,000 people to Lexington, a town [...]
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If there were an award for the website that is most antithetical to BBQJew.com, this one might be the winner. After all, what could be more in conflict with the values espoused by BBQJew.com than the Christian Vegetarian Association? According to their website, ”The Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) is an international, non-denominational ministry of believers dedicated [...]
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Riddle me this, loyal readers: what do you call someone who splits his time between writing about eating barbecue and writing about not wasting food? Confused? A hypocrite? Maybe even a hero? All three, perhaps, but I just call him The Rib Rabbi. My BBQJew.com co-author The Rib Rabbi moonlights as the author of Wasted Food.com, [...]
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“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” So goes the famous feminist quote often incorrectly attributed to Gloria Steinem. While women may not need men, and fish may not need bicycles, pigs need both. At least that was the sense on the streets of Lexington on Saturday. Women and men alike participated in the 19th [...]
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This week we learned of a double dose of barbecue bad news. Down east the recent flooding hit Bunn’s Barbecue in Windsor hard. According to an AP article, the well known 72 year old BBQ joint located in a former gas station was damaged by flood water and may need to be rebuilt. Here’s to hoping they get back in [...]
Filed under: BBQ in the News, Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Bertie County, Davidson County, Welcome, Windsor | 2 Comments »
