Forget Waldo, leave a comment to guess where Porky was when he took the below picture. Hint: it’s a tiny barbecue joint named after a tiny town (hamlet?) down east.
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Notable Quotable: Jim Auchmutey
Posted on February 16, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
“Of all the signature foods of the South, none unites and divides the region like barbecue. When it comes to barbecue, southerners cannot agree on meat, sauce, technique, side dishes, or even how to spell the word. What they can agree on is that barbecue in all its variety is one of the fond traditions [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day 2011
Posted on February 14, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
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Rumor Mill: Giorgios Bakatsias Entering the BBQ Business?
Posted on February 11, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
Recently I received an anonymous tip from a source I will refer to as “Deep Snout.” Deep Snout reports that serial upscale dining entrepreneur Giorgios Bakatsias–affiliated with over 30 restaurants and similar enterprises during his long career, including several high profile places in Durham past and present–is about the enter the world of barbecue. Giorgios has [...]
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BBQ Jew’s View: Hill’s Lexington Barbecue
Posted on February 9, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
4005 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 336.767.2184 or 336.767.3502 (pick your poison) No website Hours: Tue-Sun 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A Porky Says: “The state’s most elegant barbecue.” Barbecue Lexington-Style Hill’s Lexington Barbecue occupies a handsome brick building with a red roof on a strange stretch of Patterson Avenue that is peppered with manufactured [...]
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