I discovered recently that legendary NC BBQ eater, author and TV host Bob Garner has a website. Check it out here. Bob has kindly agreed to a BBQ&A with me, so I hope to publish that interview sometime in the not too distant future. Until then, I highly recommend his two outstanding books on NC [...]
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On Saturday I had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of judging my first officially sanctioned barbecue competition. I was one of an elite few hand-selected judges (okay, actually one of 54 judges and I had practically begged for the opportunity) at the first annual BBQ Capital Cook-off in Lexington, NC. The event drew more than 50 teams [...]
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According to an incredibly uninformative (seriously, check it out) Associated Press article, “Students at an elementary school in the Kansas City School District are collaborating on a DVD and book on the life of barbecue legend Ollie Gates.” Though the article provides no more information on this collaboration, it does note that Gates plans to reward the [...]
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Nice article in the Salisbury Post on the 40th anniversary of Gary’s Barbecue in China Grove.
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If you happen to be in Lexington, NC this Saturday please drop by and say hello to your’s truly. Just don’t interrupt me while I’m hard at work. I’ll be among the dozens of lucky folks volunteering at the first annual Lexington BBQ Capital Cook-off, a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned cooking competition. It will be [...]
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751 B’s Barbecue Road, Greenville, NC No phone, no website, no problem Hours: Tue-Sat from the time they open (10ish) to the time they close (they run out of food by ~ 2:00 p.m.) BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Don’t worry, B’s happy.” Shack Magic Bill and Peggy McLawhorn started B’s Barbecue in the 1970s, but the place feels [...]
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It’s been a particulary busy few weeks with my day job and I have run out of material for the moment. Please accept this filler until I can refill my barbecue tank. (Hey, at least it means you get a break from reading my long-winded posts.)
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I’m no doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but I was still concerned by this headline: “Barbecue raises money for inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] research.” According to an article on the Inside Toronto website, “The MandM [Meat Shops] Charity BBQ Day began in 1989 when store founder Mac Voisin learned Canadians suffer from [...]
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Monday’s are never easy, but take solace that this coming weekend offers up a variety of barbecue-related festivities from the coast (well, almost) to the mountains (just barely) and all points in between (at least one). From west to east, this weekend’s hog happenings are: -The 15th annual Firehouse Barbeque Cookoff, a Kansas City Barbeque [...]
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1317 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 336.248.2410 or 336.248.2092 Website Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: B+ Porky Says: “Better Than Average B.B.Q. Everywhere.” Barbecue Braggadocio Despite the tendency of customers to have strong opinions about who makes the best barbecue, most barbecue restaurants in North Carolina are quite modest and humble. [...]
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