Posted on January 13, 2012 by Porky LeSwine
Some say the customer is always right. Others say the customer is a “bitch.” At least that was the case recently for the Atlanta barbecue restaurant with the inauspicious name Boners (and with a solidly sexist website to boot). A dissatisfied customer’s negative Yelp.com review led to a tirade from the restaurants owner that has [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
The 2012 Presidential election campaign is shaping up to be heavy on pork, even leaving aside any barrels. It all started early this year when the Democrats announced that Charlotte would host their nominating convention. Michelle Obama immediately put her foot in her mouth by making the naive statement that Charlotte is a great BBQ [...]
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Posted on October 17, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
A wave large ripple of hog-related crime has swept across the nation (and by nation I mean parts of the upper midwest). The New York Times–which, I swear I read only for the pictures–reported in late September that: “This month, 150 pigs—each one weighing more than an average grown man—disappeared from a farm building in Lafayette [MN] [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
Nice article in the Salisbury Post on the 40th anniversary of Gary’s Barbecue in China Grove.
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Posted on March 23, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
As a Jewish barbecue enthusiast and basketball fan, I am deeply saddened to report that University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl was fired on Monday after being embroiled (slow-cooked?) in a barbecue-related scandal. Pearl, the President of the Jewish Coaches Association, committed a number of violations during his tenure at UT, not [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2011 by The Rib Rabbi
The news hit hard this week: We’re losing Dillard’s. Sad days for the Durham barbecue community. The institution of an eatery, in business since 1953, will open its doors today for the last time. Dillard’s may not have cooked the state’s best barbecue (see the propane smoker in the rear), but it oozed community and served some [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
A tip of the snout to alert reader John “Shave That Swine” Shaver, who tipped me off to the latest news from the National Pork Board. Gone is the two and a half decade “The Other White Meat” ad campaign, which focused on comparing pork to chicken. The Board’s new, improved slogan? “Pork: Be Inspired.” An [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
As you have probably heard by now, the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be held in Charlotte, NC. Here’s what the First Lady had to say about the selection in a letter to supporters, which is excerpted below: I am thrilled to make sure you are the first to hear some very exciting news. Charlotte, North [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
Yet another going out of business story in the NC barbecue world, this time from the town of Godwin in Sampson County, about 20 miles west of Fayetteville. According to the Fayetteville Observer, long-time barbecue wholesaler Old Hickory Barbecue is closing its doors after 60 years. The Old Hickory plant produced packaged barbecue and coleslaw for [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
According to a January 10th article in the International Business Times, “A company suing Cisco systems for patent infringement got a new trial because Cisco’s attorney made remarks about a plaintiff’s religion, drawing attention to the fact that he is Jewish.” What does this story have to do with BBQ you ask (no, really, you do)? The [...]
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