2816 Cheek Road, Durham, NC 919.530.1839 No Website Hours: Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Noah’s Temple didn’t make me a believer.” “Worth Your Time to Find” I’m embarassed to admit that I first heard of Byrd’s Barbecue fewer than 6 months ago. Byrd’s–with the motto “Worth Your Time to Find” [...]
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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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5122 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC (2nd location at 3218 Guess Road, Durham, NC) 919.544.9911 Website Hours: Mon – Fri 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: B- Porky Says: “Research Triangle Pork?” BBQ in RTP? It’s hard to believe that there is decent barbecue in the middle of Research Triangle Park [...]
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2419 Guess Road, Durham, NC (2nd location at 2780 Durham Road in Roxboro, NC) 919.286.7447 Website Hours: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Closed Sundays for Worship & Family.” BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “Is this hog heaven? No, it tastes like Iowa.” Porkatory Good (tasting) pigs go to heaven when they die, or at least [...]
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In case you missed it, The Travel Channel’s MAN V. FOOD episode on Durham debuted Wednesday night, and included a stop at the Backyard BBQ Pit. Whether or not you saw the show, check out the funny, spot-on pre-show critique over at Durham-based blog take the bull by the horns. Among the blog’s insights: Durham is not [...]
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At the beginning of July, I posted an interview with Sean Wilson, founder of Fullsteam Brewery, about the brewery’s Hogwash porter. Not only was the interview thoroughly enjoyable, but Sean was kind enough to invite the Rib Rabbi and me to attend a recent “Thank ‘Cue” event at Fullsteam’s future location, a funky brick warehouse very [...]
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[Note: Follow this link-Wilson BBQ&A-for an easier to read, .pdf version of the interview.] Today’s post deals with two things near and dear to my heart (and mouth), barbecue and beer. Several years ago Sean Wilson of Durham helped lead a well-orchestrated effort to overturn outdated laws in NC that prevented the sale of beer [...]
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409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 919.687.6500 Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C+ Porky Says: “An inside the park heart attack.” Baseball and Barbecue: Two Beautiful Traditions I recently headed to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) in downtown Durham, NC to root for the hometown heroes. But baseball was not the only thing on my mind. [...]
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3330 Quebec Dr., Durham, NC 919.383.3211 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Never mind the Bullock’s.” Not Really a Barbecue Joint I think I’d like Bullock’s more if it didn’t serve barbecue. It’s not that Bullock’s barbecue is bad, but it seems like an afterthought on a huge menu that does a good [...]
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