For those of you still living in the past–as past when Hillsborough Hog Day took place in late June–remember that the event moved to May as of last year… and will be held THIS weekend. The festivities kick off Friday night in suddenly almost-hip historic downtown Hillsborough, and the main shindig is on Saturday. Visit the [...]
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I am very late in promoting this event–alas, ”real life” has gotten in the way lately–but I wanted to let y’all know about the first ever Bull City BBQ Classic. The pork shoulder and pork rib cooking competition takes place this weekend in… you guessed it, Durham (aka the Bull City). The event is affiliated with Refiner’s Fire [...]
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The yankees are coming, the yankees are coming. But this time they are here to spread joy and pork. This weekend the Carolina Pork Experiment, a stop on the circuit of the Brooklyn Brewery-sponsored The Food Experiments, will be held in Durham. The event is a chance for amateur cooks to show off your porcine [...]
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One of Chapel Hill’s best loved restaurants is turning 30. Crook’s Corner has long offered barbecue as an afterthought on its menu of southern staples (shrimp and grits) and innovative originals (Cheese Pork!, anyone?). Although Crook’s has been hailed as “Sacred ground for Southern foodies” by the New York Times, their barbecue has never been [...]
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With a new year upon us, it is time for me to update the Events page of this website with hog happenings planned for North Carolina in 2012. If you know of a barbecue-related event coming up in the year ahead, especially if the event was not listed last year, please comment on this post or drop [...]
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For those of you in striking distance of Chapel Hill, there’s a good event for a good cause this Saturday, as described by Mr. Page Skelton of Cackalacky, Inc. “Our mighty Cackalacky cookout crew will be teaming up with our “zest friends” from A Southern Season and Fullsteam Brewery for an awesome tailgate party/sampling event this [...]
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Two Triangle-area barbecue events take place this weekend: Hillsborough Hog Day, the classic barbecue festival, cook-off and cultural event, moves up a month from past years in order to beat the heat. The 29th annual event is held in River Park behind the courthouse and features live music, other entertainment, arts and crafts, and lots of chopped pork. [...]
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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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