Posted on December 25, 2009 by Porky LeSwine
Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you have a safe, joyous and peaceful holiday.
And remember, if Santa filled your stocking with coal this year then you can use it to cook some barbecue.
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by The Rib Rabbi
We’re at the beginning of the High Holidays–no, not the Lexington Barbecue Festival–the holiest days in the Jewish year. Saturday is Rosh Hashanah, the celebration of the new year in the Jewish calendar.
Litterally translated, Rosh Hashanah means ‘Head of the Year.’ Yet few know that the Hebrew word ‘Rosh’ actually derives from the English ‘Roast.’ Hence Roast Hashanah, or [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by The Rib Rabbi
Well, folks, if this doesn’t inspire you to smoke some patriotic pork on the 4th of July, I’m afraid it’s a lost cause.
For those who would question the patriotism of swine, look no further than this storefront window. The fella here (officially a boar) is like Uncle Sam himself, on those casual days when [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by The Rib Rabbi
It’s now passover, but I can’t seem to pass over any barbecue…
And that has led me to conclude: a barbecue plate fills in nicely for the Passover seder plate. Once you get past that kosher thing, that is.
What the barbecue plate lacks in tradition(!), it more than makes up for in taste. And it’s not [...]
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