Today is Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember fallen military heroes who gave their lives trying to protect the American way of life (and to find great deals on new cars, household goods, and other manifestations of consumerism runk amok, ahem, the American way of life). Yet despite the heroic efforts of generations of brave [...]
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As the summer winds down, it’s high time for a road trip. After all, even Porky LeSwine can’t eat North Carolina barbecue at every meal. Sometimes he needs to eat barbecue from other states (and refer to himself in the third person). So strap on your computer’s seat belt and come along for a ride to [...]
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The news out of Raleigh is not good, ladies and gentlemen. Not since the days of British colonial rule has our state witnessed such a threat to our way of life. According to the New Raleigh blog, mediocre Texas-based barbecue chain (my words, not their’s) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will be opening up a store in the [...]
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[Note: Follow this link-Craig BBQ&A-for an easier to read, .pdf version of the interview.] For ten years North Carolina native H. Kent Craig ran the most visited website dedicated to NC barbecue, “Kent’s North Carolina-Style BBQ Page.” In 2008, Craig moved out of state and stopped adding content to his website. In late 2009, he [...]
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Before we get too deep into 2010, here are my personal (PER) and BBQ Jew related (BBQ) New Year’s resolutions: PER 1) In order to protect the earth and preserve it for my children, I will cut down on my vehicle miles traveled. BBQ 1) In order to protect the art of BBQ and preserve it [...]
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I recently read Smokestack Lightning and strongly recommend you drop whatever you are doing to buy a copy right now. Although this book only includes one chapter on North Carolina barbecue (and it is a chapter shared with–gasp–South Carolina), it is one of the best books on barbecue ever written. Smokestack Lightning–the title taken from the classic Howlin’ Wolf [...]
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Awhile back we got a question from an out of state reader about where to find decent mail order barbecue. We recommended King’s Oink Express, since King’s is the only joint we know of that offers such a service as part of their everyday business (we’ve heard of some other joints that will ship pork upon special [...]
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