Thanks to John Shelton Reed for sharing the below music video about Lexington barbecue. Eat your heart out, MTV:
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Not Really Smoke Free, Praise Be
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
Holy Smoke author and wood-cooked barbecue evangelist John Shelton “Reverend Smokey” Reed was kind enough to send along the below picture. Being a Billy Graham-level traditional barbecue preacher, John titles the picture, “Not really smoke free, praise be.” In case you need further explanation, the Bar-B-Q Center is one of the state’s oldest (and best) barbecue [...]
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BBQ Jew’s View: Speedy’s Barbecue
Posted on April 8, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
1317 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 336.248.2410 or 336.248.2092 Website Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: B+ Porky Says: “Better Than Average B.B.Q. Everywhere.” Barbecue Braggadocio Despite the tendency of customers to have strong opinions about who makes the best barbecue, most barbecue restaurants in North Carolina are quite modest and humble. [...]
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BBQ&A: Rick & Ryan of The North Carolina Barbecue Company
Posted on January 31, 2011 by Porky LeSwine
Rick Scott and Ryan Pitz teamed up to form The North Carolina Barbecue Company, a mail order business established “to deliver to doorsteps across the country the unique culinary culture of our great state.” The North Carolina Barbecue Company is unique in offering both Eastern and Piedmont/Lexington-style ‘cue and slaw for delivery. Recently I sat [...]
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BBQ Jew’s View: Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
Posted on November 15, 2010 by Porky LeSwine
1101 South Main Street, Lexington, NC 336.249.0135 Website Hours: Mon-Sat 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Much better than your average Joe.” Hey Joe, Where You Goin’ with that Bun in Your Hand? Barbecue pilgrims who come to pay their respects in the Land of Abundant Pork (aka Lexington) tend [...]
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Blues Skies and Barbecue at 27th Annual Festival
Posted on October 27, 2010 by Porky LeSwine
The weather was damn near perfect last weekend when the 27th Annual Barbecue Festival took over the streets of Uptown Lexington. My wife and kids joined me on the Amtrak from Durham to Lexington (the one time a year the train stops there), and we were joined by dozens of other barbecue-happy passengers. We even met some [...]
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27th Annual Barbecue Festival This Weekend
Posted on October 18, 2010 by Porky LeSwine
It’s that time of year again, time for hordes of hungry hog lovers to descend on little Lexington and devour thousands of pounds of barbecue. Yes, the Barbecue Festival takes over the streets of downtown Uptown Lexington on Saturday for the 27th time. The annual event often draws more than 100,000 people to Lexington, a town [...]
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Purvis Previews Q
Posted on September 13, 2010 by Porky LeSwine
Charlotte Observer food editor Kathleen Purvis has a nice series of posts up chronicling her recent visits to some Lexington-style barbecue joints. Check out the most recent post about Cook’s BBQ by following this link and then see the other posts (on Port-A-Pit and Keaton’s) from there.
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BBQ Jew’s View: Smiley’s Lexington BBQ
Posted on August 16, 2010 by Porky LeSwine
917 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 336.248.4528 Website Hours: Tue-Sun, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Turn that frown upside down.” A Young Joint Cooking Old Time Although Smiley’s has been around for only 8 years, they are proud to cook their ‘cue in the traditional way on a wood pit, an [...]
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