Ever wanted to learn the art of barbecue judging? Well, right here and right now is your chance. And by right here and right now I mean Lexington, NC in February of 2011. The Kansas City Barbecue Society, the granddaddy of BBQ organizations, brings its respected judging class to Lexington on February 19 leading up to [...]
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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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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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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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“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” So goes the famous feminist quote often incorrectly attributed to Gloria Steinem. While women may not need men, and fish may not need bicycles, pigs need both. At least that was the sense on the streets of Lexington on Saturday. Women and men alike participated in the 19th [...]
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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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The Barbecue Festival in old timey Lexington has joined the new world of social networking, or netporking as I prefer to call it. According to Lexington’s daily The Dispatch, “When the 27th Annual Barbecue Festival happens Oct. 23, participants and attendees will be able to ‘tweet’ about it in real time and upload photos and [...]
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Sad news from Lexington where Mark Thompson, the owner of Whitley’s Restaurant, died in a motorcycle accident on April 15th. I did not know Mr. Thompson and only dined at his restaurant once but, as with most locally owned restaurants, Whitley’s was obviously a labor of love. He was also a strong supporter of The [...]
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My name is Porky LeSwine and I am a barbeholic. Early Symptoms Like most addictions, it all started out innocently enough. I grew up in Orange County not far up the road from Allen & Son. My folks took me there from time to time. Back then it was just a couple of times a [...]
Filed under: Porky's Pulpit | Tagged: Chapel Hill, Lexington, Orange County, Outside NC, Wood-cooked | 2 Comments »
Sad news from the heart (or at least one of the kidneys) of North Carolina barbecue country. John Wayne’s Barbecue in Lexington is going out of business today after more than 25 years of serving up ‘cue, BBQ chicken, and much more. See the full story in The Dispatch or on the WFMY News website. The Dispatch article notes [...]
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