I recently spent a weekend in our nation’s capital visiting friends. The visit was going well until I exited a Metro train, headed up the escalator and encountered this horrifying sight: There are a many things wrong with the image above: 1) Despite the food styling, flattering lighting, airbrushing and god knows what else this sandwich [...]
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I recently returned from a week’s vacation in northern Minnesota, a short canoe trip (or long drive, your choice) from the Canadian border. In case you and your’s are considering a journey to the land of 10,000 lakes, perhaps you’ll find the below comparative analysis helpful. North Carolina versus Minnesota Official State Bird Cardinal Common Loon [...]
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Fly your barbecue flag at half mast, for today is my brother-in-swine Conor’s final day in North Carolina. Despite developing a strong affinity for barbecue during his several years in the Tar Heel state, he is returning to his salmon-crazy homeland of Seattle. In honor of Conor’s return to the west coast, allow me to [...]
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Canadian Bacon: Not Just John Candy’s Last Movie Until yesterday I was under the impression that Canadian bacon is the only meat the Canucks consume with gusto. Little did I realize Canadians also eat North Carolina barbecue. Well, at least some of them do. Yesterday I received an excited note from my good friend Jeremy Goldcue, [...]
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A tip of the snout to my biggest supporters (and occassional blog readers), my mom and dad, who sent me two pork-related news items from China. First, in an article that is evidently true even though it sounds like it is ripped off from The Onion: a food additive that turns pork into beef. The additive does a [...]
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According to an incredibly uninformative (seriously, check it out) Associated Press article, “Students at an elementary school in the Kansas City School District are collaborating on a DVD and book on the life of barbecue legend Ollie Gates.” Though the article provides no more information on this collaboration, it does note that Gates plans to reward the [...]
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I’m no doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but I was still concerned by this headline: “Barbecue raises money for inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] research.” According to an article on the Inside Toronto website, “The MandM [Meat Shops] Charity BBQ Day began in 1989 when store founder Mac Voisin learned Canadians suffer from [...]
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When The Economist, a highly respected and intelligent international news magazine that I read*, takes on the subject of barbecue it is worth a gander. The December 16th issue features an article that explains the predominant styles of barbecue and then delves into barbecue culture. It’s definitely worth a read whether you are a pipe smoking member of the [...]
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