We all know that barbecue is akin to religion in North Carolina. Because of this fact, it dawned on me that perhaps there are some ‘cue-related lessons to glean from religion. Today’s post focuses on barbecue-specific teachings of the ten commandments. (If I don’t get too many “burn in hell” comments from this attempt at humor, perhaps I will [...]
Filed under: Porky's Pulpit | Tagged: Pig pickin', Religion | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this summer a buddy of mine invited me to join him at a pig pickin’ hosted by his co-worker, Billy Mitchell. I’ve been to quite a few pig pickin’s before but this was my first pig pickin’ hosted by someone I’d never met. And yet it turned out to be one of my favorites. [...]
Filed under: 'Cue Culture | Tagged: Pig pickin' | 1 Comment »
Today’s post is the first in what will be an occasional series that presents actual questions from actual BBQJew.com readers. Today, as always, we will protect the reader’s identity unless the reader decides to self-disclose it him/herself. Without further ado, to the e-mailbag we go… Dear BBQ Jew, Love the blog/website. I recently moved back to [...]
Filed under: BBQ & A | Tagged: Hillsborough, Orange County, Pig pickin', yankees | 5 Comments »
I went to my first pig pickin’ this weekend and…¡Wow! Growing up in Massachusetts, the only thing I can compare it to is a clam bake, which, oddly enough, usually centers around lobster. After having access to a whole hog on a smoker, I have a newfound appreciation for a) how difficult it is to [...]
Filed under: 'Cue Culture | Tagged: Durham, Pig pickin' | 4 Comments »
