If a friend had told me about a new BBQ joint in Wake Forest that cooks over wood coals and is run by Keith Allen’s next door neighbor, I’d have replied one of two ways: “Hmm, that is a weird dream” or “Have you been drinking again?” But when I read about such a restaurant in [...]
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Sad news from Lumberton, where I’ve learned that just a few months after opening, Nelson’s Barbecue has shut its doors. Owner Andy Price apparently overextended himself financially and, despite a beautiful restaurant space and a true passion for traditional wood-cooked barbecue, Nelson’s is no more. No word yet on what will happen to the property or [...]
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Gotta love the “Air-Conditioned” sign, a funny throwback touch. Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of Nelson’s Barbecue, a wood-burning joint just off of I-95 in Lumberton. Nelson’s is named after proprietor Andy Price’s dad, and the grand opening was a family affair, with his mom and dad, wife and kids in [...]
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Within the last couple of weeks I’ve learned of three “new” restaurants serving barbecue. It turns out only one of these places is actually new, but they were all new to me so perhaps they’ll be new to you too… 1) The venerable Durham institution Fishmonger’s, in business for nearly 30 years as a seafood market [...]
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France has likely the world’s most revered culinary tradition. It is country where just about everyone appreciates quality food and where bakeries, bistros and fine restaurants abound. Thus, it must have come as a bit of a surprise when Lewisville, North Carolina resident Cap Anderson stumbled upon the following scene during a recent visit to Villeneuve de Formigueres [...]
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3007 Downing Street, Wilson, NC (800) 68-BILLS Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: B- Porky Says: “Royally over-the-top all you can eat.” The Prime Minister of Q Number 10 Downing Street is the home of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister and the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Government. But many folks in Wilson, North Carolina would argue that 3007 Downing [...]
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2514 US Highway 301 South, Wilson, NC (252) 237-0972 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: B+ Porky Says: “A tarnished shrine for barbecue fundamentalists.” The Original (The Original) Parker’s Barbecue in Wilson used to just be known as Parker’s Barbecue, and to most people it still is. But a restaurant named Parker’s Barbecue in nearby Greenville, started [...]
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Wilber Shirley’s place in Goldsboro–the simply named Wilber’s Barbecue–is among the living legends of North Carolina barbecue joints. It is also among the state’s best-known restaurants period, given its long history and prominent location fronting Highway 70 on the way to the beach (at least for those of us that still take routes other than Interstate 40 to [...]
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Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby is high on my list of places I’ve never eaten but want to visit. Until that happens, you can get your fix of this legendary BBQ joint in this well-crafted video profile:
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On Friday I visited Allen & Son’s in Chapel Hill for the first time in months (the location north of town on Highway 86, not the unrelated and inferior Allen’s south of town). As usual, not much had changed since my last visit: great food, friendly service, and prices slowly creeping toward $11 for a large plate [...]
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