BBQ&A: Michael Stern, Road Foodie

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Porky LeSwine

Michael Stern, along with his writing partner Jane Stern, have authored more than 40 books, including the wildly popular Roadfood series.  They also write a recurring column for Gourmet magazine and maintain a lively, interactive website that features restaurant write-ups, recipes, user forums and more.  The two are also frequent guests on The Splendid Table, which airs on National [...]

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Garden & Gun & Swine

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Porky LeSwine

As summer beckons yet again, it’s the perfect time to read this article from Garden & Gun magazine, in case you missed it last year when it was published.  It’s one of the best written articles I’ve seen in terms of capturing the spirit of NC’s barbecue culture, and the accompanying photo gallery is outstanding.  [...]

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BBQ&A: Jim Early, NC Barbecue Society Founder

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Porky LeSwine

[Note: Follow this link--Early BBQ&A--for an easier to read .pdf version of the interview.] Jim Early is a good old fashioned barbecue renaissance man.  A native of Henderson, NC, Early graduated from Wake Forest University law school and practiced as an attorney for many years.  His bio notes that, “In addition to being an avid and accomplished hunter, fisherman, and gourmet cook, [...]

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BBQ&A: Lolis Eric Elie, Writer and Filmmaker

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Porky LeSwine

[Note: Follow this link--Elie BBQ&A--for an easier to read .pdf version of the interview.] When it comes to barbecue, Lolis Eric Elie has a checkered past.  It’s not that he wrote a three times weekly column for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans from 1995 to 2009.  Or that he is on the staff of the new David [...]

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BBQ&A: Bob Kantor of Memphis Minnie’s

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Porky LeSwine

[Note: Follow this link-Kantor BBQ&A-for an easier to read, .pdf version of the interview.] Bob Kantor is one of the country’s best known Jews who barbecues. Born in New York, in 1970 Bob moved to San Francisco where he attended the California Culinary Academy.  He spent the next ten years as a chef in the [...]

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BBQ Book Review: Smokestack Lightning

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Porky LeSwine

I recently read Smokestack Lightning and strongly recommend you drop whatever you are doing to buy a copy right now.  Although this book only includes one chapter on North Carolina barbecue (and it is a chapter shared with–gasp–South Carolina), it is one of the best books on barbecue ever written.  Smokestack Lightning–the title taken from the classic Howlin’ Wolf [...]

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The Gospel According to Keith

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Porky LeSwine

As we’ve said before, we are big fans of Allen & Son Barbeque in Chapel Hill.  Here are some beautiful words from the man himself, Keith Allen, to help you BBQ Jews out there get through the work week: Interviewer: “Can you describe what that taste is that you’re looking for?” Keith Allen: “Well when—after [...]

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