With the mainstreaming of barbecue across the country, it’s inevitable that the formerly humble food will finds it way onto menus at a increasingly varied range of establishments. A case in point is Chapel Hill’s landmark gourmet food shop, A Southern Season, which recently made the following announcement about the newest addition to their delicatessen menu: “Authentic, [...]
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When the Private Equity Beat blog of the Wall Street Journal features a post about barbecue, it’s worth reading. And they posted a good one toward the end of 2009. In “Debating Evolution – Barbecue Evolution, That Is,” WSJ blogger Josh Beckerman, who admits he is no dyed-in-the-pig-wool barbecue fundamentalist, nonetheless takes a creationist-worthy stand against the [...]
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A tip of the hat snout to Raleigh-based food blogger Dean McCord, who reports that The Pit is expanding. The Pit, which I “reviewed” awhile back (see what I mean here), is an upscale BBQ restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Apparently the people of Raleigh were not persuaded by my snarky commentary and continue to head [...]
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The NC BBQ Society is offering a great, albeit pricey, opportunity to learn to cook real NC barbecue. See the Raleigh News & Observer’s food blog for details. Note that registration for the three-day class ends August 15. As for the event itself, suffice it to say that one of the instructors is Steve Grady of [...]
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630 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC (but plotting a move so call and check) 919.932.7504 Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Microbrews and brussel sprouts?!” Returning to the Scene of the Crime It had been several years since I’d last been to The Barbecue Joint, as my first and last visit there several years [...]
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We have addressed the topic of yuppicue on this site before, and today’s post draws attention to a related and equally dangerous form of swine crime. I call this particular bastardization of barbecue “faux ‘cue.” Faux ‘cue includes just about any carelessly loose interpretation of NC style barbecue, but of particular concern are menu items offered at non-BBQ [...]
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328 W. Davie St., Raleigh, NC 919.890.4500 The Pit’s Website (caution: this website is dangerously slick) BBQ Jew’s Grade: I for incomplete Porky Says: “Can’t we leave well enough alone?!” Reservations I just can’t bring myself to go to The Pit. If barbecue was meant to be upscale it wouldn’t be made of chopped pork. [...]
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