Month: January 2014

Linkdown: 1/8/13

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First linkdown of the new year!

– Friend of the blog Sarah Crosland picks the best bbq stops in Charlotte for Virgin Airways’ blog though the Barbecue Bros have quibbles with: 1) at least one of the picks 2) the fact that we were not consulted 🙁

– The BBQ Jew took in the recently opened Durham location of The Pit last month and had good things to report

– The Barbecue Festival in Lexington makes this list of best barbecue competitions in the US (via)

– A review of Curly’s Carolina, TX Barbecue, a Carolina-Texas barbecue joint in Round Rock, TX

– A small update from True ‘Cue’s Facebook page:

We will be rolling out restaurant certifications and a revamped website early in 2014.

– Some photos from the first stop of the Rodney Scott In Exile Tour from Charleston last month

– Finally, Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill plans to offer barbecue from the restaurant featured each month in Our State Magazine in an event called “Carolina ‘Cue;” up first is Stephenson’s from Willow Springs tomorrow at 6pm, and Bob Garner will be there signing copies of ““Book of Barbecue: North Carolina’s Favorite Food”

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Received this Facebook message the other day:

Hi, great website… I’m planning a road trip from a yankee state to florida… it’s pretty much an annual pilgrimage seeing that i’m from the south (if you count south florida). For the past several we’ve made pit stops along the way at random barbecue joints (3 kids in tow) with mixed results. Last was due south… a tripadvisor and yelp thing… not terrible but meh.. Any chance for a choice recommendation for a good stop? looking for atmosphere that would make a long drive break nicely along with decent bbq…we travel away from 95.. so 81 and 77 etc thanks..

Hi – thanks for the kind words. I don’t personally know a ton about joints on I-81 but in NC, Carolina Bar-B-Q in Statesville is only about a mile off I-77 and cooks barbecue over wood (aka the real way). It’s been a few years since I’ve been (and we haven’t officially reviewed it for the blog yet), but I remember liking it a bunch. It’s a no-frills old school joint that will take your order and get you your food quickly but let you stick around for a while if you want. For what it’s worth – it is also listed on the NC Historic BBQ Trail. Hopefully this helps some.

Any other reader suggestions for barbecue joints worth a damn on I-81 or I-77? Feel free to leave them in the comments. Also, another plug to follow us on Facebook!

-Monk

Was wondering if you can order large amounts of bbq/slaw for weddings?

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Hello – you absolutely can order large amounts of barbecue and slaw for weddings. In fact, most of our favorite joints in Charlotte (and I’m sure the good ones wherever you are) cater and I’m sure could accommodate that sort of request. Hopefully this helps.

Unless of course you were asking if we can provide barbecue and slaw for a wedding, in which case absolutely not. We are amateur barbecuers at best and you wouldn’t want us to do that anyways.

-Monk

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“North Carolina Barbecue Trail (part 1)”

Why makes North Carolina barbecue so special? The wood? The sauce? The cut of pork? This video takes you on a tour of the “barbecue trail” and shows the secrets of great barbecue. Video by Joshua T. Hatch

A YouTube find from 2007 by USA Today. Part 2 will be posted next week.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)