– Grant continues his barbecue tour of the NC Piedmont (that neither Speedy nor Monk were unable to join him on any part of, sadly): Smiley’s in Lexington, Fuzzy’s in Madison, Stamey’s in Greensboro, and Little Richard’s in Winston-Salem
New blog post: Excellent #BBQ at Stamey’s in Greensboro NC. https://t.co/xG8s8XM7xs pic.twitter.com/9q5MLwTTv7
— Grant Goggans (@MarieLetsEat) April 10, 2016
– On his book blog, Grant also reviews a new barbecue book, “The One True Barbecue” by Rien Fertels, who along with photographer Denny Culbert was behind The Barbecue Bus
– The book is also included in this rundown along with John Shelton Reed’s upcoming book Barbecue
– Robert Moss posits that wood v gas is perhaps the wrong question when it comes to barbecue
– Shots fired from Alton Brown at unnamed southern barbecue restaurants
“It’s funny with barbecue, because the most beloved barbecue places in the South, by and large, serve the shittiest barbecue. I will stand by that. Places that people will drive hours to get to, barbecue’s not that great, but it’s still there. It’s been there. My mom brought me here. My grandparents are from here.?
– In case you were wondering what “Cleveland-style barbecue” was again…
You’re calling the food at Mabel’s “Cleveland-style barbecue.” What does that mean, exactly?
We’re inspired more by Eastern Europe than the South in our flavor profile. Cleveland is a big Eastern European melting pot, so I wanted to offer a menu that reflected the cuisine. For instance, instead of hot links, we serve kielbasa. Our spice blends, our sides… they’re very reminiscent of what you’d find in Cleveland, like smoked beets with horseradish, sauerkraut and Cleveland brown mustard. We’re also smoking with apple and cherry woods, which are native to the region.