– We were fortunate enough to be considered “experts” (shh…don’t tell them) and submitted nominees for 10Best.com’s Best BBQ Pork Sandwich in NC contest. Voting ends June 6 at 12pm ET.

We contributed to this! Vote – Best BBQ Pork in North Carolina Nominees: 2016 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards https://t.co/Gdpdebjhwp

— Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) May 10, 2016

– Some coverage of the 10Best contest from Pitt County, Asheville, and Garland

– Creative Loafing profiles Seoul Food Meat Co.

Seoul Food Meat Co. in South End is a cross between Koreatown and Crown Town: https://t.co/HiJK2pZGn9

— Creative Loafing (@cl_charlotte) May 10, 2016

– Over at Marie, Let’s Eat!, Grant visits the last remaining Old Hickory House, located in Tucker, GA, as well as Big Cove BB-Q in Owens Cross Roads, AL

– Whole-hog Carolina barbecue converts Louisiana-native Rien Fertel

Mr. Fertel locates the birthplace of whole-hog barbecue in eastern North Carolina. In aptly named Pitt County, he visits three whole-hog establishments. The agriculture-and-livestock-rich region, he says, is “a bastion, or pit, as it were, where the nation’s oldest vernacular barbecue tradition has been slowly smoking for nearly two centuries.”

– Matthew Odam recently went on a 16-stop barbecue tour throughout Texas

This #360BBQTour was a lot of fun. Great food. Great people. Thanks @BBQsnob for advice https://t.co/ufrVgxI0oO

— Matthew Odam (@odam) May 6, 2016

– Midwood Smokehouse’s crinkle cut fries makes this list of best fries in Charlotte from Charlotte Agenda

– Always worth a link:

#VisitNC bucket list: try all 24 of these barbecue joints that make up the ‘cradle of ‘cue’. https://t.co/ftmphNgh26 pic.twitter.com/v8ymFv9yuo

— Visit North Carolina (@VisitNC) May 6, 2016