– Is Athens, GA one of the great barbecue capitals in the US? Grant sure thinks so
Athens is one of America’s best #BBQ cities, on par with Lexington, Lockhart, Memphis. This has been a great day. pic.twitter.com/9g77MqvcgQ
— Grant Goggans (@MarieLetsEat) June 11, 2016
– Daniel Vaughn heads back to Ohio in search of “Cleveland-style” barbecue
– Speaking of which, Robert Moss recently traveled down to Miami (tough job) in search of South Florida-style barbecue
– Congrats to Stamey’s Barbecue in Greensboro for winning 10Best’s Best BBQ Pork Sandwich in NC contest (B’s Barbecue in Greenville took the runner up spot); also thanks to 10Best for allowing us to masquerade as experts for a few weeks
– Destination BBQ’s latest roadtrip covers the first 100 exits of I-26
SCBBQ Road Trip: I-26: Pt 1- First 100 Exits (Landrum to Chapin) https://t.co/tRfhJ6H8KL pic.twitter.com/PS2MYOh60C
— destination-bbq.com (@DestinationBBQ) June 13, 2016
– Charlotte Business Journal has an interview with Amanda and Paul from EDIA Maps, who you may remember created maps for NC barbecue as well as beer
– Relevant for the newly relocated Speedy: 18 Must-Try OTP Barbecue Spots in Atlanta
– Get to know your regional styles of barbecue, according to JC Reid of the Houston Chronicle, though I might nitpick that Lexington-style barbecue is what NC is best known for; my experience has been most folks know about eastern-style whole hog more
– CAUTION, HOT TAKES ABOUND: Although, according to this, anything from a cow shouldn’t be called “barbecue”
Why beef brisket isn’t “really” barbecue https://t.co/f2uqhduwAK pic.twitter.com/hULcXugFHE
— Eater (@Eater) June 14, 2016
– Where to find barbecue in 21 Eater cities
– Ed Mitchell’s upcoming barbecue restaurant (winter 2016) and food truck (!) has a new website
Website for Ed Mitchell’s new food truck & Brier Creek restaurant announcement https://t.co/mu8eMsCSkt pic.twitter.com/l9iUg780Uj
— eatRaleigh (@eatRaleigh) June 8, 2016