– More on fair food at the NC State Fair (which starts tomorrow) and whoops:
Only one of the dishes I tried was outright bad, and that was the barbecue-and-coleslaw waffle sandwich. It was somehow extraordinarily greasy, even by fair food standards, and the barbecue mostly just tasted like smoke.
– The Polar Pig Cook-Off, formerly held in Mount Pleasant (NC), will be held at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center on November 10 and 11; the event will feature vendor tents, a Kids Zone, a beer garden, live music, and the barbecue competition (including a people’s choice award)
– People Food and Zagat have named Skylight Inn the most popular restaurant in NC
– Filing away for future potential use:
How to make huge Texas style smoked BBQ beef ribs > https://t.co/1ATR4g7uEz pic.twitter.com/o3bL82vEFV
— Jess Pryles (@jesspryles) October 11, 2017
– Daniel Vaughn of TMBBQ explores west Tennessee whole hog and discovers Ramey’s Whole Hog Bar-B-Q in Parsons, about 90 minutes outside of Nashville
– 45 years ago Monday:
On this day in 1972: Gov Scott declares NC the Pig Pickin’ Capital of the World. https://t.co/kSl8pidjCz @NCHistoryToday #ncpol pic.twitter.com/Fw7TSBhDt9
— NC Pork Council (@ncpork) October 9, 2017