It’s important to understand the roots of the thing we all love so much
The Barbecue Festival has been named as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast, according to the Southeast Tourism Society
Vivian Howard of A Chef’s Life shouts out books from NC pitmasters Sam Jones and Matt Register in her latest newsletter
Register also gets a profile in the Winston-Salem Journal
“I was a real-estate developer. I didn’t even really cook,” Register said. “I was the grill guy who liked to be outside with my beer, listening to music.”
That changed when he happened to pick up a copy of “Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue” by John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed.
New pork belly taco special from Midwood Smokehouse until July 4th
The Texas Monthly Reader’s Choice Bracket has reached the semifinals
Speaking of which, big news for Texas Monthly
A longish but certainly worthwhile read about a barbecue roadtrip through NC (and SC and Georgia) from Marie, Let’s Eat!