Noble Smoke is now open for lunch every day; ICYMI our review from earlier this week here

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The First Recorded Use Of The Word Barbecue Was In 1697 By British Buccaneer William Dampier

Charlotte Magazine includes barbecue joints on a few recent list: Midwood Smokehouse is one of the best restaurants in Plaza Midwood and Sweet Lew’s BBQ is one of the best southern restaurants in Charlotte

Valentina’s Tex Mex gets profiled in Garden & Gun

At Valentina’s Tex Mex, the Vidal family are putting their own spin on barbecue—one smoked brisket taco at a time: https://t.co/r3suFTz9pG pic.twitter.com/MFTW4jcbC4

— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgun) September 9, 2019

The NC State Barbecue Champions were crowned at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival over Labor Day

JC Reid: “Without cotton, there would be no Central Texas-style barbecue”

Turn-of-the-century meat and food markets of Central Texas birthed that region's style of barbecue, and their remnants can still be found in both the old and new barbecue joints of that region. My latest for the @HoustonChron. https://t.co/9Esex33Txn pic.twitter.com/Kv48oK8vyC

— J.C. Reid (@jcreidtx) September 8, 2019

John Tanner’s BBQ Blog checks out Payne’s Bar-B-Que and falls in love with that sandwich

Jones Bar-B-Que in Marianna, Arkansas is believed to be the oldest African American-owned restaurant in the US and received a James Beard Award in 2012 despite being a humble 10 seat diner

Wait, what?!

Locals unwittingly declare @SUBWAY's barbecue sandwich "the real deal." https://t.co/Uae81w1H3K

— Austin Chronicle (@AustinChronicle) September 5, 2019