Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Barbecue Bros Barbecue Travels in NC & Beyond ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://barbecuebros.co/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Jimmy's Smoke House continues the Lexington barbecue tradition in Welcome](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/07/06/jimmys-smoke-house-continues-the-lexington-barbecue-tradition-in-welcome/) - Name: Jimmy's Smoke HouseDate: 5/14/26Address: 6043 Old U.S. Hwy 52, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Chopped barbecue tray with fries, BBQ slaw, and baked beans with Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ The building on Old US Highway 52 in Welcome, NC has gone through a bunch of changes in the past 3 years. After operating as Rick's Smokehouse - [Is Bringle's Pastrami the Best Smoked Meat in Nashville?](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/06/15/is-bringles-pastrami-the-best-smoked-meat-in-nashville/) - Name: Bringle’s Smoking OasisDate: 5/3/26Address: 4901 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209Order: Pastrami, brisket, ribs, Kool-Aid pickles, turnip greens, Mexican street corn (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Since Speedy moved to Nashville nearly a decade (!!) ago, we’ve tried our fair share of barbecue joints around the city. Most recently, we shared a pretty decent meal - [Lawrence Barbecue is helping make downtown Cary a destination](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/06/01/lawrence-barbecue-is-helping-make-downtown-cary-a-destination/) - Name: Lawrence BarbecueDate: 4/10/26Address: 150 E Cedar St, Cary, NC 27511Order: Sliced brisket, pulled pork, sweet n spicy collards, deviled egg potato salad, red slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: A favorite past time of the Monk family is me forcing them to eat barbecue while on vacation. For Spring Break 2026, we started with - [Bringle’s Smoking Oasis - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/21/bringles-smoking-oasis-nashvilletn/) - Name: Bringle's Smoking OasisDate: 2/19/22 and 3/5/22Address: 4901 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209Order: Beef rib, smoked turkey, beef brisket, pork ribs, collard greens (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: As you dear readers know, Peg Leg Porker has been one of my favorite Nashville joints since I moved here in 2017. The ribs and wings are - [The Five Best Bites from the Carolina BBQ Fest Kickoff](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/04/29/the-five-best-bites-from-the-carolina-bbq-fest-kickoff/) - Monk: While I wasn't able to attend the full Carolina Barbecue Festival this year due to parental duties on Saturday, I wanted to be sure to check out the kickoff on a beautiful Friday night at Victoria Yards in uptown Charlotte. In-between bites I was able catch up with Garren and Kelly from Jon G's, - [Green Street Smoked Meats is Thriving in Chicago's West Loop Neighborhood](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/05/04/green-street-smoked-meats-is-thriving-in-chicagos-west-loop-neighborhood/) - Name: Green Street Smoked MeatsDate: 4/5/26Address: 112 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607Order: Pulled pork, sliced brisket, hot link, broccoli salad (link)Pricing: $$$ Monk: On a Sunday night in Chicago during our spring break trip to the Windy City, after a weekend of Hamilton, museums, and riverboat tours I convinced the family to take an Uber - [Saturdays at B's Barbecue - A Tradition Unlike Any Other in Eastern North Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/05/18/saturdays-at-bs-barbecue-a-tradition-unlike-any-other-in-eastern-north-carolina/) - Monk: My dad spent 3 years at Eastern Carolina University in the early 1970's before transferring back home to Raleigh to finish up his studies. His last time there was approximately 4 years before Bill McLawhorn set up a barbecue restaurant in a former grocery store on the edge of town. Nearly 52 years later on - [Can a barbecue joint in the middle of New York serve good barbecue?](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/04/13/can-a-barbecue-joint-in-the-middle-of-new-york-serve-good-barbecue/) - Name: Hill Country Barbecue MarketDate: 2/8/26Address: 30 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010Order: "Two Meater" platter with brisket (moist), jalapeno cheddar sausage, pork collard greens, and cowboy beans (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Readers, I was caught a little off guard with my most recent trip to New York for a quick work trip. - [The 10 Best Barbecue Joints in Charleston - March 2026](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/03/23/the-10-best-barbecue-joints-in-charleston-march-2026/) - Note: This list has been updated from February 2024. To see the original post, click here. Monk: In the two years since I first published a Charleston barbecue list, there has not been too much in the way of big barbecue openings. The one main addition to my list in 2026 is King BBQ which - [Enjoy a side of bluegrass with your 'cue at Old Hampton Store](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/02/23/enjoy-a-side-of-bluegrass-with-your-cue-at-old-hampton-store/) - Monk: I've previously reviewed Old Hampton Store & Barbeque in early 2024 but if you need a refresher its a true 'cue joint located in Linville, NC. The mountains aren't typically a place where you find wood smoked barbecue, but Old Hampton Store is one of the standard bearers. On a recent November 2025 trip - [Barbecue meets Chinatown at King BBQ in North Charleston](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/03/09/barbecue-meets-chinatown-at-king-bbq-in-north-charleston/) - Name: King BBQDate: 1/25/26Address: 2029 Carver Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405Order: Pork combo with BBQ red rice with yum yum sauce and slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: King BBQ is the collaboration of husband and wife team Shuai and Corrie Wang and pitmaster Brandon Olson, who worked for them at their other restaurant Jackrabbit - [Product Review: Grill Rescue Grill Brush](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/18/product-review-grill-rescue-grill-brush/) - February 2026 update: the negative comments continue to roll in on this post, so I would not recommend ordering from Grill Rescue at this point. June 2023 update: it appears that Grill Rescue has had issues fulfilling orders lately based on complaints on their BBB page. I would exercise caution when placing the order as - [The 6 best things I ate in 2025](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/02/09/the-6-best-things-i-ate-in-2025/) - Monk: Closing the book on 2025 with a round up of the best things I ate last year. As it turns out, the list is equally weighted between barbecue from the first half of the year and the second. On to 2026! 6. Smoked brisket burger from Dampf Good BBQ (review) While there was a - [The Smoke Pit brings true 'cue to South Charlotte](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/02/02/the-smoke-pit-brings-true-cue-to-south-charlotte/) - Name: The Smoke PitDate: 1/3/26Address: 8136 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277Order: Tres Amigos platter with pork, ribs, and brisket plus hush puppies, jalapeno creamed corn, and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: I have been a fan of The Smoke Pit since first visiting their original Concord location in 2015. We've since visited and reviewed - [What are my barbecue New Year's resolutions in 2026?](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/01/19/what-are-my-barbecue-new-years-resolutions-in-2026/) - Monk: Last week I took inventory of how I did on my 2025 barbecue resolutions. If you need a refresher or missed that, check out the post here: Even though results were mixed for my 2025 resolutions, I'm moving forward with (slightly) new and different resolutions for 2026. What are my barbecue new year's resolutions - [How did I do on my 2025 barbecue New Year's resolutions?](https://barbecuebros.co/2026/01/12/how-did-i-do-on-my-2025-barbecue-new-years-resolutions/) - Monk: I've never really been one for New Year's resolutions in my personal life, but for the first time last year I put forth some barbecue-related ones. The thing with resolutions is that some may be kept but some are also forgotten almost the instant they are said out loud (or typed in this case). - [Barbecue Bros Wrapped 2025](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/12/29/barbecue-bros-wrapped-2025/) - Monk: 2025 was a year of slowing down. That's not to say that we aren't still here (we very much are) but the content is a little less frequent due to life and other hobbies/commitments. I will say that I have been invigorated lately by some really great barbecue and have some tentative plans for - [What are your Barbecue New Year's Resolutions for 2025?](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/02/03/what-are-your-barbecue-new-years-resolutions-for-2025/) - Monk: I've never really been one for New Year's resolutions in my personal life, but barbecue-related ones? Well those are the types of resolutions I can get on board with. Now that the calendar has turned from 2024 to 2025, here are my barbecue-related New Year's Resolutions: Visit the joints I've been putting off Ever - [A Quick Lunch at Honeyfire Barbeque Co.'s Stall in Downtown Nashville](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/02/11/a-quick-lunch-at-honeyfire-barbeque-co-s-stall-in-downtown-nashville/) - Name: Honeyfire Barbeque Co.Date: 1/31/25Address: 5055 Broadway Place, Level 2 South Stall 8, Nashville, TN 37203 (Assembly Food Hall)Order: Pulled pork sandwich with sweet corn pudding (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: The Monk family gymnastics travels brought us to Nashville recently, and Mrs. Monk insisted on an afternoon on Broadway on our first day in - [At Real Q, Lexington-style Barbecue is on the Menu](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/12/15/at-real-q-lexington-style-barbecue-is-on-the-menu/) - Name: Real QDate: 11/28/25Address: 4885 Country Club Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27104Order: Chopped plate with fries, BBQ slaw, and hush puppies; Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: In April 1991, Richard Berrier and two business partners opened the original Little Richard's BBQ on Country Club Road in Winston-Salem. Twenty-seven years, a couple of business partnership splits, - [Little Richard's BBQ - Winston-Salem, NC (now Real Q)](https://barbecuebros.co/2013/10/03/little-richards-bbq-winston-salem-nc/) - Name: Little Richard’s BBQ Date: 9/24/13 Address: 4885 Country Club Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 Order: Chopped barbecue plate with slaw, fries, and hush puppies (link to menu) Bill: $7.29 A mid-week work trip from Raleigh, NC to Bristol, VA had me driving through my old stomping grounds in Winston-Salem, which seemed like a perfect time to - [Order the smoked pork chop at Slow Bone BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/12/01/order-the-smoked-pork-chop-at-slow-bone-bbq/) - Name: Slow Bone BBQDate: 9/9/25Address: 2234 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207Order: Quarter pound brisket, quarter pound sausage (jalapeno cheddar and black pepper), 1 bone smoked pork chop with collards and beans (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: This year, a lot of the places I've visited have been on last year's Texas Monthly United States of - [Jon G's and Town Brewing collaborated for one of this year's easiest drinking beers](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/11/17/jon-gs-and-town-brewing-collaborated-for-one-of-this-years-easiest-drinking-beers/) - Are you sick of IPAs like I am? While I have been no stranger to the craft beer progression of IPAs then stouts then sours and now lagers and pilsners, I now seem opt for Mexican lagers most days. If you are anything like me, then Town Brewing in Charlotte has collaborated with Jon G's - [What I Did (or Didn't Do) Differently For Whole Hog #2](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/11/03/what-i-did-or-didnt-do-differently-for-whole-hog-2/) - Monk: Last month, I cooked my second whole hog for my neighborhood swim club event to close out the season. In case you missed my post leading up to it, here's a link to refresh your memory on what I thought I would do differently for this hog cook: Utilizing our patented 5 hogs scale, - [A Thousand Words: Whole Hog, Take Two](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/10/10/a-thousand-words-whole-hog-take-two/) - Monk: Last weekend, I cooked my second whole hog. I'll be following up on my "Seven Things I'm Going to Do Differently" post in due time to update on how I did on each one, but in the meantime, here are some photos from the weekend. I got the fire started shortly after 10 on - [Seven Things I'm Going to Do Differently when I Smoke My Second Whole Hog This Fall](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/09/29/seven-things-im-going-to-do-differently-when-i-smoke-my-second-whole-hog-this-fall/) - Monk: As we near the end of the summer and fall starts to get close, my mind inevitably turns to the question I've thought about off and on since Father's Day of 2019: "when am I going to smoke another whole hog?" Well, 2025 is the year I am making firm plans to do just - [My 5 favorite barbecue bites in 2025 so far](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/07/28/my-5-favorite-barbecue-bites-in-2025-so-far/) - Monk: It's been a lighter year, barbecue-wise for me but I have managed to hit several big hitters across the southeast (including four restaurants on the Texas Monthly United States of Texas Barbecue list from Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina). I'm looking at it as trying a few worthwhile places instead of a - [City Limits Barbeque has my favorite bite of the year](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/06/23/city-limits-barbeque-has-my-favorite-bite-of-the-year/) - Name: City Limits BarbequeDate: 6/14/25Address: 1119 Methodist Park Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170Order: Quarter pound brisket, half pound chopped pork, chopped pork sandwich with crispy skins,1 mild sausage link, hash and rice, sweet beans, collards, shells and cheese, jalappeno pimento cheese (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Have you been to a James Beard-nominated barbecue joint? - [Back in 2013, Rodney Scott and Sean Brock Threw an Epic Lowcountry Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/06/09/back-in-2013-rodney-scott-and-sean-brock-threw-an-epic-lowcountry-barbecue/) - Monk: From the Sean Brock-hosted season of "The Mind of a Chef" that aired in 2013 (with narration from the late Anthony Bourdain), this has always been one of my favorite episodes from that series. The premise is simple enough: Sean Brock is throwing a party on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina and invites his - [How does Owens and Hull compare to the best Texas barbecue I've tried this year?](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/05/12/how-does-owens-and-hull-compare-to-the-best-texas-barbecue-ive-tried-this-year/) - Name: Owens and HullDate: 5/3/25Address: 6255 Riverview Rd SE Building 4000 STE 100, Smyrna, GA 30126Order: Whole beef cheek, half pound brisket, half pound turkey, cole slaw, cheese grits, mac and cheese, collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Gymnastics travels for the eldest Monkette recently brought us to the greater Atlanta area so the wheels - [It's not just a name at Dampf Good BBQ in Cary](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/02/24/its-not-just-a-name-at-dampf-good-bbq-in-cary/) - Name: Dampf Good BBQDate: 2/7/25Address: 6800 Good Hope Church Rd, Cary, NC 27519Order: Texas Trinity: 1 pound brisket, 1 pound ribs, 2 sausages, with three sides plus a smoked brisket burger (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Another week, another top 50 Texas joint (outside of Texas). Dampf Good BBQ in Cary has been on my - [Shotgun Willie's Brings a Taste of Texas to East Nashville](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/02/17/shotgun-willies-brings-a-taste-of-texas-to-east-nashville/) - Name: Shotgun Willie’sDate: 1/25/25Address: 1500 Gallatin Pike S Suite 104, Madison, TN 37115Order: "Tennessee style" pulled pork plate with dill pickled potato salad and honey poppy seed slaw plus a half pound of brisket and a beef sausage link (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Shotgun Willie's opened up during the early days of the pandemic - [Southern Smoke's Matt Register Joins the OG Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/05/02/southern-smokes-matt-register-joins-the-og-podcast/) - Matt Register of Southern Smoke in Garland, NC joined recently joined the OG Podcast to discuss among other things, barbecue and the Gettin' Piggy With It Festival taking place in Raleigh on May 18th. But not before talking his allegiance to both NC State and Tennessee Volunteers (albeit in different ways). And in a few - [Linkdown: The Belated April Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/04/30/linkdown-the-belated-april-edition/) - Featured Earlier this month, the James Beard Award finalists were announced. However, unlike in year's past, the barbecue nominees were limited to just a couple of chefs in two separate categories - Best Chef: California and Best Chef: Southeast. Curiously, no Texas pitmasters received finalist nominations after Fasicka and Patrick Hicks at Smoke’N Ash BBQ in - [So you've made it to the Masters; should you get the barbecue sandwich?](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/04/14/so-youve-made-it-to-the-masters-should-you-get-the-barbecue-sandwich/) - Monk: So you've won the literal lottery and have Master's tickets. What's the move when it comes to food? At a price of $3, it would be very tempting to snag a barbecue sandwich in the concession line (which may look lengthy but in my experience always moves at a pretty quick pace). But should - [Elliott Moss brings whole hog to his hometown of Florence](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/03/14/elliott-moss-brings-whole-hog-to-his-hometown-of-florence/) - Monk: Ahead of his upcoming appearance and cook at the 4th annual Carolina BBQ Festival, Elliott Moss joins our friend Chigger on The Low & Slow Barbecue Show for a discussion on Elliott's Barbecue, what he's been up to since he left Buxton Hall Barbecue, and how pecans factors into his beginnings of barbecue as - [A Traeger feels like cheating but Speedy doesn't care](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/03/03/a-traeger-feels-like-cheating-but-speedy-doesnt-care/) - Speedy: How many grills is too many grills? I have a Weber gas grill, a Big Green Egg, and feel like I really need a griddle too. Oh, and I just got a pellet grill. Behold, the Traeger Pro 22. It's never too early for a review, so after my inaugural cook of a tri-tip - [Trying the Michelin star-winning barbecue joints in Texas (and 13 more)](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/02/21/trying-the-michelin-star-winning-barbecue-joints-in-texas-and-13-more/) - Monk: In the following video, YouTuber Joshua Weissman is joined by private chef/Instagram star (and new Texas resident) Olivia Tiedemann on a journey to try the best barbecue in Texas, all of which are on Texas Monthly's Top 50 list and four of which received Michelin stars last year (CorkScrew BBQ in Spring and Interstellar - [Linkdown: 1/30/25 - The Joy and the Sadness Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/01/30/linkdown-1-30-25-the-joy-and-the-sadness-edition/) - Featured Monk: Congrats to the 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists! They were announced a little over a week ago, and from a barbecue standpoint Christopher Prieto of Prime Barbecue was the only pitmaster from North Carolina nominated. This was his first nomination. Impressively, Robbie Robinson of City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia was nominated for - [The Women of Red Bridges School Behind the Food](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/01/31/the-women-of-red-bridges-school-behind-the-food/) - Monk: Fans of old school barbecue in Cleveland county have been relying upon Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby for Piedmont-style barbecue for nearly 80 years. While originally started by Red Bridges in 1946, the restaurant is really a story of matriarchs. Red's wife Lyttle continued to run the business after his passing in 1966, - [Barbecue Bros Wrapped 2024](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/12/30/barbecue-bros-wrapped-2024/) - Monk: Thank you for your continued reading of Barbecue Bros. While we may have slowed down in the back half of the year, we are still committed to posting in 2025. And before I forget, Happy New Year from the Barbecue Bros! With that out of the way, here's our 2024 by the numbers: 16 - [Post Oak Barbecue delivers above average barbecue in Denver](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/07/post-oak-barbecue-delivers-some/) - Name: Post Oak BarbecueDate: 8/23/24Address: 4000 Tennyson Street, Denver, ColoradoOrder: Brisket, ribs, sausage, turkey, burnt ends, collards, okra (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: Denver is not really known as a barbecue city, but Monk and I once had a great experience there at the now closed Owlbear Barbecue, which I also re-visited (and enjoyed) in - [Following Goldee's Barbecue as they Prep for Service](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/04/following-goldees-barbecue-as-they-prep-for-service/) - Monk: Goldee's Barbecue skyrocketed to the top of every barbecue pilgrim's list when it was named Texas Monthly's Top Barbecue Joint in 2021. In the below video, Eater's Smoke Point series follows the prep routine over a Thursday and Friday of the three friends who are owners and pitmasters at Goldee's, Jalen Heard, Johnny White, - [Men in Blazers visits Bar-B-Q King in Charlotte](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/11/01/men-in-blazers-visits-bar-b-q-king-in-charlotte/) - Monk: Rog from Men in Blazers visited the Queen City earlier this year to explore its burgeoning soccer culture, but shortly after landing he stopped at the "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives"-approved Bar-B-Q King for some pork, barbecue fried chicken, and homemade onion rings and hush puppies. He met with owner Gus Karapanoa, whose uncle originally - [The 11 Best Barbecue Bites I ate in 2024](https://barbecuebros.co/2025/01/06/the-11-best-barbecue-bites-i-ate-in-2024/) - Monk: The back half of the year saw a little less barbecue than normal for me, but nonetheless I still had some great bites in 2024. In no particular order, here are the 11 best things I ate this year: Beef Cheek from Palmira Barbecue in Charleston (review) I'm not the only fan of Palmira - [The Barbecue Bros' 2024 Holiday Gift Guide](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/12/09/the-barbecue-bros-2024-holiday-gift-guide/) - Monk: For this year's Gift Guide, we're continuing with last year's trend of curation. Hopefully this will give you a sense of the items we truly recommend here at Barbecue Bros, whether it be t-shirts or hats, grill accessories you'll use in the backyard, or rubs and sauces. What else have we missed? Comment below. - [Can a Nashville honky-tonk have true 'cue?](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/11/11/can-a-nashville-honky-tonk-have-true-cue/) - Name: Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ at Chief’sDate:10/12/24Address: 200 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37201Order: Pork belly skewer, smoked wings, Whole hog Combo with whole hog, ribs, brisket, turkey plus fries, hush puppies, collards, and mac and cheese; Lil Piggie Combo with whole hog and ribs plus fries and baked beans (link)Pricing: $$ Speedy: Seven years into - [The Best Barbecue Restaurants in Charlotte (November 2024)](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/11/25/the-best-barbecue-restaurants-in-charlotte-november-2024/) - Monk: For this year's edition of the Charlotte top 5, the biggest change was probably the closing of Firehawk Brewpub in Mount Holly in August. In its closing, not only did Charlotte lose another brewery but also a rarity in a wood-fired barbecue joint. I can't help but wonder if the business model of a - [Friday Find: Where There's (Southern Smoke), There's Help for Restaurant Workers](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/11/15/friday-find-where-theres-southern-smoke-theres-help-for-restaurant-workers/) - Monk: In 2017, Hurricane Harvey interrupted what had been an annual barbecue festival thrown by Chris Shepard and friends to raise money for MS. Out of that natural disaster, The Southern Smoke Foundation shifted its purpose to become a relief organization dedicated to providing a safety net for food and beverage workers in addition to - [How the BBQ Community Rallied Around Western NC in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/11/04/how-the-bbq-community-rallied-around-western-nc-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-helene/) - Note: a version of this article originally appeared last month in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. Monk: On September 27th, Hurricane Helene made its way to the mountains of North Carolina and wreaked once-in-a-hundred years worth of damage, referred - [Linkdown: 10/30/24 - Thank Goodness for a Firewall edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/30/linkdown-10-30-24-thank-goodness-for-a-firewall-edition/) - Featured: In case you missed it, Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby experienced a fire in their pit room late last week. It reportedly took 15 minutes to put out the fire but thankfully, the fire was contained by the firewall between the pitroom and the restaurant. While in the immediate aftermath of the fire, - [How a Texas BBQ Joint Fused Tex-Mex and Craft Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/25/how-a-texas-bbq-joint-fused-tex-mex-and-craft-barbecue/) - Monk: Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas opened in 2014 and is a shining example of bringing Tex-Mex flavors into craft barbecue. Jalapeno sausages and brisket elote cups rub elbows with the brisket and pork spare ribs that you would expect from a craft Texas barbecue restaurant (albeit with some additional flavors). In this - [Fumar brings more Tex-Mex flavors to Charlotte barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/28/fumar-brings-more-tex-mex-flavors-to-charlotte-barbecue/) - Name: FumarDate: 9/22/24Address: Pop up at Divine Barrel BrewingOrder: Smoked brisket torta, Texas-sized Frito pie (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Fumar is the retooled barbecue pop-up concept from Brandon Belfer after the more traditional Texas barbecue of his previous concept, Smoke Show Barbecue. I tried Smoke Show in 2021 and thought it showed promise and - [A Day in the Life of Barbs B Q, One of Texas' Best BBQ Restaurants](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/18/a-day-in-the-life-of-barbs-b-q-one-of-texas-best-bbq-restaurants/) - Monk: Chuck Charnicart is a veteran of current Texas Monthly #1 Goldee's Barbecue who struck out on her own in 2023 to start Barbs B Q in Lockhart. Within a year, Barbs had been named a James Beard semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, named a best new restaurant by Food & Wine, and named one - [A Thousand Words: Stopping at a Buc-ee's in Tennessee](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/14/a-thousand-words-buc-ees/) - Monk: A few photos from a stop at Buc-ee's in Crossville, TN this past summer. Buc-ee's is of course the Texas-based gas station chain with an almost cult-like level of following and support for its clean bathrooms, jerky wall, Beaver Nuggets, and on-site barbecue station. Of course, Buc-ee's is also known for their copious amount - [Charlotte's Got a Lot (of Barbecue Styles)](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/10/21/charlottes-got-a-lot-of-barbecue-styles/) - "Charlotte is not really in either part of North Carolina, it’s a city of newcomers and we have other people’s barbecue." Monk: When I think of Charlotte barbecue, more often than not I tend to have the above quote in my head from Tom Hanchett, the former historian at Charlotte’s Levine Museum of the New South. - [Matt's BBQ is an example of legit Texas barbecue in Portland](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/30/matts-bbq-is-an-example-of-legit-texas-barbecue-in-portland/) - Name: Matt’s BBQDate: 9/13/24Address: 4233 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217Order: Two pounds brisket, two pounds of pork spare ribs, 2 jalapeno cheddar sausages, 2 original sausages, mac and cheese, slices of Dos Hermanos potato bread (link)Pricing: $$ Monk: It’s that time of the year again: the annual gathering of our group of friends who - [Pecan Lodge in Dallas continues to be a must-visit](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/05/pecan-lodge-in-dallas-continues-to-be-a-must-visit/) - Name: Pecan LodgeDate: 1/6/24Address: 2702 Main St., Dallas, TXOrder: “The Trough” (1 beef rib, 1lb of pork ribs, 1lb brisket, 1/2 lb of pulled pork & 2 sausage links), half pound turkey, collards, fried okra (Link To Menu)Price: $$$ Speedy: On my second day of Dallas, it was time to return to Pecan Lodge, a barbecue - [Tales from the Pits Interviews Each Other](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/27/tales-from-the-pits-interviews-each-other/) - Monk: After over 200 episodes of Tales from the Pits, in this episode we get to know the guys behind the podcast a little better. And what better way for that to happen than for them to interview each other? Andrew and Bryan each pose 10 questions to each other that neither was aware of - [Palmira Barbecue's Brick and Mortar has Opened in Charleston](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/11/palmira-barbecues-brick-and-mortar-has-opened-in-charleston/) - Monk: Palmira Barbecue's West Ashley location in Charleston opened its doors early last month. In my latest for The Smoke Sheet published a few weeks back, I recap my experience on the Sunday of opening weekend. While my experience was fairly smooth (minus a few hiccups at the cash register), it sounds like there have - [Which Summer Barbecue Show Should You Watch?](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/08/21/which-summer-barbecue-show-should-you-watch/) - Note: a version of this article originally appeared last month in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. July marked the official start of barbecue on summer TV, with the return of a couple of fan favorites in BBQ Brawl and - [Lechon Latin BBQ Has the Latin Flavors but is Lacking Any Smoke](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/23/lechon-latin-bbq-has-the-latin-flavors-but-is-lacking-any-smoke/) - Name: Lechon Latin BBQ and BarDate: 9/8/24Address: 5959 Triangle Town Blvd Ste. 2121, Raleigh, NC 27616Order: Lechon with crispy skin, Argentine Sausage, elite, plaintains (link)Pricing: $$ Monk: Sometimes in the barbecue game, it's a matter of having the right expectations. While I had heard of Lechon Latin BBQ since it opened two years ago in - [Linkdown: 9/18/24 - The Pig Pickin' Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/18/linkdown-9-18-24-the-pig-pickin-edition/) - Featured Good news: the Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue returns for its 93rd iteration on Thursday, October 24! And after a couple years hiatus, dine-in eating returns! Mark your calendars. Native News File under "things you love to see": Old Colony Smokehouse in Edenton has added whole hog barbecue to its daily menu Speaking of whole - [King BBQ Brings Chinese Flavors to Barbecue in Charleston](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/20/king-bbq-brings-chinese-flavors-to-barbecue-in-charleston/) - Monk: Bon Appetit walks through the opening of King BBQ with chef and owner Shuai Wang and pitmaster Brandon Olson. Those pre-open tasks start at 6:00 AM and include firing up the smoker, seasoning ribs, butchering duck and ribs for the following day, putting together and doing social media for the day's special (BLT), assembling - [Union Barbecue has Burst onto the Charlotte Barbecue Scene with New School Barbecue and Mexican Flavors](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/09/02/union-barbecue-has-burst-onto-the-charlotte-barbecue-scene-with-new-school-barbecue-and-mexican-flavors/) - Name: Union BarbecueDate: 8/17/24Location: N/AOrder: Carnitas, brisket, Smoky Sweet, Golden Beet Salad, The Big DeborahPricing: $$ Monk: In recent years, the Charlotte barbecue scene has seemingly embraced Mexican or Tex-Mex flavors into Texas-style barbecue. Way back in the before times of January 2020, Midwood Smokehouse brought Miguel Vidal of Valentina's Tex-Mex Barbecue in Austin to Charlotte - [Resident Culture's Barbecue Expands the Top Tier of Charlotte Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/08/26/resident-cultures-barbecue-expands-the-top-tier-of-charlotte-barbecue/) - Name: Resident Culture BrewingDate: 8/14/24Address: xOrder: Butcher's Block Sampler with pork and brisket, red slaw, and hush puppies (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Resident Culture Brewing made waves last year when they announced they would be hiring pitmaster Edmar Simoes (formerly of Noble Smoke and Sauceman's) to start their barbecue program out of their South - [YouTubers Cris & Cale Select Their Top 5 Traditional NC BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/08/23/youtubers-cris-cale-select-their-top-5-traditional-nc-bbq-joints/) - Monk: A fairly well-edited video from what appears to be novices in the world of NC barbecue. After a primer on NC barbecue, they go into their top 5: Stamey's Barbecue, Old Hampton Store, Clyde Cooper's, Red Bridges, and Skylight Inn. They give some nice history on each joint and also tasting notes. You can - [At Puckett's Restaurant, go for the live music but not the barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/08/12/at-pucketts-restaurant-go-for-the-live-music-but-not-the-barbecue/) - Name: Puckett's RestaurantDate: 7/19/24Address: 2 W Aquarium Way Chattanooga, TN 37402Order: Puckett's BBQ Platter, smoked sausage and cheese plate (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Puckett's Restaurant is a Tennessee-based chain that started in Franklin in 2004. They are a southern restaurant that serves barbecue and is also known for their live music at each of - [Brisket & Rice Became a Texas Monthly Top 25 New BBQ Joint Purely from Word of Mouth](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/08/09/brisket-rice-became-a-texas-monthly-top-25-new-bbq-joint-purely-from-word-of-mouth/) - Monk: Hong and Phong Tran, owners of Brisket & Rice just outside of the Houston city limits, like to say they are the only gas station restaurant with both an offset and a wok burner - "only in Texas." Food writer J.C. Reid was the first to evangelize on their behalf, and in 2023 this - [Friday Find: Carolina Whole Hog Barbecue in...Maryland?](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/26/friday-find-carolina-whole-hog-barbecue-in-maryland/) - Link to Podcast | Link to Farm BBQ Website Monk: Farm BBQ is bringing the whole hog gospel by serving eastern Carolina whole hog to Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil Counties in Maryland. In this episode of The Low and Slow Barbecue Show from last month, Chigger sits down with two of the three guys behind Farm - [The Best Bites at last month's Second Annual Jon G's Jubilee](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/31/the-best-bites-at-last-months-second-annual-jon-gs-jubilee/) - Note: a version of this article originally appeared last month in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. Monk: The Jon G's Jubilee is part barbecue festival and part birthday celebration, with the first edition in 2023 created in honor of - [A Thousand Words: The Second Annual Jon G's Jubilee](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/01/a-thousand-words-the-second-annual-jon-gs-jubilee/) - A few photos from this year's Jon G's Jubilee - [The Rise and Fall and Rise of Pitmaster Ed Mitchell](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/19/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-pitmaster-ed-mitchell/) - Link to web version Monk: Pitmaster Ed Mitchell is in a curious spot these days. His name is in many ways synonymous with eastern North Carolina whole hog barbecue and his reach in the barbecue world is unmatched by few, but he hasn't operated a barbecue restaurant in almost 10 years. In this episode of - ["Horn Barbecue" Joins Other Notable Black Barbecue Books](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/15/horn-barbecue-joins-other-notable-black-barbecue-books/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Matt Horn first rose to barbecue prominence in 2016 after a series of pop-ups in the Bay Area of California, taking cues from Texas barbecue, the - [Linkdown: 6/19/24 - The Whole Hog Jubilee Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/19/linkdown-6-19-24-the-whole-hog-jubilee-edition/) - Native News A couple of updates for this Saturday's sold out Jon G's Jubilee: first, Elliott Moss will be cooking whole hog! ...Comedian Tim Shrop will also be at the Jubilee Elliott Moss has teased plans for his next venture in Florence, SC on Instragram Meet pit crew member Jamie from Sam Jones BBQ's Winterville - [Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue is a BBQ joint paying for a chocolate-making habit](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/07/tejas-chocolate-barbecue-is-a-bbq-joint-paying-for-a-chocolate-making-habit/) - Monk: Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue initially started in 2015 as a craft "bean to bar" chocolate business by founder Scott Moore (alongside his wife Michelle Holland) who eventually added his chef brother Greg and craft barbecue "to pay for their chocolate making habit." After coming in at #6 on the Texas Monthly Top 10 list - [Jon G's Barbecue on The Low and Slow Barbecue Show](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/05/jon-gs-barbecue-on-the-low-and-slow-barbecue-show/) - Link to web version Monk: Garren and Kelly Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue Show join Chigger in a recent episode of The Low and Slow Barbecue Show to discuss their business and their upcoming 2nd Annual Jon G's Jubilee. As of this writing, a few tickets are still available, and the proceeds benefit the Anson - [Texas BBQ Perfection at Kreuz Market](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/12/texas-bbq-perfection-at-kreuz-market/) - Monk: Kreuz Market has been a fixture in downtown Lockhart, Texas ever since Charles Kreuz Sr. purchased a meat market from Jesse Swearingen in 1900 and renamed it. In this video, Trey's Chow Down visits Kreuz and gives a short video tour before chowing down on beef rib, brisket, sausage, chicken, and their comically large - [Mike D's BBQ in Durham is North Carolina's Best New Barbecue Restaurant](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/07/05/mike-ds-bbq-in-durham-is-north-carolinas-best-new-barbecue-restaurant/) - Monk: In East Durham, NC, Mike De Los Santos started doing barbecue sauces and rubs that mixed Hispanic and black flavors as a hobby but then a family tragedy refocused him to eventually open a brick and mortar restaurant called Mike D's BBQ Smokehouse. Last December, his wood-smoked barbecue joint earned Best New North Carolina - [Seoul Food Meat Company Combines Southern Barbecue with Korean Flavors](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/21/seoul-food-meat-company-combines-southern-barbecue-with-korean-flavors/) - Monk: Seoul Food Meat Company opened their second location in Charlotte's Mill District in 2022 in a larger space that expanded on their original concept by adding a playground and a dog park. What didn't change was the combination of southern barbecue and Korean flavors like brisket or pulled pork with a gochujang sauce, soy - [Tasha Hammett continues her grandfather's legacy at LC's BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/28/tasha-hammett-continues-her-grandfathers-legacy-at-lcs-bbq/) - Monk: LC's BBQ is a Kansas City barbecue institution founded in 1986 by LC Richardson. Located adjacent to the Royals and Chiefs stadiums, it has become a must stop for home and away fans on game days. Anthony Bourdain even filmed part of his 2012 Kansas City episode of "No Reservations" there and raved about - [Favorite Bites from last month's Carolina BBQ Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/05/29/favorite-bites-from-last-months-carolina-bbq-festival/) - Note: a version of this article originally appeared last month in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. Monk: For this year’s edition of the Carolina BBQ Festival, while some pitmasters were new and the festival changed locations from Camp North - [Linkdown: 5/22/24 - The Three-Time Grand Champions Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/05/22/linkdown-5-22-24-the-three-time-grand-champions-edition/) - Featured Monk: The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was held this past weekend in Memphis, and The Shed yet again took home the Grand Champion and Whole Hog titles. The Grand Champion title was the third for the 17-time competition team from Ocean Springs, MS led by brother and sister Brad Orrison - [Is Harp Barbecue the Best BBQ in KC?](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/06/15/is-harp-barbecue-the-best-bbq-in-kc/) - Monk: Harp Barbecue burst on the Kansas City barbecue scene first as a pop-up in 2019 at Crane Brewing in nearby Raytown before owner Tyler Harp eventually opened up a brick and mortar restaurant in November 2022 (also in Raytown). From the beginning, Harp wasn't beholden to the Kansas City barbecue tradition (that is, burnt - [Linkdown: 5/8/24 - The Tar Heel Traveler Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/05/08/linkdown-5-8-24-the-tar-heel-traveler-edition/) - Monk: The Tar Heel Traveler is the "nom de vlogger" of Scott Mason, long time contributor to WRAL in Raleigh. He joined the station in 1997 and recently hit the milestone of 2500 segments. In his own words, "I love traveling the back roads of North Carolina," said Mason. "What an amazing state to explore, - [Linkdown: 5/1/24 - The It's Gonna be May Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/05/01/linkdown-5-1-24-the-its-gonna-be-may-edition/) - Monk: April was a busy month for ol' Monk here, but we're back with the first linkdown in a while. Hoping to get back to a more regular schedule now. Native News John Tanner on Bum's in Ayden The 40th Lexington Barbecue Festival will be on October 26 ICYMI Non-Native News John Tanner has started - [Ron Simmons Breaks Down the Carolina BBQ Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/26/ron-simmons-breaks-down-the-carolina-bbq-festival/) - Monk: Ron Simmons of Master Blend Family Farms recaps his time at the Caroline BBQ Festival earlier this month, with some sound bites from satisfied patrons of the festival. Description: The Master Blend Gang would like to thank the city of Charlotte again for the opportunity to enjoy making new friends, sharing great laughs, and - [United States Barbecue as explained by geography](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/05/03/united-states-barbecue-as-explained-by-geography/) - Note: this article originally appeared earlier this year in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. Monk: Phil Edwards is a Brooklyn-based journalist, producer, and digital creator who previously created videos on history, culture, design, and more for Vox. In - [A Thousand Words: The 2024 Carolina BBQ Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/16/a-thousand-words-the-2024-carolina-bbq-festival/) - Monk: This year's Carolina BBQ Festival changed locations from Camp North End to Uptown and became part of the Charlotte SHOUT! annual arts and culture festival. And Speedy happened to be in town, so he and I hit up the festival courtesy of new friend of the blog, Chigger Willard of the Low and Slow - [Season 5 of Tales from the Pit signals a new beginning](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/12/season-5-of-tales-from-the-pit-signals-a-new-beginning/) - Link to web version Monk: Over the past 7 years, Bryan and Andrew from Tales from the Pits has been churning out content on the barbecue scene in Texas and across the US. And that will continue in their fifth season starting in the coming weeks. But! They are expanding into video with their new - [The Smoke Sheet and friends meet for Barbecue Saturday](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/29/the-smoke-sheet-and-friends-meet-for-barbecue-saturday-at-jon-gs-barbecue/) - Monk: Earlier this month, Ryan (aka BBQ Tourist) and Sean (aka NYC BBQ) of The Smoke Sheet invited myself, Ronald Simmons of Master Blend Family Farms, Michael "Chigger" Willard of the Low and Slow Barbecue Show, and Paige Hogan of Barbecued_ to meet up at Jon G's Barbecue for a Barbecue Saturday while they were - [Buxton Hall Barbecue's 2023 closure was the latest blow for NC whole hog barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/25/buxton-hall-barbecues-2023-closure-was-the-latest-blow-for-nc-whole-hog-barbecue/) - Note: A version of this article originally appeared late last year in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to subscribe, visit bbqnewsletter.com. Monk: In late October of 2023, Asheville’s Buxton Hall Barbecue officially announced that it will close for good after service a - [A Late Night Cook with Pitmaster Matt Horn](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/23/night-cook-with-pitmaster-matt-horn/) - Monk: A short, impressionistic video of a night cook with Matt Horn before a pop-up. Description: After the devastating loss of his restaurant to a fire, Chef Matt Horn is back, rekindling the flames that made him one of the nation's most revered chefs through barbecue pop-ups. Follow his passion for perfecting the art of - [Daniel Vaughn trains David Farrier how to be a barbecue reviewer on the Flightless Bird Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/22/daniel-vaughn-trains-david-farrier-how-to-be-a-barbecue-reviewer-on-the-flightless-bird-podcast/) - Link to web version Monk: Flightless Bird is a podcast where journalist David Farrier, the New Zealand-born host the podcast is named after, explores various American customs through the lens of a curious outsider. In this episode from March 2023, David meets up with Texas Monthly Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn to live a day in the life - [An Appalachian Barbecue Story in the "The Proffitts of Ridgewood"](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/01/an-appalachian-barbecue-story-in-the-the-proffitts-of-ridgewood/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Note: this article originally appeared earlier this year in The Smoke Sheet, a great national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how - [“Bludso’s BBQ Cookbook” is Kevin Bludso’s Big Personality in Book Form](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/29/bludsos-bbq-cookbook-is-kevin-bludsos-big-personality-in-book-form/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Note: this article originally appeared last year in The Smoke Sheet, a fantastic national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more information on how to - [Charleston's Palmira Barbecue has made the smooth transition to restaurant](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/04/08/charlestons-palmira-barbecue-has-made-the-smooth-transition-to-restaurant/) - Name: Palmira BarbecueDate: 2/4/24Address: 2366 Ashley River Rd Building 1, Charleston, SC 29414Order: Whole hog barbecue, hash and rice, beef cheek, slaw, and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Note: a version of this review originally appeared earlier this year in The Smoke Sheet, a great national barbecue newsletter that I regularly contribute to. For more - [Linkdown: 3/20/24 - The NC BBQ Hall of Fame Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/20/linkdown-3-20-24/) - Featured Monk: John Tanner did some digging on the brand new NC Barbecue Hall of Fame, which was recently formed. Some details in his website here: The first class of inductees were honored on March 1 in Burlington: Kent Bridges of Alston Bridges Barbecue in Shelby Steve and Gerri Grady of Grady's BBQ in Dudley - [Gravy Sees What's Next for the Women of Mama Dip's Kitchen](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/08/gravy-sees-whats-next-for-the-women-of-mama-dips-kitchen/) - Link Monk: While it does have barbecue on the menu, Mama Dip's Kitchen is more of a soul food restaurant than it is a barbecue one. But it's an institution, having served Chapel Hill, NC for nearly 50 years after Mama Dip left Bill's Barbecue to open her own restaurant. But the namesake passed away - [Pitmaster Brandon Shepard on the Low & Slow Barbecue Show](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/15/emerald-isle-is-not-just-for-seafood/) - Link to web version Monk: I had the good fortune to meet Low and Slow Barbecue Show host Michael "Chigger" Willard earlier this month at Jon G's alongside The Smoke Sheet guys as well as Master Blend Family Farms pitmaster Ronald Simmons. Sadly, I had not yet taken the time to listen to his podcast, - [A Tour of the Historic Smitty's Market in Lockhart](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/08/a-tour-of-the-historic-smittys-market-in-lockhart/) - Monk: Trey's Chow Down visits Smitty's Market and gives you a tour of the operation from a first person POV. Description: Smitty's Market is still run by the family today and offers authentic Central Texas Style BBQ, sides, and house prepared sausages hot or cold. No matter what kind of meat you love, Smitty's offers - [Alston Bridges is more than just "the other Bridges"](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/04/alston-bridges-is-more-than-just-the-other-bridges/) - Name: Alston Bridges BarbecueDate: 3/1/24Location: 620 E. Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150Order: Small chopped barbecue plate (with red slaw, hush puppies), Sun DropPricing: $ Monk: While it's no secret that we are a big fan of Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge here at Barbecue Bros, there is another Bridges restaurant in Shelby (no relation) called Alston Bridges. - [Linkdown: 2/28/24 - The Not So Great North Carolina Barbecue Debate Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/28/linkdown-2-28-24-the-not-so-great-north-carolina-barbecue-debate-edition/) - Featured Monk: Congrats to Garren and Kelly Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue, who 4 years ago yesterday purchased the former Barbee's Barbecue in Peachland and turned it into the Jon G's Barbecue we know and love today. They took a few months to get the place ready for business before opening in June of 2020. - [Texas Beef, a Smoker, and Wood](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/03/01/texas-beef-a-smoker-and-wood/) - Monk: Part 2 of True Craft's feature on LJ's BBQ in Brenham. Don't forget to watch part 1 which we posted a few weeks back. Description: Corey, Matt, and Josh talk about their perfectly smoked brisket sourced exclusively from Nolan Ryan Brand Beef, their mouthwatering Brisket Mac and Cheese, and their Cen-Tex Smoker, which was - ["Going Whole Hog" is a Celebration of South Carolina BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/19/going-whole-hog-is-a-celebration-of-south-carolina-bbq/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: "Let's be clear from the start: I did not write this book; I assembled it" states author James A. Roller at the beginning of "Going Whole - [The Best Barbecue Joints in Charleston - February 2024](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/26/the-top-10-barbecue-joints-in-charleston-february-2024/) - Monk: I'm no local, but I've spent my fair share of time in Charleston over the years. As Charleston's barbecue reputation has risen, I've always felt like Charlotte could learn some lessons from the Holy City. From homegrown restaurants to luring big names and regional chains, it could be argued that the overall quality of - [Linkdown: 2/21/24 - The #teamslaw edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/21/linkdown-2-21-24-the-teamslaw-edition/) - Featured Monk: Our thoughts are with the Wooden Robot Brewery family in Charlotte as news of co-owner Dan Wade's passing spread Tuesday afternoon. Wade passed away due to an accident at the brewery. Native News Scott from Firehawk Brewpub remembers Dan Wade of Wooden Robot Lexington Barbecue will sponsor The Lexington Flying Pigs baseball team - [Favorite Barbecue Dishes of 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/08/favorite-barbecue-dishes-of-2023/) - Monk: 2023 added a few new barbecue experiences for me, namely trying barbecue places in Alabama, Maine, Tennessee, and South Carolina. But of course, I made sure to hit the big hitters and classics closer to home. My top 10 favorite barbecue meals of the year was split 60/40 between new-to-me places and revisits of - [From Pop Up to A Texas Monthly Top 25 New BBQ Joint](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/16/from-pop-up-to-a-texas-monthly-top-25-new-bbq-joint/) - Monk: LJ's BBQ started as a side hustle by owners Corey Cook and Matt Lowery in 2015 and moved into a brick and mortar in 2017. Outside of the kitchen they proceeded to get the building ready by themselves to save money. This first part of a two-part video explores the origins of LJ's before - [Haywood Smokehouse Brings Texas BBQ to the Mountains of NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/12/haywood-smokehouse-brings-texas-bbq-to-the-mountains-of-nc/) - Name: Haywood SmokehouseDate: 1/27/24Address: 403 Haywood Rd, Dillsboro, NC 28725Order: 2-meat combo platter with pork and brisket plus cole slaw and collards (Link to menu)Price: $$$ Monk: After some really positive experiences at Ridgewood Barbecue and Old Hampton Store in late 2023, could my luck with mountain barbecue continue into early 2024 at the Dillsboro outpost - [Linkdown: 2/7/24](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/07/linkdown-2-7-24/) - Featured Monk: Resident Culture's Southend location has officially unveiled their barbecue menu, helmed by former Noble Smoke and Sauceman's pitmaster Edgar Simoes. The food will be smoked at the Southend location of the brewery but also available from a food truck at the original Plaza Midwood location. Native News The North-South BBQ Bowl is officially - [Linkdown 1/31/24 - The James Beard Semifinalist Nominees Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/31/linkdown-1-31-24-the-james-beard-semifinalist-nominees-edition/) - Monk: The Semifinalist Nominations for this year's edition of the James Beard Awards came out last week, and several barbecue restaurants were nominated in various categories. Congrats to Robbie Robinson of City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia (aka "West Coalumbia") for his Best Chef Southeast Nomination. He is the second pitmaster in South Carolina after - [Texas BBQ, with a foreign spin](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/09/texas-bbq-with-a-foreign-spin/) - Monk: From November 2023, CBS Sunday Morning sits down with Kareem El-Ghayesh of KG BBQ, Don Nguyen of Khoi Barbecue, Tatsu Aikawa of Kemuri Tatsu-Ya, and Texas Monthly Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn to discuss the newer fusion barbecue places in Texas that spotlight flavors not native to central. Just don't call it fusion. Description: The - [48 Hours at the Best New BBQ in NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/02/02/48-hours-at-the-best-new-bbq-in-nc/) - Monk: Ant's BBQ Cookout makes a stop at Dampf Good BBQ in Cary, NC, one of the best Texas-style barbecue joints according to Daniel Vaughn, to live a day in the life of Nick Dampf. Description: Dampf Good BBQ in Cary, NC may be new, but their food is 100% classic Central Texas Barbecue. Follow - [Linkdown: 1/24/24 - The Buc-ee's Coming to Mebane Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/24/linkdown-1-24-24-the-buc-ees-coming-to-mebane-edition/) - Featured Monk: Daniel Vaughn (aka BBQ Snob), Barbecue Editor for Texas Monthly, made a trip to North Carolina last week (with a jag up to Norfolk) to taste what the Old North State has to currently offer in terms of Texas barbecue. Long story short, he was "blown away" by the "staggeringly good" barbecue he - [BBQ, Fun & Mountain Music at Old Hampton Store](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/26/bbq-fun-mountain-music-at-old-hampton-store/) - Monk: The Friday's Forever YouTube channel explores the Old Hampton Store & Barbeque as well as the art gallery on the property in this first person video. The barbecue portion of the video starts at 9:05. Description: IN THIS EPISODE → Join us on this journey through the Old Hampton Store & BBQ and discover - [You'll Find True 'Cue at Old Hampton Store](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/29/youll-find-wood-smoked-pork-at-old-hampton-store/) - Name: Old Hampton Store & BarbequeDate: 12/3/23Location: 77 Ruffin Street, Linville, NC 28646Order: Pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw Pricing: $$ Monk: Old Hampton Store & Barbeque (plus a grist mill!) is an old-time mountain country store in Linville in Avery County which is the middle of Christmas tree farm country in NC. After having tried - [Terry Black's Barbecue Delivers on Brisket and Turkey](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/22/terry-blacks-barbecue-delivers-on-brisket-and-turkey/) - Name: Terry Black’s Barbecue (Dallas)Date: 1/5/24Address: 3025 Main St., Dallas, TXOrder: Brisket, pork ribs, (original) sausage, turkey (Link To Menu)Price: $$ Speedy: On the first weekend of the new year, I went down to Dallas to spend the weekend with a couple of friends. I had already prepped the squad that a visit to Pecan - [Trey's Chow Down Visits Historic Lockhart Smokehouses](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/19/treys-chow-down-visits-historic-lockhart-smokehouses/) - Monk: In January, Trey's Chow Down will be visiting Lockhart, Texas with episodes from four historic smokehouses. Here's a trailer for those upcoming episodes. Description: Trey's Chow Down Road Trip'in the USA for Texas BBQ deliciousness. This month in January stay tuned for all the HISTORIC TEXAS BBQ information and deliciousness from our trip to - [Linkdown: 1/17/24 - The RIP John Brotherton Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/17/linkdown-1-17-24-the-rip-john-brotherton-edition/) - Featured Monk: RIP to John Brotherton of Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue of Plugerville, TX (north of Austin) who passed away on Monday at the age of 49. His son posted the update on the restaurant's Facebook page: I never got the chance to try the man's food, but the outpouring of heartbreak and love on - [The Original Ridgewood Barbecue is a Wholly Unique Barbecue Experience](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/15/the-original-ridgewood-barbecue-is-a-wholly-unique-barbecue-experience/) - Name: The Original Ridgewood BarbecueDate: 12/2/23Address: 900 Elizabethton Hwy, Bluff City, TN 37618Order: BBQ pork sandwich with fries and blue cheese appetizer (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: I've mentioned a few times on this blog, but the parents and brothers of Monk have all relocated to Northeast Tennessee within the past few years so I've found - [Tales From the Pits Recaps Their 2023 and Looks Ahead](https://barbecuebros.co/2024/01/05/tales-from-the-pits-recaps-their-2023-and-looks-ahead/) - Non-Spotify Link Monk: Andrew and Bryan look back on their meals and experiences in 2023 (both memorable and not), take stock of the current landscape in barbecue, and outline their plans for 2024. Description: 2023 was another great year for BBQ and more. Tune in for a rundown on some of our most memorable meals - [The Year in Review: Our Favorite Posts of 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/27/the-year-in-review-our-favorite-posts-of-2023/) - Monk: I hope you all are staying healthy and enjoying your holidays with friends and family. This will be the last post of the year from us, and we'll be back in the new year to continue year #13 for the Barbecue Bros. Features This year, I started doing some writing for The Smoke Sheet - [The 8 Best Barbecue Meals Monk Ate in 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/09/the-8-best-barbecue-meals-monk-ate-in-2022/) - Monk: 2022 was yet another year of great barbecue. In addition to finally getting to spend some time in the eastern part of the state for whole hog (although still not nearly enough), I tried two of the best new school barbecue at Palmira Barbecue in Charleston and Lawrence Barbecue in Durham. In terms of - [Barbecue and Coffee at Miller’s Smokehouse in Belton, Texas](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/27/barbecue-and-coffee-at-millers-smokehouse-in-belton-texas/) - Monk: The Adventures of A+K are a couple who are living the van life but make often make stops at barbecue along the way. You may previously remember them from a couple of stops in the Carolinas in recent years (linked below), and in this video they stop at Miller's Smokehouse in Belton, TX to - [Cafe 71 Smokehouse Closed Abruptly Amidst Allegations of Mismanagement](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/20/cafe-71-smokehouse-closed-abruptly-amidst-allegations-of-mismanagement/) - This is where I'd normally set the table for my visit to Cafe 71 Smokehouse, which opened up last fall in the space formerly occupied by Rick's Smokehouse in the small town of Welcome, NC just north of Lexington. But the course of this post changed when Cafe 71 abruptly closed a few weeks ago - [Checking In: Sweet Lew's BBQ Remains Ever Dependable](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/03/checking-in-sweet-lews-bbq-remains-ever-dependable/) - Monk: Trying something new for a change. Check out my thoughts on a recent stop to Sweet Lew's BBQ in Charlotte at the Instagram Reel linked below. - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the First Quarter of 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/10/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-first-quarter-of-2023/) - Monk: Most of the first quarter of 2023 was on the quieter side in the land of Charlotte barbecue. It was not until the end of March where a new restaurant was announced (the promising-looking Firehawk Brewpub in Mount Holly) or a restaurant announced closure (the land around BBQ King off Wilkinson Boulevard was put - [Linkdown: 5/10/23 - The Barbecue Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/10/linkdown-5-10-23-the-barbecue-hall-of-fame-semi-finalists-edition/) - Featured Congrats to Steve Grady of Grady's BBQ (as well as the rest of the top 10) for making the semi-finalist list for this year's Barbecue Hall of Fame class! The inductees will be announced later this month on May 24th. Native News WRAL is a fan of Midwood Smokehouse's latest location in Raleigh Midwood - [The Concord Location of Phar Mill BBQ & Brewing Has Some Hits, Some Misses](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/22/the-concord-location-of-phar-mill-bbq-brewing-has-some-hits-some-misses/) - Name: Phar Mill BBQ & BrewingAddress: 363 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025Order: Chopped brisket sandwich, 1/2 lb pulled pork, smoked wings and pork belly burnt endsPricing: $$ Monk: Last fall, I gave Phar Mill Brewing & BBQ a shot at the original Harrisburg location and thought it showed a decent amount of promise. After - [12 Bones Smokehouse is More than Their Blueberry Chipotle Ribs](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/04/12-bones-smokehouse-is-more-than-their-blueberry-chipotle-ribs/) - Monk: Famously, President Barack Obama ate at the original 12 Bones Smokehouse in the River Arts District of Asheville. That location is now gone, but they've opened a huge "South Asheville" location that houses the smokehouse as well as the brew system for the 3-year old 12 Bones Brewing. Speedy and I have visited the - [Linkdown: 10/25/23 - The Travis Kelce BBQ Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/25/linkdown-10-25-23-the-travis-kelce-bbq-edition/) - Featured Monk: Sad news, as Buxton Hall Barbecue announced last week that it will close after service on November 22. This comes 15 months after Elliott Moss parted ways with the restaurant. No word on on what the Chai Pani Restaurant Group (Chai Pani, Botiwalla, Buxton Chicken Palace) plans to replace the restaurant with. Native - [The Aussie BBQ Invasion: A Blend of Traditions and Flavours](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/11/the-aussie-bbq-invasion-a-blend-of-traditions-and-flavours/) - This week we have a guest post from Myles McLean, an e-commerce entrepreneur and BBQ enthusiast, as well as the driving force behind Grillhound. Are you looking to write a guest post for Barbecue Bros in the new year? Get in touch. The Aussie BBQ, or Barbie, is a timeless ritual ingrained in our culture - [Truth Barbeque in Houston is Indeed the Truth](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/06/truth-barbeque-in-houston-is-indeed-the-truth/) - Name: Truth BarbequeDate: 1/7/23Address: 110 S Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007Order: Brisket, turkey, Carolina whole hog, pork ribs, house sausage link, brussel sprouts, green beans (link)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: I have a tradition whenever I travel. The first thing I do is text Monk, tell him where I’m going and ask, “Where should I grab some - [The 5 Best Barbecue Joints in Charlotte - December 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/18/the-5-best-barbecue-joints-in-charlotte-december-2023/) - Monk: It's hard to believe that our last Charlotte best of post came way back in 2019. Then, I speculated that perhaps some big names could open second (or even third) outposts of established barbecue restaurants in Charlotte, but that hasn't happened. No Bryan Furman, no Sam Jones, no Rodney Scott. In my mind, only - [South Carolina is the Place You'll Find This Dish](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/15/south-carolina-is-the-place-youll-find-this-dish/) - Monk: We previously featured Food YouTuber Mark Wiens when he traveled to Lexington and Pitt County in eastern NC. For this video, he stops outside of Charleston, SC for a backyard barbecue featuring chicken, pork, ribs, collards, and hash, a South Carolina specialty dish. Description: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - We’re just outside Charleston, South Carolina, - [The Barbecue Bros' 2023 Holiday Gift Guide](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/04/the-barbecue-bros-2023-holiday-gift-guide/) - Monk: In this year's revamped Gift Guide, we're going for more curation and less bullet listing. Hopefully this will give you a sense of the items we truly recommend here at Barbecue Bros, whether it be t-shirts or hats, grill accessories you'll use in the backyard, or rubs and sauces. What else have we missed? - [Tales from the Pits has a lot to be thankful for in 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/12/01/tales-from-the-pits-has-a-lot-to-be-thankful-for-in-2023/) - Non-Spotify podcast link Monk: I'm posting this a little late for the Thanksgiving holiday but I think its still worth sharing. The Tales from the Pits guys, Andrew and Bryan, share the trends in barbecue that they are thankful for including brick and mortar locations (particularly in the hot Texas summers), barbecue joints expanding into - [Linkdown: 11/28/23 - The Brisket Makes Everything Better Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/29/linkdown-11-28-23-the-brisket-makes-everything-better-edition/) - Featured Monk: Team applications for Memphis in May are officially open for next year's festival which will take place in Liberty Park This of course is after a new, upstart festival has been announced to be held at (plot twist) Tom Lee Park, where Memphis in May had traditionally been held. Forward Momentum are the - [Linkdown: 11/22/23 - The Happy Thanksgiving Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/22/linkdown-11-22-23-the-happy-thanksgiving-edition/) - Featured Monk: The Cuegrass festival, a mix of barbecue, bluegrass, and beer, is back next April in downtown Raleigh. It's been a few years since I've been, but it looks like they've moved a few blocks away from in front of The Pit restaurant onto Fayetteville Street. Here were my thoughts from 2019: Mark your - [Bob Garner values authenticity and a sense of community in his barbecue joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/17/bob-garner-values-authenticity-and-a-sense-of-community-in-his-barbecue-joints/) - Monk: "NC Weekend" and host Deborah Holt Noel heads to the vault to revisit some of Bob Garner's favorite barbecue joints. Right off the top, Bob states that he values authenticity and a sense of community, and over the years he's found it at: Adam's Roadside BBQ in Goldsboro, Hillsborough BBQ Company in Hillsborough, Ken's - [Cozy Corner is one of Memphis's most popular barbecue restaurants](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/24/cozy-corner-has-been-smoking-bologna-since-1977/) - Monk: Owner Bobby Bradley, Jr. of Cozy Corner in Memphis is carrying on the traditions of his family's barbecue legacy to this day, including the BBQ bologna sandwich. Description: Cozy Corner is one of Memphis's most popular barbecue restaurants, opening in 1977. Owner Bobby Bradley, Jr. is carrying on his family’s traditions by making the - [Buxton Hall Barbecue's Closure is the Latest Blow for NC Whole Hog Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/13/buxton-hall-barbecues-closure-is-the-latest-blow-for-nc-whole-hog-barbecue/) - Monk: Buxton Hall Barbecue has officially announced that it will close on November 22nd, 8 years after bringing whole hog to Asheville. In my latest for The Smoke Sheet published last week, I recap the history of Buxton Hall Barbecue and what its closing means to the state of new school North Carolina whole hog - [Linkdown: 11/6/23 - The Convincing, But Exhausting Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/08/linkdown-11-6-23/) - Native News Sam Jones BBQ has boozy slushies available at both their Winterville and Raleigh locations BBQ Fest on the Neuse team registration is now open Tickets still available for Noble Smoke's Pitmaster Experience on November 11 Some photos from Grady's Jon G's was featured in Garden & Gun on pre-cooked Thanksgiving food The last - [Charlotte Quarterly News Roundup from July through August 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/06/charlotte-quarterly-news-roundup-from-july-through-august-2023/) - Monk: Better late than never, here's all the Charlotte-area barbecue news you may have missed from July through September of this year July 7/14 - Noble Smoke makes Axios Charlotte's 25 best restaurants in Charlotte right now at #25 7/29 - A reintroduction to Garren and Kelly of Jon G's Barbecue August 8/8 - The - [How Pitmaster Sam Jones Makes the Most Famous Whole Hog Barbecue in North Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/10/how-pitmaster-sam-jones-makes-the-most-famous-whole-hog-barbecue-in-north-carolina/) - Monk: Sam Jones and his pitmaster Lindsay Bortle - who can cook a hog just as good as Sam, according to him - take Eater's Smoke Point through the process at his Sam Jones BBQ restaurant in Raleigh. Description: Carolina barbecue legend Sam Jones comes from a long legacy of cooking a whole hog, with - [Garren and Kelly from Jon G's Barbecue on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/11/03/garren-and-kelly-from-jon-gs-barbecue-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: In a recent podcast interview, Kevin's BBQ Joints finally managed to interview Garren and Kelly Kirkman from Barbecue Bros favorite Jon G's Barbecue. It covers a wide range of topics from Garren growing up on a beef farm in NC to their beginnings as a pop-up to quitting their fulltime jobs to open a - [The 64 Best North Carolina Barbecue Restaurants](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/27/the-64-best-north-carolina-barbecue-restaurants/) - Monk: Drew Jackson has done a great job covering barbecue the past few years for the News & Observer, and earlier this month came out with the 2023 edition of his list of the 64 best barbecue restaurants in the state. Here are the links to the various stories around barbecue from early October, but - [Opt for the Asian Fusion Rather than Traditional Barbecue at Seoul Food Meat Company](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/23/opt-for-the-asian-fusion-rather-than-traditional-barbecue-at-seoul-food-meat-company/) - Name: Seoul Food Meat Company Mill DistrictDate: 10/7/23Address: 421 E 26th St, Charlotte, NC 28205Order: Hickory pulled pork, brisket, beef rib bao bun slider, baked ram and cheese, doenjang collard greens, fries (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Seoul Food Meat Company opened their second Charlotte location in the "Mill District" near NoDa and Optimist Park roughly - [Linkdown: 10/18/23 - The Mallard Creek Barbecue Back Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/18/linkdown-10-18-23-the-mallard-creek-barbecue-back-edition/) - Featured Monk: The Mallard Creek Barbecue is back later this month for its 92nd annual event, but with a wrinkle. The barbecue will be drive-through and carryout only this year. That's right, no dine-in. Per the event's Facebook page: The BBQ is on for 2023! The fourth Thursday of October holds a special place in - [Lunch at The Barbecue Center in Photos](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/09/lunch-at-the-barbecue-center-in-photos/) - Monk: I recently stopped by The Barbecue Center in Lexington for the first time in a few years for a lunch with the Monk clan. Here was my experience in photos. The barbecue tray with red slaw is the classic order. A basket of fresh hush puppies comes with every tray or plate order (the - [NC Weekend Explores Lexington's Barbecue Scene](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/06/nc-weekend-explores-lexingtons-barbecue-scene/) - Monk: Deborah Holt Noel visits two Lexington barbecue mainstays at Lexington Barbecue and The Barbecue Center in this short video for NC Weekend. - [Linkdown: 10/4/23 - The Texas BBQ Bubble About to Burst? Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/10/04/linkdown-10-4-23-the-texas-bbq-bubble-about-to-burst-edition/) - Featured Monk: Is the Texas barbecue bubble about to burst? Daniel Vaughn reports slowdowns at a few barbecue joints in Texas due in part to the sheer number of joints that have opened in recent years, the intense heat wave that rocked Texas over the summer, and the skyrocketing price of brisket. As a result, - [How The Shed Is Making Award-Winning BBQ in Southern Mississippi](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/29/how-the-shed-is-making-award-winning-bbq-in-southern-mississippi/) - Monk: The Shed has always been a family operation, originally built on a "shoestring budget without the shoestrings" approach by siblings Brooke Lewis and Brad Orrison. But they'll be the first ones to tell you, as they've grown the business in the past 23 years to a destination joint on over 30 acres that includes - [What's The Difference Between Western and Eastern North Carolina BBQ?](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/22/whats-the-difference-between-western-and-eastern-north-carolina-bbq/) - Monk: Quick (and I mean super quick) primer on NC barbecue styles from North Carolina Pork Council CEO Roy Lee Lindsey. Description: North Carolina Pork Council CEO Roy Lee Lindsey explains the difference between Western and Eastern North Carolina BBQ... which is your preference? - [Biscuits Brisket & Beer is the Barbecue Option in High Point's First Food Hall](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/25/biscuits-brisket-beer-is-the-barbecue-option-in-high-points-first-food-hall/) - Name: Biscuits Brisket & BeerDate: 8/27/23Address: 275 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27262Order: Big Gull - 1/4 lb brisket, 1/4 lb turkey, 1 link beef sausage, 1 buttermilk biscuit, 1 biscuit topping (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: High Point has a food hall now. For those not in the know, a food hall is basically - [Firehawk Brewpub is a worthy addition to the Charlotte Barbecue Scene](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/11/firehawk-brewpub-is-a-worthy-addition-to-the-charlotte-barbecue-scene/) - Name: Firehawk BrewpubDate: 8/5/23Address: 309 N Main St, Mt Holly, NC 28120Order: Orders of pork, brisket, and ribs with slaw, collards, beans, collards, pickled deviled eggs (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Earlier this year, Firehawk Brewpub exploded on to the local Charlotte barbecue scene with a lot of promise. Located in an old fire station near - [Linkdown: 9/20/23 - The Two-Meat Plate Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/20/linkdown-9-20-23-the-two-meat-plate-edition/) - Featured Monk: Robert Moss dropped his annual top barbecue joint list for Southern Living, and of the 50, eight were North Carolina barbecue joints while another nine were from South Carolina. The North Carolina joints were: Prime Barbecue, Knightdale Barbecue Center, Lexington Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge Sam Jones BBQ, Winterville Stamey's Barbecue, Greensboro Grady's Barbecue, - [48 Hours at Michelin's #1 BBQ in California ](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/15/48-hours-at-michelins-1-bbq-in-california/) - Monk: The Ant's BBQ Cookout YouTube channel has been doing some Bon Appétit-style 24/28 hours at a restaurant a la Andrew Knowlton spending 24 hours at Franklin BBQ circa 2016. In this video, he spends 2 full days at Daniel Castillo's Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano, CA, who just received a Bib Gourmand from - [Linkdown: 9/6/23 - The RIP David Millette Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/06/linkdown-9-6-23-the-rip-david-millette-edition/) - Featured Monk: In a truly terrible news, the general manager of the Raleigh location of Midwood Smokehouse passed away after being assaulted a few weeks back. Police said David "Davey" Millette, Jr. died Friday, Sept. 1. According to police, Millette was assaulted at 2 a.m. on Aug. 26 in the 500 block of Glenwood Avenue. - [The Most Exciting BBQ Joint in Texas is Egyptian](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/08/the-most-exciting-bbq-joint-in-texas-is-egyptian/) - Monk: Bon Appétit's On the Line video series stops by Austin, TX and KG BBQ. Pitmaster Kareem El-Ghayesh left a corporate career in finance to pursue Texas barbecue, but outside of the traditional central Texas brisket he incorporates his Egyptian heritage in the other proteins on the menu such as pomegranate glazed pork ribs, lamb - [Linkdown: 8/29/23 - The Taylor Swift x Barbecue Festival Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/30/linkdown-8-29-23-the-taylor-swift-x-barbecue-festival-edition/) - Featured Monk: Did you know that Taylor Swift played at the Lexington Barbecue Festival in 2006? Here's a brief Tik Tok about it: There's some very grainy pre-iPhone concert footage available on YouTube. Here's some audio of Swift's song "Tim McGraw": Anywho - this year's edition of the Lexington Barbecue festival will be in downtown - [The New BBQ Addiction of Trey's Chow Down is Fork Grove Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/09/01/the-new-bbq-addiction-of-treys-chow-down-is-fork-grove-barbecue/) - Monk: Trey's Chow Down is hosted by "celebrity food judge and TV host Trey Chapman from Fort Worth Texas" and they made a recent stop at Fork Grove Barbecue in Anderson, SC. - ["Ed Mitchell's Barbeque" Tells the Story of the Man as well as the Black Experience in the South](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/28/ed-mitchells-barbeque-tells-the-story-of-the-man-as-well-as-the-black-experience-in-the-south/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: While Ed Mitchell's The Preserve barbecue restaurant is still yet to announce its long-awaited opening in Raleigh, Ed and his son Ryan have stayed busy writing - [Dreamland Barbecue is an Alabama Institution, But How Do They Stack Up in 2023?](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/21/dreamland-barbecue-is-an-alabama-institution/) - Name: Dreamland BarbecueDate: 7/22/23Address: 1427 14th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205Order: Rib sandwich (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: The only other real opportunity I previously had to try Dreamland Barbecue was on a drive when I passed through the state via I-20 on my way from Charlotte to Austin in 2009. Even though I was somewhat - [Ruben Santana is the BBQ King Of Brooklyn](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/25/ruben-santana-is-the-bbq-king-of-brooklyn/) - Monk: In the world of fusion barbecue, Dominican-style Texas barbecue is fairly unique combination. Since 2020, Ruben Santana has been running Bark Barbecue which combines those two cuisines to seemingly delicious results. From Munchie's Street Food Icons series. Description: Ruben Santana is the owner and pitmaster of Bark Barbecue, a Texas-style BBQ pop up in - [Linkdown: 8/21/23 - The Elliott Moss is Back Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/23/linkdown-8-21-23-the-elliott-moss-is-back-edition/) - Featured Monk: Elliott Moss' post-Buxton Hall Barbecue plans have been announced. While he had been busy with opening his latest concepts - the breakfast and lunch comfort food spot Regina's in West Asheville as well as the sandwich shop Little Louie's - for the past 13 months, he has seemingly left both less than six - [How a Master Chef Is Roasting Whole Suckling Pigs in the Middle of NYC](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/18/how-a-master-chef-is-roasting-whole-suckling-pigs-in-the-middle-of-nyc/) - Monk: Eater's Smoke Point focuses on a wood-fire restaurant in New York City called Peasant, where the chef is roasting whole suckling pigs on a rotisserie wood-fire oven. Those suckling pigs are then portioned into a whole pig dinner that has to be ordered 24 hours in advance. Description: At NYC’s Peasant, chef Marc Forgione - [Linkdown: 8/16/23 - The Runaway Longhorn Bull Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/16/linkdown-8-16-23-the-runaway-longhorn-bull-edition/) - Featured Monk: As a result of some severe storms in the Charlotte area last week, a 900 pound longhorn bull got loose in west Charlotte and ran free for 4 days. It would re-emerge once a day or so but no one was ever able to pin it down. It quickly soared to the top - [The Roots of SAW's Soul Kitchen is in North Carolina Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/14/the-roots-of-saws-soul-kitchen-is-in-north-carolina-barbecue/) - Name: SAW's Soul KitchenDate: 7/21/23Address: 215 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222Order: Two meat combo platter with pork and sausage with collards, slaw, and cheese grits (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: SAW's BBQ owner Mike Wilson (or SAW which is an acronym for "Sorry Ass Wilson") originally grew up in Charlotte and in the early 2000's - [NC Weekend Checks Out Prime Barbecue and Its "Full-Blown Barbecue Campus"](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/11/prime-barbecue-is-drawing-huge-crowds-to-knightdale/) - Monk: NC Weekend's been pumping out the barbecue content lately, and in a recent visit host Deborah Holt Noel took a visit to Knightdale to sit down with owner/head fire maker Christopher Prieto for a tour of the restaurant and to try a little bit of everything on the menu. Description: See why Prime Barbecue - [Grill Armor Gloves Help Protect the Backyard Pitmaster](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/07/grill-armor-gloves-help-protect-the-backyard-pitmaster/) - Link to Purchase Monk: Years ago when I did my whole hog party in my backyard, I ended up borrowing a pair of heat resistant gloves from my neighbor that came in super handy when Speedy and I had to unexpectedly move our burn barrel in the middle of the night (yes, you read that - [Linkdown: 8/2/23 - The Fat-Washed Bourbon Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/08/02/linkdown-8-2-23-the-fat-washed-bourbon-edition/) - Featured Monk: Daniel Vaughn, BBQ Editor of Texas Monthly, made an epic barbecue road trip through South Carolina and Georgia for the past two weeks. Here are some highlights: First off, Daniel doesn't appear to be a huge fan of mustard sauce City Limits in West Columbia was a favorite. He even posted about it - [The Best Barbecue Shows on Streaming - July 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/31/the-best-barbecue-shows-on-streaming-august-2023/) - Monk: Earlier this month I power ranked the new barbecue shows this summer but with the ever changing streaming landscape I wanted to revisit the older shows that are currently available on streaming, which I somehow haven't done since late 2020. Starting with a few of my favorites: Previously: The New Barbecue TV Power Rankings - [Barbecue is Truly a North Carolina Icon](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/28/barbecue-is-truly-a-north-carolina-icon/) - Monk: Dr. Dana Hanson of NC State's Meat Science Department breaks down east versus west barbecue in North Carolina in this video from Our State Magazine. Description: ’Cue is our state’s signature sustenance, but with two distinct styles — eastern and Lexington — that’s typically where our agreement ends. Luckily, no matter which side of - [Linkdown: 7/26/23 - The Barbycu Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/26/linkdown-7-26-23-the-barbycu-edition/) - Featured Monk: Congrats to Joseph Haynes on the release of his latest barbecue history book "From Barbycu to Barbecue," now available from the University of South Carolina Press. The central premise of Haynes' book is that the barbecue methods were not imported from the Caribbean but instead were a collaboration "between Native Americans, Europeans, and - [The New Barbecue TV Power Rankings of Summer 2023](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/17/the-new-barbecue-tv-power-rankings-of-summer-2023/) - Monk: I've spend the past two summers recapping Food Network's "BBQ Brawl" on a weekly basis and while I'm proud of those efforts, ain't nobody got time for that this year. Instead, let's take a holistic look at the four barbecue programs that have premiered in the past few months. And what's more fun than - [Linkdown: 7/19/23 - The #woodpilewednesday is a Thing Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/19/linkdown-7-19-23-the-woodpilewednesday-is-a-thing-edition/) - Featured Monk: A beautiful ode to B's Barbecue from a NC-born California-resident in search of the elusive ribs. They sell out early (and I mean really early) so you've either got to get there at 6am or have a good friend willing to do the same. Will she get those ribs? Check the story to - [Pendleton's The Smoking Pig on Backyard Bites](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/21/pendletons-the-smoking-pig-on-backyard-bites/) - Monk: Speedy and I have previously visited the Williamston location of The Smoking Pig a little over 8 years ago and rather enjoyed it. In this video, owner Barry Deavers talks specifically about the Pendleton location, which is just outside of Clemson closer to I-85. Interestingly, while people seem to like his brisket he is - [Linkdown: 7/12/23 - The Hush Puppy Queen Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/12/linkdown-7-12-23-the-hush-puppy-queen-edition/) - Featured Monk: Cheerwine has launched their "Uniquely Southern Summer Contest" and are giving Barbecue Bros readers - some of the smartest barbecue connoisseurs around - an edge when it comes to the contest. Simply enter "BBQBROS" in the "Bonus Code" box for a bonus entry when entering the contest at the link here. Next week's - [Tales from the Pit Reflect Back on 6 Years](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/14/tales-from-the-pit-reflect-back-on-6-years/) - Web link Monk: Tales from the Pits reflects back on 6 years and nearly 200 episodes of podcasts. Taking a break from their usual interview format, this pod is more of a behind-the-scenes look at the sausage making of the show, from its inception in 2017 where the guys felt like they had to crank - [Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby Remains a Favorite](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/07/10/red-bridges-barbecue-lodge-remains-a-favorite/) - Monk: It's no surprise that Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby has long been a favorite of the Barbecue Bros, and for good reason. They have been in business for 78 years and still cook over wood the old fashioned way. Not to mention they have consistently delivered for me personally every visit over the - [Rodney Scott's BBQ Maintains its Spot in the Upper Tier of Charleston BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/26/rodney-scotts-bbq-maintains-its-spot-in-the-upper-tier-of-charleston-bbq/) - Name: Rodney Scott’s BBQDate: 6/18/23Address: 1011 King St, Charleston, SC 29403Order: Two meat combo platter with whole hog and ribs with hush puppies and coleslaw, wings (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: In my first and only visit to Rodney Scott's BBQ 6 years ago, while I loved the whole hog I noted in that review that - [Legitimate Eastern North Carolina Barbecue in Portland? Maine?](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/19/legitimate-eastern-north-carolina-barbecue-in-portland-maine/) - Name: Wilson County BarbecueDate: 6/3/23Address: 82 Hanover St Suite 8, Portland, ME 04101Order: Two barbecue plates, one full rack of ribs plate, order of wings, pork belly burnt ends with collards, beans, mac and cheese, slaw, hush puppies, order of biscuits, fries (link)Pricing: $$ Rudy: It’s been a while since all three Barbecue Bros had - [Linkdown: 6/21/23 - The RIP LeeAnn Mueller Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/21/linkdown-6-21-23-the-rip-leeann-mueller-edition/) - Featured RIP LeeAnn Mueller. La Barbecue posted on their social media last Wednesday that the co-owner and chef had passed away unexpectedly at the age of 51. The tributes poured in from Texas Monthly's Daniel Vaughn, the Houston Chronicle, and more Our thoughts are with LeeAnn's wife Ali and the rest of her family. Native - [Midwood Smokehouse's Matthew Berry on their Raleigh Expansion](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/23/midwood-smokehouses-matthew-berry-on-their-raleigh-expansion/) - Monk: Midwood Smokehouse's Pitmaster/Executive Chef Matthew Berry stops by the NC F&B Podcast to discuss Matthew's beginnings in barbecue, the origin of Midwood Smokehouse in Charlotte, their recent expansion into Raleigh, and whether the barbecue bubble is about to burst. NC F&B has recently added video to their podcast offerings and are still working through - [The Carolina Foodie Visits Alston Bridges Barbecue in Shelby](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/16/the-carolina-foodie-visits-alston-bridges-barbecue/) - Monk: It seems like The Carolina Foodie's been on the move constantly throughout western NC for the past six months. In this video he visits Alston Bridges Barbecue in Shelby where, anecdotally, a lot of locals eat. That is certainly the case for my Shelby friends. At Alston Bridges, he eats with three friends and - [INKBIRD Has Created the World’s First 5GHz Wi-Fi Smart Meat Thermometer](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/30/inkbird-has-created-the-worlds-first-5ghz-wi-fi-smart-meat-thermometer/) - Link to purchase (Amazon) Monk: In our years of reviewing barbecue rubs, sauces, grill tools/accessories, and thermometers, we are occasionally offered products in exchange for an honest review. Sometimes we do the reviews because its hard to turn down free products but to be honest in some cases the product simply wasn't up to par - [NC’s BBQ Fest on the Neuse Puts Whole Hog In Spotlight](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/15/ncs-bbq-fest-on-the-neuse-puts-whole-hog-in-spotlight/) - This week we have a guest post from great friend of the blog Sean Ludwig of The Smoke Sheet and NYC BBQ. Sean recently attended the BBQ Fest on the Neuse in downtown Kinston. I have yet to make it to Kinston for the event but after reading Sean's recap, I have added it to - [Longleaf Swine is a Brand New Top Tier Barbecue Joint in Raleigh](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/06/longleaf-swine-is-a-new-top-tier-barbecue-joint-in-raleigh/) - Name: Longleaf SwineDate: 1/21/23Address: 300 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601Order: Whole hog, brisket, pimento mac and cheese, esquites, slaw, cornbread (link)Pricing: $$ Monk: Of the 2020 Raleigh Barbecue Boom, while not all announced restaurants have actually opened as of this writing (notably Ed Mitchell's Preserve and Wyatt's Barbecue), Longleaf Swine joined the land of the - [Yes, You Technically Can Eat Barbecue at Disney World](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/13/yes-you-technically-can-eat-barbecue-at-disney-world/) - Monk: So you've made the leap and you and the family (or spouse or partner or friends) are going to Disney. If you haven't been before (or it's been awhile, as was the case for me), prepare yourself for 14+ hour days, 12+ miles of walking, Disney efficiently separating you from your hard earned cash, - [Smokestack Lightning Captures the Simpler, Pre-Barbecue Boom Times in America](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/12/smokestack-lightning-captures-the-simpler-pre-barbecue-boom-times-in-america/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: In the early 2000's, a decade or so before the barbecue boom of the 2010's, Lolis Eric Elie, wrote a hybrid barbecue/great American road trip/recipe book. - [Tuffy Stone's Memphis in May Recap](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/09/tuffy-stones-memphis-in-may-recap/) - Monk: Tuffy Stone's started to become really active on his YouTube channel as of earlier this year, and one of his latest videos features a recap of his time at this year's Memphis in May. Jess Pryles, Moe Cason, Carey Bringle, Melissa Cookston, and more make appearances in the montage while Heath Riles, Chris Lilly, - [Linkdown: 6/7/23 - The Agent 'Cue Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/06/07/linkdown-6-7-23-the-agent-cue-edition/) - Featured Monk: Queen City Nerve goes deep on the roots of the newly opened Firehawk Brewpub in Mount Holly. While I haven't made it out there myself (and couldn't make the media opening due to family commitments), I do plan to make the trip very soon. After reading this article about the barbecue restaurant/fish camp/brewery, - [Netflix's Barbecue Showdown is Back for Season Two](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/26/netflixs-barbecue-showdown-is-back-for-season-two/) - Monk: Netflix's barbecue answer to the Great British Bakeoff is back. "Barbecue Showdown" (formerly "The American BBQ Showdown") premieres today, May 26th. Eight amateur barbecuers (some who are even "new to this whole barbecue thing") compete for a $50,000 prize. Melissa Cookston and Kevin Bludso return as judges, and the trailer heavily previews "the trench," - [Linkdown: 5/24/23 - The Melissa Cookston is No Brett Favre Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/24/linkdown-5-24-23-the-melissa-cookston-is-no-brett-favre-edition/) - Featured Monk: Firehawk Brewpub opened its doors this past Saturday in Mount Holly and the barbecue joint/brewery promptly sold out within hours of opening. Based on the comments on its Facebook page, it appears that the visitors that day were pleased with their food and beer. I hope to confirm for myself soon. Firehawk Brewpub - [Linkdown: 5/17/23 - The Day After National BBQ Day Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/17/linkdown-5-17-23-the-day-after-national-bbq-day-edition/) - Featured Monk: Garren's turning 40 in late June and throwing a heckuva party at Jon G's! The Jon G's Jubilee will bring in town Jake Wood of Lawrence Barbecue in Durham as well as the N. Sea Oyster Co from the Topsail Beach area. Charlotte's Divine Barrel Brewing will provide the beer with ice cream - [Steven Raichlen's "Planet Barbecue" Will Explore BBQ from Around the World](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/19/steven-raichlens-planet-barbecue-will-explore-bbq-from-around-the-world/) - Monk: While I know the name, I am not terribly familiar with a lot of Steven Raichlen's work - either on his previous tv shows or his many number of books. I have occasionally used his website BarbecueBible.com for recipes and product reviews. That will likely change once his latest TV show debuts later this - [How Does a Recent Trip to Swig & Swine Stack Up to Prior Visits?](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/08/how-does-a-recent-trip-to-swig-swine-stack-up-to-prior-visits/) - Name: Swig & SwineDate: 4/15/23Address: 1217 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407Order: Pulled pork barbecue sandwich with hash and rice (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Swig & Swine has been hit or miss for the Barbecue Bros in the past. Speedy visited this location almost exactly 9 years prior to my most recent visit and found - [North Carolina BBQ and Community](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/05/north-carolina-bbq-and-community/) - Monk: NC State's Homegrown articles and videos offer tips and tools for gardening, cooking and sourcing food in North Carolina. This video focuses on our favorite NC foodway, barbecue. Description: There’s a surefire way to start a fight with a native North Carolinian. It’s not arguing about which university is tops in the state — - [Linkdown: 5/3/23 - The Speedy's Barbecue is Back Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/03/linkdown-5-3-23-the-speedys-barbecue-is-back-edition/) - Featured Monk: In "news you absolutely love to see," Speedy's Barbecue has reopened in Lexington. Undaunted by the NC DOT's widening of Highway 8 that killed off Smiley's Barbecue, Speedy's has moved about a half mile down the road from their longtime location of 60 years into what formerly housed Tricia’s Catering. In an interview - [Order the Mesquite-Smoked Beef Back Ribs at Rancho Lewis](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/05/01/order-the-mesquite-smoked-beef-back-ribs-at-rancho-lewis/) - Name: Rancho LewisDate: 4/14/23Address: 1503 King St, Charleston, SC 29403Order: Beef Back Ribs “Half The Cow!” with cowboy slaw, charro beans, and a green chile baked potato (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: John Lewis established his barbecue restaurant Lewis Barbecue in 2016 after having made the move as the well-regarded pitmaster at La Barbecue in - [Firehawk Brewpub will offer creekside beer, barbecue in Mount Holly](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/28/firehawk-brewpub-will-offer-creekside-beer-barbecue/) - Monk: It was just a few weeks ago when we learned of the existence of Firehawk Brewpub in Mount Holly and according to comments on their Instagram, they are opening "very very soon." Based on this, I would expect them to be open by the end of May. This video is from the Charlotte Observer. - [Melvin's BBQ Switched (Back) to Wood Smokers in 2015 and Hasn't Looked Back](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/24/melvins-bbq-switched-back-to-wood-smokers-in-2015-and-hasnt-looked-back/) - Name: Melvin's BBQDate: 4/13/23Address: 538 Folly Rd, Charleston, SC 29412Order: Two meat combo platter with pork, turkey, slaw, and hash and rice (link)Pricing: $$ Monk: Back in 2015, Melvin's BBQ owner David Bessinger saw the light. As Robert Moss notes at the time in his piece for Southern Living, he saw the writing on the wall - [Friday Find: Christopher Prieto on Tales from the Pits](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/21/friday-find-christopher-prieto-on-tales-from-the-pits/) - Listen on Podbean Monk: Catching up on old podcasts I missed from last year, I finally listened to this discussion between Christopher Prieto and the Tales from the Pits guys at Prime BBQ in Knightdale. It covers some similar ground to Prieto's appearance on Kevin's BBQ Pits in 2021 but is still a good conversation - [Linkdown: 4/19/23 - The AI-Generated BBQ Photo Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/19/linkdown-4-19-23-the-ai-generated-bbq-photo-edition/) - Featured Monk: Jake Wood of Lawrence Barbecue is launching what he hopes will be a new annual event, called Frankie Lemmon's Gettin' Piggy With It in support of the Frankie Lemmon School. By way of background, "Frankie Lemmon School is a NAEYC accredited, 5-star child development center that welcomes children ages 2-6 with and without - [Sweet Lew's BBQ Remains Ever Dependable](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/17/sweet-lews-bbq-remains-ever-dependable/) - Monk: While I've certainly stopped into Sweet Lew's BBQ several times since our somehow only official review from opening day in December 2018, I recently made a quick week day stop for lunch to check out how things are going. To avoid overeating on a workday, I went with the chopped pork sandwich combo which - [Linkdown: 4/5/23 - The Carolinas Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/05/linkdown-4-5-23-the-palmetto-state-edition/) - Monk: An all-Carolinas linkdown this week Native News Shepard Barbecue is heading to the Flavortown Festival after getting a boost from Triple D Laurinburg will host the "Suds and Swine" whole hog competition in mid-April Green River BBQ in Saluda has recently changed ownership, with the new owners stating they have "big plans" Non-Native News - [Friday Find: "True Bar B Que" by Willie Glover](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/04/07/friday-find-true-bar-b-que-by-willie-glover/) - Monk: True BBQ is home to some truly world-class hash and I was recently alerted to the existence of this song named after the West Columbia, SC restaurant from a recent John Tanner post. Opening with a piano riff followed by a searing blues solo, it enumerates all the reasons to come on down to - [Linkdown: 3/29/23 - The Top Piedmont Barbecue Restaurants Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/29/__trashed-2/) - Featured Monk: With the recent closures of Richard's Bar-B-Que in Salisbury and Rick's Smokehouse as well as Smiley's BBQ in Lexington, John Tanner shares his updated list of top 10 Piedmont barbecue restaurants. Off the top, I haven't tried Dickie Do's in Haw River or Real Q in Winston-Salem (though I should remedy that), so - [Keep on Riding Up or Down Past Boulevard Barbeque](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/27/for-mountain-barbecue-keep-on-riding-up-or-down-past-boulevard-barbeque/) - Name: Boulevard BarbequeDate: 3/10/23Address: 810 S College St, Morganton, NC 28655Order: Two meat combo platter with pork, brisket, red slaw, jalapeno cheese grits, and hush puppies (link)Pricing: $$ Monk: Boulevard Barbeque is a restaurant in Morganton, which sits at the entrance to the Blue Ridge mountains in Burke County, NC. Mountain barbecue can be hit or - [Should YOU Eat at Disney World's BRAND NEW Restaurant?](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/31/should-you-eat-at-disney-worlds-brand-new-restaurant/) - Monk: Disney Food Blog was a great resource for the Monk family on our recent Disney trip, and they've checked out and reviewed the newest barbecue restaurant at the park: the Toy Story-themed Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Hollywood Studios. Its a full service restaurant, which means reservations are required and prices are $45 for adults - [How an Argentine Pitmaster Roasts Whole Pigs in the Middle of the Woods](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/24/how-an-argentine-pitmaster-roasts-whole-pigs-in-the-middle-of-the-woods/) - Monk: Eater's latest in the Smoke Point series follows an Argentine pitmaster who hosts a whole-hog popup in the Catskills of New York. Description: Norberto Piattoni is the co-founder and chef operating the pop-up the Modestos in the Catskills of New York, where he roasts whole pigs over an open fire. Watch as he cuts - [Linkdown: 3/22/23 - The Kings of BBQ Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/22/linkdown-3-22-23-the-kings-of-bbq-edition/) - Featured Monk: A brewpub with a True 'Cue barbecue joint attached is coming to Main Street of Mount Holly in early April. Owner Scott Blackwood is combining craft beer with traditional NC wood-smoked barbecue in what he's calling Firehawk Brewpub. That means pork, ribs, and chicken smoked over a mix of oak, hickory, and pecan - [Enroll in BrisketU If You Need Help with Your Backyard Smokes](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/20/enroll-in-brisketu-if-you-need-help-with-your-brisket/) - Speedy: It was Super Bowl Sunday, 2023. I had been up a good portion of the night smoking a brisket on the Big Green Egg, and my MEATER thermometer (highly recommended!) told me it was time to pull my brisket, so I did. I let it rest in a cooler for a couple of hours, - [Irish People Try American BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/17/irish-people-try-american-bbq/) - Monk: In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a video of Irish people trying ribs, brisket, and pulled pork along with a couple of other southern staples. Choice quote: "My mam's Sunday roast tastes way better than that." Description: We decided to have our contributors try a selection of classic American BBQ foods. Though we - [Linkdown: 3/8/23 - The "Cooking with Gas" Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/08/linkdown-3-8-23-the-cooking-with-gas-edition/) - Featured Monk: Southern Living readers pick their favorite barbecue in each state in the South for the annual "Best in the South" issue. While Robert Moss provides a foreword, please remember that this is a reader chosen list and not his South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints list. So address your ire at the masses and - [Top 5 Craziest BBQ Vids in DDD History](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/10/top-5-craziest-bbq-vids-in-ddd-history/) - Monk: For this highlights video from Triple D (#DDD), Guy Fieri goes down memory lane of Barbecue Town, USA. Check it out. Description: From Smoked Chicken Wing Nachos to Barbecue Brisket Ramen, these are the top 5 BBQ #DDD videos of ALL TIME!... 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Smoked Chicken Wing Nachos 02:11 - Barbecue - [Linkdown: 3/1/23 - The "Cracker Barrel of Barbecue" Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/01/linkdown-3-1-23-the-cracker-barrel-of-barbecue-edition/) - Monk: Dave Grohl has popped up once again in barbecue, this time cooking "ribs, brisket, cabbage, coleslaw, and beans" for a LA homeless shelter. He spent a whopping 16 hours cooking and serving and paid for all of the food himself according to this article from Uproxx. Grohl's love of barbecue is well-documented but he - [The Family Behind LA’s Best Texas BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/03/03/the-family-behind-las-best-texas-bbq/) - Monk: Rene "Ray" Ramirez's family - his wife Anabell and two sons Sebastian and Raul - is keeping the fire going at Ray's Texas BBQ in Huntington Park, CA after his sad passing in early 2022. This is their story of how they picked things up and continue to carry on his legacy. Description: Ray's - [Linkdown: 2/15/23 - The Pik-N-Pig Reopens! Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/15/linkdown-2-15-23-the-pik-n-pig-reopens-edition/) - Featured Monk: In more good classic NC barbecue news, Pik-N-Pig, the Carthage barbecue joint located at an airfield, has finally reopened as of last Thursday. It had been closed for repairs due to a fire in May 2021. According to this article from the Sandhill Sentinel, due to the new floor plan the amount of - [Brad Leone Makes Pastrami for Bon Appétit](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/10/brad-leone-makes-pastrami-for-bon-appetit/) - Monk: Bon Appétit's Brad Leone makes beef pastrami at his house in Connecticut. Description: We're back with a smokin' new episode of It's Alive and Brad Leone is bringing the beef straight from his own kitchen (and backyard.) From brining and spice rubs to the smoker and oven, Brad takes this beef on a transformative - [Linkdown: 2/1/23 - The Barbecue in a Bowl Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/01/linkdown-2-1-23-the-barbecue-in-a-bowl-edition/) - Featured Monk: The second annual Carolina BBQ Festival is once again bringing some of the best and brightest pitmasters to the Queen City in early May. Lewis Donald has invited many of the same pitmasters from last year's festival and added a few new faces: Jake Wood of Lawrence Barbecue, Keith Henning of Black Powder - [At Perry's Pig Pickin' BBQ, You Can Get Your Barbecue With a Side of Bait and Tackle](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/02/13/at-perrys-pig-pickin-bbq-you-can-get-a-side-of-bait-and-tackle-with-your-barbecue/) - Name: Perry's Pig Pickin' BBQDate: 1/13/23Address: 6727 Wilgrove Mint Hill Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28227Order: Barbecue plate with Brunswick stew, mac and cheese, and red slawPricing: $ Monk: It's not often that there is a completely new-to-me barbecue place in the greater Charlotte area that I'm not at least somewhat familiar with but in late - [Despite Pitmaster Changes at Buxton Hall Barbecue, the Food Remains Consistent and That's a Good Thing](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/23/despite-pitmaster-changes-at-buxton-hall-barbecue-the-food-remains-consistent-and-thats-a-good-thing/) - Name: Buxton Hall BarbecueDate: 12/22/22Address: 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC 28801Order: Combo platter with whole hog barbecue, sliced brisket, and ribs with chicken bog and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Since the last time either Speedy or I visited Buxton Hall Barbecue, there’s been quite a bit of change. This past summer Elliot Moss, - [After 92 Years, Stamey's Barbecue Still Plays the Hits and Plays Them Very Well](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/16/after-92-years-stameys-barbecue-plays-the-hits-and-still-plays-them-well/) - Name: Stamey’s BarbecueDate: 11/25/22Address: 2206 High Point Road, Greensboro, NC 27403Order: Chopped pork plate (extra brown) with red slaw, hush puppies, and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: While I had in recent years visited Stamey's Barbecue in Greensboro via the drive-thru, it's hard to believe that the last in-restaurant visit took place way back - [A Day In The Life of The #1 BBQ In Texas](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/20/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-1-bbq-in-texas/) - Monk: YouTuber Alvin Zhou Films spends a day embedded with Goldee's BBQ in Kennedale, Texas, the #1 barbecue joint in the most recent Texas Monthly Top 50 in this almost 30 minutes video. Description: Hundreds of pounds of brisket, ribs, sausages, and turkey are smoked at this somewhat hidden spot in Kennedale, Texas. Long lines - [Joe's Old Fashioned Barbecue - Whiteville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/18/joes-old-fashioned-barbecue-whiteville-nc/) - Name: Joe's Old Fashioned BarbecueDate: 9/24/21Address: 500 Green Hill Dr, Whiteville, NC 28472Order: Small barbecue plate (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: I've been fortunate to spend a decent amount of time at Ocean Isle Beach, NC over the years. Coming from Charlotte, I've probably passed Joe's Old Fashioned Barbecue in Whiteville (about an hour away - [Linkdown: 1/18/23 - The Clyde Cooper Anniversary Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/18/linkdown-1-18-23-the-clyde-cooper-anniversary-edition/) - Featured North Carolina's oldest barbecue restaurant will celebrate its 85th anniversary on February 11. That's right, 85 years! Clyde Cooper's Barbecue has seemingly been invigorated by the "BBQ Karen" controversy from late last year and will take its newfound energy into its 86th year in existence. A big congrats to them! Native News Eater has - [Bubba's Barbecue Has Reopened After 2+ Years Closure](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/30/bubbas-barbecue-has-reopened-after-2-years-closure/) - Name: Bubba’s BarbecueDate: 1/5/23Address: 4400 Sunset Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216Order: Chopped pork plate with slaw, green beans, hush puppies, and sweet tea (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Remembering that Bubba's Barbecue quietly reopened late last year (with an event quieter reopening in the summer), I recently made my way there for lunch on a weekday. - [How A Pitmaster Has Been Making Lamb Barbacoa Outside Of LA For Over 40 Years](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/13/how-a-pitmaster-has-been-making-lamb-barbacoa-outside-of-la-for-over-40-years/) - Monk: Lamb barbacoa is primarily thought of as a dish along the southern Texas border, but Gonzalo Ramirez has been making authentic barbacoa in Arleta outside of Los Angeles for the past 40 years. Description: Gonzalo Ramirez is one of the only barbacoyeros in the U.S. who raises and butchers his own lambs. He cooks - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Final Months of 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2023/01/11/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-final-months-of-2022/) - Monk: The biggest news from a mostly quiet past three months was the reopening of Bubba's Barbecue in north Charlotte after 2+ years closure due to the pandemic. It technically opened over the summer, but that was a quiet reopening and it wasn't publicized until October. As noted in the article linked below, the restaurant - [Linkdown: 10/12/22 - The "Noted North Carolinian, Texas Pete" Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/12/linkdown-10-12-22-the-noted-north-carolinian-texas-pete-edition/) - Featured Monk: Fascinating story first brought to our attention by the excellent NC Rabbit Hole newsletter by Jeremy Markovich. And relevant because Texas Pete has a long history with NC barbecue: "[The history section on the Texas Pete website] goes on to say that basically, during the depression, the Garner family wanted some spicier sauce - [Our Favorite Posts from 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/21/our-favorite-posts-from-2022/) - Monk: 2022 marked the ten year anniversary of the blog and its gone by in a flash. We're going to take the rest of the year off in order to come out strong in 2023, but before we do we want to 1) wish you all a happy holidays and 2) spotlight one last time - [The 2022 Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/12/the-2022-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide/) - Monk: Back for another year is our annual holiday gift guide. For you or the barbecue-obsessed person in your life, these are some of the best gifts available whether it be sauces or rubs or books or shirts. Am I missing something? Comment below or email me at barbecuebros@gmail.com Note: items in bold are personally - [The NC F&B Podcast Roadtrips to Jon G's Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/09/the-nc-fb-podcast-roadtrips-to-jon-gs-barbecue/) - Link to webplayer Monk: The NC F&B crew recently headed to Peachland for a Jon G's Barbecue Saturday, and commemorated the trip in podcast form. - [Linkdown: 12/7/22 - The Rodney Scott and Eric Church Joint Venture Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/07/linkdown-12-7-22-the-rodney-scott-and-eric-church-joint-venture-edition/) - Featured Monk: Country music star (and NC native) Eric Church has shared the first digital renderings of Chief's, his upcoming venture with Rodney Scott. Not content to have just a honky tonk joint with great whole hog barbecue, the building will also house a studio for live broadcasts (such as Church's SiriusXM show). Chief's will - [Phil Does a Barbecue Crawl on the Austin Episode of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/05/phil-does-a-barbecue-crawl-on-the-austin-episode-of-somebody-feed-phil/) - Monk: I can't say that I'm all too familiar with Phil Rosenthal outside of work on "Everybody Loves Raymond." But he's turned into a sort of Anthony Bourdain travel docuseries guide in his most recent career turn (albeit a less-knowledgeable-but-more-agreeable version of Anthony Bourdain). The show's clearly been a success for Netflix, as it somehow - ["Backroad Bites" Features Bobby's BBQ of Fountain Inn, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/12/02/backroad-bites-features-bobbys-bbq-in-fountain-inn-sc/) - Monk: South Carolina's public station ETV recently featured Tay Nelson and Bobby's BBQ on their "Backroad Bites" digital program. Description: Founder of Bobby's BBQ, Tay Nelson used his seasoning blends as a springboard into the world of barbecue leading to the opening of the Fountain Inn restaurant. On this episode of Backroad Bites, visit this - [Holy Smokes Brought Pitmasters from All Over to the South Carolina Lowcountry](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/21/holy-smokes-brought-pitmasters-from-all-over-to-the-south-carolina-lowcountry/) - Monk: On a beautiful November afternoon, the Holy Smokes Barbecue Festival brought acclaimed pitmasters from across the US to South Carolina's low country. In its second year, the festival moved to beautiful Riverfront Park in North Charleston amongst the remains of the old naval base. A beautiful setting for an alternatingly chilly and warm afternoon - [Linkdown 11/16/22 - The BBQ Bowl Victory Tour Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/16/linkdown-11-16-22-the-bbq-bowl-victory-tour-edition/) - Monk: The second edition of the NC East/West BBQ Bowl took place this past weekend between Gardner-Webb University and Campbell. And Gardner-Webb Bulldogs held on just enough to come out victorious with a 42-35 dub. GWU QB Bailey Fisher had a monster game, throwing for 3 TDs as well as running for another one, and - [Anthony Bourdain's "A Cook's Tour" Featuring the "Triangle of BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/18/anthony-bourdains-a-cooks-tour-featuring-the-triangle-of-bbq/) - Monk: Before “No Reservations” and “Parts Unknown”, Anthony Bourdain’s first food travelogue show was “A Cook’s Tour” on the Food Network. In the second season, he visited Texas, Kansas City, and NC – which he refers to as “the barbecue triangle” – and explored barbecue culture for what may have been his first time (at - [Shepard Barbecue on "Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives" S42 E34](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/14/shepard-barbecue-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives-s42-e34/) - Link to Shepard Barbecue website, Instagram Monk: Guy Fieri was on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina earlier this year and checked out relative newcomer Shepard Barbecue in Emerald Isle. Episode 34 of season 42 (!!) actually kicks off with Chef Brandon Shepard, who with his wife Elizabeth started a barbecue joint that draws inspiration - [Linkdown: 11/2/22 - The Call Back Later, Anthony Bourdain Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/02/linkdown-11-2-22-the-call-back-later-anthony-bourdain-edition/) - Featured Monk: Two decades ago, Anthony Bourdain and his production team reached out to Ed Mitchell at The Pit in Raleigh to talk about getting on season 2 of his show "A Cook's Tour." The only issue was that it was in the middle of a lunch rush. So, Ed Mitchell being a man of - [Friday Find: John Tanner Has a Delicious Retirement Hobby](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/11/04/friday-find-john-tanner-has-a-delicious-retirement-hobby/) - Monk: John Tanner has broken into the medium of podcasts having recently joined the AdventuRetired podcast to discuss his barbecue hobby. Definitely worth a listen if you're as big a fan of John's barbecue blogging as we are. Description: John Tanner has a delicious retirement hobby! One so amazing that you just might find Curt - [Phar Mill Brewing & BBQ in Harrisburg Shows Promise](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/31/phar-mill-brewing-bbq-in-harrisburg-shows-promise/) - Name: Phar Mill Brewing & BBQAddress: 105 Oakley Dr, Harrisburg, NC 28075Order: 1/2 lb brisket, 1/2 lb pulled pork, and pork belly burnt endsPricing: $$ Monk: Phar Mill Brewing & BBQ recently joined the local barbecue scene after it expanded from a small craft brewery in Harrisburg to add barbecue smoked on a Jon G's - [Friday Find: How Pitmaster Arnis Robbins Built One of the Best BBQ Spots in West Texas](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/28/friday-find-how-pitmaster-arnis-robbins-built-one-of-the-best-bbq-spots-in-west-texas/) - Monk: The latest from Eater's Smoke Point visits the up and coming Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque in Wolfforth outside of Lubbock. In this video, pitmaster Arnis Robbins walks us through his team's process for brisket trimming, hatch chile roasting, sausage making, and rib cooking. Description: Just outside Lubbock, Texas, Arnis Robbins serves some of the - [Linkdown: 10/26/22 - The "Helen Turner, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner" Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/26/linkdown-10-26-22-the-helen-turner-lifetime-achievement-award-winner-edition/) - Featured Monk: A few highlights from this past weekend's Southern Foodways Alliance Fall Symposium where the focus was on barbecue: "questions about what barbecue is, who makes it, and how the craft is changing. From sliced beef brisket to pulled pork, from tacos to fire-roasted vegetables, barbecue speaks to the past, present, and future of - [Best barbecue within an hour of Charlotte - October 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/24/best-barbecue-within-an-hour-of-charlotte-october-2022/) - Monk: The most recent update to the Charlotte Big Board was all the way back in 2019 (and is long overdue), but for this list I wanted to broaden my horizons a little bit. Look for future lists for the Research Triangle and eventually eastern North Carolina. In alphabetical order: The Barbecue Center, Lexington The - [Friday Find: Kansas City’s Best Pitmasters Gather for Party in the Pit](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/21/friday-find-kansas-citys-best-pitmasters-gather-for-party-in-the-pit/) - Monk: Friend of the blog Ryan Cooper from The Smoke Sheet co-hosted the inaugural Party in the Pit (alongside Chef Terra Whipple of Chef J BBQ), which recently brought together folks from the barbecue community to celebrate Kansas City barbecue. A full write-up was featured in this week's Smoke Sheet newsletter. Description: Jordan Turner captured - [Charlotte Barbecue News from July through September of 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/17/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-july-through-september-of-2022/) - Monk: Phar Mill BBQ and Brewing has not only recently joined the Charlotte barbecue landscape within the last year or so but has even opened a second location in Concord (it's original location is in Harrisburg). They are a joint that is smoking it's barbecue over wood - on a Jon G's smoker, nonetheless - - [Home Team BBQ - Greenville, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/10/home-team-bbq-greenville-sc/) - Name: Home Team BBQDate: 10/2/22Address: 815 Laurens Rd, Greenville, SC 29607Order: 2 meat combo (pulled pork and brisket), collards, hash and rice (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: While Speedy has previously reviewed both the Sullivan's Island and West Ashley locations of Home Team BBQ, I have never actually eaten at a Home Team BBQ myself. - [Preparations Underway for the Barbecue Festival in Lexington](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/14/preparations-underway-for-the-barbecue-festival-in-lexington/) - Monk: Preparations are underway, not only from the organizers of the festival but also the restaurants on the fringe of town who hope to get additional traffic from the 150,000 or so folks coming into town for the weekend. I did learn from this video that a barbecue joint named Cafe 71 has recently opened - [Friday Find: Kelsey Pribilski of "BBQuest" Wants Everyone to Know That She is Indeed a Native Texan](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/07/friday-find-kelsey-pribilski-of-bbquest-interviewed-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Monk: While BBQuest host Kelsey Pribilski was technically born in Georgia, she wants to settle once and for all that her family is originally from Texas and she has lived there all her life minus a few years growing up in other states as an Army brat. This and some good behind-the-scenes of the show - [Home Team BBQ - Charleston, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2014/07/22/hometeam-bbq-charleston-sc/) - Name: Home Team BBQ Date: 6/16/14 Address: 1205 Ashley River Rd., Charleston, SC Order: Three meat platter (brisket, pork, ribs) with red rice and collards (link to menu) Price: $18.25 I had heard a lot of great things about Home Team BBQ and owner/chef Aaron Siegel, so knew I had to check it out when - [Linkdown: 10/5/22 - The Expansion and Collaboration Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/05/linkdown-10-5-22-the-expansion-and-collaboration-edition/) - Monk: Expansion and collaboration is the name of the game in several of this week's links. From smaller stalls from Midwood Smokehouse and Johnny Rogers BBQ & Burgers to various upcoming collaborations involving Brandon Belfer of Fumar, Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ, Garren Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue, and Jake Wood of Lawrence Barbecue, - [Joe-B-Q BBQ - Maxton, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/10/03/joe-b-q-bbq-maxton-nc/) - Name: Joe-B-Q BBQDate: 9/22/22Address: 140 Triska Dr, Maxton, NC 28364Order: Barbecue plate with slaw and fries (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Located just a few minutes off I-74 just past Laurinburg headed east, Joe-B-Q BBQ has popped up on my beach travels previously because it was indicated by the Great NC BBQ Map (RIP) as - [Linkdown: 9/28/22 - The Old School Icons and Impressive Newcomers Edition](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/28/linkdown-9-28-22/) - Featured Monk: For the first time in 3 years, Contributing barbecue editor Robert F. Moss presents his list of the South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints. And of course, a lot has changed. There's the little matter of the global pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the restaurant business for the past 2.5 years and has - [How Pitmaster Kelly Nevarez Brought Mexican Spice to Texas Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/30/friday-find-how-pitmaster-kelly-nevarez-brought-mexican-spice-to-texas-barbecue/) - Monk: Kelly Nevarez of LaVaca BBQ in Port LaVaca, TX brings the Hispanic influences of her family and culture to her barbecue not only in terms of spices used in the rubs but also twists on Texas barbecue such as smoked pork and brisket tamales wrapped in butcher paper. LaVaca is very much a family - [Eastern NC Whole Hog Tour, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Dichotomy of NC Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/26/eastern-nc-whole-hog-tour-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-the-dichotomy-of-nc-barbecue/) - A version of this article was recently featured in The Smoke Sheet. Monk: As the old saying goes, more often than not a person’s favorite barbecue is what he or she was raised on. Here at Barbecue Bros, it should be no secret that we are Lexington-style barbecue fans (sometimes known as Piedmont- or Western-style - [Linkdown: 9/14/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/14/linkdown-9-14-22/) - Featured Monk: Greenville, SC has added a heavy hitter in barbecue today as Lewis Barbecue has opened the doors of its second location. John Lewis has taken over the former 30-year location of Tommy's Ham House, and even earned the blessing of owner Tommy Stevenson. The original Charleston location earned a 4.5 hogs from both - [Friday Find: "Father, Son, Fire: A Chat with Howard and Harrison Conyers"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/23/friday-find-father-son-fire-a-chat-with-howard-and-harrison-conyers/) - Monk: Dr. Howard Conyers, a NASA scientist originally from Paxville, South Carolina who attended both NC A&T and Duke University for engineering degrees, is fighting the good fight when it comes to creating awareness of the black contribution to the roots of barbecue. This is a conversation between Howard and his father Harrison, a pivotal - [Friday Find: "How Houston Pitmaster Quy Hoang Is Bringing Asian Flavors to Texas Barbecue"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/16/friday-find-how-houston-pitmaster-quy-hoang-is-bringing-asian-flavors-to-texas-barbecue/) - Monk: If I'm ever in Houston anytime soon, Blood Bros is going to be at the top of my list. Pitmaster Quy Hoang shows Eater's Smoke Point the ropes of their operation. Description: At Houston-area barbecue joint Blood Bros, pitmaster Quy Hoang combines his love for Texas barbecue with Asian influences to make gochujang ribs, - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: "BBQuest" Season 3](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/12/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbquest-season-3/) - Monk: Kelsey Pribilski and the Texas Beef Council are back for the third season of "BBQuest," and this time they've brought along author, live fire chef, and beef expert Jess Pryles of Hardcore Carnivore. While the first two seasons focused on Kelsey's (at times unsubtly staged) solo quest to try secret menu items at barbecue restaurants - [Big Dan's BBQ - Elizabethton, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/05/big-dans-bbq-elizabethton-tn/) - Name: Big Dan's BBQDate: 8/20/22Address: 633 E Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643Order: Barbecue sandwich with collard greens (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: In the past year, one of my brothers as well as my parents have moved to the Tri-Cities area of northeast Tennessee. For decent barbecue in the Volunteer State, I’ve always assumed I - [Friday Find: "Brisket Pho, a Viet Tex Story"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/09/02/friday-find-brisket-pho-a-viet-tex-story/) - Weblink Monk: One of the most recent exciting trends in barbecue is the fusion of other cultures with (primarily) Texas-style barbecue. The Gravy podcast producer Jess Eng visits Houston to explore the beginnings of this fusion with Khoi Barbecue before heading to San Antonio to meet with Curry Boys BBQ in this latest barbecue-focused entry - [Linkdown: 8/31/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/31/linkdown-8-31-22/) - Featured Monk: Our prolific friend of the blog John Tanner has been at it again making the rounds in eastern NC recently, so let's follow along in envy to some of the better places from his recent trip. Wilber's BBQ in Goldsboro has been back for a couple of years now but in his first - [Archers BBQ - Knoxville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/15/archers-bbq-knoxville-tn/) - Name: Archers BBQDate: 6/12/22Address: 5200 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37924Order: 2 meat sampler with pork and ribs, hush puppies, and slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: On the long drive back from Crossville, TN (about an hour west of Knoxville and home to one of the latest Buc-ees) earlier this summer, I made a pit - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: Checking in with "BBQ USA"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/24/barbecue-bros-av-club-checking-in-with-bbq-usa/) - Monk: "BBQ USA" wrapped up its first season last week, so I figured I'd check back in and offer my thoughts on the show now that all six episodes have aired. I noted in my first impression post that I hoped it would continue to in the same vein as the first episode. And it - [Friday Find: The News & Observer's Favorite NC Barbecue Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/26/friday-find-the-news-observers-favorite-nc-barbecue-joints/) - Monk: The News & Observer presents a video slide show of some great photos of their favorite barbecue joints across the state, from classic whole hog joints to new school places that feature brisket and a Texas influence. Restaurants included: B's Barbecue in Greenville Grady's Barbecue in DudleyJon G's Barbecue in PeachlandLawrence Barbecue in DurhamLongleaf - [Friday Find: "Henry Perry, Kansas City's Barbecue King"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/19/friday-find-henry-perry-kansas-citys-barbecue-king/) - Weblink Monk: A recent episode of the Gravy podcast featured Mackenzie Martin's story on Henry Perry, the forefather of Kansas City barbecue but also a nearly forgotten figure until very recently. When he passed in 1940, his three notable apprentices went on to cook for the two most historically famous barbecue restaurants in Kansas City: - [Lawrence Barbecue - Durham, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/01/lawrence-barbecue-durham-nc/) - Name: Lawrence BarbecueDate: 7/23/22Address: 900 Park Offices Dr Suite 120, Durham, NC 27703Order: 3 meat sampler with pork, brisket, and ribs, deviled egg potato salad (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Jake Wood and Lawrence Barbecue burst onto the Triangle barbecue scene a couple years ago and has come out strong. Originally slated to be one - [Prime Barbecue - Knightdale, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/08/prime-barbecue-knightdale-nc/) - Name: Prime BarbecueDate: 7/28/22Address: 900 Park Offices Dr Suite 120, Durham, NC 27703Order: 3 meat sampler with pork, brisket, and ribs, deviled egg potato salad (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: A quick work trip afforded me an opportunity I’d been looking forward to for a long time – a visit to Prime Barbecue. Monk first - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: First Impressions of "World of Flavor With Big Moe Cason"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/03/barbecue-bros-av-club-first-impressions-of-world-of-flavor-with-big-moe-cason/) - Monk: In addition to "BBQ Brawl" and "BBQ USA," "World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason" is another welcome barbecue/live fire cooking show in the current peak tv landscape. However, it differs from those shows in that its more of a travelogue show about live fire cooking in the Anthony Bourdain tradition mixed with a - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: First Impressions of "BBQ USA"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/13/barbecue-bros-av-club-first-impressions-of-bbq-usa/) - Monk: One of the first successful barbecue competition/reality shows that I personally remember watching was "BBQ Pitmasters" which premiered way back in 2009. Before it shifted to a closed competition format starting with season 2, it's first season followed a stable of competition teams as they travelled to barbecue competitions across the country from Nevada - [Friday Find: Raleigh Magazine Spills the Sauce on the BBQ Scene](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/08/05/friday-find-raleigh-magazine-spills-the-sauce-on-the-bbq-scene/) - Web link Monk: Gina Stephens and Melissa Howsam of Raleigh Magazine take stock of the current Raleigh barbecue scene and heap praise on Durham's Lawrence Barbecue and Jake Wood. They also discuss an epic barbecue road trip documented by the magazine and end the episode with a speed round. Description: 2020 was supposed to be - [Linkdown: 7/27/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/27/linkdown-7-27-22/) - Native News Phar Mill Brewing and BBQ in Harrisburg has an opening date for their downtown Concord location Pitmaster Stuart Henderson from Noble Smoke captured in action Lawyer Duane Bryant has opened DK Bones Barbeque in High Point in the middle of a food dessert Lechon Latin BBQ makes Eater Carolinas' latest Heatmap Spectrum 1 - [Lancaster's Bar-B-Que - Huntersville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/25/lancasters-bar-b-que-huntersville-nc/) - Name: Lancaster’s Bar-B-QueDate: 7/14/22Address: 9230 Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078Order: Eastern style BBQ pork and sliced brisket with slaw, Brunswick stew and hush puppies (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: My Charlotte revisit continues this week with Lancaster's Bar-B-Que in Huntersville. Lancaster's first location is 20 miles away in Mooresville (aka "Race City USA") where - [Lancaster's BBQ - Huntersville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2014/03/24/lancasters-bbq-huntersville-nc/) - Name: Lancaster’s BBQ Date: 3/21/14 Address: 9230 Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 Order: Bar-B-Que pork dinner with slaw, brunswick stew and Sun Drop (link to menu) Price: $8.66 By my count, Lancaster’s BBQ is the fourth Charlotte-area barbecue restaurant that serves Eastern NC barbecue (including Midwood Smokehouse, Bill Spoon’s, and Bubba’s). I promise our - [Linkdown: 7/20/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/20/linkdown-7-20-22/) - Featured Monk: A fairly wide-ranging state of NC barbecue from News & Observer writer Drew Jackson, who has been very ably covering the barbecue scene in and around Raleigh for the past few years. Despite the invasive species of brisket coming into the state, there are still a number of places clinging to the NC - [Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/18/smithfields-chicken-n-bar-b-q-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-QDate: 7/9/22Location: 5121 Trojan Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28278Order: Bar-B-Q platter with hush puppies, cole slaw, and potato salad (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Living in Raleigh during my college years at NC State, whenever we headed east on I-40 towards the coast, we tended to hit up the Smithfield's Chicken - [Friday Find: WRAL Out & About Checks Out Lawrence Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/15/friday-find-wral-out-about-checks-out-lawrence-barbecue/) - Monk: WRAL's Out and About visits Lawrence Barbecue in Research Triangle Park, where Chef Jake wood and team serve barbecue from all different regions plus fresh oysters from the NC coast and "reimagined" barbecue sides. They recently celebrated their one year anniversary of opening, and I hope to check out next time I'm in the - [McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/11/mckoys-smokehouse-and-saloon-charlotte-nc-2/) - Name: McKoy’s Smokehouse and SaloonDate: 7/5/22Location: 4630 Old Pineville Road, Charlotte, NC 28217Order: BBQ pork sandwich with fried squash and double-grilled smokehouse wings (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon is a Charlotte joint that I tend to forget or overlook since my first and thus far only visit in 2013. On that - [McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2013/08/05/mckoys-smokehouse-and-saloon-charlotte-nc/) - Name: McKoy’s Smokehouse and Saloon Date: 8/2/13 Location: 4630 Old Pineville Road, Charlotte, NC 28217 Order: BBQ pork platter with slaw and fries (link to menu) Bill: $10.99 Still in search of the best barbecue in Charlotte, McKoy’s Smokehouse had actually come up in conversation with a friend a few weeks back whose co-worker recommended - [Linkdown: 7/6/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/06/linkdown-7-6-22/) - Monk: After a 2 month break to recap season 3 of "BBQ Brawl," we're back with a roundup of the latest barbecue news in North Carolina and beyond. Featured Catching up on some of the NC barbecue posts the past couple of months from Friend of the Blog John Tanner, he was making the rounds - [Friday Find: The Tar Heel Traveler Visits Gary's Bar-B-Q in China Grove](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/22/friday-find-the-tar-heel-traveler-visits-garys-bar-b-q-in-china-grove/) - Monk: The Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason recently stopped in Rowan County to visit Gary's Bar-B-Q in China Grove near Salisbury. It's been around since 1971 and similar to many other storied barbecue joints, it is housed in an old service station. Its decor consists of vintage soda signage and it even houses a few - [Friday Find: Aaron Franklin Welds a Rotisserie from an Old Schwinn](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/08/friday-find-aaron-franklin-welds-a-rotisserie-from-an-old-schwinn/) - Monk: Aaron Franklin takes Huckberry on a trip down memory lane at his salvage yard before he turns his attention towards welding an old Schwinn to a rotisserie smoker for this year's Hot Luck Festival, which took place earlier this year in Austin. Description: Who do you call when you need a rotisserie made from - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Second Quarter of 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/04/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-second-quarter-of-2022/) - Monk: The biggest barbecue news in Charlotte from April to June was surely the inaugural edition of the Carolina BBQ Festival held in late May. You can revisit my recap of the memorable day here: The festival sold out of all tickets for this year's edition and Lewis Donald has some big plans for next - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E8 - “Impress Us”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/29/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e8-impress-us/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! It's the super-sized season finale of this mixed bag of a season 3, and the final 3 contestants - Winnie, Don, and - [Friday Find: WRAL's Out and About Visits Prime Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/07/01/friday-find-wrals-out-and-about-visits-prime-barbecue/) - Monk: WRAL's Out and About has been visiting barbecue joints this summer, and in this video they sit down with Christopher Prieto of Prime Barbecue in Knightdale, who runs through his menu and approach to barbecue. Description: Christopher Prieto has been studying barbecue all his life. The Texas native opened his first restaurant, Prime BBQ, - [The Lexington Barbecue Rankings: June 2022 Update](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/27/the-lexington-barbecue-rankings-june-2022-update/) - Monk: I first posted the Lexington Big Board two years ago in June 2020 in the early months of the pandemic and have maintained it ever since but it was only in recent months that we've had some actual movement in the rankings. And unfortunately it was due to closures. As a result of the - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E7 - “Social Media Connection”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/22/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e7-social-media-connection/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! After Sunny went home last week, Bobby and Jet are both down to their last contestant and have already used their steal - [REPOST: Ten Lessons Learned from Smoking Our First Whole Hog](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/20/repost-ten-lessons-learned-from-smoking-our-first-whole-hog/) - Monk: In honor of Father's Day, we are reposting our blog from three years ago recapping the first (and thus far only) whole hog I smoked for Father's Day 2019. Hopefully, I will get to do one again later this year but in the meantime enjoy this trip down memory lane. Monk: Back on Father's - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E6 - “Not Your Average 'Cue”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/15/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e6-not-your-average-cue/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! After landing on the bottom last week (with Team Jet winning on the strength of Sunny's steak cookery), Bobby actually opts not - [Palmira Barbecue - Charleston, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/23/palmira-bbq-charleston-sc/) - Name: Palmira BarbecueDate: 4/11/22Address: 99 S. Market Street, Charleston, SC 29401Order: Whole hog barbecue, hash and rice, beans, slaw, and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: As has been well documented, Charleston has experienced a bit of a barbecue renaissance the past few years. Swig N’ Swine and Home Team Barbecue have expanded onto and - [Eastern NC Whole Hog Tour: Sam Jones BBQ - Winterville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/16/eastern-nc-whole-hog-tour-sam-jones-bbq-winterville-nc/) - As the old saying goes, more often than not a person’s favorite barbecue is what he or she was raised on. Here at Barbecue Bros, it should be no secret that we are Lexington-style barbecue fans (sometimes known as Piedmont- or Western-style barbecue). Each of the three of us were raised in High Point, NC, - [Eastern NC Whole Hog Tour: Skylight Inn - Ayden, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/09/eastern-nc-whole-hog-tour-skylight-inn-ayden-nc/) - As the old saying goes, more often than not a person’s favorite barbecue is what he or she was raised on. Here at Barbecue Bros, it should be no secret that we are Lexington-style barbecue fans (sometimes known as Piedmont- or Western-style barbecue). Each of the three of us were raised in High Point, NC, - [Brisket Tacos at Buc-ee’s - Adairsville, GA](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/13/breakfast-tacos-at-buc-ees-adairsville-ga/) - Name: Buc-ee'sDate: 6/12/22Address: 601 Union Grove Rd SE, Adairsville, GA 30103Order: Brisket taco and brisket egg taco Pricing: $$ Monk: The cult favorite gas station/mega convenience store Buc-ee's has been on my list of places to visit for some time now. Over Spring Break we just missed the opening of their first store in the - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E5 - “You Gotta Beef With Me?!”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/08/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e5-you-gotta-beef-with-me/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! With Jet down to one contestant, he gets a chance to steal a teammate from one of the other teams. Team Anne - [Friday Find: Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn on the Tales from the Pits Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/17/friday-find-barbecue-editor-daniel-vaughn-on-the-tales-from-the-pits-podcast/) - Monk: Texas Monthly Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn joins the Tales from the Pit guys for a wide-ranging conversation from his origin story with Texas barbecue to the early days of his blog to the construction of Top 50 lists and how they may or may not affect relationships with barbecue restaurant owners. A good, frank - [Dukes Bar-B-Q - Orangeburg, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/07/dukes-bar-b-q-orangeburg-sc/) - Name: Duke's Bar-B-QDate: 4/14/22Address: 801-813 Chestnut St, Orangeburg, SC 29115Order: Large barbecue plate with hash and rice and slawPricing: $ Monk: Along interstates 26, 95, and 20 in South Carolina, you are certain to see signs for a number of Duke's Bar-B-Q's. While these are not all part of the same chain of restaurants per - [Friday Find: Full-Time Eater Mark Wiens Explores Lexington-style Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/10/friday-find-full-time-eater-mark-wiens-explores-lexington-style-barbecue/) - Monk: You may recall Mark Wiens from his whole hog journey in eastern North Carolina I featured a couple months back. He's back, and featuring Lexington-style barbecue. While he hit up 5 whole hog joints in his eastern NC video, he focuses on just two restaurants here: Lexington Barbecue and Stamey's Barbecue in Greensboro. While - [The Carolina BBQ Festival Delivered on its Promise to Put Charlotte Barbecue on the Map](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/31/the-carolina-bbq-festival-delivers-on-its-promise-to-put-charlotte-barbecue-on-the-map/) - Monk: On a perfect spring day in a perfect setting, the first annual Carolina BBQ Festival capped off Barbecue Month in style at the Boileryard at Camp North End in Charlotte in late May. My hopes were high, as I had previously written, and I was heartened to see that first the VIP then the - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E4 - “Throwback BBQ”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/06/02/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e4-throwback-bbq/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! Last week I started to feel a little weary of some of the challenges this season, which have been more reliant on - [Friday Find: "How Slab Barbecue Makes Smoked Brisket Burgers"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/27/friday-find-how-slab-barbecue-makes-smoked-brisket-burgers/) - Monk: Burt Bakman's half-pound brisket burgers are finished in a pan and topped simply with melted cheese. And wow, they look ridiculous. Description: Burt Bakman at Slab Barbecue believes that LA’s barbecue scene is at its infancy, which is why he’s taken it upon his restaurant to catch the city up to the likes of - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E3 - “Backyard BBQ”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/25/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e3-backyard-bbq/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! Team Anne went from the bottom to the top in last week's episode, while Bobby flipped the other way. That means he - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E2 - “BBQ Games”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/18/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e2-bbq-games/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! After a week one where no one went home (but the bottom two teams switched captains), we're back to the usual elimination - [Friday Find: Robert Moss talks barbecue history on Tales from the Pits](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/13/friday-find-robert-moss-talks-barbecue-history-on-tales-from-the-pits/) - Monk: While the Tales from the Pits guys were in Charleston in early March, they recorded a podcast interview with Robert Moss, who lives in Mount Pleasant. In it, they nerd out a little on barbecue history, discuss among other things the Holy Smokes Barbecue Festival, and Robert also gives a few under the radar - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: “BBQ Brawl“ S3 E1 - “‘Cue the Introductions”](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/11/barbecue-bros-av-club-bbq-brawl-s3-e1-cue-the-introductions/) - Monk: After an extremely successful stint recapping season 2 (ha), I’m back to recap the third season of BBQ Brawl, which airs on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. Let's brawl! We're back at Starr Hill Ranch for season 3 of Food Network's "BBQ Brawl." But there are some new faces around mainstay - [Recap: Smoke & Grapes at the Charlotte Wine & Food Festival featuring Jon G's Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/06/recap-smoke-grapes-at-the-charlotte-wine-food-festival-featuring-jon-gs-barbecue/) - Monk: This past Sunday, the closing event of Charlotte Wine & Food was a “Smoke & Grapes” event with Jon G's Barbecue from Peachland paired with some beautiful wines from Andis Wines from the Sierra Foothills of California. Mrs. Monk and I were fortunate enough to be invited to it by friends of the blog - [Friday Find: Raleigh's Dampf Good BBQ on The NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/29/friday-find-raleighs-dampf-good-bbq-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Monk: Dampf Good BBQ has recently come onto the Raleigh barbecue scene, bringing a distinctly Texas take to the pork-centric capital. Here, Nick Dampf sits down with The NC F&B Guys and describes, among other things, his background, approach to barbecue, and the intricacies of smoking on a dual 1000 gallon behemoth of a pit. - [Eastern NC Whole Hog Tour: B's Barbecue - Greenville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/05/02/eastern-nc-whole-hog-tour-bs-barbecue-greenville-nc/) - As the old saying goes, more often than not a person’s favorite barbecue is what he or she was raised on. Here at Barbecue Bros, it should be no secret that we are Lexington-style barbecue fans (sometimes known as Piedmont- or Western-style barbecue). Each of the three of us were raised in High Point, NC, - [Linkdown: 4/27/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/27/linkdown-4-27-22/) - Native News At Port-A-Pit BBQ in Statesville, they serve the public as well as help the community fundraise BBQ King gets a segment on Spectrum News 1 Old Colony Smokehouse looks like it should be added to my list The Smoke Pit is one of the recommended places to eat when in Concord just north - [Linkdown: 4/20/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/20/linkdown-4-20-22/) - Featured Monk: After Rodney Scott and Adrian Miller made some long overdue contributions to black barbecue books last year, we have a couple of new entries in 2022. Matt Horn of the acclaimed Horn Barbecue in Oakland released his new barbecue book (with Adrian Miller giving the foreword) on April 12. In addition to the - [Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall - Atlanta, GA](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/25/ladybird-grove-mess-hall-atlanta-ga/) - Name: Ladybird Grove & Mess HallDate: 4/14/22Address: 684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312Order: Pulled pork tray with ribs and chicken wings, BBQ chips, chilled street corn, “BBQ fries”, and fried okra (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: Our most loyal readers will recall that I spent a year living in Atlanta. While there, - [Friday Find: Palmira BBQ on Tales from the Pits](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/22/friday-find-palmira-bbq-on-tales-from-the-pits/) - Monk: Hector Garate brings his Puerto Rican and Cuban influences to whole hog barbecue and his approach to barbecue at Palmira BBQ (named for his grandmother). I'll have more on Palmira in the coming weeks (particularly the hash and rice), but in the meantime enjoy this short conversation from Charleston Wine + Food with the - [Friday Find: Food YouTuber Mark Wiens Travels to Eastern NC for Whole Hog](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/08/friday-find-food-youtuber-mark-wiens-travels-to-eastern-nc-for-whole-hog/) - Monk: Bangkok-based food YouTuber Mark Wiens visits 5 whole hog restaurants in eastern NC in this supersized video. The visits to Skylight Inn (where he meets with Sam Jones) and B's Barbecue are of particular interest to me as I'll be making stops there soon. Description: NORTH CAROLINA, USA - Welcome to North Carolina, one - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the First Quarter of 2022](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/11/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-first-quarter-of-2022/) - Monk: The Charlotte barbecue scene, along with the entire restaurant industry, remains in flux. Longtime Belmont staple Buddy's BBQ closed in February after 25 years. A second location of Noble Smoke opened in Optimist Hall. The Carolina Barbecue Festival was announced for May and has a chance to put Charlotte on the map. However, no - [Linkdown: 4/6/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/06/linkdown-4-6-22/) - Featured Going into Monday night's NCAA Championship game, Governor Roy Cooper made a bet with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as governors tend to do in these types of situations. The wager? Kansas City steaks vs Wilber's BBQ. You may be aware that UNC lost to Kansas 69 to 72 after leading by 15 at the - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: Top Chef S19E5 "Don't Mess with BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/04/barbecue-bros-av-club-top-chef-s19e5-dont-mess-with-bbq/) - Monk: This season of Top Chef is taking place in Houston, so we all knew a barbecue episode would be coming. That came last Thursday, so in a one-off here's a recap of the episode much like we did with last summer's "BBQ Brawl." Immediately after last week’s judging, Padma lets the cheftestants know that - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pits Returns to Charleston Wine + Food](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/04/01/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-returns-to-charleston-wine-food/) - Monk: The Tales from the Pit guys returned to their first Charleston Wine + Food in a few years and recapped their barbecue adventures while in town. At the festival they had barbecue bites from Southern Smoke BBQ in Garland, Lawrence Barbecue in Raleigh, Truth BBQ, and 17th Street Barbecue among others. In addition to - [Why the Carolina BBQ Festival Could be a Game Changer for #CLTBBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/28/why-the-carolina-bbq-festival-could-be-a-game-changer-for-cltbbq/) - This May at Camp North End in Charlotte, Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew’s BBQ will be having a celebration of pork barbecue (or, just "barbecue" for those of us from NC) and we're all invited. In addition to a fun looking event, this year's inaugural Carolina BBQ Festival also has a chance to help put - [Friday Find: Scotty Barvir of Scotty's Whole Hog Barbecue on the Eat More Barbecue Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/25/friday-find-scotty-barvir-of-scottys-whole-hog-barbecue-on-the-eat-more-barbecue-podcast/) - Monk: Scotty Barvir joints the Canadian barbecue podcast for an in-depth interview to discuss his love for barbecue, barbecue road trips, and his business Scotty's Whole Hog Barbecue in Northfield, Minnesota. Scotty's family roots are in the Burlington/Graham area of the piedmont of North Carolina, and while he has since expanded his business to cook - [Linkdown: 3/23/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/23/linkdown-3-23-22/) - Featured The Southern Foodways Alliance presents a barbecue sides bracket for their contribution to this year's March Madness. Vote now as we're already in the Final Four, with the Championship tomorrow and the winner announced Friday. Native News If true, not a good look for Noble Smoke D.G. Martin seeks input from readers on NC - [Linkdown: 3/16/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/16/linkdown-3-16-22/) - Native News A couple of the pitmasters for the upcoming Carolina Barbecue Festival in Charlotte on May 22nd: Bryan Furman and Matthew Register Not to be outdone, the Pinehurst Barbecue Festival has been announcing pitmasters for the Prieto Pitmaster Invitational at its festival, including Brandon Shepard of Shepard Barbecue, Melanie Dunia of The Pit, Ron - [Friday Find: Sweet Lew's BBQ Featured by Charlotte FC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/18/friday-find-sweet-lews-bbq-featured-by-charlotte-fc/) - Monk: Charlotte FC has taken the town by storm, setting the MLS attendance record in its first home match, and getting folks excited about soccer. A couple of weeks ahead of their first match, they spotlighted Lewis Donald and Sweet Lew's BBQ in the above video. Sweet Lew's is one of our favorite places in - [Fresh Air Bar-B-Que - Athens, GA](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/14/fresh-air-bar-b-que-athens-ga/) - Name: Fresh Air Bar-B-QueDate: 3/5/22Address: 1110 Hull Road, Athens, GA 30601Order: Sandwich plate with Brunswick Stew and slaw, single rib (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Of all the regions of barbecue in the southeast, Georgia barbecue is probably the one I'm least familiar with. When I have visited the Peach State and tried barbecue restaurants - [Friday Find: Dave Grohl on the Beauty of Simple Barbecue Rubs](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/11/friday-find-dave-grohl-on-the-beauty-of-simple-barbecue-rubs/) - Monk: Dave Grohl fulfills a bucket list item when he appeared on Hot Ones last month (and crushed it like a champ), and during the cedar-smoked Dawson's Hot Sauce wing (7,000 on the Scoville heat unit scale), the question turns to his "deep and abiding" love of barbecue. When host Sean Evans asks him what - [Linkdown: 3/2/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/02/linkdown-3-2-22/) - Featured North Carolina has lost another classic barbecue joint; Smiley's Lexington BBQ officially closed this past weekend as a result of the NC DOT widening of Winston Road. Restaurant owner Steve Yountz and his wife, Tena, have no official plans to relocate the restaurant as of now but are not ruling it out either, depending on - [Friday Find: Peter Zukiwski of Pitt County BBQ stops by the NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/04/friday-find-peter-zukiwski-of-pitt-county-bbq-stops-by-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Description: Peter Zukiwski of Pitt County BBQ has been studying NC BBQ for years to understand the beauty and technique of what makes the Old North State so special. Peter traveled to NC to visit all of the best producers in the state and dropped by the studios to talk about it. Listen to a - [Linkdown: 2/23/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/23/linkdown-2-23-22/) - Featured This morning, Axios Charlotte brings details on the upcoming Carolina Barbecue Festival to be held May 22 at Camp North End in Charlotte. I've heard rumors of a Charlotte barbecue festival starting last summer from Donald himself and more recently from Garren Kirkman of Jon G's. But this festival is shaping up to be - [College Barbecue - Salisbury, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/03/07/college-barbecue-salisbury-nc/) - Name: College BarbecueDate: 2/21/22Address: 117 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, NC 28144Order: Small chopped barbecue tray, Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Reviving an old pastime of mine, I used a banker's holiday as an excuse to try out a new barbecue restaurant out of town. Looking to stay within an hour or so, I realized that - [Noble Smoke - Charlotte, NC (Rudy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/28/noble-smoke-charlotte-nc-rudys-take/) - Name: Noble SmokeDate: 2/12/22Address: 2216 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208Order: Little bit of everything (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Rudy: It’s not every day that some of the Barbecue Bros are able to get together and eat barbecue. Nowadays there has to be a big event to cause it and a couple weeks ago we had - [Friday Find: Roy's Folks Takes a Trip to Rick's Smokehouse in Welcome](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/25/friday-find-roys-folks-takes-a-trip-to-ricks-smokehouse-in-welcome/) - Monk: The local Fox affiliate for the Barbecue Bros' hometown of High Point (where Rudy both interned and worked for a brief time) recently took a trip to the town of Welcome in neighboring Davidson County to visit the underrated Rick's Smokehouse. Owner Rick Matthews gave Chad Tucker a behind the scenes look as he - [Linkdown: 2/16/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/16/linkdown-2-16-22/) - Native News The latest barbecue list from Only In Your State includes Jon G's Barbecue Some video behind the scenes at the underrated Rick's Smokehouse outside Lexington The 37th Annual Pigskin Pig-Out will take place April 8-9 and "will again feature a weekend of barbecue with the famous pig cookin’ contest, tailgating with friends and - [Friday Find: Why Bringing Carolina Whole Hog to Texas Is a Big Deal for Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/18/friday-find-why-bringing-carolina-whole-hog-to-texas-is-a-big-deal-for-barbecue/) - Monk: Eater's Smoke Point heads to Houston to visit Leo Botello IV at Truth BBQ, who is one of a few Texas pit bosses differentiating themselves with whole hog barbecue. Description: Truth BBQ is one the busiest barbecue restaurants in all of Texas. The restaurant is known for its popular brisket, but now pitmaster Leonard - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Praise the Lard" by Mike Mills and Amy Mills](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/14/barbecue-bros-book-club-praise-the-lard-by-mike-mills-and-amy-mills/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Maybe its just since I've been paying attention more, but the past few years has seen an explosion of barbecue books in conjunction with the barbecue - [Friday Find: Marc Maron Smokes a Brisket](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/11/friday-find-marc-maron-smokes-a-brisket/) - Monk: In a recent episode of WTF with Marc Maron, before he gets to his interview with Sam Richardson (a good one btw), Marc talks about his experience smoking a brisket on an Oklahoma Joe's Bronco drum smoker after using a Traeger for some time. As I've learned listening through the years, Marc is no - [Linkdown: 2/9/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/09/linkdown-2-9-22/) - Featured I covered this on the Facebook page briefly a few weeks back, but Smiley’s Lexington BBQ has officially announced its closing due to the NCDOT widening of Winston Road in Lexington. This widening was first announced in 2018 with a start date in summer 2020 but had likely been delayed due to the pandemic. - [Product Review: Slow 'N Sear® from SnS Grills](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/07/product-review-slow-n-sear-from-sns-grills/) - Product Review: Monk tries out the Slow 'N Sear on his kettle from locally-owned SnS Grills - [Linkdown: 2/2/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/02/02/linkdown-2-2-22/) - Featured Barbecue fests are back, baby! Earlier this week, both the BBQ Fest on the Neuse in Kinston, NC and the Houston Barbecue Festival announced separately that they were both back in spring 2022. This is after other festivals announce plans to come back strong in 2022, notably Memphis in May, Hogs for the Cause, - [JD's Smokehouse - Rutherford College, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/31/jds-smokehouse-rutherford-college-nc/) - Name: JD's SmokehouseDate: 12/10/21Address: 500 Malcolm Blvd, Rutherford College, NC 28671Order: Pork and brisket combination (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Coming back from a quick overnight trip to Asheville, with Buxton Hall not open until 11:30am, I got out of town and headed towards Charlotte east on I-40. That would put me in the Connelly - [Linkdown: 1/26/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/26/linkdown-1-26-22/) - Featured A fun story from Charlotte Magazine on how Chapel Hill-born fashion designer Alexander Julian got paid in barbecue for designing the original Charlotte Hornets jerseys. According to Juilian (also known for the UNC Chapel Hill argyle and being the costume designer for Robert Altman's The Player), "I had this idea: What good is money - [Friday Find: "Whole Hog Carolina Style" from Mad Scientist BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/28/friday-find-whole-hog-carolina-style-from-mad-scientist-bbq/) - Monk: Jeremy Yoder of Mad Scientist BBQ learns to cook a whole hog with Will Stafford of Sam Jones BBQ during last summer's Windy City Smokeout in Chicago. - [BBQ Joe's - Trinity, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/24/bbq-joes-trinity-nc/) - Name: BBQ Joe'sDate: 11/24/21Address: 4865-4873 NC-62, Trinity, NC 27370Order: Two meat combo with pork and ribs, (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Growing up in High Point, I have distinct memories of driver's ed pit stops at a barbecue restaurant called Henry James BBQ off of Greensboro Rd in Jamestown. It is long gone but I - [Friday Find: "Gatlin's BBQ is Building a Legacy as one of Houston's Best BBQ Joints"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/21/friday-find-gatlins-bbq-is-building-a-legacy-as-one-of-houstons-best-bbq-joints/) - Monk: "BBQ Brawl" season 2 winner Erica Blaire Roby has joined forces with The Smoke Sheet newsletter on her web series "The Pit Stop with Blue Smoke Blaire." In this episode she is in Houston speaking with business partners Greg Gatlin and Michele Wallace of the renowned barbecue restaurant Gatlin's BBQ. She gets their backstory - [Linkdown: 1/19/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/19/linkdown-1-19-22/) - Native News Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge has a new special through the end of February Digging the new artwork at Prime Barbecue Speaking of Prime, Christopher Prieto is having an Ultimate School of Barbecue cooking class in late February Neng Jr in Asheville, Rancho Lewis in Charleston, and Longleaf Swine in Raleigh make this list - [Friday Find: "North Carolina BBQ Crawl"](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/14/friday-find-north-carolina-bbq-crawl/) - Monk: YouTuber and horse racing announcer Jason Beem documented his road trip from Richmond down to Ayden, NC to visit both Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ. Description: I took the short drive from Richmond to Ayden, North Carolina to try a few famous barbecue places I wanted to try. - [Linkdown: 1/12/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/12/linkdown-1-12-22/) - Featured For Monday night's College Football Championship game, the governors from each state made a bet of barbecue, with Kay Ivey from Alabama wagering Dreamland Barbecue against Brian Kemp's bet of Fox Bros BBQ. Which, must be said, is a Texas-style barbecue joint. Perhaps Georgia should have come up with Fresh Air Barbecue or Paul's - [Monk's Favorite Barbecue of 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/10/monks-favorite-barbecue-of-2021/) - Monk: While my hunch is that I had roughly as much barbecue as last year, I suspect the ratio of mediocre barbecue to great barbecue was higher than in past years. There's always highlights to pick out, but let's hope next year is a more favorable ratio. In alphabetical order: Beef rib, brisket, pork ribs, - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Fourth Quarter of 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/03/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-fourth-quarter-of-2021/) - Monk: We enter the new year with cautious optimism, both on the real world as well as barbecue world fronts. My hope for 2022 is that we can regain any Charlotte barbecue momentum that has largely been on pause for the past two years and see some new players enter the game. Bring it on, - [Linkdown: 1/5/22](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/05/linkdown-1-5-22/) - Featured ICYMI, Kevin's BBQ Joints rounded up from over 120 barbecue personalities what made barbecue so special to them. We were honored that Kevin asked us to be a part of this fantastic project. While some folks focused on their earliest barbecue memories, both Rudy and I focused our answers on bites that broadened our - [Friday Find: John Shelton Reed on the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2022/01/07/friday-find-john-shelton-reed-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast-2/) - Monk: Late last year, John Shelton Reed spoke with Kevin from Kevin's BBQ Joints for a second time, focusing on his latest book "On Barbecue" (which we reviewed here). Reed happens to be my favorite writer on the subject, so this is naturally a great conversation. Description:In this episode we talk primarily about his new - [See you in 2022!](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/12/20/see-you-in-2022/) - Monk: The Barbecue Bros are going to take the rest of 2021 off to come back strong in 2022. As we close the book on the rollercoaster that was 2021, let's first look back at the past year. We posted 21 new reviews across 6 states, most of them predictably in the southeast. Maybe 2022 - [The Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/12/06/the-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide-2021/) - Monk: Back for another year is our annual holiday gift guide. For you or the barbecue-obsessed person in your life, these are some of the best gifts available whether it be sauces or rubs or books or shirts. Am I missing something? Comment below or email me at barbecuebros@gmail.com Note: items in bold are personally - [Friday Find: Brandon and Elizabeth Shepard of Shepard Barbecue on The NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/12/10/friday-find-brandon-and-elizabeth-shepard-of-shepards-barbecue-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Monk: From what I'm seeing on Instagram, Shepard's Barbecue looks to serve destination-worthy barbecue on Emerald Isle. And based on this podcast with the NC F&B Podcast from last month, he seems to be a thoughtful guy about where he fits in the current barbecue landscape and how he might be able to affect some - [Linkdown: 12/8/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/12/08/linkdown-12-7-21/) - Native News Congrats to Brent Little, fellow North Carolinian and Wolfpacker, on winning the Johnsonville Titanium Tongsman Contest! These Pitt fans surely left Charlotte happy, both from the Panthers ACC Championship win over Wake Forest but also the Sweet Lew's Non-Native News Kevin's BBQ Joints recently released his 2nd annual holiday gift guide ...as has - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: The Texas Monthly 2021 Top 50 Issue](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/08/barbecue-bros-book-club-the-texas-monthly-2021-top-50-issue/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. And in this case, barbecue magazine issues. Every four years, the most anticipated issue of Texas Monthly is awaited not only by Texas barbecue fans but also - [Linkdown: 12/1/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/12/01/linkdown-12-1-21/) - Featured In a collaboration you simply love to see: Jon G's is collaborating with Salud Beer Shop to create a series of barbecue-inspired pizzas available until all month until December 24. The Monk clan used to live down the street from Salud when we lived in NoDa and I am a huge supporter of what - [Product Review: Carolina Dry Rub and Eastern Carolina BBQ Sauce from Carolina Brewery](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/29/product-review-carolina-dry-rub-and-eastern-carolina-bbq-sauce-from-carolina-brewery/) - Monk: Carolina Brewery was founded in 1995 by UNC Chapel Hill alum Robert Poitras, who was originally from eastern North Carolina. The original brewpub, which still remains open to this day, is on Franklin St. heading towards Carrboro and they later opened a second brewpub in Pittsboro in nearby Chatham County. This summer, after twenty-six - [Linkdown: 11/24/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/24/linkdown-11-24-21/) - Native News The history behind hush puppies, which I will never refer to "red horse bread" Not so fast, my friend: After announcing that its Lake Norman location was going to close, Mac's Speed Shop announced plans for the restaurant to stay open as a smaller location after an outpouring of love from the community - [Friday Find: The Carolina Foodie at BBQ King](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/26/friday-find-the-carolina-foodie-at-bbq-king/) - [Friday Find: BBQ With Franklin's Thanksgiving Parts 1-3](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/19/friday-find-bbq-with-franklins-thanksgiving-parts-1-3/) - Monk: To get you prepared for Thankgiving next week, here's the three BBQ with Franklin videos on Thanksgiving from 2012. Aaron leads you through the brine, rub, and smoking in part 1 before his wife Stacy helps with some great sides in part 2 before Aaron brings it on home in finishing up the turkey - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Michael Symon's Playing With Fire" by Michael Symon](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/15/barbecue-bros-book-club-michael-symons-playing-with-fire-by-michael-symon/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Michael Symon's Playing with Fire: BBQ and More from the Grill, Smoker, and Fireplace: A Cookbook is part of a recent trend of cookbooks from barbecue - [Friday Find: "A Weekend in Lexington"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/12/friday-find-a-weekend-in-lexington/) - Monk: In this short feature from UNC TV's NC Weekend, host Deborah Holt Noel traverses across the city, taking in all the tastes and experiences it has to offer. From wakeboarding to donuts to breweries and wineries. But of course, there's also barbecue. On that front, she visits the barbecue pit that was discovered during - [Linkdown: 11/10/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/10/linkdown-11-10-21/) - Featured The Local Palate and writer Jenn Rice detail a pretty action-packed eastern North Carolina barbecue itinerary. The usual suspects are on the list including Barbecue Bros faves Wilber's Barbecue and Southern Smoke BBQ, but there are plenty of ones I haven't tried yet. Bookmarking for next Spring. Native News A new live-fire cooking restaurant - [Friday Find: "Pitmasters Celebrate the Best BBQ in Texas at BrettFest"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/05/friday-find-pitmasters-celebrate-the-best-bbq-in-texas-at-brettfest/) - Monk: The Smoke Sheet has recently been active on their YouTube Channel and they have some sights and sounds from BrettFest held last month in Rockdale, TX. Description: Celebrating their 3rd anniversary with over 45 BBQ joints, several from the newly listed Texas Monthly Top 50, Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que sold over 400 tickets to BrettFest - [Linkdown: 11/3/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/03/linkdown-11-3-21/) - Native News Pigstock BBQ Competition and Bluegrass Festival is this upcoming weekend at Shooting Star Horse Farm in Greensboro Butts-N-Such opened last weekend in the former A&G Barbecue & Chicken in Carolina Beach Jon G's featured in QC Exclusive Holiday pre-orders are live Non-Native News Mustard-sauce barbecue and hash and rice are two iconic Midlands - [Sam Jones BBQ - Raleigh, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/11/01/sam-jones-bbq-raleigh-nc/) - Name: Sam Jones BBQDate: 10/16/21Address: 502 W Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC 27601Order: Jones Family Original BBQ Tray (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Long time readers know that Skylight Inn in Ayden, NC has been on my to-do list for years and sadly it still remains on my to-do list in 2021. Regardless of the fact - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pits Reacts to the Texas Monthly Top 50](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/29/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-reacts-to-the-texas-monthly-top-50/) - Listen on: Apple | TheBBQPodcast.com Monk: The Tales from the Pit guys react to the release of the much-anticipated Texas Monthly Top 50 list last Monday with an instant reaction pod. They start off by recounting the top 10 and comparing it to their predictions (they both got 8/10) before naming the rest of the - [Linkdown: 10/26/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/27/linkdown-10-26-21/) - Featured Not to be outdone by the recent introduction of the BBQ Bowl between Campbell College and Gardner-Webb University in NC, The Battle of the Bones rivalry between Memphis and UAB and the spectacular ribs trophy you see below is coming back! As a result of the latest rounds of conference alignment, the University of - [Williamson's Bar-B-Que & Seafood - Chadbourn, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/25/williamsons-bar-b-que-seafood-chadbourn-nc/) - Name: Williamson's Bar-B-Que & SeafoodDate: 9/26/21Address: 1011 N Brown St, Chadbourn, NC 28431Order: From the buffet: pork, hush puppies, cole slaw, mac and cheese, banana pudding (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Heading back from the beach on a Sunday, there's usually just a few options for barbecue. Williamson's Bar-B-Que & Seafood in Chadbourn is one - [Friday Find: "How Chef Yia Vang Honors Hmong Cooking With Open Fire Feasts"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/22/friday-find-how-chef-yia-vang-honors-hmong-cooking-with-open-fire-feasts/) - Monk: Chef Via Yang's happy place is outdoors cooking over a live fire, with proteins like chicken, pork butts, and beef ribs in the Hmong flavors of his heritage. Whether its on his makeshift direct grill on concrete blocks or his multi-thousand dollar Grillworks Asador, Yang gets it done, even in the rain. Description: Chef - [Linkdown: 10/20/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/20/linkdown-10-20-21/) - Featured The Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ joint list was published on Monday morning, and predictably it set the Barbecue Twitter world on fire. The list itself was quite a feat, with "32 Texas Monthly editorial staffers and 3 freelancers visited 411 barbecue joints over eight weeks during the spring and summer, driving many thousands - [Linkdown: 10/13/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/13/linkdown-10-13-21/) - Featured Campbell won the inaugural BBQ Bowl against Gardner-Webb this past Saturday, pulling ahead late in the fourth quarter after recovering a muffed punt before scoring the go-ahead touchdown. They would go on to tack on another touchdown making the final score 42-28. While the initial image of the trophy (which was likely a mockup - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pits Unveils Their Top Texas BBQ Spot](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/08/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-unveils-their-top-texas-bbq-spot/) - Monk: In addition to unveiling their final five picks for best spots in Texas (20-11, 10-6), the Tales from the Pit guys also unveil their great new website with the top 20 list, links to all of their podcasts, and a map of all 100 joints they considered for the list. Listen to the podcast - [Linkdown: 10/6/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/06/linkdown-10-6-21/) - Featured Recently, friend of the blog John Tanner (of John Tanner's Barbecue Blog) ate his way across the piedmont of North Carolina while making stops on the NC Historic Barbecue Trail in honor of the late Jim Early. Early was the founder of the North Carolina Barbecue Society and driving force behind the NC Historic - [Randy's Bar-B-Q - Savannah, GA](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/26/randys-bar-b-q-savannah-ga/) - Name: Randy's Bar-B-QDate: 6/25/21Address: 750 Wheaton St, Savannah, GA 31401Order: Large ribsPricing: $ Monk: The Monk family had occasion to spend a few nights in Savannah recently and ahead of that trip, I performed my customary barbecue research and pickings seemed to be a little slim. B's Cracklin' Barbecue closed their location there late last - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Third Quarter of 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/11/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-third-quarter-of-2021/) - Monk: If there was an overarching theme for Charlotte barbecue the past three months, it would be expansion. In the second quarter roundup, I had hoped for new concepts and expansion. While we didn't necessarily get new concepts (yet), we did get quite a bit in the way of expansion. Mac's Speed Shop, Midwood Smokehouse, - [Linkdown: 9/29/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/29/linkdown-9-29-21/) - Featured The Barbecue Festival in Lexington announces its 2022 date: October 22, 2022. For the second year in a row, it was cancelled due to staff shortages and safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In normal times, The Barbecue Festival is the region's largest one-day street festival and draws near 100,000 people every year. - [Friday Find: Weathersbeef BBQ Checks out Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/01/friday-find-weathersbeef-bbq-checks-out-valentinas-tex-mex/) - Monk: Charlotte-based vlogger Brian Weathersbee reviews Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ in Austin, Texas, where he enjoys their fusion of barbecue and Mexican food and even gets a chance to chat with pitmaster Miguel Vidal. Description: This experience was 10/10. Valentina’s brisket, ribs, chopped beef and pork was amazing. Then infused with a Mexican flair was - [Brick's Smoked Meats - Sarasota, FL](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/10/04/bricks-smoked-meats-sarasota-fl/) - Name: Brick’s Smoked MeatsDate: 9/16/21Address: 1528 State St, Sarasota, FL 34236Order: Two Texas Trios (Double pork, double brisket, ribs, turkey), add two sausage links, double collards, Brussel sprouts, coleslaw), bacon burnt ends, 2 orders wings, fries (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Long-time readers know that when on our annual guys trip there’s always a good - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue" by Adrian Miller](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/27/barbecue-bros-book-club-black-smoke-african-americans-and-the-united-states-of-barbecue-by-adrian-miller/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Of the barbecue books we've covered over the past few years, "Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue" by James Beard Award-winning author - [Friday Find: "Scott's Bar-B-Que" on Backroad Bites](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/24/friday-find-scotts-bar-b-que-on-backroad-bites/) - Monk: South Carolina's PBS affiliate, SCETV, premiered their third season of "Backroad Bites" by featuring Scott's Bar-B-Que in Hemingway, a true mecca of whole hog barbecue. They chatted with Sam Wilson, brother-in-law of Rosie Scott (Rodney's father) and current co-owner of the business as of December 2020. See if you can spot the True 'Cue - [Linkdown: 9/22/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/22/linkdown-9-22-21/) - Featured Congrats to the Red Bridges Barbecue family! Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss (aka "Mama B"), who was the wife of "Red" that took over the business after he passed in 1966 and served as the matriarch of the family until she passed in 2008, was posthumously inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame at this past - [Friday Find: "How Filipino Pitmaster Johneric Concordia Makes Some of the Best Barbecue in LA"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/17/friday-find-how-filipino-pitmaster-johneric-concordia-makes-some-of-the-best-barbecue-in-la/) - Monk: Johneric uses Filipino flavoring in a Cookshack smoker at The Park's Finest BBQ in Los Angeles to produce some delicious barbecue to feed the locals in Angelino Heights in LA. Description: At The Park’s Finest in LA, the cuts of meat used in traditional American barbecue meet Filipino seasonings and sauces to make dishes - [Linkdown: 9/15/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/15/linkdown-9-15-21/) - As of Monday, Robert Moss has officially launched his new digital publication Southeastern Dispatch, a "fresh look at food & drink in the Carolinas." He has enlisted food journalists from both North and South Carolina, and so far posts have covered the Triangle and Charleston, with surely more cities and regions to be covered soon. - [Checking In: Sweet Lew's Barbeque](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/13/checking-in-sweet-lews-barbecue/) - Monk: While our official (and thus far only) review of Sweet Lew's Barbeque is from 2018, between pop-ups with Bryan Furman, Patio Parties, and new specials, there is usually a good reason to check out Sweet Lew's every couple of weeks or months. Lewis Donald and team are constantly making improvements to the experience and - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Visits the Raleigh Outpost of Sam Jones BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/03/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-the-raleigh-outpost-of-sam-jones-bbq/) - Monk: Bob Garner tries the barbecue, sides, and cocktails at the second location of Sam Jones BBQ in Raleigh. Description: Bob Garner visits the new Sam Jones BBQ in Raleigh to see how its Eastern-style barbecue traditions have been translated in the Piedmont. - [Linkdown: 9/1/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/09/01/linkdown-9-1-21/) - Sadly, for the second year in a row the Mallard Creek Barbecue has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. The Mallard Creek Barbecue is by far the oldest barbecue tradition in Charlotte, so its a shame that the 91st edition of it will have to wait another year. Assuming that's the case, I'll be there - [Pitmaster Profiles: Stuart Henderson of Noble Smoke](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/30/pitmaster-profiles-stuart-henderson-of-noble-smoke/) - Monk: For this Pitmaster Profile, we are back in Charlotte to speak with Stuart Henderson, head pitmaster at Noble Smoke. I only recently met Stuart but could immediately sense his passion for barbecue. I was happy he agreed to answer some questions so our readers could get to know him a little better. Give him - [Friday Find: A "Mecca" Of Cue At Lexington BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/27/friday-find-a-mecca-of-cue-at-lexington-bbq/) - Link to podcast | Spotify Monk: The NC Food & Beverage Podcast speak with with Keith "Bub" Wright of Lexington Barbecue, who married into Monk family by way of Wayne Monk's daughter Kelly, who he began dating in high school while working at Lexington Barbecue. Bub speaks with the NC F&B guys and schools them - [Linkdown: 8/25/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/25/linkdown-8-25-21/) - After taking the summer off to recap Food Network's BBQ Brawl, we're back with our weekly rundown of barbecue news. We start by first celebrating the fantastic folks over at Bar-B-Q King in Lincolnton, who we featured on the blog earlier this week ahead of their big 50th anniversary coming up September 1. At the - [Bar-B-Q King Celebrates 50 Years This September](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/23/lincolntons-bar-b-q-king-celebrates-half-a-hundred-years/) - Monk: In an era where North Carolina barbecue fans are more worried about classic barbecue joints closing, it's quite heartening to see when one is instead celebrating a landmark in it's longevity. On September 1, Lincolnton's Bar-B-Q King (not to be confused with the BBQ King drive-thru in Charlotte) celebrates their 50th anniversary. Fifty! In - [Friday Find: "The Terry Black's BBQ Story"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/20/friday-find-the-terry-blacks-bbq-story/) - Monk: A primer on Terry Black's BBQ, whose Dallas location friend of the blog Michael Wagner just joined but of course, they are part of one of the big families in Texas barbecue. Learn more at the video above. Description: Born and raised in Lockhart, Texas, Terry Black passed down generations of barbecue knowledge learned - [Michael Wagner's Return to Texas is a Big Loss for Charlotte Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/16/michael-wagners-return-to-texas-is-a-big-loss-for-charlotte-barbecue/) - Monk: Last month, Michael Wagner left Midwood Smokehouse and its parent company FS Food Group to return back to Texas. I was fortunate enough to meet Michael within a few weeks of him moving to Charlotte in 2016 to help open the short-lived Midwood Smokeshack and I also interviewed him and Matthew Barry in 2019 - [Five Reasons Why This Season of "BBQ Brawl" Was Must-See TV](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/18/five-reasons-why-this-season-of-bbq-brawl-was-must-see-tv/) - A version of this post appears in this week's Smoke Sheet newsletter, which you should absolutely subscribe to if you haven't already. Monk: During the past nine weeks, season two of Food Network's BBQ Brawl provided the perfect summer show for fans of barbecue and grilling looking to get their fix on television. I would - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E1 - "Introduce Your 'Cue" and "Just One Bite"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/16/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e1-introduce-your-cue/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... For the second season of - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E6 - "BBQ Brunch Battle"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/21/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e7-bbq-brunch-battle/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... Well barbe-cuties, while we may - [Friday Find: "The Only South Indian Texas BBQ Joint In The US"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/13/friday-find-the-only-south-indian-texas-bbq-joint-in-the-us/) - At Southern Junction in Buffalo, TX, South Indian + Texas barbecue = Crazy Delicious Description: Tucked away in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood is Southern Junction, the only restaurant combining Texas barbecue with South Indian flavors. Chef-owner Ryan Fernandez moved to Texas from India during his childhood and immediately took refuge in the similarities between Texas - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E9 - "Future 'Cue" & S2E10 - "Master of 'Cue"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/11/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e9-future-cue-s2e10-master-of-cue/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... Well barbe-cuties, it's come down - [Checking In: Breakfast Tacos at Juan Luis](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/09/checking-in-breakfast-tacos-at-juan-luis/) - If you're reading this, its unfortunately too late to grab a breakfast taco from the Juan Luis trailer in front of Lewis Barbecue in Charleston. Before it changed over to "JLs" after August 2, Juan Luis served delicious breakfast tacos with homemade tortillas made in the trailer unlike anything I've had. Of course, Charlotte and - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E8 - "BBQ Around the World"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/04/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e8-bbq-around-the-world/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... While we think of barbecue - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "On Barbecue" by John Shelton Reed](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/02/barbecue-bros-book-club-on-barbecue-by-john-shelton-reed/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: If John Shelton Reed writes a book on barbecue, I'm reading it. Because he writes about the subject so intelligently and (not to mention wittily) from - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E7 - "Seafood Showdown"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/28/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e7-seafood-showdown/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... Note: I've corrected the episode - [Friday Find: "Kansas City's Best New BBQ Joint Is In A Haunted House: Chef J BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/08/06/friday-find-kansas-citys-best-new-bbq-joint-is-in-a-haunted-house-chef-j-bbq/) - Monk: In their first produced video (with the help of Tarik Sykes), The Smoke Sheet profiles Pitmaster Justin Easterwood of Chef J BBQ who sells his barbecue until it sells out in downtown Kansas City. Description: Pitmaster Justin Easterwood opened Chef J BBQ in downtown Kansas City's historic West Bottoms neighborhood early in 2020. The - [Friday Find: Should You Buy a Pellet Grill and Smoker This Summer?](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/30/friday-find-should-you-buy-a-pellet-grill-and-smoker-this-summer/) - Monk: In a podcast accompanying the recent post on The 10 Best Pellet Smokers and Grills You Can Buy in 2021 by Gear Patrol’s home and drinks editor Will Price, he discusses the benefits of pellet grills and smokers as well as his picks with Nick Caruso. Though I have to say, I'm a bit - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E2 - "Hometown Favorites"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/23/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e3-hometown-favorites/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... This week, since Symon's team - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E5 - "Competition 'Cue"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/14/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e6-competition-cue/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... Well barbe-cuties, this episode kicks - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E3 - "BBQ Hacks"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/30/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e4-bbq-hacks/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... As it goes this season, - [Recap: BBQ Brawl S2E4 - "Game Day BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/07/recap-bbq-brawl-s2e5-game-day-bbq/) - Monk: In a bit of a change of pace, I'm going to try my hand at TV recapping for the second season of BBQ Brawl, which airs for *checks notes* 10 episodes *gulp* on Monday nights at 9pm ET on Food Network. 10 episodes? Well let's see how this goes... For the second week in - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Second Quarter of 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/12/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-second-quarter-of-2021/) - Monk: In our first quarter wrap-up, I had optimism as things continued to move in a positive direction with vaccinations and the resulting re-opening of restaurants. That mostly continued, and while Charlotte lost a lot of its classic non-barbecue restaurants (Price's Chicken Coop, Mr. K's, Oakhurst Grill, Zack's Hamburgers, etc), I only tracked one barbecue - [Friday Find: The Definitive Guide To BBQ In Kansas City](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/16/friday-find-the-definitive-guide-to-bbq-in-kansas-city/) - Monk: Barstool Sports hits Gates Bar-B-Q, Jones Bar-B-Q, Slap's BBQ, Q39 (which Speedy recently reviewed), Arthur Bryant's, Char Bar, and Joe's Kansas City. In a way only Barstool Sports can. Caution: Explicit Language Description:Rone and Lil Sas hit Kansas City to try out the world famous barbecue joints. - [Peg Leg Porker - Nashville, TN (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/19/peg-leg-porker-nashville-tn-re-review/) - Name: Peg Leg PorkerDate: 6/18/21Address: 903 Gleaves St, Nashville, TN 37203Order: Full rack of ribs, pulled pork, smoked wings, Kool-Aid pickles, cole slaw, smoked green beans, french fries (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Peg Leg Porker is a new-school Nashville barbecue institution, even inspiring a little bit of a Martin’s vs Peg Leg rivalry for - [Friday Find: The Best Ribs In Kansas Are Cooked And Served In A Gas Station](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/09/friday-find-the-best-ribs-in-kansas-are-cooked-and-served-in-a-gas-station/) - Monk: Food Insider's Legendary Eats crew takes in the ribs at the gas-station-turned-barbecue-joint in Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Q. Surely a must-stop if you ever find yourself in Kansas City. Description: Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Q has been operating out of a gas station since 1996, but that doesn't stop people from packing the crowded restaurant for - [Friday Find: Filipino Lechon in Dallas](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/02/friday-find-filipino-lechon-in-dallas/) - Monk: YouTuber Mikey Chen tries lechon, or Filipino roast pork, at ORC Filipino Asian/American BBQ in Dallas, which was recently featured in Texas Monthly. There, owners Allen and Jho Cook roast the pork in the Filipino tradition over live coals, and that pork is accompanied by sides and other dishes from Jho's hometown of Abuyog - [Q39 - Kansas City, MO](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/07/05/q39-kansas-city-mo/) - Name: Q39Date: 6/8/21Address: 1000 W 39th St, Kansas City, MOOrder: Beef brisket plate (with burnt ends), add pulled pork, side of white bean cassoulet (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: I recently embarked on a cross-country roadtrip with my brother (same parents variety, not blog-about-barbecue-with variety), which took us through Kansas City. Of course we had - [Whispering Pines BBQ - Albemarle, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/28/whispering-pines-bbq-albemarle-nc/) - Name: Whispering Pines BBQAddress: 1421 US-52, Albemarle, NC 28001Order: Chopped pork tray with red slaw, hush puppies, Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: After lunch at Log Cabin BBQ and a short hike with the Monkettes at Morrow Mountain State Park, the plan was to hit up Whispering Pines on the way out of town - [Friday Find: Trying Everything on the Menu at Hometown Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/25/friday-find-trying-everything-on-the-menu-at-nycs-best-barbecue-joint/) - Monk: Alex Delany, formerly of Bon Appétit, used to do this thing where he tries one "perfect" bite from everything on the menu and then gives out awards for his favorite items. For his visit to Hometown Barbecue in Red Hook, Brad Leone joins in on the menu tasting. They are also joined for a - [Log Cabin BBQ - Albemarle, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/21/log-cabin-bbq-albemarle-nc/) - Name: Log Cabin BBQAddress: 2322 US-52, Albemarle, NC 28001Order: Chopped pork tray with red slaw, hush puppies, Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Albemarle, NC is a small town of less than 16,000 about an hour east of Charlotte on the Pee Dee River and bordering the Uwharrie National Forest. It's also home to two - [Friday Find: Rodney Scott’s Chicken Perloo with Carolina Gold Rice](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/18/friday-find-rodney-scotts-chicken-perloo-with-carolina-gold-rice/) - Monk: In this video from Munchies, Rodney Scott walks us through how to make chicken perloo with Carolina Gold Rice, one of the recipes from his recent book. Description: Rodney Scott, award-winning pitmaster and author of “Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook” is making a treasured dish known - [Friday Find: "Pitt County Brew and 'Cue Trail"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/28/friday-find-pitt-county-brew-and-cue-trail/) - Monk: Pitt County, NC is home to several classic NC barbecue joints including B's Barbecue in Greenville as well as Skylight Inn and Bum's Restaurant in Ayden plus newer ones like Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville. Throw a few breweries in the mix and baby, you got a stew goin'. NC Weekend checked it out - [Hubba Hubba Smokehouse - Flat Rock, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/14/hubba-hubba-smokehouse-flat-rock-nc-2/) - Name: Hubba Hubba SmokehouseDate: 5/27/21Address: 2724 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC 28731Order: Indecision plate (pork + brisket), collard greens, sautéed slaw, cornbread (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: I had heard about Hubba Hubba Smokehouse a few years ago and had always wanted to go, but due to seasonal opening and limited hours, along with being - [Linkdown: 6/9/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/09/linkdown-6-9-21/) - Featured Southern Living Magazine, their barbecue editor Robert Moss, Home Team BBQ, and Swig & Swine recently announced the Holy Smokes barbecue festival in Charleston this November. The pitmasters are still to be announced, but expect folks from South Carolina, California, Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Texas are expected to be in attendance. Here's - [Friday Find: City Limits Barbeque on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/11/friday-find-city-limits-barbeque-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: Earlier this year, Robbie Robinson from City Limits Barbeque sat down for a rather lengthy interview with Kevin's BBQ Joints. Robbie has a different perspective as a CPA who does barbecue as his side hustle, but has some interesting insights. City Limits Barbeque has been on my list for years and someday soon I - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ" by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/07/barbecue-bros-book-club-rodney-scotts-world-of-bbq-by-rodney-scott-and-lolis-eric-elie/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Two of the most highly anticipated barbecue books of the year came out within a few weeks of each other, with "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ" - [Friday Find: Rodney Scott and Lolis Elie on The Dave Chang Show](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/06/04/friday-find-rodney-scott-and-lolis-elie-on-the-dave-change-show/) - Monk: I don't think a lot of secrets are actually spilled on this appearance by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Lolie on The Dave Chang show, other than you probably can't cook Rodney Scott-level barbecue if you aren't the man himself. The hour goes by quickly and its a great conversation nonetheless from guys who - [Linkdown: 5/26/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/26/linkdown-5-26-21/) - Featured Based on the book of the same name by Jessica B. Harris, "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America" examines the contributions of African American cooking to today's modern cuisine. The series is four episodes, each lasting roughly an hour, and while the fourth episode focuses on barbecue I won't be - [Happy 9th Blog Anniversary to Barbecue Bros!](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/25/happy-9th-blog-anniversary-to-barbecue-bros/) - Monk: Nine years ago today, it all started with a discussion between Speedy and Monk about Charlotte’s best barbecue on our way to what turned out to be a disappointing visit to Bobbee-O’s, then the #1 joint in the city (at least according to Yelp). That then led to this tweet: And then Rudy, who at - [Linkdown: 5/19/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/19/linkdown-5-19-21/) - Featured This latest piece of controversial barbecue list content from one "chefspencil.com" has been rightly getting roasted online since the weekend, but perhaps that was the intent all along? I mean, who had even heard of "chefspencil.com," an Austrialian website, before this list? The list allegedly uses data from TripAdvisor and phew buddy TripAdvisor is - [Friday Find: Adrian Miller on the SouthBound podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/21/friday-find-adrian-miller-on-the-southbound-podcast/) - Monk: Tommy Tomlinson welcomes Adrian Miller onto his SouthBound podcast during his recently publicity tour for his "Black Smoke" book. A lot of similar ground is covered if you've listened to other interviews or podcasts with Miller, but Tomlinson manages to cover some new topics with his thoughtful questions. Don't have Spotify? Click here for - [Bobby's BBQ - Fountain Inn, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/17/bobbys-bbq-fountain-inn-sc/) - Name: Bobby's BBQAddress: 1301 N Main St, Fountain Inn, SC 29644Order: 1/2 lb brisket, 1/2 lb pork, 1 original sausage, 1 jalapeno cheddar sausage, corn pudding, mac and cheese, green beans (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Octavius "Tay" Nelson and his wife, Sarah opened Bobby's BBQ in Fountain Inn, SC after Tay spent a few - [Ray Ray's Hog Pit - Columbus, OH](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/02/ray-rays-hog-pit-columbus-oh/) - Name: Ray Ray’s Hog Pit (food truck)Date: 10/2/20Address: 424 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 (at Land Grant Brewing)Order: Meatsweats (Smoked brisket, pulled pork, jerk chicken, dry rubbed ribs, Ray Ray’s hot link, with pickles and sauce) (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: So for the first time in almost exactly 5 years, all three Barbecue - [Legal Remedy Brewing - Rock Hill, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/08/legal-remedy-brewing-rock-hill-sc/) - Name: Legal Remedy Brewing BrewpubAddress: 129 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730Order: Pulled pork sandwich (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Legal Remedy Brewing opened their original brewpub in 2015 in an old auto dealership in Old Town Rock Hill. In addition to the beer, the original location serves upscale brewpub eats with a focus on - [Friday Find: Kevins' BBQ Joints Interviews Elliott Moss](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/26/friday-find-kevins-bbq-joints-interviews-elliott-moss/) - Monk: Kevin spoke with Elliott Moss recently in a wide-ranging conversation starting with his earliest memories of barbecue to how he got into cooking first at a Chic-Fil-A then The Admiral in Asheville, where he was awarded a James Beard Nomination, to the thought process behind Buxton Hall. Elliott also goes into detail about the - [Checking In: Noble Smoke](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/26/checking-in-noble-smoke/) - Monk: It's been over a year since I last got takeout from Noble Smoke and much longer since I had last dined in. Recently, I found myself in the neighborhood just down the street getting my second COVID vaccine shot, so beforehand I decided to treat myself to lunch on their patio on a nice - [Edley's Bar-B-Que - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/03/edleys-bar-b-que-nashville-tn/) - Name: Edley’s Bar-B-QueAddress: 908 Main Street, Nashville, TNOrder: Half rack of ribs, green beans, corn bread (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: Recently, I got a surprise call from John Tanner of John Tanner’s Barbecue Blog letting me know that he and wife Nancy were coming to Nashville for a weekend and wondered if I wanted - [Smoke Show BBQ - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/10/smoke-show-bbq-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Smoke Show BBQ (pop-up at Crown Station)Order: 1/2 lb brisket, 4 St. Louis cut rib, 1/4 chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, mac and cheese, baked, beans, banana pudding (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Ever keeping my eye on new barbecue restaurants or pop-ups in Charlotte, I was caught off guard by a recent Charlotte - [Linkdown: 5/12/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/12/linkdown-5-12-21/) - Featured In one of the latest signs of a return to normalcy, 60 teams participated in last weekend's 40th Annual BBQ on the Neuse Festival, the world's largest whole hog competition. Attendance was larger than expected, with upwards of 15,000 attendees (vs an expected 5,000) coming to downtown Kinston to enjoy barbecue, music, and a - [Friday Find: "Tay Nelson’s Story: The Recipe for Success"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/07/friday-find-tay-nelsons-story-the-recipe-for-success/) - Monk: From YouTube's "United States of YouTube" series, this short video on Octavius "Tay" Nelson of Bobby's BBQ in Fountain Inn is one of two featured videos from the state of SC. It tells the story of how Tay got into smoking barbecue through YouTube tutorials and that ultimately led to the opening of his - [Linkdown: 5/5/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/05/05/linkdown-5-5-21/) - Featured Congrats to the first class of Kingsford Charcoal's Preserve the Pit Fellowship. If you recall, the winners of this inaugural class will receive a "grant along with immersive training and one-on-one mentorship with industry leaders throughout 2021 to turn their business aspirations into a reality." And it's an impressive list of mentors from which - [Linkdown: 4/28/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/28/linkdown-4-28-21/) - Featured Mr. Barbecue re-opened last month after two years of closure due to a fire, but thankfully owner Jimmy Carros never considered either a) closing or b) not rebuilding the wood-burning smoke pits. To quote him from the Eater story below: “The thought never really entered my mind,” Carros said....“The flavor that you get from - [Friday Find: "Burnt Legend: The Story of Burnt Ends" from Flatland](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/30/friday-find-burnt-legend-the-story-of-burnt-ends-from-flatland/) - Monk: Back in 2016, I posted the first of what turned out to be a four part web series from Flatland, the digital arm of Kansas City's PBS station. This well produced documentary explores the history of the dish, from waste to freebie afterthought to a dish that is now found in most parts of - [Friday Find: How Pitmaster Pliny Reynolds Brought Texas Barbecue to Portland, Maine](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/23/friday-find-how-pitmaster-pliny-reynolds-brought-texas-barbecue-to-portland-maine/) - Monk: If there was ever a case to be made for "Maine-style barbecue," Terlingua are making it. Taking Maine ingredients and fusing the with Central Texas barbecue methods (owner and chef Pliny Reynolds spent some time in Austin) creates what looks to be a truly unique barbecue experience. Description: At Terlingua in Portland, Maine, chefs - [Linkdown: 4/21/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/21/linkdown-4-21-21/) - Featured Kevin's BBQ Joints out here again doing yeoman's work. This time, he reached out to 158 restaurants (4 were added since this Tweet) across the country to get what a best first order would look like. From North Carolina, Black Powder Smokehouse in Jamestown, Lawrence Barbecue in Raleigh, Longleaf Swine in Raleigh, Noble Smoke - [Southern Soul Barbeque - St. Simon's Island, GA](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/19/southern-soul-barbeque-st-simons-island-ga/) - Name: Southern Soul BarbequeAddress: 2020 Demere Rd, St Simons Island, GA 31522Order: Three meat platter with pork, brisket, and sausage with Brunswick stew, hush puppies, collards, and potato salad (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Southern Soul Barbeque is a highly-regarded barbecue joint located in the Golden Isles of Georgia, specifically St. Simon's Island. In 2018 - [Jon G's Barbecue - Peachland, NC (Speedy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/12/jon-gs-barbecue-peachland-nc-speedys-take/) - Name: Jon G’s BarbecueAddress: 116 Glenn Falls St, Peachland, NC 28133Order: 1.5 lbs brisket, 0.5 lbs pork, 0.5 lbs bacon burnt ends, 1lb rib, 2 Cheerwine hot links, jalapeno cheese grits, apple crisp (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: Finally, I was in the Charlotte area on a Saturday and able to make it to the - [Linkdown: 4/14/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/14/linkdown-4-14-21/) - Featured Tomorrow night, UNC Press is hosting an online discussion with Adrian Miller, whose book comes out at the end of the month. Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue is my most-anticipated book of the year and I can't wait to have it in my hands in a few weeks. The - [Friday Find: 30 Hours with Harp Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/16/friday-find-30-hours-with-harp-barbecue/) - Monk: Tyler Harp of Harp Barbecue has been turning heads with his Texas-influenced barbecue, and Kansas City's Flatland spends over a day with him as he smokes the meat for a serving at Crane Brewing Company in Raytown, MO. Description: What does it take to cook barbecue only with wood? We spend the day with - [Friday Find: Adrian Miller on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/09/friday-find-adrian-miller-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue is released later this month on April 27 on University of North Carolina Press and ahead of the book's release he catches up with Kevin's BBQ Joints to discuss his viewpoint on barbecue as well as his research on the book. If you are - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the First Quarter of 2021](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/04/05/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-first-quarter-of-2021/) - Monk: After nearly a year of various stages of lockdown and a big spike in COVID cases in January, the first quarter of 2021 had mostly positive news as restaurants managed through relaxed restrictions starting in March. Here in Charlotte, restaurants are finding new and different ways to diversify their food offerings to attract customers - [Linkdown: 3/31/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/31/linkdown-3-31-21/) - Featured Rodney Scott's barbecue book came out earlier this month and this week he spoke with Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition, and in the feature he opens up more on the current state of the relationship with his dad than I've previously read. Sadly, it's not in a great spot. "His objection was, you - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Barbecue: The History of an American Institution, Revised and Expanded Second Edition" by Robert Moss](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/29/barbecue-bros-book-club-barbecue-the-history-of-an-american-institution-revised-and-expanded-second-edition-by-robert-moss/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: If you have an interest in barbecue outside of recipes, personal memoirs, and restaurant guides, Robert Moss is one of the best barbecue writers working these days - [Linkdown: 3/24/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/24/linkdown-3-24-21/) - Featured In the latest sign that we're slowly coming out of this pandemic, the BBQ Fest on the Neuse, "home to the largest whole hog cook-off in the world", returns this May to Kinston, NC. This is on top of Governor Cooper announcing yesterday that as of this Friday restaurants can open at 75% capacity - [Rock Store Bar-B-Q - Stallings, NC (Re-review)](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/22/rock-store-bar-b-q-stallings-nc-re-review/) - Name: Rock Store Bar-B-QLocation: 3116 Old Monroe Rd, Stallings, NCOrder: Sandwich combo – pulled pork sandwich, red slaw, cornbreadPricing: $ Monk: After spending most of my energy the past two year on the Lexington Big Board, I figured it was time to start revisiting some Charlotte joints where it's been awhile. Case in point: my - [Friday Find: Barbecue's Forgotten American History](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/19/friday-find-barbecues-forgotten-american-history/) - Monk: Last month, as part of Black History Month Adrian Miller sat down with Flatland, the digital platform for Kansas City PBS, to discuss barbecue's hidden history not only with black people but also the Native Americans before that. Being a Kansas City-based outlet, the focus is on barbecue of that area, including pioneer Henry - [Linkdown: 3/17/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/17/linkdown-3-17-21/) - Featured Mr. Barbecue has finally re-opened for takeout in Winston-Salem as of this past Monday, nearly 2 years after it closed due to a pit fire. As I wrote in the February 3 linkdown, this is definitely a win for classic, wood-smoked NC barbecue joints. I do have to admit, I was a little worried - [Roddey's BBQ - Rock Hill, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/15/roddeys-bbq-rock-hill-sc/) - Name: Roddey's BBQAddress: 250 S. Cherry St, Rock Hill, SC 29732Order: Brisket and barbecue sandwich combo (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Roddey's BBQ is the barbecue venture of Seth Roddey and his dad Ken in Rock Hill, South Carolina just south of the border from Charlotte. While Ken has been smoking barbecue for 25 years, - [Linkdown: 3/10/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/10/linkdown-3-10-21/) - Featured This week marks the one year anniversary of the lockdown due to COVID-19. However, with the light at the end of the tunnel seemingly in sight (don't let up now, though!), it's fun to start thinking about all the things we used to take for granted that we will once again soon be able - [Friday Find: "How Pitmaster Matt Horn Developed His Signature 'West Coast-Style' Barbecue in Oakland"](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/05/friday-find-how-pitmaster-matt-horn-developed-his-signature-west-coast-style-barbecue-in-oakland/) - Monk: Eater's Smoke Point continues to roll out the content, this time going behind the scene with Matt Horn of Oakland's Horn Barbecue. Instead of the tri-tip one might expect in California, Horn is putting out Central Texas-style barbecue mostly cooked by feel instead of temperature. Horn BBQ finally opened last fall to a lot - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Visits Wilber's Barbecue on NC Weekend](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/12/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-wilbers-barbecue-on-nc-weekend/) - After Wilber's closed in March 2019 due to unpaid back taxes, a local ownership group led by Willis Underwood III and his son Willis IV stepped forward and reopened the restaurant in the summer of 2020, not 15 months after the closing. Bob Garner checked out the restaurant that is once again smoking whole hogs - [Linkdown: 3/3/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/03/linkdown-3-3-21/) - Featured Ed Mitchell is back in the barbecue game as of this Friday, albeit not quite in the way that we've been waiting more than a year for. With the opening date of The Preserve up in the air, Ed and team have opted to open a "delivery only ghost kitchen" (previously referred to as - [The Ultimate Charlotte Barbecue Plate (2021)](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/03/01/the-ultimate-charlotte-barbecue-plate-2021/) - Monk: A lot (and I mean, a lot) has changed since the last time I did a "Best of Charlotte" series in 2016. Boone's Bar-B-Que Kitchen and Queen City Q, both winners in several categories, are both no longer in business. Neither are Sauceman's or Bill Spoon's, who in 2016 placed in ribs and pork - [Friday Find: The Barbacoa Queen of Los Angeles](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/26/friday-find-the-barbacoa-queen-of-los-angeles/) - Monk: Barbakush is a story of hard work paying off, and this short documentary from Munchies' Street Food Icons captures it beautifully. Petra Zavaleta and her husband and two sons started their street food and catering business in LA after feeling they weren't getting paid enough in their previous jobs. Taking matters into their own - [Linkdown: 2/24/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/24/linkdown-2-24-21/) - Featured After a few weeks in soft open mode, Sam Jones BBQ's downtown Raleigh location has finally opened; the latest opening towards Raleigh staking its claim as a modern barbecue capital. Next up in some order is Ed Mitchell's The Preserve, Wyatt's Barbecue (from the team behind Picnic in Durham), Lawrence Barbecue, and Longleaf Swine. - [Guest Post: The Five Favorite Raleigh Barbecue Joints of Christopher Harold Wells of The Neverlutionaries](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/22/guest-post-the-five-favorite-raleigh-barbecue-joints-of-christopher-harold-wells-of-the-neverlutionaries/) - Monk: In a bit of a break from our regularly scheduled programming, we have a guest post from lead singer Christopher Harold Wells of the San Francisco "psychadelic shoegaze rock band" The Neverlutionaries. Christopher has recently gotten into barbecue but you can tell he definitely has a passion for it - in both eating it - [Friday Find: Christopher Prieto of Prime BBQ on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/19/friday-find-christopher-prieto-of-prime-bbq-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: Christopher Prieto was interviewed by Kevin's BBQ Joints in a podcast that was posted last November, a few months into the restaurant opening during a pandemic. The restaurant opening is the focus of the interview, and they decide to save Christopher's origins story for a future podcast. Kevin doesn't have to prompt him too - [Linkdown: 2/17/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/17/linkdown-2-17-21/) - Featured Stay strong, Texas. It sounds awful out there but we're all with you in spirit. Native News With Sam Jones BBQ opening in Raleigh, the local barbecue scene now looks to Ed Mitchell's The Preserve Bar-B-Q King is a wallet-friendly Charlotte cheap eat Clarence appreciate post Carolina Hurricanes to the Dallas Stars after the - [Product Review: Matt's Rub from Midwood Smokehouse](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/15/product-review-matts-rub-from-midwood-smokehouse/) - Monk: After interviewing pitmasters Matthew Berry and Michael Wagner from Midwood Smokehouse, I took home a bottle of the (at the time) recently-released Matt's Rub. Nearly two years later and I have certainly put it through its paces on a variety of meats. Most recently I used the rub for pork belly burnt ends I - [Pinehurst Brewing Company - Pinehurst, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/01/pinehurst-brewing-company-pinehurst-nc/) - Name: Pinehurst Brewing Company & SmokehouseAddress: 300 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374Order: Smokehouse sampler with hush puppies, mac and cheese, and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ In 2019 as part of Pinehurst's efforts to maintain and improve upon their courses and resort offerings, Pinehurst Brewing Company opened in the brick building that housed the town's - [Friday Find: How Pitmaster John Lewis Brought Texas Barbecue to South Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/12/friday-find-how-pitmaster-john-lewis-brought-texas-barbecue-to-south-carolina/) - John Lewis gives some insight into his process for his brand that he's brought to the lowcountry of South Carolina. From his famous hot guts smoked in a vertical smoker to his pastrami brisket, ribeyes, and oxtails smoked in his custom offset. He then uses those meats in inventive sandwiches like their version of an - [Linkdown: 2/10/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/10/linkdown-2-10-21/) - Featured Lewis Barbecue officially announces their second restaurant in Greenville, taking over the space previously occupied by Tommy's Country Ham House. So for folks in the Charlotte area (i.e. me), Lewis' central Texas-style brisket, hot guts, sausage will be about half the distance you previously had to travel to Charleston. And this is a very - [Friday Find: Barbecue Around the World](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/05/friday-find-barbecue-around-the-world/) - Monk: This nearly 8 minute video from Food Insider quickly runs through various barbecue customs from nearly all continents around the world. Description: Barbecue is so much more than just throwing meat on a grill. It is a time for family and friends to come together in celebration. From Turkey's shish kebabs, which originated from - [Linkdown: 2/3/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/02/03/linkdown-2-3-21/) - Featured Shortly after my first visit to Mr. Barbecue in Winston-Salem in March of 2019 (which I greatly enjoyed), a spark caught fire in the pit house and nearly burned the entire restaurant down. Last I had heard, it was on track for a May 2020 opening and brick was being laid in the smokehouse - [Linkdown: 1/27/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/27/linkdown-1-27-21/) - Featured Kingsford Charcoal has announced the "Preserve the Pit" Fellowship to celebrate the Black contribution to barbecue and help aspiring pitmasters through a monetary grant and a hands-on mentorship. That mentorship will be provided by several notable barbecue personalities and pitmasters: Kevin Bludso of Bludso's BBQ in Compton as well as Netflix's American Barbecue Showdown, - [Friday Find: How Jewish Pitmaster Izzy Eidelman Creates Some of Brooklyn's Finest Kosher Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/29/friday-find-how-jewish-pitmaster-izzy-eidelman-creates-some-of-brooklyns-finest-kosher-barbecue/) - Monk: For more Smoke Point, check here. Description: Izzy’s in Brooklyn is one of the few smokehouses in the area dedicated to using kosher meats in their barbecue. The shop's smoky, juicy brisket, pastrami, dino ribs, lamb, and more are all selected specifically to adhere to kosher standards. - [Linkdown: 1/20/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/20/linkdown-1-20-21/) - Featured Lewis Donald's goal for Sweet Lew's BBQ has always been more than just crafting great barbecue. He is wanting to give back to the community, whether that's hiring workers from the Belmont neighborhood where his restaurant is located, hosting back-to-school carnivals with free haircuts at the restaurant, and now hiring a barbecue apprentice from - [Black Powder Smokehouse - Jamestown, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/18/black-powder-smokehouse-jamestown-nc/) - Name: Black Powder SmokehouseAddress: 302 E. Main St., Jamestown, NC 27282Order: Three meat plate (brisket, pork, and sausage) with mac and cheese and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: A little over a year ago, Jamestown got a wood-fired barbecue joint of its own in Black Powder Smokehouse. Jamestown is the small town between the - [Friday Find: Garren and Kelly from Jon G's Barbecue on the Man Meat BBQ Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/15/friday-find-garren-and-kelly-from-jon-gs-barbecue-on-the-man-meat-bbq-podcast/) - Monk: In what I believe is their first podcast appearance, Garren and Kelli from Jon G's appeared in a recent episode of the Man Meat BBQ podcast to discuss how they transitioned from the tailgate tent to the food truck to the restaurant. Though the host Mikey has this slightly annoying habit of talking about - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Fourth Quarter of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/04/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-fourth-quarter-of-2020/) - Monk: The Charlotte barbecue news seemingly slowed down in the last 3 months of 2020 as the restaurants that thankfully are still open continue to struggle through the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we begin 2021, here's hoping the news is more positive than negative. Fingers crossed! October 10/12 Charlotte-based Bojangles briefly expanded to - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Third Quarter of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/05/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-third-quarter-of-2020/) - Monk: The biggest news was of course the closing of Bill Spoon's Barbecue in late September, which I wrote a little bit about in our 9/16 Linkdown. Afterwards, the news came out that it wasn't only the pandemic that killed them off - it had been some time coming due to an aging customer base - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the Second Quarter of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/06/charlotte-barbecue-news-from-the-second-quarter-of-2020/) - Monk: Despite the generally bad outlook for restaurants, there was mostly positive news for our top ranked Charlotte barbecue restaurants. Noble Smoke and Sweet Lew's both reopened with reduced capacity and social distancing measures in place and of course there is Jon G's Barbecue which finally opened its long-awaited doors in Peachland. Things were not - [Charlotte Barbecue News from the First Quarter of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/06/charlotte-barbecue-news-in-the-first-quarter-of-2020/) - Monk: Even before the effects of Covid-19 crippled the restaurant industry across the US, it was a pretty eventful first quarter in Charlotte barbecue with some good and some bad. Here's a rundown of all the news and notable happenings from the first three months of the year. January 1/3 Short-lived presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg - [The Smoke Pit - Gastonia, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/25/the-smoke-pit-gastonia-nc/) - Name: The Smoke PitAddress: 421 Cox Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054Order: Tres Amigos combo (brisket, pork, and ribs) with turkey, sausage, hush puppies, fried okra (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Since the last time Speedy and I visited The Smoke Pit’s original location in Concord four years ago, they’ve steadily expanded into other cities across the - [Linkdown: 1/12/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/13/linkdown-1-12-21/) - Featured A couple of big barbecue books are now available for pre-order. "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ" by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie will be released on March 16 and Adrian Miller's "Black Smoke" from UNC Press will be out on April 27. Both are available for preorder now here and here, and I - [Monk’s Favorite Barbecue Meals of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/11/monks-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-2020/) - Monk: Our last piece of business before we close the door on 2020, here are my favorite barbecue meals of 2020. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I'd get to a full list of 10 like I did for 2019, but even with everything going on I still had some great meals. 10. Beef - [Friday Find: Guys With a Traeger Grill](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/08/friday-find-guys-with-a-traeger-grill/) - Monk: After taking on guys with Yeti coolers, Yeti buckets, Yeti chairs, Yeti lunchboxes, craft beer drinkers, and so much more, the You Betcha guy takes aim on guys with Traeger grills. Check out more on the You Betcha YouTube channel. - [Linkdown: 1/5/21](https://barbecuebros.co/2021/01/06/linkdown-1-5-21/) - Featured My new year's resolution: I will finally do pork steak's in my backyard. Mark my word. Now, just to find a local grocery or butcher shop that has them or will cut them for me. -Monk Native News Congrats to Jon G's Barbecue on their receipt of this award from Hometown Heroes of Union - [The Five Best Barbecue Joints in Nashville - December 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/07/the-five-best-barbecue-joints-in-nashville-december-2020/) - Speedy: When you think barbecue in Tennessee, your mind naturally goes to Memphis. While that city has a much richer barbecue history, Nashville is no slouch. After living in Music City for 3 years, I felt like it was time to put together the Nashville top 5. So, without further adieu, here are my top - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Leaderboard - July 2013](https://barbecuebros.co/2013/07/16/charlotte-barbecue-joint-leaderboard-july-2013/) - You may or may not have noticed this, but we’ve been ranking our Charlotte area joints as we’ve been reviewing them. This won’t necessarily be a monthly feature or anything but we’ll check in periodically when it makes sense or there is a big shakeup. Midwood Smokehouse Queen City Q Sauceman’s Bill Spoon’s Barbecue Smoke - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board - December 2013](https://barbecuebros.co/2013/12/31/charlotte-barbecue-joint-big-board-december-2013/) - Since July, we’ve added 6 new joints to the Charlotte Big Board, with no real shake up at the top. In fact, the highest reviewed place since July went only as high as fifth - Old Hickory House. I can’t see much left out there in Charlotte to shake things up too much, but I - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board - May 2014](https://barbecuebros.co/2014/05/12/charlotte-barbecue-joint-big-board-may-2014/) - Big shakeup at the number one spot in our Charlotte leader board. We’ve added 5 reviews to the Charlotte rankings since December and Boone’s Bar-B-Que Kitchen, a food truck run by a Dan “Boone” Gibson, who helped create the original Mac’s Speed Shop and Queen City Q, takes the top spot with it’s moist, tender, smokey barbecue with - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board - January 2015](https://barbecuebros.co/2015/01/19/charlotte-barbecue-joint-big-board-january-2015/) - Last time around, I thought the best hope to shake up the Charlotte rankings was Kyle Fletcher's in Gastonia. While the portions were huge, it only lands at #6 in our latest big board (though we will be visiting again in a few weeks). The Improper Pig recently opened in December and shows promise, but didn't - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board – December 2015](https://barbecuebros.co/2015/12/21/charlotte-barbecue-joint-big-board-december-2015/) - Since our last big board in January, a few new notable joints have popped up (particularly The Smoke Pit at #4 and the second location of Midwood Smokehouse at #2), a few have closed (including longtime north Charlotte joint Old Hickory House, #9 on our list), and we even debuted our Austin version of the - [Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board - March 2017](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/03/13/charlotte-barbecue-joint-big-board-march-2017/) - We have a new #1! Jon G's BBQ hosts a regular pop-up at Southern Range Brewing in Monroe and smokes some of the finest brisket in NC (the pork's not so bad either), which lands it at the top spot in our latest update. Since our last big board in December 2015, we've added seven total new joints - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: Pork](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/02/08/best-of-charlotte-barbecue-pork/) - We initially started this blog in order to find the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte. While we feel pretty comfortable with our current rankings on the big board having visited 40+ restaurants, what more logical next step than to explore the best meats and dishes in the greater Charlotte area? This is the first in our - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: Brisket](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/02/22/best-of-charlotte-brisket/) - We initially started this blog in order to find the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte. While we feel pretty comfortable with our current rankings on the big board having visited 40+ restaurants, what more logical next step than to explore the best meats and dishes in the greater Charlotte area? This is the second in our series. - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: Ribs](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/03/14/best-of-charlotte-ribs/) - We initially started this blog in order to find the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte. While we feel pretty comfortable with our current rankings on the big board having visited 40+ restaurants, what more logical next step than to explore the best meats and dishes in the greater Charlotte area? This is the third post in our - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: Sausage](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/04/04/best-of-charlotte-sausage/) - We initially started this blog in order to find the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte. While we feel pretty comfortable with our current rankings on the big board having visited 40+ restaurants, what more logical next step than to explore the best meats and dishes in the greater Charlotte area? Click here to find the other - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: Other](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/05/23/best-of-charlotte-other/) - We initially started this blog in order to find the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte. While we feel pretty comfortable with our current rankings on the big board having visited 40+ restaurants, what more logical next step than to explore the best meats and dishes in the greater Charlotte area? Click here to find the other - [Best of Charlotte Barbecue: All of Our Posts](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/10/17/best-of-charlotte-all-of-our-posts/) - If you recall, earlier this year between February and May we had a series of posts detailing the best of Charlotte barbecue in regards to specific meats or dishes. While we've had the Charlotte Big Board for a couple of years now, the purpose of these posts was to review individual dishes as opposed to overall restaurant - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: Barbecue Crossroads by Robb Walsh and O. Rufus Lovett](https://barbecuebros.co/2015/06/15/barbecue-bros-book-club-barbecue-crossroads-by-robb-walsh/) - Not that I’m anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Barbecue Crossroads: Notes & Recipes from a Southern Odyssey, written by multi James Beard Award-winning author Robb Walsh (who I had the pleasure of meeting earlier this - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America by Johnny Fugitt](https://barbecuebros.co/2015/07/20/barbecue-bros-book-club-the-100-best-barbecue-restaurants-in-america-by-johnny-fugitt/) - Not that we're anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: From October 2013 to October 2014, barbecue writer Johnny Fugitt ate at 365+ barbecue restaurants across the lower 48 United States and compiled his own rankings into - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: Buxton Hall BBQ Book of Smoke by Elliott Moss](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/03/20/barbecue-bros-book-club-buxton-hall-bbq-book-of-smoke/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. "Buxton Hall BBQ Book of Smoke" is a book of recipes from Chef Elliott Moss, the head chef and pitmaster of, you guessed it, Buxton Hall Barbecue. It - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: The One True Barbecue by Rien Fertel](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/03/27/barbecue-bros-book-club-the-one-true-barbecue-by-rien-fertel/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. A collection of profiles on whole hog pitmasters throughout the southeast, "The One True Barbecue" by Rien Fertel is an enjoyable if not somewhat controversial read. In particular, - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: Barbecue by John Shelton Reed](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/05/08/barbecue-bros-book-club-barbecue-by-john-shelton-reed/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: The Savor the South cookbook series from the University of North Carolina Press covers one "beloved food or tradition" of the South at a time (like bourbon - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: Carolina 'Cue by Our State Magazine](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/19/barbecue-bros-book-club-carolina-cue-by-our-state-magazine/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Carolina 'Cue is a collection of articles that appeared in Our State Magazine along with the full color photos that originally accompanied them. The stories move from west - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: Foods That Make You Say Mmm-mmm by Bob Garner](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/01/barbecue-bros-book-club-foods-that-make-you-say-mmm-mmm-by-bob-garner/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Bob Garner's latest book, published in 2014, isn't strictly a barbecue book per se. Instead it focuses on various favorite foods and drinks of North Carolina, though - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "The Prophets of Smoked Meat" by Daniel Vaughn](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/18/barbecue-bros-book-club-the-prophets-of-smoked-meat-by-daniel-vaughn/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: Before Daniel Vaughn was BBQ Editor of Texas Monthly (but not before he was the BBQ Snob), he took a series of long range barbecue roadtrips across - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Sam Jones: Whole Hog BBQ" by Sam Jones and Daniel Vaughn](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/22/barbecue-bros-book-club-sam-jones-whole-hog-bbq-by-sam-jones-and-daniel-vaughn/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue with Recipes from Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ arrived on the same day as several other notable barbecue books - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Smoked" by Ed Randolph](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/08/barbecue-bros-book-club-smoked-by-ed-randolph/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. On May 7th of last year, Smoked was released as well as several other notable barbecue books: Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue with Recipes from - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Southern Living Ultimate Book of BBQ" by The Editors of Southern Living and Christopher Prieto](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/22/barbecue-bros-book-club-southern-living-ultimate-book-of-bbq-by-the-editors-of-southern-living-and-christopher-prieto/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. The first time I personally became aware of Christopher Prieto was when this book came out by the editor of Southern Living magazine "with Pitmaster Christopher Prieto." Who - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Southern Smoke" by Matthew Register](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/20/barbecue-bros-book-club-southern-smoke-by-matthew-register/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Matthew Register's first cookbook "Southern Smoke: Barbecue, Traditions, and Treasured Recipes Reimagined for Today" came out in May 2019 on the same day as books from both Sam - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Tar Heel Traveler Eats" by Scott Mason](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/10/barbecue-bros-book-club-tar-heel-traveler-eats-by-scott-mason/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: "Tar Heel Traveler Eats" by Scott Mason is equal parts travelogue, memoir, and in-depth description of the journalistic process for a local feature newscaster. Mason has been - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto" by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/07/barbecue-bros-book-club-franklin-barbecue-a-meat-smoking-manifesto-by-aaron-franklin-and-jordan-mackay/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: For some reason, it's taken me years to finally read "Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto" as I assumed it was just yet another barbecue recipe book, - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Franklin Steak" by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/14/barbecue-bros-book-club-franklin-steak-by-aaron-franklin-and-jordan-mackay/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: As I mentioned in my prior book club entry, it took me years to finally read "Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto" as I (wrongly) assumed it - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "North Carolina's Roadside Eateries" by D.G. Martin](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/19/barbecue-bros-book-club-north-carolinas-roadside-eateries-by-d-g-martin/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: For whatever reason, several of the books I've been checking out during quarantine are of a similar ilk. That is, books compiling profiles of different classic eateries - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South" by John T. Edge](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/23/barbecue-bros-book-club-southern-belly-the-ultimate-food-lovers-companion-to-the-south-by-john-t-edge/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Monk: John T. Edge's book "Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South" is the latest in a series of similar-but-unrelated books I've read recently that - [The Best Barbecue Shows on Streaming](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/21/the-best-barbecue-shows-on-streaming/) - Monk: This holiday while we're all stuck at home bunkering down until the COVID-19 vaccine is widely distributed, why not watch some barbecue-focused TV shows to take your mind off things? This will be our last post of the year, so we will see you in 2021! Suggested Order of Viewing The American Barbecue Showdown - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/25/barbecue-bros-film-club-barbecue/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=-KQRieY1i0o Similar to books, we’re not anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate films but as a public service we will periodically discuss barbecue-related films. Monk: Barbecue is a documentary film that explores the meat-over-fire customs of thirteen countries around the world and premiered earlier this year at SXSW in Austin (an apt location if - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: Ugly Delicious - "BBQ" (S1E5)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/05/barbecue-bros-film-club-ugly-delicious-bbq-s1e5/) - Ugly Delicious is a new Netflix series brought to us by Chef David Chang of Momofuku and food writer Peter Meehan. Like many shows of this ilk, each episode explores a different food or concept - from tacos to fried chicken to pizza and more. Though technically titled "BBQ", this episode does explore the food-over-flame - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: The Chef Show S1E8 - "Hot Luck" (Netflix)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/20/barbecue-bros-film-club-the-chef-show-s1e8-hot-luck-netflix/) - Watch Now (Netflix subscription required) Monk: In the first of two episodes with Aaron Franklin, "The Chef Show" guys learned the basics of trimming, rubbing, and serving a brisket. Now, Favreau and Choi stick around to serve a variation of Choi's famous short ribs at Franklin's Hot Luck festival. But before that, they are chatting - [Barbecue Bros AV Club: The Chef Show S1E7 - "Aaron Franklin" (Netflix)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/13/barbecue-bros-film-club-the-chef-show-s1e7-aaron-franklin-netflix/) - Watch Now (Netflix subscription required) Monk: Writer/director/producer Jon Favreau caught the food bug while filming his movie "Chef" (in which Aaron Franklin had a cameo) and has turned that into the travel/food docuseries "The Chef Show" where he explores the county with Los Angeles food truck godfather Roy Choi (who was a producer as well - [Barbecue on Netflix Streaming (Updated August 2019)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/26/barbecue-on-netflix-streaming-updated-august-2019/) - NOTE: This is an updated version of a post that was last updated in October 2017. Monk: By no means is this an exhaustive list but here are the barbecue shows and episodes that I’ve found on Netflix streaming. What have I missed? Feel free to comment below and I will update the post. New(ish) to - [Linkdown: 12/15/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/16/linkdown-12-15-20/) - Featured In his latest issue of The Cue Sheet, Robert Moss examines the ten best college cities or towns to attend according to nearby barbecue options. While my alma mater NC State is mentioned as a future possibility once the planned restaurants like Sam Jones BBQ, Wyatt's Barbecue, and Longleaf Swine open their doors in - [Friday Find: Robert Moss Joins the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/18/friday-find-robert-moss-joins-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Monk: Robert Moss, Barbecue Editor for Southern Living and founder of The Cue Sheet newsletter, joins the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast to promote his recently-released book "The Revised and Expanded Second Edition of Barbecue: The History of An American Institution." It's a good conversation with Moss peppering in interesting tidbits he's collected from his research - [Linkdown: 12/9/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/09/linkdown-12-9-20/) - Featured Last week, an article that former Charlotte Observer food writer Kathleen Purvis did for Charlotte Magazine appeared online. It digs into Chef Jim Noble and his complicated stature in Charlotte's restaurant landscape. On one hand, he is a well-respected and successful chef and restaurateur whose philanthropic pursuits include his King's Kitchen restaurant that employs - [Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace - Pioneertown, CA](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/14/pappy-harriets-pioneertown-palace-pioneertown-ca/) - Name: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Address: 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268Order: Tri-tip and half rack of baby back ribs, red rice, pinto beans (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: Last month, Mrs. Monk and I found ourselves in southern California spending time in Temecula Wine Country and Palm Springs for our 10th wedding anniversary. - [The Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/11/the-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide-2020/) - Monk: Phew boy, 2020. It's really been one, hasn't it? Let's just get through the rest of the holidays, regroup in January, and hope for the best for 2021. As with years past, here's our Annual Gift Guide with some gift ideas for the barbecue lover in your life. Am I missing something? Comment below - [Friday Find: "I Ordered a Brisket in the Mail from Franklin Barbecue and it Was..."](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/04/friday-find-i-ordered-a-brisket-in-the-mail-from-franklin-barbecue-and-it-was/) - Monk: Jeremy from Mad Scientist BBQ first visited Franklin Barbecue in December 2018. With the world being what it is now and the prospects aren't looking great for a return visit, he mail orders a full brisket from Franklin Barbecue via Goldbelly and in this video walks through how to reheat before comparing it to - [Linkdown: 12/2/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/12/02/linkdown-12-2-20/) - Featured Jordan Jackson, formerly of Bodacious Bar-B-Q in Longview, has resurfaced at Franklin Barbecue after a stint in rehab. Shortly after Bodacious Bar-B-Q was named the #4 barbecue restaurant in the last Texas Monthly top 50 list from 2017, Jackson disappeared and left both the restaurant and his protégé Bryan Bingham behind in reasons related - [The Five Best Barbecue Joints in Charlotte - September 2019](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/16/the-five-best-barbecue-joints-in-charlotte-september-2019/) - Monk: It's been over two-and-a-half years since we've updated the Charlotte Big Board and as you might expect, there's been a lot of changes in that time. Longtime readers may recall that finding the best barbecue restaurant in Charlotte was the mission statement when we first started this blog, so we certainly take this seriously. - [Friday Find: "Why Texans Call This The Best BBQ Spot In Dallas"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/27/friday-find-why-texans-call-this-the-best-bbq-spot-in-dallas/) - Monk: If this pandemic ever comes to an end, I would love to make it to Cattleack BBQ in Dallas. For now, I will dream. Description: Ranked best barbecue by D Magazine in 2018, the meat cutters at Cattleack serve beef ribs, brisket, and pork ribs to lines of people waiting to eat at the - [Linkdown: 11/25/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/25/linkdown-11-25-20/) - Featured Eater Atlanta's Mike Jordan speaks to a number of Atlanta-area pitmasters to get their take on "Georgia-style" barbecue, with the consensus that there is a style, but that you have to get out of Atlanta to try it and its not quite up there with the other "major" styles of barbecue. The question of - [Honeyfire BBQ - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/30/honeyfire-bbq-nashville-tn/) - Name: Honeyfire BBQDate: 11/13/20Address: 8127 Sawyer Brown Rd #304, Nashville, TN 37221Order: Three meat combo - brisket, pork, ribs, baked apples, fries (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Speedy: I recently heard about Honeyfire BBQ when talking to a friend about restaurants with good whiskey selections. Honeyfire sits in the Bellevue neighborhood, which is in the western - [Friday Find: How a Vietnamese Pitmaster is Bringing New Flavors to Texas Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/20/friday-find-how-a-vietnamese-pitmaster-is-bringing-new-flavors-to-texas-barbecue/) - Monk: Houston-based Khói Barbecue is a "Viet-Tex" pop-up that melds Vietnamese flavors with Texas barbecue in dishes like brisket pho or beef ribs marinated with kalbi (which is technically Korean) or a Vietnamese bò lá lốt sausage made from brisket trimmings. For more information, check them out on Instagram. Description: At Khói Barbecue, brothers Don - [Jack's Bar-B-Que - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/16/jacks-bar-b-que-nashville-tn/) - Name: Jack’s Bar-B-QueDate: 11/11/20Address: 1601 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TNOrder: Three meat combo - brisket, pork, sausage, collards, baked apples, cornbread (link to menu)Pricing: $ Speedy: One place in Nashville that does not get nearly enough love (including from yours truly) is Jack’s Bar-B-Que, a true OG of the Nashville ‘cue scene. Jack Cawthon opened his - [Charlotte-area Thanksgiving Specials](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/13/charlotte-area-thanksgiving-specials/) - Monk: This Thanksgiving, consider leaving the cooking to the professionals at these Charlotte-area barbecue joints. You also get the added benefit of supporting a local business while you take it easy because let's face it, we should all take it easy when we can. See below for information. Big Tiny's BBQ - Mooresville, NC The - [Linkdown: 11/11/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/11/linkdown-11-11-20/) - Featured Even in the midst of a pandemic and all that 2020 had to offer, Tim Carman of the Washington Post went ahead with his annual "best barbecue joints in DC" list, with the main change being that he got takeout from every joint he tried. And he found that, even while getting more and - [Friday Find: Franklin Barbecue on ReOpen](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/06/friday-find-franklin-barbecue-on-reopen/) - Monk: Aaron Franklin and Kevin Pearce from Franklin Barbecue open up about how they have navigated the safety protocols, the pivot to curbside takeout, and the tricky finances during the pandemic. Franklin is sporting a pretty sweet pandemic hairdo, by the way. Description: ReOpen is a short-format docuseries that gives viewers a window into the - [Linkdown: 11/4/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/04/linkdown-11-4-20/) - Featured A trio of John Tanner Barbecue stories on NC barbecue joints - Rick's Smokehouse, The Barbecue Center, and Midwood Smokehouse - including where I (Monk) was able to meet up with him in Charlotte. I enjoyed a meal with John - he got the pork combo platter and I got the brisket - on - [Rudy's Smokehouse - Springfield, OH](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/03/rudys-smokehouse-springfield-oh/) - Name: Rudy’s SmokehouseDate: 10/3/20Address: 2222 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH 45505Order: Monk: 3-meat combo with pork, ribs, and brisket; hush puppies, mac and cheese, and fries; Speedy: 3-meat combo with pork, ribs, and brisket; hush puppies, collards, and fries; Rudy: 2-meat combo with brisket and pork (link to menu)Pricing: $ Speedy: After our terrible experience - [Linkdown: 10/28/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/28/linkdown-10-28-20/) - Featured This week, Adrian Miller, the James Beard Award-winning author and self-proclaimed "Soul Food Scholar" shared the cover art and preorder link for his forthcoming book entitled "Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue." As I noted in my recent Barbecue Bros Book Club entry for "North Carolina's Roadside Eateries" by D.G. - [Friday Find: "North Carolina BBQ vs Texas BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/30/friday-find-north-carolina-bbq-vs-texas-bbq/) - Monk: This mostly wordless, made-for-social-media video goes back and forth between some pretty great barbecue joints: (in order) Buxton Hall Barbecue, La Barbecue, Skylight Inn, Convenience West, Lexington Barbecue, and Pecan Lodge. Despite the lack of narrative, there are still some pretty great visuals of each joint. - [Shotgun Willie's - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/11/09/shotgun-willies-nashville-tn/) - Name: Shotgun Willie’sDate: 10/14/20Address: 4000 Gallatin Pike Suite B, Nashville, TN 37216Order: Half rack of ribs, ¼ lb brisket, ¼ lb pulled pork and a Big Red (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: Shotgun Willie’s is a Texas style barbecue joint that opened up early during the quarantine. I had been hearing really good things about - [Smiley's Lexington BBQ - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/26/smileys-lexington-bbq-lexington-nc/) - Name: Smiley’s Lexington BBQDate: 10/1/20Address: 917 Winston Rd, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Chopped barbecue sandwich with hush puppies and a Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Smiley’s Lexington BBQ was an early stop on our barbecue journey, about 5 months into the blog and back when our photos were extremely filtered photos from Instagram. However, both - [Product Review: Texas Dry Rubs by Billy Twang](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/23/product-review-texas-dry-rubs-by-billy-twang/) - Billy Twang is a Texas-based dry rub and grilling tool company that was started in Houston in 1992. All of their products are proudly made in the USA and backed by a lifetime guarantee. They recently reached out to me to try out a few of their dry rubs in exchange for an honest review, - [Linkdown: 10/21/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/21/linkdown-10-21-20/) - Featured I was happy to get a text from Garren Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue a few weeks back saying that famed Charlotte food writer Kathleen Purvis had finally come to check them out (although he didn't know it at the time). And the verdict is in: Kathleen agrees with what we've been saying for - [Linkdown: 10/14/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/14/linkdown-10-14-20/) - Featured Instead of this year's Barbecue Festival the 4th weekend in October in Lexington, the organizers behind the festival are instead holding a food and blood drive to benefit the community. The Barbecue Center, Smiley's Barbecue, Smokey Joe's BBQ, and Stamey's Barbecue (the one in Tyro) are all participating by setting up donation tents where - [Friday Find: "What Makes a Better Glaze for Ribs: Fireball Whiskey or Dr. Pepper"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/16/friday-find-what-makes-a-better-glaze-for-ribs-fireball-whiskey-or-dr-pepper/) - Eater's Prime Time is back for the first time in awhile with a taste test of various rib glazes. For more from Prime Time, click here. Description: The Meat Hook butchers Ben Turley and Brent Young try to up their rib glaze game by experimenting with ingredients like Fireball Whiskey, Dr Pepper, agave, honey, maple - [Linkdown: 10/6/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/07/linkdown-10-6-20/) - Featured The Barbecue Center is often overlooked in the shadow of Lexington Barbecue but those who are in the know believe that it's every bit as good as its more popular counterpart (perhaps better?). The late Sonny Conrad started out as a carhop before purchasing the restaurant in 1967 (it originally opened in 1955) and - [Friday Find: Why LeRoy & Lewis Is The Most Creative Barbecue in Austin](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/09/friday-find-why-leroy-lewis-is-the-most-creative-barbecue-in-austin/) - Eater's Smoke Point profiles the innovative LeRoy & Lewis barbecue food truck in Austin - from smoked cauliflower to smoked burgers to "bacon ribs" to their signature beef cheek to "hop sausage" made with citra hops to a lot more. For more from Smoke Point, click here. Description: At LeRoy & Lewis barbecue truck in - [Linkdown: 9/30/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/30/linkdown-9-30-20/) - Featured ICYMI, check out our post this week where Garren and Kelly Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue describe what it's like to open a barbecue restaurant in the middle of the pandemic Native News Charlotte-based Bojangles is adding barbecue to its menu for a limited time just in time for National Pulled Pork Day on - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Visits Sims Country Bar-B-Que](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/02/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-sims-country-bar-b-que/) - Monk: Bob Garner digs the scene at Sims Country Bar-B-Que, where hickory-smoked pork and chicken mingles with bluegrass music. But only on Friday and Saturday nights, with the live music starting at 7pm. Bluegrass legend Doc Watson has even played the shed over 20 times. Description: Bob Garner heads to Granite Falls to check out - [The Gambling Stick - Nashville, TN (food truck)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/10/12/the-gambling-stick-nashville-tn-food-truck/) - Name: The Gambling StickAddress: 501 Gallatin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206Order: Beef brisket, pulled pork, “pigsket”, beef back ribs + vegetable slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: A place I’ve wanted to visit for a while but just hadn’t gotten around to is The Gambling Stick, a permanent food truck in East Nashville. It's conveniently located - [What It's Like to Open a Barbecue Restaurant in the Middle of a Pandemic](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/28/what-its-like-to-open-a-barbecue-restaurant-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic/) - Good news: Garren and Kelli Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue finally realized their dream of opening a barbecue restaurant this year. Bad news: the restaurant opening was in the middle of a global pandemic with all of the social distancing and protective measures that go along with that. A little over three months into their - [Friday Find: Texas Barbecue in Canada](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/25/friday-find-texas-barbecue-in-canada/) - Darien List of Beach Hill Smokehouse uses a J&R Oyler Smoker to bring Texas barbecue to the frigid winters of Toronto. From Eater's Smoke Point, which you can watch videos from here. Description: At Beach Hill Smokehouse, pitmaster Darien List prides himself on bringing meat with the flavors, spices, and fall-off-the-bone textures of central Texas - [Linkdown: 9/21/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/23/linkdown-9-21-20/) - Featured Sweet Lew's Barbeque has started doing whole hog on Sundays as of this past Sunday, making it the only whole hog available in Charlotte smoked the old way. The recently shuttered Bill Spoon's cooked the whole hog but switched to gas smokers some years back. Here's hoping whole hog Sundays catches on with Charlotte - [Friday Find: Heirloom Market on the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/18/friday-find-heirloom-market-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Monk: Heirloom Market is a Barbecue Bros favorite (Speedy, Monk), and this interview is with the co-owners Jiyeon Lee and Cody Taylor gives insight into their beginnings and philosophy on barbecue. As always, a good discussion on the Kevin's BBQ Joints podcast. Description:In this episode I chat with Jiyeon Lee and Cody Taylor from Heirloom - [The Oak Texas BBQ & Catering - Nashville, TN (food truck)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/21/the-oak-texas-bbq-catering-nashville-tn-food-truck/) - Name: The Oak Texas BBQ & CateringOrder: 3 meat combo (brisket, beef hot link, bacon brisket) + cilantro slawPricing: $$ Speedy: If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times - ordering brisket outside of Texas is a dangerous proposition. However, a few places have opened my eyes to the possibility of awesome - [Linkdown: 9/16/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/16/linkdown-9-16-20/) - Featured Monk: When I moved to Charlotte in 2005, I was surprised at the lack of barbecue options in town. Though had I been paying attention then as I do now, it shouldn't have been too much of a surprise. Mac's Speed Shop was a fun option for awhile but eventually fell off a cliff - [Friday Find: HuffPost explores "Where Does American Barbecue Come From?"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/11/friday-find-huffpost-explores-where-does-american-barbecue-come-from/) - The HuffPost's "Between the Lines" series explores the origin of barbecue in America and specifically Black pitmaster contributions through interviews with "Soul Food Scholar" Adrian Miller, Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque in Savannah, and Terrence "Big Perm" Nicholson of Zilla's Pit BBQ in Nashville. Of note, Furman discusses his goal to host pop-ups around - [Linkdown: 9/9/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/09/linkdown-9-9-20/) - Featured Food & Wine Magazine released a huge barbecue blitz last week just in time for Labor Day From writer Caroline Schnapp reflecting on her childhood in Durham at local institution Bullock's Bar-B-Q to an unassuming barbecue joint in Alabama between a race track and a Bass Pro Shop ...to tips and recipes for the - [Friday Find: Wyatt Dickson and Ryan Butler on the NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/04/friday-find-wyatt-dickson-and-ryan-butler-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Barbecue man Wyatt Dickson and farmer Ryan Butler join the NC F&B Podcast to learn hosts Max and Matthew a little something about barbecue and discuss their upcoming Wyatt's Barbecue restaurant in downtown Raleigh, which will have freshly baked buns from their neighbor and abundant parking. Description: According to Wyatt Dickson, pitmaster of Picnic and - [Linkdown: 9/2/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/09/02/linkdown-9-2-20/) - Native News The 91st Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue, "the Grand Daddy of All NC Barbecues" that is typically held the fourth Thursday of October in Charlotte, is officially cancelled this year; organizers and politicians are naturally disappointed Longleaf Swine has announced their new location; instead of their previously announced stall at Transfer Co Food Hall - [Monk’s 5 Favorite Barbecue Meals of the First Half of 2020](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/31/monks-5-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-the-first-half-of-2020/) - Monk: A little later than I'd normally like to post a first half look-back but then again, I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a weird year. At least barbecue is (mostly) back. After a lot of backyard smoking (a little more on that below) and an attempt at mail order, barbecue - [Friday Find: "Meet the Kings and Queen of Kentucky Style BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/28/friday-find-meet-the-kings-and-queen-of-kentucky-style-bbq/) - Monk: Zagat explores Kentucky barbecue in this 14+ minute video that spotlights the state's historic joints as well as personalities. It also gives a little bit of a primer on mutton, the state's unique contribution to American barbecue. Description: When it comes to distinct American regional style barbecue styles, the state of Kentucky doesn't get - [Linkdown: 8/26/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/26/linkdown-8-26-20/) - Who really deserves credit for american barbecue? The Huffington Post takes a look at the origins and has a primer on the major regional styles. Bargarita is a new restaurant in Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood that puts a "bbq twist on Tex-Mex"; I'll be checking out soon to see what the situation is and if/how they've - [Southern Smoke BBQ - Garland, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/24/southern-smoke-bbq-garland-nc/) - Name: Southern Smoke BBQAddress: 29 E Warren St, Garland, NC 28441Order: Chopped barbecue, ribs, and smoked chicken with jambalaya and Dr. PepperPricing: $$ I’m a Lexington-style barbecue guy through and through - as the saying goes, you prefer what you grew up on - but 8+ years into this barbecue journey I've learned not to be - [Linkdown: 8/19/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/19/linkdown-8-19-20/) - Can't wait for "Chef's Table: BBQ," which debuts 9/2 on Netflix Speaking of Rodney Scott, the man isn't afraid to use MSG in his rubs Trips to Grady's and Skylight Inn wrap up a pretty epic eastern NC barbecue tour by John Tanner Kevin's BBQ Joints has rounded up his interviews with California barbecue joints - [Friday Find: Trailer for "Chef's Table: BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/21/friday-find-trailer-for-chefs-table-bbq/) - Monk: Featured in the latest edition of "Chef's Table" are Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow's BBQ, Lennox Hastie of Firedoor, Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott's BBQ, and Rosalia Chay Chuc. Each of the 4 episodes will be 45 minutes long. While this is of course welcome content (particularly during a pandemic), I wish they had done - [Lexington Style Trimmings - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/17/lexington-style-trimmings-lexington-nc/) - Name: Lexington Style TrimmingsOrder: Large chopped tray with red slaw, hush puppies, and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Since last fall, it has been my pet project to finish trying every Lexington area barbecue restaurant. As of February, I was making good progress and had just one or two more to try...before COVID 19 - [Linkdown: 8/12/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/12/linkdown-8-12-20/) - RIP to a Texas legend, Prause's Market Bobbee O's BBQ is "the best barbecue in North Charlotte, and some of the best barbecue in the area period" according to Unpretentious Palate, which I happen to disagree with quite a bit (paywall) Pretty cool: Buxton Hall Barbecue in Lego form Charleston Wine + Food has been - [Friday Find: "Here's Why Wood is the Unsung Hero of Texas Barbecue"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/07/friday-find-heres-why-wood-is-the-unsung-hero-of-texas-barbecue/) - Monk: Zagat travels from New York to Lockhart, Texas to understand why post oak is so instrumental to that style of barbecue. Post oak - so named because it grows straight enough to make fence posts - is native to central Texas and in this video is referred to as "wholesomely sweet" and the "terroir - [Linkdown: 8/5/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/05/linkdown-8-5-20/) - So glad to see Grant writing barbecue chapters for Marie, Let's Eat! Gerri Grady's of Grady's speaks with NC Tripping The 2020 World Series of Barbecue is cancelled Heritage Barbecue in San Juan Capistrano will open this Saturday, according to Kevin's BBQ Joints Bill Addison's list of 11 places to get barbecue in Los Angeles - [Now Available: Barbecue Bros "Lexington Legends" T-shirts!](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/04/now-available-barbecue-bros-forefathers-of-lexington-barbecue-t-shirts/) - Updated Link (July 2020): Lexington Legends Shirt Please note: the updated version of the shirt is now available at our General Store. In the spirit of the pioneers and innovators of our favorite style of barbecue, the Barbecue Bros are pleased to make available our first t-shirt featuring those men in the classic Helvetica list - [Product Review: Low Country BBQ Rub from Fire of Coals](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/08/03/product-review-low-country-bbq-rub-from-fire-of-coals/) - Fire of Coals is a Charlotte-based small batch and hand crafted barbecue rub and sauce company run by Lawrence Heath, who is active in the community barbecue scene, regularly helping out the Charlotte Rescue Mission, churches, and local boyscout troops using his NC-made BQ whole hog trailer. I've been following the Fire of Coals Instagram - [Friday Find: Morris Barbeque on The NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/31/friday-find-morris-barbeque-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Morris Barbeque is a Saturday-only barbecue restaurant in the eastern NC town of Hookerton. It's Saturay-only because owner William Morris and his daughter Ashley and her husband Ryan work Monday to Friday jobs and do barbecue in their spare time Friday night and Saturday. Interesting fact: they smoke their pigs at 400 degrees in 7-8 - [Linkdown: 7/27/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/29/linkdown-7-27-20/) - "Black Smoke" by James Beard Award-winning "Soul Food Scholar" Adrian Miller is officially a go for Spring 2021. Very excited to read this next year. A short interview with Derrick Walker of Smoke-A-Holics BBQ on "Tex-Soul" and being a black pitmaster This year's Barbecue Festival has been canceled, which should surprise no one John Tanner's - [Happy 8th birthday to us!](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/25/happy-8th-birthday-to-us/) - Barbecue Bros turns 8 years old today. Thanks for your support and happy Memorial Day! - [Linkdown: 7/22/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/22/linkdown-7-22-20/) - Welcome Back, Wilber's! Barbecue occupies several spots on GQ's list of 53 Things You Should Eat Before Summer is Over The California barbecue scene is on the upswing Smorgasburg has reopened RIOT RIBS Barbecue Center is closed this week due to vacation Noble Smoke is celebrating one year open this Saturday - [The Cheef (food truck) - Brevard, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/27/the-cheef-food-truck-brevard-nc/) - Name: The CheefOrder: Brisket wrap, sausage wrap (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: After a day hiking or tubing on the river in the mountains of NC, a wood smoked barbecue food trailer parked outside the local outfitter is quite a welcome site. On a recent trip to Brevard , The Cheef was that welcome site - [Friday Find: BBQ&A Stops By The Bar-B-Q Shop in Memphis](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/17/friday-find-bbqa-hits-the-bar-b-q-shop-in-memphis/) - Monk: BBQ&A host Robby stops by The Bar-B-Q Shop, a Memphis barbecue institution, to meet pitmaster Eric Vernon (as well as his dad Frank) for spare ribs, a Texas Toast barbecue sandwich, and barbecue spaghetti. Description: Eric Vernon at Memphis's The Bar-B-Q Shop is a second generation Pitmaster. He was nice enough to give us - [Friday Find: The Adventures of A+K Visit Lewis Barbecue in Charleston](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/24/friday-find-the-adventures-of-ak-visit-lewis-barbecue-in-charleston/) - Monk: You may recall we previously featured a video from The Adventures of A+K on their east vs west NC barbecue tour, and in this video they visit Lewis Barbecue as part of their Charleston vlog and try a Texas tray of brisket, hot guts, and ribs with a side of the awesome green chili - [Linkdown: 7/15/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/15/linkdown-7-15-20/) - James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller reflects on photographer Russell Lee's "Man slicing barbecue at the Gonzales County Fair" photo and the role of Black Americans in barbecue culture Miller was also impressed by Phoenix's black barbecue scene Rodney Scott 's BBQhas received $25,000 from Discover as part of its #EatItForward sweepstakes to support Black-owned - [Introducing: The Barbecue Bros General Store](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/13/introducing-the-barbecue-bros-general-store/) - Monk: We are happy to re-introduce our updated "Forefathers of Lexington Barbecue" t-shirt in a refreshed design printed on a higher quality shirt than version 1.0. Plus, we have a few new items for sale. All while supplies last...meaning once they are gone they are gone. Link to to the new General Store Our updated - [Friday Find: "How Pitmaster Daniel Castillo Brought Central Texas-Style Barbecue to LA"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/10/friday-find-how-pitmaster-daniel-castillo-brought-central-texas-style-barbecue-to-la/) - Monk: Towards the end of this video, Daniel Castillo talks about how barbecue has given him a purpose in life and kept him out of trouble. And now, he has the first offset smoker that has been NSF certified in the state of California at Anaheim's Heritage Barbecue. Check out he has fed the community - [Linkdown: 7/8/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/08/linkdown-7-8-20/) - The NC Pork Council announces the "Summer of Cue"; take selfies at five barbecue restaurants now through Labor Day and you will get a special edition t-shirt. Full details at the link. A mural of David McAtee, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd is almost complete in Louisville Don't forget about the classic joints (in Texas - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Checks Out Whole Hog at Ken's Grill and NC Bar-B-Q](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/03/friday-find-bob-garner-checks-out-whole-hog-at-kens-grill-and-nc-bar-b-q/) - Monk: Bob visits Ken's Grill and NC Bar-B-Q in La Grange, which serves his favorite eastern NC whole hog barbecue (only available on Wednesdays and Saturdays) even though it "has never been cooked over wood smoke" and Bob is admittedly a "wood smoked and live coals kind of guy." Color me a bit skeptical. Description:Bob - [Jon G's Barbecue - Peachland, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/29/jon-gs-barbecue-peachland-nc/) - Name: Jon G's BarbecueAddress: 116 Glenn Falls St, Peachland, NC 28133Order: 1 pound brisket, 1/2 lb ribs, 1 Cheerwine hot link, 1 jalapeno cheddar, cheddar grits, baked beans, cole slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: On the first day of their soft opening dates, I made what is sure to be the first of many - [Linkdown: 7/1/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/07/01/linkdown-6-30-20/) - Soul Food Scholar Adrian Miller writes about the union between July 4th and barbecue; thankfully he is "not talking about hamburgers and hot dogs on a kettle grill. I’m talking about 'old school' barbecue, where a whole animal carcass was skewered with wooden poles and cooked over a trench filled with burning coals from hardwood - [Friday Find: "Pastrami Beef Ribs are Interstellar’s Spin on Classic Texas Barbecue"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/26/friday-find-pastrami-beef-ribs-are-interstellars-spin-on-classic-texas-barbecue/) - Monk: Eater's Smoke Point series takes a look at the "cheffed-up" barbecue at Austin's Interstellar BBQ, including the pastrami beef rib. Description: At Austin’s Interstellar BBQ, pitmaster John Bates and his right-hand man, Warren McDonald, a.k.a "War Dog," put a spin on classic Texas fare. Using all of the kitchen skills and attention to detail - [Linkdown: 6/24/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/24/linkdown-6-24-20/) - RIP Wink's Barbeque in Salisbury Big Al's BBQ in Raleigh is refusing to adhere to social distancing mandates from the Governor; come on people do your part Picnic, Lewis Barbecue, and Southern Smoke BBQ all get quoted in this article on potential changes in the food supply chain in a post-COVID world Sneak peek at - [Linkdown: 6/17/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/17/linkdown-6-17-20/) - EDIA Maps is having a 50% off sale for Father's Day; act quickly to get it delivered by Sunday Steven Raichlen also has some Father's Day gift ideas Howard Conyers has a list of his faorite black-owned barbecue restaurants at the bottom of this interview Horn Barbecue is now selling Matt Horn's all purpose rub - [Jon G's Barbecue Will Have an Authenticity You Can't Fake](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/15/jon-gs-barbecue-will-have-an-authenticity-you-cant-fake/) - Have you ever made the trip from Charlotte to Lexington Barbecue during a work day for "a quick lunch?" Or when in Austin, have you ever made the trek to The Salt Lick in Driftwood or Snow's in Lexington (TX)? When the long-awaited Jon G's Barbecue brick-and-mortar restaurant opens later this month, it very well - [Friday Find: "Helen Turner, Pitmaster"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/12/friday-find-helen-turner-pitmaster/) - "Some folks think barbecue is a man’s world. But in Brownsville, Tennessee, it’s synonymous with a woman named Helen Turner. Mrs. Turner was the winner of the SFA’s 2012 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award." A film by Joe York, who also directed "Capital Q," the Southern Foodways Alliance documentary on Skylight Inn. - [Linkdown: 6/10/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/10/linkdown-6-10-20/) - The Wilber's Barbecue pits have officially been refired Congrats to Desiree Robinson of Cozy Corner Restaurant, 2020 BBQ Hall of Fame Inductee and the first African-American woman to be honored with that distinction Backyard Barbecue Pit is a black-owned restaurant to support in the Triangle of NC Black-owned barbecue restaurants that ship overnight nationwide: Bludso's - [Linkdown: 6/3/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/03/linkdown-6-3-20/) - David McAtee was the owner of Yaya's BBQ in Louisville who was shot and killed by police who were supposedly returning fire Monday morning The police did not activate their body cams David McAtee supposedly "liked the police" And had apparently fed the police for free while they were working McAtee also fed the homeless - [How to Order Takeout from Our Favorite NC Barbecue Restaurants (Piedmont and West)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/27/how-to-order-from-our-favorite-nc-barbecue-restaurants-piedmont-and-west/) - Monk: We featured our favorite Charlotte barbecue restaurants and how to order takeout from them earlier this week, and in this post we are featuring our favorite restaurants from the Piedmont and western part of the state. Please note: As everything is pretty much a fluid situation these days, please call ahead or check on - [Introducing: The Lexington Big Board](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/06/01/introducing-the-lexington-big-board/) - Monk: Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that I quietly posted my Lexington rankings a few months back through the top navigation bar. Before the pandemic hit, it was my pet project to hit all of the current Lexington-area barbecue restaurants for my definitive* Lexington rankings. I've been a longtime fan of Lexington Barbecue and in - [Friday Find: Sam Jones on order/fire (S2E7)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/29/friday-find-sam-jones-on-order-fire-s2e7/) - In this 2017 episode from season 2 of the Charlotte-based culinary web series (which coincided with the second Order/Fire Annual Pig Pickin' hosted by Free Range Brewing), host Marc Jacksina sits down for a 20+ minute conversation with the always-entertaining Sam Jones. Check it out. - [Linkdown: 5/27/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/27/linkdown-5-27-20/) - As NC moved to phase 2 of its restrictions last Friday at 5pm, BBQ King was among the barbecue restaurants that reopened with reduced capacity J.C. Reid wonders if online orders are here to stay (in Texas) Midwood Smokehouse pitmasters Matthew Berry and Michael Wagner list out where they dine out in Charlotte (presumably this - [Linkdown: 5/20/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/20/linkdown-5-20-20/) - Heim Barbecue laments rising meat prices in this piece from the local Fort Worth paper: “I’m afraid these meat shortages are going to be the final nail in the coffin for a lot of independent BBQ joints” In NC, JD's Smokehouse in Connelly Springs has been having issues procuring meat Rodney Scott's newest barbecue store - [Quarantinication: My First Time Smoking Pork Belly Will Not Be My Last](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/18/quarantinication-my-first-time-smoking-pork-belly-will-not-be-my-last/) - Monk: During the pandemic, more people are resorting to backyard smoking. Between the meat shortage due to supply chain issues and inventory being picked up by restaurants, selection can be hit or miss. This means I can't just walk into my neighborhood grocery store and pick up a pork butt like I used to. However, - [Friday Find: The BBQ State of the Union on BBQ Beat](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/15/friday-find-the-bbq-state-of-the-union-on-bbq-beat/) - Ryan (BBQ Tourist) and Sean (NYC BBQ) from The Smoke Sheet recently joined The BBQ Beat hosted by Kevin Sandridge to discuss the current state of barbecue during the pandemic, from when festivals may actually happen again to the meat shortage to more folks grilling or smoking at home while they are sheltering in place. - [Linkdown: 5/13/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/13/linkdown-5-13-20/) - Wilber's Barbecue has completed their pit restoration Bar-B-Q King in Charlotte (not to be confused the similarly named restaurant in Lincolnton) has experienced a surge in business as a result of customers feeling more comfortable at their drive-in due to social distancing Home Team BBQ in Columbia has reopened after being closed for more than - [Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que - Kansas City, KS (mail order)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/11/joes-kansas-city-bar-b-que-kansas-city-ks-mail-order/) - Name: Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-QueOrder: Ribs, Brisket, Burnt Ends Combo (1 slab pork spare ribs, sliced brisket - 1 pound, chopped burnt ends - 1 pound, 1 bottle of barbecue sauce) Speedy: After a successful mail order from Black’s Barbecue, and considering I was still sheltering in place, it seemed like a good idea to - [Friday Find: "Somewhere South" Explores Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/08/friday-find-somewhere-south-explores-barbecue/) - Link to episode Starting in Lenoir County, NC and making stops elsewhere in North Carolina as well as Tennessee, Florida, and Texas, Chef Vivian Howard seeks to expand her barbecue palette beyond eastern North Carolina whole hog and barbecued chicken. I do love that while Chef Howard visits her good friend Sam Jones at Skylight - [Linkdown: 5/6/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/06/linkdown-5-6-20/) - Prime Barbecue in Knightdale officially opened its doors Tuesday, 5/5, and you can pre-order your food on its website 48 hours in advance of your desired pickup Raleigh's Ole Time Barbecue is doing a few new things during the pandemic including donating eggs from their personal chicken coop, preparing meals for frontline workers and running - [Guest Post: "For The Love Of Smoke: Mastering Your Offset Smoker"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/05/04/for-the-love-of-smoke-mastering-your-offset-smoker/) - Monk: Happy National Barbecue Month! This week, we are switching things up a bit and have a guest post from Darren Weyland who blogs at BBQ Host where he shares "all of his tips, tricks, and best secrets for creating the best barbecue you – or any of your friends and neighbors – have ever - [How to Order Takeout from Our Favorite Charlotte Barbecue Restaurants during Stay at Home](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/25/how-to-order-from-these-five-charlotte-barbecue-restaurants/) - Monk: As of Thursday at 8am, Mecklenburg County is enforcing a Stay at Home order effective until at least April 16. Thankfully, residents are still allowed to go to a restaurant "for take-out, delivery or drive-thru." As hard as restaurants have already been hit, this will be even more of a blow for those that - [Linkdown: 4/29/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/29/linkdown-4-29-20/) - More good from the Southern Smoke Foundation Prime Barbecue was set to open a few weekends ago but that has been put on hold for the time being, as has any other businesss openings in Wake County Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ to open a second Birmingham-area location in the town of Homewood University of - [Mail Order Barbecue Options in North and South Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/27/mail-order-barbecue-options-in-north-and-south-carolina/) - Monk: Previously on the blog, I've featured how to order takeout from our favorite places in Charlotte, the western part of the state, and the eastern part of the state. But perhaps you don't live in NC and can't easily get to any place I featured in those lists. Here's a list of the barbecue - [Friday Find: "Full Circle: The Ballad of Rodney and Roscoe"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/24/friday-find-full-circle-the-ballad-of-rodney-and-roscoe/) - I highly recommend this short 15-minute documentary from the Southern Foodways Alliance on a recent barbecue connection made in Birmingham, AL when Rodney Scott BBQ expanded there in 2019. While barbecue is at the heart of the documentary, it's about so much more. Description: FULL CIRCLE tells the story of Rodney Scott, of Charleston, SC, - [Linkdown: 4/22/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/22/linkdown-4-22-20/) - Congrats to Midwood Smokehouse on their Charlotte Magazine Best of the Best Voter's Choice Award for "Best BBQ"; Sweet Lew's BBQ was the runner up Another mail order barbecue list, from Robert Moss in Southern Living Congrats to AmazingRibs.com on turning 15 Noble Smoke is now delivering in Charlotte The folks behind Hubba Hubba Smokehouse - [Product Review: The White Sauce](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/20/product-review-the-white-sauce/) - Monk: Earlier this year, Anna from The White Sauce out of Flintstone, GA (right across the state line from Chattanooga) reached out to me about her family's White Sauce that was created in 1978 but had just recently begun to be bottled. While I'm not normally a white sauce kind of guy (though I have - [Linkdown: 4/15/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/15/linkdown-4-15-20/) - Grady's BBQ has closed until further notice The Southern Smoke Foundation has donated more than $600,000 during the coronavirus pandemic Barbecue joints from Los Angeles to Portland to Texas are having to adapt to a new model of doing business Support Texas BBQ Jon G's Barbecue has an updated website ahead of their brick and - [How to Order Takeout from Our Favorite NC Barbecue Restaurants (East)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/03/how-to-order-from-our-favorite-nc-barbecue-restaurants-east/) - Monk: We featured our favorite Charlotte barbecue restaurants and how to order takeout from them as well as select restaurants from the Piedmont and western part of the state last week. Here in this post we are featuring more notable restaurants from the eastern part of the state, some of which we've tried and some - [Black's Barbecue - Lockhart, TX (mail order)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/13/blacks-barbecue-lockhart-tx-mail-order/) - Name: Black’s BarbecueOrder: Black’s Sampler (2 lbs lean brisket, 2 lbs ribs, 4 rings of Edgar Black's Homemade Sausage, 4 rings of Edgar Black's Homemade Sausage - Jalapeno and Cheese, 4 rings of Edgar Black's Homemade Sausage - Garlic)Pricing: $$ Speedy: Like most of you, Monk and I are sheltered in place (right?! right?!), so - [Linkdown: 4/7/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/08/linkdown-4-7-20/) - Killer Mill Scale emergency relief raffle. A $20 ticket can win you the whole she-bang Fox Bros out of Atlanta is doing a killer raffle of their own with $20 tickets Kevin's BBQ Joints has a nationwide list of barbecue joints that are shipping Hillbilly's Barbeque & Steaks in Lowell is moving to a new - [Friday Find: Adventures of A+K Explore Eastern vs. Western (Lexington) style](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/17/friday-find-adventures-of-ak-explore-eastern-vs-western-lexington-style/) - Monk: YouTube Vloggers Andrew and Kathryn, also known as The Adventures of A+K, live in a sprinter van, and document their adventures on the road. They are both Texas natives but recently made a trip across North Carolina to try our two types of barbecue - eastern and western/Lexington-style - at our two most famous - [Friday Find: Hannah Raskin Discusses Barbecue Hash on SouthBound](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/10/friday-find-hannah-raskin-discusses-barbecue-hash-on-southbound/) - Charleston Post and Courier food critic and reporter Hanna Raskin joins Tommy Tomlinson's SouthBound podcast. The conversation kicks off for the first 7 or so minutes discussing her feature from February on barbecue hash before moving on to a variety of things food and food criticism-related, including her recent article on Myrtle Beach buffets in - [Linkdown: 4/1/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/04/01/linkdown-4-1-20/) - With the recent return to curbside service as a result of social distancing, Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge returns to its roots of carhops Last week's Smoke Sheet examined how barbecue joints are adapting to Covid-19 Horn Barbecue in Oakland is raising money to help feed the community during covid-19 Josh Bowen of John Brown Smokehouse - [Backcountry Barbeque - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/30/backcountry-barbeque-lexington-nc/) - Name: Backcountry BarbequeAddress: 4014 Linwood-Southmont Rd, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Chopped barbecue tray with red slaw, hush puppies, and Cheerwine Pricing: $ Monk: In my recent quest to get a better idea of all Lexington-area barbecue joints, I made a late-afternoon stop at Backcountry Barbeque last month on my way back to Charlotte from Knightdale for - [Midwood Smokehouse (Park Road) - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/23/midwood-smokehouse-park-road-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Midwood SmokehouseAddress: 540 Brandywine Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209Order: Beef rib with collards and creamed corn, basket of hush puppies (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Somehow, it has been almost five years. That is, five years since we officially reviewed any location of Midwood Smokehouse, the standard bearer for Charlotte barbecue restaurants since we started the - [Friday Find: "The 84 Year Old BBQ Legend of Texas - A Frank Experience"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/10/friday-find-the-84-year-old-bbq-legend-of-texas-a-frank-experience/) - Host (and from the looks of in, relative newcomer to barbecue) Frank Pinello spends a Friday night at Snow's BBQ with the legendary Miss Tootsie, pitmaster Clay Cowgill, and owner Kerry Bexley. From basting pork steaks, chicken, and ribs to picking out the done briskets to taking orders in line, he tries just about every - [Friday Find: Southern Smoke's Matthew Register on The Manual Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/31/friday-find-southern-smokes-matthew-register-on-the-manual-podcast/) - Matthew Register of Southern Smoke BBQ made another podcast stop last year to promote his book as well as his restaurant. Description: "For this week’s episode of The Manual Podcast, the gang’s all here as Nicole, Sam, and Greg sit down with Matthew Register, founder of Garland, North Carolina barbecue joint Southern Smoke BBQ.Not formally trained as - [Friday Find: "Too Much Pork for Just One Fork" by Southern Culture on the Skids](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/17/friday-find-too-much-pork-for-just-one-fork-by-southern-culture-on-the-skids/) - Southern Culture on the Skids (or "SCOTS" for short) are a band from Chapel Hill, NC who while I was in high school were best known (to me at least) for their live shows where at various points they would pass around a large aluminum pan of banana pudding (during their song "Banana Puddin'", naturally) - [Friday Find: Armenian-influenced Texas barbecue on "No Passport Required"](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/21/friday-find-armenian-influenced-texas-barbecue-on-no-passport-required/) - Link to Episode (Skip ahead to 32:29 to 38:00; expires 3/15/20) Chef-turned-pitmaster Arthur Grigoryan fell in love with Texas barbecue after a visit to Franklin Barbecue with his girlfriend some years ago. Since then, he has been on a mission with III Mas BBQ (pronounced “3 Mas” and named after the working-class district where Grigoryan’s - [Friday Find: Jim Auchmutey discusses his book "Smokelore" on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/14/friday-find-jim-auchmutey-discusses-his-book-smokelore-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: Author Jim Auchmutey stops by the Kevin's BBQ Joints podcast to discuss his excellent book, "Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America." I got it for Christmas and highly recommend it. It's a quick read with lots of beautiful archive photographs. Description: In this episode of '10 Minutes With' I chat with writer - [Rick's Smokehouse - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/10/ricks-smokehouse-lexington-nc/) - Name: Rick's SmokehouseDate: 1/21/20Address: 6043 Old U.S. Hwy 52, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Chopped barbecue tray with hush puppies, red slaw, and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: In a continued effort to get to know Lexington Barbecue joints better, I recently made another Lexington run to try three new-to-me barbecue joints. These three are ones that - [Kerley's Barbecue - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/17/kerleys-barbecue-lexington-nc/) - Name: Kerley's BarbecueDate: 1/21/20Address: 5114 Old U.S. Hwy 52, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Chopped barbecue tray with hush puppies, red slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Down the road from Rick's Smokehouse is another barbecue joint, Kerley's Barbecue. Kerley's opened in 1978 and certainly looks the part of a classic NC barbecue joint. Unfortunately, looks are deceiving - [Randy's Restaurant - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/24/randys-restaurant-lexington-nc/) - Name: Randy's RestaurantAddress: 3129 US-64, Lexington, NC 27292Order: Chopped barbecue tray with hush puppies, red slawPricing: $ Monk: Three barbecue restaurants in on this latest Lexington run, and this was the worst of the bunch. Randy's Restaurant is on the side of highway 64 just off I-85 in eastern Lexington. While it it says on the - [Friday Find: BBQ Tourist Cancer Update on Kevin's Barbecue Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/06/friday-find-bbq-tourist-cancer-update-on-kevins-barbecue-joints/) - This update is from a few week's back, but its great to see Ryan seemingly doing so well. To follow Ryan's recovery (and donate if you feel so inclined), follow BBQ Tourist Recovery Fund on Facebook. Description: In this episode of '10 Minutes With' I chat with Ryan Cooper about cancer; how he found out - [Friday Find: "Are Austin's Tacos Better Than Its Barbecue?](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/20/friday-find-are-austins-tacos-better-than-its-barbecue/) - Eater's Dining on a Dime checked out the Austin taco scene a few years back to see whether its taco scene is actually better than its barbecue scene. Description: This week on a bonus episode of Dining on a Dime from Austin, host Lucas Peterson forgoes Austin's plentiful barbecue options to take himself on a - [Linkdown: 3/18/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/18/linkdown-3-18-20/) - The Campaign for Real Barbecue, (aka True Cue) expands to Virginia and DC, with John Tanner of John Tanner's Barbecue Blog leading the charge. Founded in 2014, the Campaign already operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia. Franklin Barbecue lines haven't been stopped by coronavirus, at least not yet Heim Barbecue has a - [John Brown Smokehouse - Long Island City, NY](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/16/john-brown-smokehouse-long-island-city-ny/) - Name: John Brown SmokehouseAddress: 10-43 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101Order: 1/2 lb of burnt ends, 1/2 lb pork belly, and 1/2 lb pulled pork with corn bread and collards (link to menu)Pricing: $$ A quick work trip to New York City allowed me to accomplish a couple of barbecue-related things while in town - [Linkdown: 3/11/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/11/linkdown-3-11-20/) - Mr. Barbecue is still on track to reopen in mid to late-May and the block mason started working on the pits as of early last week Charlotte-based Mac's Speed Shop names former Del Frisco's vice president of operations George Shang Skipper as its president with the charge to expand their barbecue business Duke's Mayonnaise expands - [Little Miss BBQ - Phoenix, AZ](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/09/little-miss-bbq-phoenix-az/) - Name: Little Miss BBQDate: 3/7/20Address: 4301 E University Dr Phoenix, AZ 85034Order: 1 beef rib, 3/4lb brisket, 1/4 lb pork, ¼ pound turkey (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Speedy: A weekend trip to Phoenix had me searching out the city’s best barbecue spot to find. We ended up choosing Little Miss BBQ largely thanks to a - [Friday Find: Southern Smoke BBQ's Matthew Register on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/08/friday-find-southern-smoke-bbqs-matthew-register-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Monk: Southern Smoke BBQ has been on my list for a few years now, and someday I just need to bite the bullet and head out to Garland (3+ hrs from Charlotte) as part of an eastern NC barbecue road trip. I will have to be sure to get there on time since Southern Smoke - [Linkdown: 3/4/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/04/linkdown-3-4-20/) - In Vivian Howard's upcoming PBS series "Somewhere South" she will be exploring the foods uniting cultures across the South; barbecue fans should be excited for the description of episode 6: Episode 106: "How Do You 'Cue?" (Friday, May 1, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) On a tour of eastern North Carolina barbecue joints, Vivian is reminded of - [Friday Find: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Ed Mitchell](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/13/friday-find-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-ed-mitchell/) - The Gravy podcast from the Southern Foodway Alliance interviews Ed Mitchell and his son Ryan on the past and the future of their barbecue ventures and how it hasn't been so easy for a black man to innovate barbecue in eastern NC. Description: Ed Mitchell’s name has come to be synonymous with Eastern North Carolina - [Will Prime BBQ Make Knightdale a Barbecue Destination?](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/03/02/will-prime-bbq-make-knightdale-a-barbecue-destination/) - Monk: Christopher Prieto and Prime BBQ will be joining a Raleigh barbecue scene very different from when they announced their intentions to open a restaurant 4 years ago. In 2020 alone, the scene will be joined by heavy hitters like Sam Jones of Sam Jones BBQ, Ed Mitchell of The Preserve, Wyatt Dickson of Wyatt's - [Friday Find: A Hash Primer on The Winnow Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/28/friday-find-a-hash-primer-on-the-winnow-podcast/) - After trying over 30 hash restaurants east of I-95, Post and Courier food editor Hanna Raskin has everything you need to know about hash or barbecue hash, "South Carolina's greatest contribution to the barbecue canon." A companion podcast of sorts to the online and print versions of the article. - [Linkdown: 2/26/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/26/linkdown-2-26-20/) - The Fusion BBQ Beer Fest claimed to be hosting an event at Dodger Stadium in June, only no one has heard of the organizers and there is a Dodger game that day You say that South Carolina has 4 distinct barbecue regions? Not so fast my friend, says Robert Moss More whole hog in Texas - [Linkdown: 2/19/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/19/linkdown-2-19-20/) - The Takeout explores Santa Maria-style barbecue and the history of tri-tip in their latest "Acquired Tastes" column John Tanner's Barbecue Blog reviewed a few barbecue restaurants recently: he found great brisket at 2Fifty Texas BBQ in Riverdale Park, MD, good ribs (but not much else) at Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q in Douglasville, GA, and left The - [Monk’s Favorite Barbecue Meals of 2019](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/06/monks-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-2019/) - Monk: I never got those "best of the year" lists that publish in early December, whether it's barbecue, music, or film (yes, I understand deadlines but stay with me here). What, do they think they aren't going to potentially eat a great barbecue meal (or discover a new album or film) sometime in the last - [Bar-B-Q King - Lincolnton, NC (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/27/bbq-king-lincolnton-nc-re-review/) - Name: Bar-B-Q KingDate: 12/27/19Address: 2613 E Main St, Lincolnton, NC 28092Order: Chopped barbecue tray with hush puppies, slaw, and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Sometimes there are places you wish you could get to more often but just can't, whether its due to location or circumstance or something else. Bar-B-Q King in Lincolnton, NC - [Linkdown: 2/5/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/05/linkdown-2-5-20/) - In sad news, Peace N' Hominy Q Shack in Belmont has officially closed after owner Christine Rienk's breast cancer returned after 12 years in remission; a GoFundMe has been set up to help with the costs of chemotherapy #cancersucks Sweet Lew's BBQ's new Cheerwine beef jerky will debut this month according to Charlotte Five Buxton - [Friday Find: BBQ with Rik Rik presents Tyler Harp of Harp Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/07/friday-find-bbq-with-rik-rik-presents-tyler-harp-of-harp-barbecue/) - Videographer/photographer Tarik Sykes spends some time with rising star Tyler Harp of Harp Barbecue at his weekly pop-up at Crane Brewing in Raytown, MO (about 20 minutes outside of Kansas City). Sean Ludwig from The Smoke Sheet and NYC BBQ even makes an appearance towards the end of the video. Check out BBQ with Rik - [Pitmaster Profiles: Jordan Smith of Bar-B-Q King](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/02/03/pitmaster-profiles-jordan-smith-of-bar-b-q-king/) - Monk: For this Pitmaster Profile, we are staying in Western North Carolina. Jordan Smith is a second-generation pitmaster at Bar-B-Q King in Lincolnton, who we recently re-reviewed. Much like Spencer Purcell, our last profile, Jordan is a new and different voice in North Carolina barbecue, and I hope you enjoy hearing from him. For more about Bar-B-Q - [Linkdown: 1/29/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/29/linkdown-1-29-20/) - RIP to another classic NC barbecue joint: Hill's Lexington Barbecue in Winston-Salem has closed after 68(!!) years Prime BBQ will finally open this March in Knightdale A decent list from Big 7 Travel of the 25 best barbecue places in NC, but there are also some head scratchers Texans are starting to go whole hog - [Friday Find: Ed and Ryan Mitchell on the NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/24/friday-find-ed-and-ryan-mitchell-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Link to podcast Monk: Ed Mitchell and his son and business partner Ryan joined last week's episode of The NC Food and Beverage Podcast with Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss to discuss how Ed got into barbecue, the state of Raleigh barbecue, and The Preserve, their upcoming venture with Lou and Amber Moshakos in the - [Linkdown: 1/22/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/22/linkdown-1-22-20/) - Not all heroes wear capes The Charlotte edition of the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival is moving from Symphony Park to Bank of America Stadium Noble Smoke and Sweet Lew's BBQ make Charlotte food blog Scallion Pancake's list of best Charlotte restaurants 5 barbecue questions for Dave Grohl features this gem: Grohl: I’m an East Coast - [Linkdown: 1/15/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/15/linkdown-1-15-20/) - Lawrence BBQ from Chef Jake Wood is a go in Raleigh this summer and the menu will include whole hog, brisket, ribs, sausage, poultry, and broiled oysters Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Crafts Drafts & Barbecue will bring barbecue to Disney's Epcot Center Parker's Barbecue in Wilson has been open almost 74 years Rodney Scott BBQ's Atlanta - [Linkdown: 1/8/20](https://barbecuebros.co/2020/01/08/linkdown-1-8-20/) - Charleston-based barbecue historian Robert Moss spotlights dishes from Home Team BBQ, Rodney Scott's BBQ, and Lewis Barbecue on his "17 dishes that defined a decade in Charleston" Moss was a busy man over the holidays, posting his thoughts on the direction of barbecue restaurateurs and empires in the 2020's... ...as well as more 2020 decade predictions in this newsletter, - [The Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide 2019](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/06/the-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide-2019/) - Note: a version of this post was posted in December 2018. It has been updated as of December 2019. Monk: Posting this a bit earlier this year. Here’s some gift ideas for the barbecue lover in your life. Or perhaps you if you want to treat yo' self. The bolded items are the ones I can personally - [Pitmasters of Charlotte: Matthew Barry and Michael Wagner of Midwood Smokehouse](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/22/pitmasters-of-charlotte-matt-berry-and-michael-of-midwood-smokehouse/) - While there is certainly good barbecue to be found in Charlotte, I wouldn’t quite say that it’s a barbecue city…yet. However, there are pitmasters out there doing great work, and I hope to spotlight that a little more in this series of posts called “Pitmasters of Charlotte.” Read Part 2 here Monk: I was recently - [Pitmaster Profiles: Spencer Purcell of Hubba Hubba Smokehouse](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/11/pitmaster-profiles-spencer-purcell-of-hubba-hubba-smokehouse/) - Monk: For this Pitmaster Profile, we are branching out of Charlotte and spotlighting a pitmaster in Western North Carolina. Spencer Purcell is the pitmaster/fire tender/"BBQ guy" at Hubba Hubba Smokehouse in Flat Rock, who we recently reviewed. Thanks to Spencer for his time in answering my questions and I hope you enjoy hearing from a - [Hubba Hubba Smokehouse - Flat Rock, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/21/hubba-hubba-smokehouse-flat-rock-nc/) - Name: Hubba Hubba SmokehouseLocation: 2724 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC 28731 Order: Indecision Plate (pulled pork, sliced brisket, pulled chicken) with vinegar slaw and tangy baked beans; half rack ribs plus burnt ends special and apple crisp (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Hubba Hubba Smokehouse is a wood-smoking hidden gem barbecue restaurant in western NC - [Stamey's Barbecue of Tyro - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/09/stameys-barbecue-of-tyro-lexington-nc/) - Name: Stamey's Barbecue of TyroLocation: 4524 NC-150, Lexington, NC 27295 Order: Regular chopped tray with "extra brown" and red slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $ While my first two stops on the "Highway 150 Barbecue Corridor" were a bit mixed, my last stop unfortunately ended the mini-tour on a down note. I recall that Stamey's Barbecue - [See you in 2020!](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/16/see-you-in-2020/) - We're going to take off the rest of the year (on the blog at least; please follow us on Instagram if you don't yet) and will be back in 2020 with more great new content. Happy Holidays! - [Linkdown: 12/11/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/11/linkdown-12-11-19/) - Monk: In a truly tragic and senseless act of violence, Scott Brooks, co-owner of Brooks Sandwich House in Charlotte, was killed early morning on Monday, 12/9 while he was opening the store for the day. In addition to being a thoroughly family-run restaurant (along with his twin brother David as well his niece Lauren), Brooks - [Friday Find: Jim Noble Q&A from Cheshire Pork](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/13/friday-find-jim-noble-qa-from-cheshire-pork/) - In the video above, we also get to meet head pitmaster of Noble Smoke, Kelly O'Bryan. He's a new face (for me at least) for Noble Smoke that I haven't gotten a chance to meet yet but I hope to soon. In addition to the video above, a separate Q&A with Noble is at the - [Tarheel Q - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/02/tarheel-q-lexington-nc/) - Name: Tarheel QLocation: 6835 West, US-64, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Regular chopped tray with "extra brown" and red slawPricing: $ The second stop on the "Highway 150 Barbecue Corridor” (it's going to be a thing) was Tarheel Q, just 9 miles away from Arcadia Q (although more directly on Old Highway 64) and also owned by - [Arcadia Q - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/25/arcadia-q-lexington-nc/) - Name: Arcadia QLocation: 8000 N, NC-150, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Regular chopped tray with "extra brown" and red slawPricing: $ Monk: Lexington, NC is mentioned in some circles as the "barbecue capital of the world" with its ratio of roughly 1 barbecue restaurant per 1,000 residents. However, up to this point I've mostly focused on Lexington - [Linkdown: 12/4/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/12/04/linkdown-12-4-19/) - Ed Mitchell back: The Preserve opens this spring with restaurateur Lou Moshakos, Lou's daughter Amber, and Ed's son Ryan More on The Preserve Midwood Smokehouse Executive Pitmaster Matthew Berry on how he works Noble Smoke and Sweet Lew's BBQ make Charlotte Agenda's list of 25 best new restaurants in Charlotte Art's BBQ and Deli in - [Linkdown: 11/27/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/27/linkdown-11-27-19/) - More on Wyatt's Barbecue, coming to downtown Raleigh in late 2020 Pork belly burnt ends were first served at Fort Worth's Heim BBQ, writes Texas Monthly BBQ Editor Daniel Vaughn Photographer Kelly Yandell has some photos from the TMBBQ Festival earlier this month Wood's Chapel BBQ makes Thrillist Atlanta's list of Best New Restaurants of - [Friday Find: Jerry Stephenson of The Redneck BBQ Lab on the NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/22/friday-find-jerry-stephenson-of-the-redneck-bbq-lab-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - The NC F&B talks with Jerry Stephenson, who along with his sister Roxane runs The Redneck BBQ Lab in Benson in Johnston County in eastern NC. During the discussion, he discusses how he got started in the restaurant business, his philosophy and approach to barbecue, as well as his appearance on Chopped earlier this year. - [Linkdown: 11/20/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/20/linkdown-11-20-19/) - Robert Jacob Lerma to the rescue: You may have heard that Ryan Cooper (co-founder of The Smoke Sheet aka @BBQTourist) has fallen ill recently, and Lerma is coordinating donations to help pay for medical bills if you are so inclined. Wyatt's Barbecue is bringing more whole hog barbecue to downtown Raleigh from the barbecue man - [Johnny Roger's BBQ & Burgers - Concord, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/18/johnny-rogers-bbq-burgers-concord-nc/) - Name: Johnny Roger's BBQ & BurgersLocation: 3709 Concord Parkway South, Concord, NC 28027 Order: Small BBQ Sandwich with red slaw and fries (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Johnny Rogers BBQ & Burgers opened in May 2018 in a Concord strip mall a few miles north of the speedway. Their menu does a little bit of - [Pitmasters of Charlotte: Garren Kirkman of Jon G's Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/16/pitmasters-of-charlotte-garren-kirkman-of-jon-gs-barbecue/) - While there is certainly good barbecue to be found in Charlotte, I wouldn't quite say that it's a barbecue city...yet. However, there are pitmasters out there doing great work, and I hope to spotlight that a little more in this series of posts called "Pitmasters of Charlotte." First up is Garren Kirkman, who along with his wife Kelly own and run Jon G's Barbecue out of Marshville/Monroe. You may recognize Jon G's as the current #1 on our Charlotte Big Board, so Garren was a natural first choice to feature. - [Pitmasters of Charlotte: Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/24/pitmasters-of-charlotte-lewis-donald-of-sweet-lews-bbq/) - While there is certainly good barbecue to be found in Charlotte, I wouldn’t quite say that it’s a barbecue city…yet. However, there are pitmasters out there doing great work, and I hope to spotlight that a little more in this series of posts called “Pitmasters of Charlotte.” Our second profile (thus making it an actual - [Pitmasters of Charlotte: Matthew Berry and Michael Wagner of Midwood Smokehouse (Part 2)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/29/pitmasters-of-charlotte-matt-berry-and-michael-wagner-of-midwood-smokehouse-part-2/) - While there is certainly good barbecue to be found in Charlotte, I wouldn’t quite say that it’s a barbecue city…yet. However, there are pitmasters out there doing great work, and I hope to spotlight that a little more in this series of posts called “Pitmasters of Charlotte.” Monk: I was recently fortunate enough to interview - [Linkdown: 11/13/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/13/linkdown-11-13-19/) - WILBER'S BACK (in Spring 2020) Jamestown's got a new wood-fired barbecue joint in Black Powder Smokehouse A new barbecue newsletter called The 'Cue Sheet from historian and author is a must-subscribe Adrian Miller's on the barbecue research trail at Lennon's Restaurant in Warsaw, NC Martin's Bar-B-Que in Birmingham is one of the latest stops on - [Friday Find: The Best Barbecue in Austin](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/15/friday-find-the-best-barbecue-in-austin/) - Food Insider makes the rounds at some of Austin's best barbecue spots before declaring a winner. Description: Austin is one of the best places in the country to get barbecue, especially if you’re looking for Central Texas-style. These are the best places to get brisket, ribs, and sausage from the most popular spots to the - [Linkdown: 11/6/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/06/linkdown-11-6-19/) - D.G. Martin is tired of adding "the late" to his favorite NC eateries, including several barbecue joints Some of the founders and mainstays of my favorite barbecue restaurants and comfort food eateries died recently. So I have to insert “the late” beside their names when I describe their lifetimes’ great accomplishments, the eateries they made - [Farmhouse BBQ (food truck)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/04/farmhouse-bbq-food-truck/) - Name: Farmhouse BBQOrder: Combo plate with brisket and pork with 4 cheese mac, sweet potato crisp, vegan collard greens, and cheddar brioche rolls (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Farmhouse BBQ owners and pitmasters Lindsay Williamson and Vance Lin first met in the Hamptons of New York working for Argentine celebrity chef and restaurateur Francis Mallman. - [On Mallard Creek Barbecue's Brunswick Stew](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/11/01/on-mallard-creek-barbecues-brunswick-stew/) - Everyone knows that Brunswick stew originated in Brunswick County, Virginia. Or was it the city of Brunswick, Georgia? According to this article on the "complicated" history of the stew by barbecue historian Robert Moss, a claim in 1946 even claimed that the stew was a favorite of Queen Victoria and hailed from Brunswick, Germany. There's - [Linkdown: 10/30/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/30/linkdown-10-30-19/) - The Old Hampton Store & Barbeque is part barbecue joint, part general store, and part music venue. John Tanner's BBQ Blog really batted for the proverbial Barbecue Bros cycle of NC barbecue in the Charlotte area with Lexington Barbecue, Noble Smoke, Sweet Lew's BBQ, and Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge Houston's Blood Brothers BBQ makes the Smithsonian Magazine - [Midwood Smokehouse has a lot more options than traditional barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/28/midwood-smokehouse-is-doing-more-than-traditional-barbecue/) - Monk: In the years since the original location of Midwood Smokehouse opened in 2011, I can count on one hand the number of times I've ordered non-traditional barbecue (i.e. something other than chopped pork, brisket, ribs, burnt ends, pork burnt ends, etc). But recently I had the opportunity to sit down with head chef and - [Friday Find: Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ on Order/Fire S4E7](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/03/friday-find-lewis-donald-on-order-fire-s4e7/) - As mentioned in my write up of the 4th Annual Free Range and order/fire Pig Pickin' a few weeks back, the story of both Lewis Donald as well as Sweet Lew's BBQ is a great one. I'll quote myself below but please check out the nearly 25-minut episode above: In speaking with Lewis over the - [Friday Find: Barbecue Roadtrip Tips from Tales from the Pit](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/10/friday-find-barbecue-roadtrip-tips-from-tales-from-the-pit/) - While the above photo is from Lexington Barbecue, this podcast episode focuses on the different types of road trips you can take in their native Texas. Still, for those looking to make a trip to Texas, be they casual fans or prospective restaurant owners or those interested in history, there's some good tips. - [Linkdown: 5/15/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/15/linkdown-5-15-19/) - Just two links today. Ahead of this years Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Fest which kicks off tomorrow, here's a look back at my experience there last year as well as what I ate in BBQ Alley. - [Memphis in May 2019](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/21/memphis-in-may-2019-only-going-to-eat-salads-this-week/) - Monk: For my second Memphis in May with the Cotton Pickin' Porkers, they finished a very respectable 12th out of 35 teams in whole hog (just missing a call) in addition to 18th out of 118 in tomato sauce, 23rd out of 95 in mustard sauce, and 71st out of 145 in wings. Not bad - [Friday Find: Chef Jim Noble on the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/18/friday-find-chef-jim-noble-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Jim Noble sits down with Kevin Kelly to discuss his NC upbringing, his history as a restaurateur, and the path that led the opening of Noble Smoke earlier this year. As Speedy and I noted in our chat with him earlier this year, his passion for barbecue is evident and I think that come through - [Friday Find: "More Than A Flavor: The History of Eastern North Carolina BBQ"](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/25/friday-find-more-than-a-flavor-the-history-of-eastern-north-carolina-bbq/) - Despite the incendiary words against Lexington-style barbecue (as well as a few mis-truths about beef and mustard), "More Than a Flavor" is well-produced 25-minute documentary that details the history of eastern NC barbecue (from the Wayne County Government nonetheless!). It even has a nice breakdown of the barbecue family tree for eastern style starting with - [Linkdown: 10/23/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/23/linkdown-10-23-19/) - The 90th Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue is this Thursday Last weekend's Smoke on the Water barbecue competition in Washington, NC raised $30,000 for local charities The Barbecue Festival will bring in over $6.5 million dollars to the area Matthew Odam's list of top 50 Austin restaurants is now out and includes 3 barbecue restaurants - - [Linkdown: 10/16/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/16/linkdown-10-16-19/) - Speaking of Montreal smoked meat, Fox Bros BBQ in Atlanta has you covered if you have a hankering for it in the States; its been a Tuesday special for nearly 5 years now If you want to smoke your own pastrami, which is not the same as Montreal smoked meat but is close: The Smoke - [Schwartz's Deli - Montreal, Quebec](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/14/schwartzs-deli-montreal-quebec/) - Name: Schwartz’s DeliDate: 9/20/19Location: 3895 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, QuebecOrder: 3 large smoked meat plates, slaw, fries, pou (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: For this year’s edition of our annual guys trip, the guys and Speedy and I headed to Montreal to get our fill of jet boating and poutine (well, not so much Speedy on the - [Friday Find: "The Honey Hog: A Farm & Table Restaurant"](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/11/friday-find-the-honey-hog-a-farm-table-restaurant/) - The Honey Hog in Fallston, NC (about 12 miles north of Shelby) released a documentary film about the origins of the restaurant on their Facebook page a few weeks ago. Tyler "Bones" Jones is the farmer and Johnny Ray is the pitmaster, and this short documentary shows how they got their starts individually before their - [Jon G's Barbecue (Speedy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/07/jon-gs-barbecue-speedys-take/) - Name: Jon G’s Barbecue (Speedy’s Take)Date: 9/26/19Order: ½ lb brisket, ½ lb pork, 1 Cheerwine sausage linkPricing: $$ Speedy: For a couple years now, Monk has been raving about (and rubbing in) his times eating Jon G’s Barbecue. So when I was in Charlotte on an evening when Jon G was parked outside The Chamber - [The Bryan Furman "BBQ Takeover" at Sweet Lew's Brought Together Some of Charlotte's Best Pitmasters](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/04/the-bryan-furman-bbq-takeover-at-sweet-lews-brought-together-some-of-charlottes-best-pitmasters/) - Monk: Bryan Furman, pitmaster of B's Cracklin' Barbeque and a 2019 Food & Wine Best New Chef, was back in Charlotte last weekend though it was not to continue scouting Charlotte for locations for expansion as far as I'm aware (unfortunately). It was, however, for a "BBQ Takeover" at Sweet Lew's BBQ - think a - [Skull Camp Smokehouse, Brewery & Wine Loft - Elkin, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/30/skull-camp-smokehouse-brewery-wine-loft-elkin-nc/) - Name: Skull Camp BrewingDate: 9/27/19Address: 2000 N. Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621Order: Brisket platter with collards and cole slaw plus side of pulled pork and smoked wings (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: A few years ago when Mrs. Monk and I took a short self-guided winery tour of the Yadkin Valley wine region of NC, - [Linkdown: 10/2/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/10/02/linkdown-10-2-19/) - Whole hog barbecue continues to catch on in Texas Don't worry about Texas barbecue though, as it continues to thrive around the world and in particular at Holy Smoke BBQ EDIA Maps is featuring a NC barbecue joint every week in October; subscribe to their mailing list to get a more in-depth write up in - [Linkdown: 9/25/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/25/linkdown-9-25-19/) - Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque at Sweet Lew's this Sunday! Corky’s Bar-B-Q was the final sandwich of John Tanner's Great Memphis Region Barbecue Sandwich Tour Robert Moss on Boston butts The Barbecue Festival adds two new sporting events to the weekend's festivities: the BBQ Hardwood Classic and the Pig Pickin’ Throwdown How the Northeast - [Friday Find: BBQ Tourist joins Kevin's BBQ Joints to discuss his recent Texas trip](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/27/friday-find-bbq-tourist-joins-kevins-bbq-joints-to-discuss-his-recent-texas-trip/) - Monk: Friend of the blog and co-founder of The Smoke Sheet Ryan Cooper (aka BBQ Tourist) chats with Kevin in this podcast about his recent Texas trip to Austin for Robert Jacob Lerma's huge barbecue party and then his exploration of the Fort Worth barbecue scene. Description:In this special episode I chat with Ryan Cooper(@BBQTourist: - [Revenge BBQ - Irvington, NY](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/23/revenge-bbq-irvington-ny/) - Name: Revenge BBQDate: 9/19/19Address: 48 Main St, Irvington, NY 10533Order: Lone Star Sampler (1 lb brisket/pork/ribs, mac and cheese, custard corncake), jalapeno cheddar sausage (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: While the Hudson Valley barbecue scene is apparently burgeoning, it's still a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to quality according to Eater food - [Friday Find: Why Hometown Bar-B-Que Is The Most Legendary Barbecue Restaurant In NYC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/20/friday-find-why-hometown-bar-b-que-is-the-most-legendary-barbecue-restaurant-in-nyc/) - I hadn't realized that Louie Mueller in Taylor, TX was the main reason why Billy Durney left his job as a personal bodyguard for celebrities to start Hometown Bar-B-Que to be the head "fire tender" (he thinks the term "pitmaster" is ridiculous). Food Insider tries most of the meats from "the best barbecue in New - [Linkdown: 9/19/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/19/linkdown-9-19-19/) - Bryan Furman's next step is a stall inside a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta until he is able to rebuild his restaurant in Atlanta's westside John Lewis's next step is a New Mexican place in Charleston A murderer's row of barbecue pitmasters will be in St. Simon's Island in early October. Participants will include: 17th - [Linkdown: 9/11/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/11/linkdown-9-11-19/) - Noble Smoke is now open for lunch every day; ICYMI our review from earlier this week here 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 - [Monk's 5 Favorite Barbecue Meals of the first half of 2019](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/12/monks-5-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-the-first-half-of-2019/) - Monk: It's been a pretty darn good year in terms of new-to-me barbecue joints. Here's my five favorite in no particular order... Brisket, pork belly, ribs, and pulled pork from Owlbear Barbecue (review) More to come soon on this recent visit by Speedy and me, but Owlbear Barbecue in Denver had perhaps the best brisket - [Friday Find: Longleaf Swine on The NC F&B Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/13/friday-find-longleaf-swine-on-the-nc-fb-podcast/) - Link to podcast Monk: Marc Russell and Adam Cunningham are the guys behind Longleaf Swine, the Raleigh food truck that will be opening a brick and mortar store at Transfer Co Food Hall. The NC F&B podcast hosts Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss get the origin story of how and why Marc and Adam got - [Noble Smoke - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/09/noble-smoke-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Noble SmokeDate: 8/24/19Address: 2216 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208Order: The Miss Mary Platter (1 lb brisket, 1 lb pork, 1 rack ribs, 1 lb turkey, red slaw, coleslaw, pickled veggies), 12 wings, hush puppies (link to menu)Pricing: $$$ Monk: In 1919, the first Lexington-style barbecue stand was set up across the street from the - [Friday Find: Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ on the Scallionpancake Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/06/friday-find-lewis-donald-of-sweet-lews-bbq-on-the-scallionpancake-podcast/) - Link to Podcast Monk: Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ joins the Charlotte food podcast Scallionpancake to discuss a lot of similar ground from his appearance on order/fire in terms of how he got to Charlotte and his culinary background before Sweet Lew's. The lively discussion continues from there and here is some new information - [Linkdown: 9/4/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/04/linkdown-9-4-19/) - Another blow for NC barbecue: Laurinburg, NC barbecue restaurant General McArthur's was completely destroyed in a fire on Sunday; a follower on Twitter tweeted this at us John Tanner's BBQ Blog has recently been posting reviews from his Great Memphis Region Barbecue Sandwich Tour, with entries from Abe's in Clarksdale, Central BBQ, The Dixie Pig - [Fuller's Old Fashioned Bar-B-Q - Pembroke, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/09/02/fullers-old-fashioned-bar-b-q-pembroke-nc/) - Name: Fuller's Old Fashioned Bar-B-QDate: 8/10/19Address: 100 E 3rd St, Pembroke, NC 28372 Order: Lunch buffet (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Barbecue buffets are typically found in the eastern part of North Carolina as well as in the midlands of South Carolina but not very many other places in the US other than that. Personally, - [Linkdown: 8/28/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/28/linkdown-8-28-19/) - Robert Moss's annual top 50 barbecue list for Southern Living is always worth a read, and this year is no different because of Moss' inclusion of "not the usual" suspects Coverage of the list: a SC restaurant topped the list, 8 total SC restaurants (and 3 Midlands) made the list. two Houston restaurants, only one - [Friday Find: Texas BBQ in Berlin](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/16/friday-find-texas-bbq-in-berlin/) - Description (translated from German via Google Translate): This time in Berlin Wedding we meet Lino Brandi, who traditionally prepares Texas BBQ in his restaurant "Lino's Barbecue". He went to Texas to learn from a real pitmaster. In addition to proper preparation, he also learned that German and Czech emigrants started the tradition of the original - [Friday Find: Hugh Acheson Interviews Sam Jones on his podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/30/friday-find-hugh-acheson-interviews-sam-jones-on-his-podcast/) - As part of Sam Jones' publicity tour for his book earlier this year, he stopped by Hugh Acheson Stirs the Pot while in town for the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival. A lot of familiar ground is covered if you've heard other Sam Jones interviews, but Acheson does offer a chef's perspective as well. Description: - [The 10 best NC barbecue joints in Western NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/19/the-10-best-nc-barbecue-joints-in-western-nc/) - Monk: I still need to work my way through the eastern part of the state (it's been on my to-do list for 5 years and counting...) in order to be able to make a more comprehensive North Carolina-wide list, but in the meantime here's my list of the best NC barbecue restaurants in the western - [Friday Find: Frank Scibelli on Order/Fire](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/23/friday-find-frank-scibelli-on-order-fire/) - Frank Scibelli is the restaurateur behind Midwood Smokehouse, which I would argue brought back "True Cue" barbecue to Charlotte when it opened in 2012. That is, barbecue smoked over wood with no gas or electric assistance. Midwood has grown from it's Central Avenue location to a small regional chain with 3 locations in Charlotte, another - [Linkdown: 8/21/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/21/linkdown-8-21-19/) - Sweet Lew's Barbeque, Buxton Hall Barbecue, Lexington Barbecue, Grady's BBQ, and Skylight Inn BBQ all represent NC on this Thrillist list Is the North Carolina Department of Transportation Anti-Barbecue? John Tanner things maybe perhaps so. NC DOT, careless of the thousands of victims of The Great Wilber’s Debacle, now turns its guns on Lexington. NC Dot has determined that the - [Owlbear Barbecue - Denver, CO](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/19/owlbear-barbecue-denver-co/) - Name: Owlbear BarbecueDate: 8/2/19Address: 2826 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205Order: 1¼ lbs brisket, 1 lb ribs, ½ lb pork, ½ lb pork belly, medium coleslaw, small pinto beans, small cucumber salad, 3 bags Frito LaysPricing: $$ Monk: Last time our heroes found themselves in Denver looking for barbecue, they were a bit underwhelmed despite the - [Linkdown: 8/14/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/14/linkdown-8-14-19/) - HUGE Charlotte barbecue news from B's Cracklin' BBQ and owner/pitmaster Bryan Furman (who grew up in Charlotte); no definite plans yet but seems something's in the works The latest NC Barbecue Bracket in the Canes Country Barbecue Wars J.C. Reid says South Texas is starting to show more Central Texas influence in its barbecue, which is - [Noble Smoke (Finally) Opens Its Doors](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/15/noble-smoke-finally-opens-its-doors/) - Monk: Personally, I have been following the Jim Noble barbecue restaurant quest for just short of four years. The first article I ever linked that mentioned Jim getting into the barbecue business was from an August 2015 linkdown and I’ve been tracking them on the Charlotte Big Board ever since. Though of course, as has - [Friday Find: LA Shut This BBQ Place Down But It’s Still Cooking](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/09/friday-find-la-shut-this-bbq-place-down-but-its-still-cooking/) - Moo's Craft Barbecue is one of a handful of places giving Los Angeles legitimate barbecue. Here's their story from Food Insider. Description: Moo’s Craft Barbecue was shut down because the owners were smoking meats in their home, but their fans have encouraged them to continue cooking their famous barbecue. Now, they work in a commercial - [Linkdown: 8/7/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/07/linkdown-8-7-19/) - A "Carolina Mustard" colorway Saucony Jazz from Sneaker Charleston I've got a few quibbles with Charlotte Agenda's 5 best barbecue spots in Charlotte; specifically 6 of the 10 barbecue spots mentioned between the top 5 and the honorable mentions Here's what's next for the "Noble Smoke Campus" Another article on Jones Bar-B-Que in Marianna, AR, - [Pig Beach - Brooklyn, NY](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/05/pig-beach-brooklyn-ny/) - Name: Pig BeachDate: 7/21/19Address: 480 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Order: Sampler platter with ¼ rack of ribs, ¼ lb of pork shoulder, brisket, and turkey each; 2 links of Yankee red hot sausages (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: To say I’ve had a mixed history with Brooklyn barbecue would be an understatement. On one hand - [Friday Find: How Custom Barbecue Smokers are Made by Mill Scale](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/08/02/friday-find-how-custom-barbecue-smokers-are-made-by-mill-scale/) - Description: On this episode of How to Make It, host Katie Pickens visits Mill Scale Metalworks to learn how the brothers behind the brand build custom smokers for some of Austin's biggest names in barbecue. - [Linkdown: 7/31/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/31/linkdown-7-31-19/) - The Free Times profiles three Columbia-area pitmasters who are doing different styles of barbecue The Smoke Pit will open it's fourth location in Gastonia later this year. Its original location is in Concord with two more stores in Salisbury and Monroe. NC Tripping with a primer on NC barbecue plus their list of the best - [Little Pigs BBQ - Asheville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/29/little-pigs-bbq-asheville-nc/) - Name: Little Pigs BBQDate: 7/5/19Address: 384 McDowell Street, Asheville, N.C. 28803Order: Regular BBQ plate with slaw and beans, broasted chicken thigh (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Back in the 1960’s, the Memphis-based Little Pigs Barbecue of America chain of restaurants had nearly 100 franchises throughout the southeast. The corporation went bankrupt by 1967, but you - [Friday Find: Horn Barbecue at the L.A. Food Bowl](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/26/friday-find-horn-barbecue-at-the-l-a-food-bowl/) - This short video features a voiceover from pitmaster Matt Horn on his barbecue philosophy taken from the L.A. Times Food Bowl earlier this year. - [Friday Find: Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge on the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/19/friday-find-red-bridges-barbecue-lodge-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Natalie Ramsey and Chase Webb are the third generation of the Bridges family to work at the venerated Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby. It's definitely a Barbecue Bros fave and I'm glad that Kevin's BBQ Joints interviewed them for the podcast since I don't think they get a lot of recognition outside of the - [Linkdown: 7/17/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/17/linkdown-7-17-19/) - Required reading from John T. in this month's Garden & Gun Former Charlotte Observer food writer Kathleen Purvis also weighs in on the best new barbecue joints From this Charlotte Observer article on Noble Smoke's opening, I found out the interesting tidbit that Joe Kindred (of Kindred and Hello, Sailor) used to work for Jim - [Linkdown: 11/22/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/22/linkdown-11-22-27/) - - Big news! Jim Noble has finally found a spot for his long-awaited barbecue restaurant. And there's a surprise (maybe) for Charlotte brewing fans. https://t.co/Tqn9ddmGpB — Kathleen Purvis (@kathleenpurvis) November 16, 2017 - More coverage on Noble Smoke from the Charlotte Business Journal - The LA Times has an easy guide to pairing beer with - [Friday Find: Myron Mixon on Making Ribs on a Charcoal Grill](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/12/friday-find-myron-mixon-on-making-ribs-on-a-charcoal-grill/) - The "Winningest Man in Barbecue" helps out the wannabe backyard smoker who may only have Weber charcoal grill handy. Four-time barbecue world champion Myron Mixon cooks up some St. Louis spareribs at the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen. He shows us how to make a homemade marinade, rub, and barbecue sauce to achieve barbecue perfection at home - [Linkdown: 7/10/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/10/linkdown-7-10-19/) - Robert Moss drops rib knowledge in this well-researched article on the history of pork ribs Chapel Hill's TerraVita Food & Drink Festival will end this year but is going out with a bang in terms of barbecue; in addition to Sam Jones, [t]his year’s Hill Fire event will focus on North Carolina barbecue and bring - [Ten Lessons Learned from Smoking Our First Whole Hog](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/08/ten-lessons-learned-from-smoking-our-first-whole-hog/) - Monk: Back on Father's Day weekend, Speedy and I set out to do something I've been wanting to do for years. And you know what? We rocked it. But even using both the Sam Jones Whole Hog book (review forthcoming) and the Buxton Hall Book of Smoke as references, there were still a few speed - [Friday Find: Santa Maria BBQ: Why Garlic Rubs & Red Oak Make Great Flavor](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/05/friday-find-santa-maria-bbq-why-garlic-rubs-red-oak-make-great-flavor/) - Santa Maria barbecue is not considered one of the four major styles of barbecue in the US, but it has its proponents. Zagat takes a deeper look. The sight of grilling over an open flame and scent of red oak has made Santa Maria-stye barbecue a favorite for road trips. But what is it about - [Linkdown: 7/3/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/03/linkdown-7-3-19/) - Very helpful when it comes to Lexington-style barbecue A recap of Sam Jones's book tour stop in Nashville last week at the downtown location of Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint Home brisket smoking tips from pitmasters from Hill Country and Randall's Barbecue Sorry but you already missed the second annual Great North Carolina Vegan Barbecue Cookoff ; it - [Apple City BBQ - Taylorsville, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/07/01/apple-city-bbq-taylorsville-nc/) - Name: Apple City BBQDate: 6/24/19Address: 3490 NC Hwy 16 South, Taylorsville, NC 28681Order: 3-meat combo with pork, ribs, and brisket; corn nuggets and red slaw (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Sometimes the barbecue joint on a road trip finds you. On a trip with my daughter to a YMCA camp in the foothills of North - [Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint - Charleston, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/24/martins-bar-b-que-joint-charleston-sc/) - Name: Martin’s Bar-B-Que JointDate: 5/28/19Address: 1622 Highland Ave, Charleston, SC 29412Order: Whole hog barbecue sandwich with hoecake (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: My Memorial Day weekend in the Charleston area began and ended with two great whole hog barbecue sandwiches. At the end of a weekend of drinking and eating junk food at the beach, - [Linkdown: 6/26/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/26/linkdown-6-26-19/) - 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 - [Friday Find: Sam Jones on the Effin B Radio Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/28/friday-find-sam-jones-on-the-effin-b-radio-podcast/) - Link to podcast Sam Jones is his usually charming self on the Effin B Radio podcast in a discussion that covers a lot of the ground from his recently-released book "Sam Jones: Whole Hog BBQ." Description: Lindsay sits down with BBQ behemoth Sam Jones to talk preserving tradition while still evolving and what it’s like - [Friday Find: Wyatt Dickson of Picnic on Kevin's BBQ Joints](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/21/friday-find-wyatt-dickson-of-picnic-on-kevins-bbq-joints/) - Kevin's BBQ Joints sits down with "barbecue man" Wyatt Dickson of Picnic in Durham. I actually went to elementary school with Wyatt back in Fayetteville, NC but haven't spoken to him in probably 26 years. I'd like to make it back to Picnic again (my only visit was a bit of a mixed bag) but - [Linkdown: 6/19/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/19/linkdown-6-19-19/) - Do you have what it takes to be Reynolds Wrap's Chief Grilling Officer and taste ribs across america? Another Carolina-style barbecue joint is closing, but this one's in San Francisco Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro is officially for sale after unexpectedly closing earlier this year due to back taxes owed Do you order lean or fatty - [Noble Smoke will raise the bar for Charlotte barbecue when it opens this summer](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/17/noble-smoke-will-raise-the-bar-in-charlotte-barbecue-when-it-opens-this-summer/) - Jim Noble will officially enter the barbecue restaurant world with the opening of Noble Smoke in the coming few weeks, but he is certainly no newcomer when it comes to barbecue, having grown up in High Point and spent his life going to Lexington Barbecue. Noble Smoke will be the culmination of a decades-long idea - [Friday Find: Aaron Franklin on The TASTE Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/14/friday-find-aaron-franklin-on-the-taste-podcast/) - For the first half of this podcast, Aaron Franklin sits down for a cordial interview about steak and his recent cookbook Franklin Steak. While the conversation is not specifically about barbecue, brisket does get weaved into it several times during the discussion by Franklin. Check it out to hear his thoughtful discussion on live fire - [Linkdown: 6/12/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/12/linkdown-6-12-19/) - From this month's barbecue issue of Charlotte Magazine Texas Monthly on 2019's best barbecue books Houston's barbecue scene is on fire Several Lexington barbecue joints are featured in this blog post from Bites of the Bull City Robert Sietsema on the history of barbecue in NYC from the 80's to the present Sam Jones will - [Sweatman's Bar-B-Que - Holly Hill, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/10/sweatmans-bar-b-que-holly-hill-sc/) - Name: Sweatman’s Bar-B-QueAddress: 1427 Eutaw Rd, Holly Hill, SC 29059Order: Barbecue sandwich with hash and rice and banana puddin’ (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Holy crap, you guys. I mean, holy crap. Sweatman’s Bar-B-Que has been on my list for a few years now, considering how I tend to get to Charleston a couple times - [Friday Find: Dave Grohl Talks Barbecue on the Bon Appetit Foodcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/07/friday-find-dave-grohl-talks-barbecue-on-the-bon-appetit-foodcast/) - Link to article with podcast at the bottom Monk: You may have been hearing about Dave Grohl's barbecue obsession for the past year or so, but here's an in-depth conversation between Grohl, Bon Appétit editor Adam Rapoport, and Joe House from The Ringer's House of Carbs podcast. In it, he discusses how he got into - [Linkdown: 6/5/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/05/linkdown-6-5-19/) - Congrats to the 2019 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductees, including Lexington Barbecue's Wayne Monk Meet the men and women behind several of Birmingham's barbecue restaurants Speaking of Birmingham and Big Daddy, his daughter says he would be "overjoyed" Southern BBQ Belt Roadtrip, per Robert Moss: Paying it forward at Skylight Inn: please read this somewhat - [Central BBQ - Memphis, TN (Downtown)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/06/03/central-bbq-memphis-tn-downtown/) - Name: Central BBQDate: 5/16/19Address: 147 E Butler Ave, Memphis, TN 38103Order: Rib combo with brisket, pork, collards, chips (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: I should have listened to Speedy… Speedy: ...a lesson you can never learn often enough... Monk: Actually, to be more precise, I should have consulted Speedy’s review of the original Central BBQ - [Friday Find: The Smoke Sheet on Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/31/friday-find-the-smoke-sheet-on-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - Sean Ludwig (aka NYC BBQ) and Ryan Cooper (aka BBQ Tourist), the guys behind The Smoke Sheet weekly barbecue newsletter (and friends of the blog), join Kevin to discuss their barbecue origins as well as their newsletter. They then wrap up by each giving recommendations in NYC as well as Houston, where Ryan has been - [Linkdown: 5/29/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/29/linkdown-5-29-19/) - Robert Moss with a list of iconic barbecue joints in the South Never drink bourbon with brisket? So says John Lewis Major FOMO from this past weekend's Hot Luck Fest in Austin J.C. Reid: How cities outside of Texas are building a market for barbecue Beaufort vs Beaufort: in the battle of the two coastal - [Happy 7th Blog-a-versary to us!](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/27/happy-7th-blog-a-versary-to-us/) - Barbecue Bros was started on May 25, 2012. This meal from Sweatman's Bar-B-Que in Holly Hill, SC was much better than that first meal under the blog. In any case, thanks for reading! -Monk, Speedy, Rudy - [Friday Find: Jimmy Courtney's BBQ Process](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/24/friday-find-jimmy-courtneys-bbq-process/) - Jimmy Courtney of Courtney's BBQ in Clover, SC made this YouTube video explaining his barbecue process. You can read more about Courtney's BBQ, a Lexington-style barbecue joint which has been open since 1999, in this month's Charlotte Magazine Barbecue Issue. Hat tip to reader Robert Evans for this video. Description: We have had a few - [Linkdown: 5/22/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/22/linkdown-5-22-19/) - Charlotte Magazine has released their barbecue issue. Several of the stories are below but consider buying a physical copy at one of their newstand locations Oh Lordy: The Improper Pig is relocating from its orignal Cotswold location to south Charlotte A brief history of barbecue, according to Chowhound A guide to Carolina barbecue sauces, also - [Buddy's Bar-B-Que - Belmont, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/13/buddys-bar-b-que-belmont-nc/) - Name: Buddy's Bar-B-QueDate: 3/29/19Address: 5945 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont, NC 28012 Order: Pulled pork sandwich, hush puppies, and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Buddy's Bar-B-Que is an unheralded Monday-to-Friday, breakfast-and-lunch-only barbecue joint off Highway 74 in Belmont. I only stumbled upon it within the past year because my parents moved to Belmont, a small town - [Linkdown: 5/8/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/08/linkdown-5-8-19/) - North Carolina does not have a third barbecue style, despite Carolina Treet being a perfectly good sauce Burnt ends in Paris, courtesy of a Kansas City pitmaster Jim Auchmutey has his book, "Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America," coming out next month The 10 best barbecue joints in the Triangle, according to Indy - [The Cuegrass Festival is a Must for Raleigh Barbecue and Bluegrass Fans](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/06/the-cuegrass-festival-is-a-must-for-raleigh-barbecue-and-bluegrass-fans/) - Monk: Every April, the streets in front of The Pit in Raleigh shut down for a block party featuring the always undefeated combination of barbecue, beer, and bluegrass music. This year, the festival took place on April 20th and offered smoking of the pig kind on a near picture-perfect day in downtown Raleigh. I had - [The 4th Annual Free Range and order/fire Pig Pickin' featuring Lewis Donald of Sweet Lew's BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/15/the-4th-annual-free-range-and-order-fire-pig-pickin-featuring-lewis-donald-of-sweet-lews-bbq/) - Each year for the past four, order/fire, a Charlotte-based culinary web series, and Free Range Brewing have collaborated on an annual pig pickin' and viewing of the latest episode of the web series. You may recall two years ago they featured Sam Jones from Skylight Inn/Sam Jones BBQ. While I missed last year's edition, this - [Linkdown: 5/1/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/05/01/linkdown-5-1-19/) - Daniel Vaughn gets help from Sam Jones in cooking a whole hog at home; I hope to put this to the test in the coming months This article from Our State Magazine on pig pickin' sides would also come in handy Pig's head: should it be included in your next cookout? Scott Mason (aka the - [Linkdown: 4/24/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/24/linkdown-4-24-19/) - Stephen Colbert donated $412,000 to NC hurricane aid relief for Hurricane Florence: "We all hope this will help the Carolinas recover from the disastrous weather of last fall" The next TMBBQ Top 50 won't be until 2021 but at the halfway point there's this from Daniel Vaughn; Texas Monthly is now behind a paywall so - [Friday Find: Dr. Howard Conyers on The Trip Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/19/friday-find-dr-howard-conyers-on-the-trip-podcast/) - The Trip interviews Dr. Howard Conyers, a SC native who received an undergraduate degree at North Carolina A&T followed by a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and materials science from Duke. Thusly, he is a rocket scientist by day and a whole hog barbecue man by night and weekend in his home of New Orleans. Spurred - [Linkdown: 4/17/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/17/linkdown-4-17-19/) - The True 'Cue Newsletter is no more for a variety of reasons, but we are happy to announce that we will help spread any future True 'Cue news from them received via press releases. In the final issue of the newsletter, John Shelton Reed did have some nice news to share: In parting, there is - [Friday Find: Aaron Franklin on the Dave Chang Show](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/12/friday-find-aaron-franklin-on-the-dave-chang-show/) - In this conversation, Dave Chang focuses on how Franklin has become a shokunin, or master craftsman, for barbecue. In addition to the usual barbecue talk, Chang also asks Franklin a lot of questions about the hospitality that Franklin shows everyone that comes to Franklin Barbecue and how hard it was for him to step away - [Linkdown: 4/10/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/10/linkdown-4-10-19/) - Sweet Lew's BBQ is hosting a benefit for B's Cracklin' Barbeque later this month in Charlot Photos of Truth BBQ's new Houston location courtesy of The Smoking Ho Houston Food Finder on where to eat the best brisket in Houston J.C. Reid has more from Houston with a profile of Southern Q BBQ Dr. Howard - [Catching up with "The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America" Author Johnny Fugitt](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/08/interview-with-the-100-best-barbecue-restaurants-in-america-author-johnny-fugitt/) - Monk: In October 2013, St. Louis native Johnny Fugitt set off on an epic road trip across the lower 48 US states to try one barbecue restaurant per day for an entire year (Speedy and I were able to meet up with him in Charlotte). Johnny accomplished that feat, and his 2015 book "The 100 - [Friday Find: Lolis Eric Elie on The Dave Chang Show](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/05/friday-find-lolis-eric-elie-on-the-dave-chang-show/) - Lolis Elie, a food writer and critic who wrote the barbecue road trip book Smokestack Lightning, joins David Chang on his podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on food and identity, only a short portion of which discusses barbecue. It's a good conversation between Chang (who is really coming into his own as a podcaster) and - [Linkdown: 4/3/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/03/linkdown-4-3-19/) - Barbecue Bible profiles Asheville's Farmhouse BBQ and their use of grass-fed brisket Jones Bar-B-Q getting the Queer Eye bump: Sweet Lew's BBQ's has added a fried chicken biscuit to their weekend brunch menu and Midwood Smokehouse has a new barbecue rub in Charlotte Five's fifteen things you must eat (or drink) in Charlotte in April - [Gibson's Family BBQ - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/04/01/gibsons-family-bbq-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Gibson's Family BBQDate: 3/29/19Order: Pulled pork sandwich and brisket (link to menu)Pricing: $$ Monk: Last fall, I received word that Boone's Bar-B-Que Kitchen, who at one point was our favorite barbecue in Charlotte, had closed (at least according to their page on Yelp). I reached out via Facebook (though their page had not been - [Mr. Barbecue - Winston-Salem, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/25/mr-barbecue-winston-salem-nc/) - Name: Mr. BarbecueDate: 3/8/19Address: 1381 Peters Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27103Order: Chopped sandwich with hush puppies and Cheerwine (link to menu)Pricing: $ Monk: Despite growing up within driving distance to a lot of really great barbecue in the Piedmont of North Carolina, I didn’t go searching much beyond my usual joints (Carter Brothers when I - [Friday Find: Rodney Scott on Tales from the Pits at CHSWFF](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/29/friday-find-rodney-scott-on-tales-from-the-pits-at-chswff/) - More content from Charleston Wine and Food Festival from the Tales from the Pits guys. A lot of familiar ground on Rodney Scott, with a little more focus on his recent expansion to Birmingham and any potential future expansion plans he has. Lots more podcasts to come from Tales from the Pits from the festival. - [Linkdown: 3/27/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/27/linkdown-3-27-19/) - Wilber Shirley of Wilber's Barbecue vows to reopen “By cutting costs of operation, our long tradition of serving great eastern North Carolina barbecue and good food will be resumed quickly,” he says, adding, “I hope all our loyal customers will return when our doors are open again.” Robert Moss on the reader-voted South's 10 Best - [Linkdown: 3/20/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/20/linkdown-3-20-19/) - D.G. Martin: "Real barbecue restaurants and small towns: Do all you can to preserve them and do not miss any opportunity to enjoy them now before they are gone." But could Wilber's Barbecue actually reopen? They have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Is Philadelphia becoming a barbecue town? I'm not so sure about that... - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pits Post-Charleston Wine and Food Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/23/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-post-charleston-wine-and-food-festival/) - I got major FOMO listening to this podcast of the Tales from the Pit guys rundown of their 5 days in Charleston earlier this month. Total FOMO. I will definitely have to try to make it out next year. There are so many amazing events that take place during the five day Charleston Wine + - [Friday Find: A NC Barbecue Primer from Bob Garner](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/15/friday-find-a-nc-barbecue-primer-from-bob-garner/) - Because the more you know: a short 4-minute explainer on NC barbecue from North Carolina's own "barbecue man" himself, Bob Garner. For more from Garner, you can check out NC Weekend's YouTube Channel. - [Linkdown: 3/13/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/13/linkdown-3-13-19/) - Early last Wednesday, a fire destroyed the Atlanta store of B's Cracklin' Barbeque. Here's how you can help: Troutman's B-B-Q in Denton recently celebrated being open for 50 years and owner Jimmy Troutman hopes to pass it down to his two daughters and one granddaughter who all work at the restaurant now Fowler's Southern Gourmet, - [R&R Bar-B-Que - Concord, NC (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/11/rr-bar-b-que-concord-nc-re-review/) - Name: R&R Bar- B-QueDate: 3/1/19Address: 755 Pitts School Rd NW, Concord, North Carolina 28027Order: Small Brakeman's BBQ tray with red slaw and hush puppies, small brisket sandwich (no bread), Cheerwine (link to menu) Monk: There are really only a handful of "old school" style barbecue joints in the Charlotte area. And by that, I'm not - [Friday Find: Tyson Ho Talks Carolina Barbecue on the Beards, Booze, and Bacon Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/08/friday-find-tyson-ho-talks-carolina-barbecue-on-the-beards-booze-and-bacon-podcast/) - While I had previously enjoyed Tyson Ho's series of blog posts on Serious Eats entitled "How I Built a Barbecue Restaurant in Brooklyn" documenting the opening of Arrogant Swine. I also enjoyed meeting him at the restaurant in 2015. However, I would quibble with a few of the things he says on this podcast: He - [Linkdown: 3/6/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/06/linkdown-3-6-19/) - Congrats to Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque for his James Beard Award semifinal nomination! Veteran Charlotte restaurateur Pierre Bader closes City Smoke, cites that he doesn't "see any growth in the barbecue business in Charlotte." I would argue that he might have seen growth had his restaurant's barbecue been better (they were 40 out - [Linkdown: 2/27/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/27/linkdown-2-27-19/) - The Los Angeles Beer and World Barbecue festival did not go off without a hitch this past weekend Matt Horn's Horn Barbecue pop-up is featured in this guide to black-owned restaurants in the Bay area If I were in Atlanta this coming Saturday, this is what I'd be doing: AVL Today explores the three predominant sauces - [EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Jon G's Barbecue pitmaster Garren Kirkman on what's next](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/04/exclusive-interview-with-jon-gs-barbecue-pitmaster-garren-kirkman-on-whats-next/) - If you've been following our current favorite barbecue purveyor in Charlotte, Jon G's Barbecue, on Facebook or Instagram then you would have seen that the pitmaster behind it has made a big decision and will be devoting more time to his craft as of March 15th. I reached out to Garren Kirkman to get some - [Friday Find: Barbecue Photographer Wyatt McSpadden on the Tales from the Pit Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/03/01/friday-find-barbecue-photographer-wyatt-mcspadden-on-the-tales-from-the-pit-podcast/) - Wyatt McSpadden, whose excellent book "Texas BBQ, Small Town to Downtown" (our review here) came out last fall, recently joined the Tales from the Pits podcast to discuss how he came into his job of photographing so many barbecue joints for Texas Monthly and why he came out with another Texas BBQ photograph book less - [Friday Find: David Dawei NC BBQ Tour: Parker's Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/22/friday-find-david-dawei-nc-bbq-tour-parkers-barbecue/) - We've previously featured David Dawei's NC barbecue videos from B's Barbecue and Skylight Inn. Here's his third stop from his barbecue tour from 2017. This is my Third stop in North Carolina along the BBQ Tour. Parkers' BBQ is located in Wilson. If you are in the vicinity, definitely stop by. Their family style is - [Barbecue Bros Book Club: "Texas BBQ: From Small Town to Downtown" by Wyatt McSpadden](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/25/barbecue-bros-book-club-texas-bbq-from-small-town-to-downtown-by-wyatt-mcspadden/) - Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. Texas photographer Wyatt McSpadden released a barbecue photo book just 9 years before this book, in 2009. So why a new book now? Well, in case you hadn't - [Linkdown 2/20/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/20/linkdown-2-20-19/) - Author Adrian Miller made his way through NC, SC, GA, and FL last week doing research for his forthcoming book "Black Smoke" and made a stop at Grady's BBQ The new Rodney Scott's BBQ has opened in Birmingham and is one of three new spots to check out While back in Charleston, Rodney flew back - [Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/18/jim-n-nicks-bar-b-q-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-QDate: 1/21/19Address: 13840 Steele Creek Rd Charlotte, NC 28278Order: 2 meat combo with Carolina-style pork and brisket, collards and coleslaw (link to menu) Monk: Sometimes you don’t get to stake out the perfect barbecue run on your day off. No complaints here, but with the Monkette in tow for the MLK - [Ed Mitchell's Que - Durham (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2014/09/22/ed-mitchells-que-durham-re-review/) - Name: Ed Mitchell’s QueDate: 9/4/14Address: 359 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701Order: Speedy: Carolina Baby Back Ribs platter with fries, collards, and Pork Slap Farmhouse Ale; Monk: Chopped whole hog BBQ platter with collards, mac and cheese, and Mother Earth Weeping Willow (link to menu)Price: $45 Monk: Ever since Speedy checked out Ed Mitchell’s Que back - [Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge - Shelby, NC (solo Monk review)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/06/red-bridges-barbecue-lodge-shelby-nc-solo-monk-review/) - Name: Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge Date: 10/21/17 Address: 2000 E Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC 28150 Order: Barbecue plate with red slaw, hush puppies, fries, and baked beans, Cheerwine (link to menu) Price: $11.50 Monk: With all apologies to Speedy (who loves this place just as much, if not more than me), our last visit and only review - [Checking Back In: Richard's Bar-B-Q in Salisbury, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/11/checking-back-in-richards-bar-b-q-in-salisbury-nc/) - Monk: The last (and only) time I had visited Richard's Bar-B-Q in Salisbury was nearly 5 years ago and I mostly enjoyed my meal there, preferring it to the other Salisbury joint on the NC Barbecue Trail, Wink's King of Barbeque. Richard's was the choice for a Monk family lunch meet up over the holidays, - [Friday Find: Kevin Pang interviews Ed Mitchell during BBQ Road Trip '10](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/15/friday-find-kevin-pang-interviews-ed-mitchell-during-bbq-road-trip-10/) - The last of the videos from Kevin Pang's BBQ Road Trip '10 (Keith Allen here, Wilber Shirley here), here's a short conversation from Ed Mitchell back when he was still part of The Pit in Raleigh. And while Wilber Shirley didn't take Kevin's bait on eastern vs Lexington-style, Ed Mitchell answers the question by claiming that - [Linkdown: 2/13/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/13/linkdown-2-13-19/) - Our State Magazine's February issue has a big write up on 26 Essential NC Barbecue Joints Vote once a day between now and February 25 Steve Raichlen's upcoming book on brisket comes out in April; here's a book review Speaking of Texas barbecue, Daniel Vaughn's list of the best sausage wraps in Texas (aka #roadsausage) J.C. Reid - [Friday Find: Kevin Pang interviews Wilber Shirley during BBQ Road Trip '10](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/08/friday-find-kevin-pang-interviews-wilber-shirley-during-bbq-road-trip-10/) - Another video from former Chicago Tribune food writer Kevin Pang during his BBQ Road Trip '10, this time speaking with Wilber Shirley at Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro. Not the highest audio quality with the background noise of customers and ringing phones, but if you concentrate and focus a little you do get to hear Wilber's philosophy on - [Linkdown: 2/6/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/06/linkdown-2-7-19/) - “Little boy found in North Carolina, that is such happy news. But in a tragic twist, he will have to spend his life eating North Carolina barbecue...” “I welcome your vinegar-stained letters you poor flavor-deprived bastards” Stephen Colbert Governor Roy Cooper responded to the Colbert: "Y'all have a mustard problem" The mayor of Lexington invited - [The Honey Hog - Fallston, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/28/the-honey-hog-fallston-nc/) - Name: The Honey HogDate: 12/28/18Address: 4629 Fallston Rd, Lawndale, NC 28090Order: Chopped pork combo platter with red slaw, fries and a sample of chopped beef brisket, appetizer of cheese curds Monk: The Honey Hog is a farm-to-table restaurant in the tiny town of Fallston (about 20 minutes north of Shelby) that this past summer brought - [Linkdown: 1/30/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/30/linkdown-1-30-18/) - Vote in USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards for Best Barbecue in NC Stamey's Barbecue with a mini-tweet storm last week; none of which is wrong (click on the tweet below to see the rest): Sometime it pays to have the fire chief as your pitmaster; a fire broke out in the smokehouse of Skylight - [Friday Find: Kevin Pang interviews Keith Allen during BBQ Road Trip '10](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/02/01/friday-find-kevin-pang-interviews-keith-allen-during-bbq-road-trip-10/) - Kevin Pang, formerly of the Chicago Tribune and now of the AV Club's food blog The Takeout, took a barbecue road trip from Chicago to the Carolinas and back in 2010 and documented it on the BBQ Roadtrip Tumblr. Here, he interviews Keith Allen of the recently departed Allen and Son Barbecue in Chapel Hill to - [Friday Find: John Shelton Reed on the Kevin's BBQ Joints Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/25/friday-find-john-shelton-reed-on-the-kevins-bbq-joints-podcast/) - The co-founder of True Cue joins the Kevin's BBQ Joints podcast to give a "city guide" for the entire state of NC. John Shelton Reed, sociologist and essayist, author or editor of twenty books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South, guides us through North Carolina for BBQ spots in the major cities - [Linkdown: 1/23/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/23/linkdown-1-23-19/) - Long Leaf Politics: True North Carolina Barbecue hurting. Would a state law help? This might be a story in the affirmative and while I never made it there myself, by all accounts Bill Ellis Barbecue in Wilson was an eastern NC institution. It unfortunately closed quietly last week after 55 years in business and follows an unfortunate trend after - [Field House Bar-B-Que - Kannapolis, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/21/field-house-bar-b-que-kannapolis-nc/) - Name: Field House Bar-B-QueDate: 12/18/18Address: 1907 S Cannon Blvd, Kannapolis, NC 28083Order: Chopped barbecue plate with slaw, fries, and hush puppies; Cheerwine Monk: I first heard of Field House Bar-B-Que in Kannapolis in regards to a 2017 name change from its original name of Varsity BBQ & Ice Cream after being sued by The Varsity - [Linkdown: 1/16/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/16/linkdown-1-16-19/) - More whole hog in Texas; Buck's BBQ in Houston is doing one on Sunday Also making its way to Houston is smoked bologna Midwood Smokehouse's Roadhouse burger with a patty made of a mix of brisket and chuck lands at #13 on Charlotte Agenda's best burgers in Charlotte list Stubbs and Son BBQ in Sanford - [Charlie Vergos Rendezvous - Memphis, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/14/charlie-vergos-rendezvous-memphis-tn/) - Name: Charlie Vergos RendezvousDate: 12/18/18Address: 52 S 2nd St, Memphis, TNOrder: Pork ribs and brisket combination (link to menu) Speedy: I’ve been spending a lot of time in Memphis lately for work, working mostly with a local team. When my co-workers learned of this blog, they started peppering me with recommendations, but not once did - [Friday Find: The Smoke Sheet on the Man Meat BBQ Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/18/friday-find-the-smoke-sheet-on-the-man-meat-bbq-podcast/) - Link to Podcast The two co-founders of The Smokesheet, BBQ Tourist and NYC BBQ, joined the Man Meat BBQ podcast to discuss their origin story with barbecue and also assemble their perfect plate of barbecue out of their favorite barbecue bites from across the US. There is a little bit of cussing at the top, - [Linkdown: 1/9/19](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/09/linkdown-1-9-19/) - Kathleen Purvis is looking forward to Noble Smoke when it opens in a few months Mac's Speed Shop opening a store in Wilmington was the #2 food story for the Wilmington Business Journal in 2018 The Improper Pig opened a second store in Fort Mill just after the new year after unexpectedly finding a 100+ - [Friday Find: Hanging Out with Dan the Pig Man](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/11/friday-find-hanging-out-with-dan-the-pig-man/) - Dan the Pig Man is a York, South Carolina-based caterer specializing in outdoor feasts (which just so happens to be the name of his catering company) such as whole hog barbecues, oyster roasts, and shrimp boils utilizing custom-welded grilling and smoking rigs. Check out this video from a recent trip to Tuscaloosa, AL from the - [Monk’s Top 10 Favorite Barbecue Meals of 2018](https://barbecuebros.co/2019/01/07/monks-top-10-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-2018/) - Monk: Last year I provided a ranking of my 10 favorite barbecue meals eaten in 2017 so trying to make it an annual thing by doing the same for 2018. Happy New Year! 10. Brisket, sausage, pork ribs and a taste of the beef rib from Louie Mueller Barbecue (review) I was a little let down - [Linkdown: 12/19/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/19/linkdown-12-19-18/) - Noble Smoke making progress: The story behind the Barbecue Wife line of cocktail mixers from Catherine Stiles, the wife of Shane Stiles of Stiles Switch BBQ in Austin Our State Magazine interviews Chase Webb, third generation pitmaster at Red Bridges Barbecue in Shelby Meating Street Barbecue closed this past weekend, citing lack of parking in - [Friday Find: Tracing Barbecue from West Africa to Chicago's South Side on the Sporkful podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/21/friday-find-tracing-barbecue-from-west-africa-to-chicagos-south-side-on-the-sporkful-podcast/) - Food writer Michael Twitty, writer behind The Cooking Gene, explores the origins of barbecue with Sporkful host Dan Pashman. "They call [BBQ] suya in West Africa," Michael says. "Suya, dibi, and piri piri are all little parts of what we would consider the barbecuing system in the [American] south." Then, in a kind of part 2 from last week's podcast - [The Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide 2018](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/17/the-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide-2018/) - Note: a version of this post was posted in December 2017. It has been updated as of December 2018. Monk: For those last minute shoppers (whoops, should have posted this a few weeks earlier), here’s some gift ideas for the barbecue lover in your life. Or perhaps you if you want to treat yo' self. - [Friday Find: Smoking on the Southside](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/14/friday-find-smoking-on-the-southside/) - Chicago barbecue is a less heralded style of barbecue that has origins in the American South but is only found in the southside of Chicago. Primarily rib tips (a remnants of a St. Louis cut rib) and sausage links, they are smoked in a steel and glass "aquarium" smoker that allows for year-round smoking in - [Linkdown: 12/12/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/12/linkdown-12-12-18/) - RIP Allen & Son Barbecue in Chapel Hill Here's Our State's last article on Allen & Son's from 2017, where you can understand why Keith Allen is ready to retire: In 1971, when Keith was 19, he quit his butchering job at the A&P, sold his landscaping equipment, and borrowed $3,000 to open a restaurant. - [Sweet Lew's BBQ - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/10/sweet-lews-bbq-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Sweet Lew’s BBQDate: 12/5/18Address: 923 Belmont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205Order: NC smoked pork shoulder plate with red slaw, collards, and cornbread plus ¼ lb of brisket (link to menu)Price: $$ (out of $$$) Monk: With Jim Noble's forthcoming barbecue venture Noble Smoke delayed until next Spring, the title of “most anticipated Charlotte barbecue opening - [Friday Find: Texan Ribs Are Bigger Than Your Face](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/07/friday-find-texan-ribs-are-bigger-than-your-face/) - From Food Insider's YouTube channel: Terry Black's Barbecue in Austin, Texas is known for serving giant beef ribs that are larger than your face. Each day, the restaurant cooks nearly 130 briskets "low and slow" for hours. In addition to the massive beef ribs, you can get an assortment of side dishes all made by - [Linkdown: 12/5/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/05/linkdown-12-5-18/) - Linkdown 12/5/18 - The "Milestone" Edition - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pits interviews Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/26/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-interviews-bryan-furman-of-bs-cracklin-barbeque/) - Check out our interview with ⁦@bscracklinbbq⁩ and get ready for another new episode this evening! https://t.co/J5zNN23bcR — Tales From The Pits (@BBQpodcast) October 8, 2018 In which Bryan Furman reveals he only wants to open another 10 or so B's Cracklin Barbeque locations in addition to the Savannah and Atlanta stores as well as the - [Photos: The 89th Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/29/photos-the-89th-annual-mallard-creek-barbecue/) - Monk: This year marked the 89th year that Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church in University City has had its annual barbecue held the fourth Thursday of October, which is part community barbecue and part political meet and greet. While this year's was a bit cold and grey and overcast, the sun peeked out enough so that - [Sweet Old Bill's Burgers, Que & Brew - High Point, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/12/03/sweet-old-bills-burgers-cue-brew-high-point-nc/) - REVIEW: Monk checks out High Point's first yuppie-cue restaurant at Sweet Old Bill's Burgers, Cue & Brew - [Friday Find: Dr. Howard Conyers Roasts A Whole Cow in New Orleans](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/30/friday-find-dr-howard-conyers-roasts-a-whole-cow-in-new-orleans/) - From the description on Vimeo: This fun, 9 min short-film chronicles 24 hours of preparation by Dr. Howard Conyers, rocket scientist and BBQ Pitt Master as he roasts a whole cow for his Gumbo Jubilee celebration.Gumbo Jubilee was a community-wide celebration of African-American culinary heritage and foodways, hosted by Dr. Conyers as a part of - [Linkdown: 11/28/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/28/linkdown-11-28-18-the-phew-rodney-scotts-edition/) - Linkdown: 11/28/18 - The "Phew, Rodney Scott's BBQ" Edition - [Linkdown: 11/21/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/21/linkdown-11-21-18/) - Linkdown: 11/20/18 - The Thankful Edition - [On Chicken Bog](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/20/__trashed/) - Monk: Chicken Bog is a South Carolina Pee Dee regional dish with Gullah Geechee roots that's at least 300 years old but if you were to ask someone outside of that small region, chances are they have never heard of it. Per DiscoverSC.com, it's most popular in the stretch of SC between Horry County (think Myrtle Beach) - [Friday Find: Matthew Odam joins the House of Carbs podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/23/friday-find-austin-food-critic-matthew-odam-joins-house-of-carbs/) - Matthew Odam, food critic for the Austin Statesman, joins House to talk all things Austin food including his latest best Austin restaurants list, tacos, and of course barbecue. The barbecue starts at around the 29:00 mark and includes talk of the inventive stuff LeRoy & Lewis are doing at their trailer, the barbecue/Mexican hybrid at - [Friday Find: Bob Garner visits The Redneck BBQ Lab in Benson, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/16/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-the-redneck-bbq-lab-in-benson-nc-2/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzHUDIGqoGI The folks at Redneck BBQ Lab in Benson, NC - Jerry Stephenson and his sister Roxanne Manley - don't strictly adhere to eastern or western NC barbecue disciplines and instead pull from all barbecue cultures. Bob Garner visited for North Carolina Weekend on UNC-TV. - [Linkdown: 11/14/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/14/linkdown-11-14-18/) - - Bill Addison's fifth annual list for Eater is now out and includes 2 barbecue restaurants: 2M Smokehouse in San Antonio and Franklin Barbecue in Austin; Franklin is one of only five restaurants (barbecue or otherwise) that have made his list all five years The annual guide is here: These are America’s 38 essential restaurants - [Review: The Sqweelin' Pig - Black Mountain, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/12/review-the-sqweelin-pig-black-mountain-nc/) - Name: The Sqweelin' Pig Date: 11/3/18 Address: 3206 US Hwy 70 W, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711 Order: Three meat combo dinner with pork, ribs, brisket, hush puppies, green beans, mac and cheese Price: ~$21 Monk: As I've encountered in travels in the mountains of Western NC, barbecue is very hit or miss once you - [Linkdown: 11/7/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/07/linkdown-11-7-18/) - - Smoked turkeys are available in Charlotte from Midwood Smokehouse and Sweet Lew's BBQ Oooh, pies and smoked turkeys. Get your Thanksgiving orders in. https://t.co/1CAqOFF1vF — Kathleen Purvis (@kathleenpurvis) November 2, 2018 - Over 300 people have reported being sick from the annual Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church BBQ in Kannapolis, which has been going on - [Friday Find: Tales from the Pit interviews Sam Jones and Michael Letchworth](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/09/friday-find-tales-from-the-pit-interviews-sam-jones-and-michael-letchworth/) - Here’s part one of our latest episode with Sam Jones and Michael Letchworth, owners of Sam Jones BBQ. The only thing better than their whole hog is their storytelling ability. Give it a listen! 🍎: https://t.co/pipKl1wljr Non-🍎: https://t.co/w1HkOxSF35 pic.twitter.com/DQeFNT9JoQ — Tales From The Pits (@BBQpodcast) September 10, 2018 Sam Jones is as entertaining as ever, - [Friday Find: What Does Pork From Cannabis-Fed Pigs Taste Like?](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/11/02/friday-find-what-does-pork-from-cannabis-fed-pigs-taste-like/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzb80J40g74 I previously posted a video of the Prime Time guys smoking ribs with Rodney Scott in New York. In this video, they visit a farm in Oregon, where pigs are fed a diet containing up to 25% cannabis leaves and stems. Then the Prime Time guys help cook the secreto muscle of a 14 - [Linkdown: 10/31/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/31/linkdown-10-31-18/) - - The Barbecue Festival in Lexington continues to grow, and roughly 200,000 people attended last weekend's festival - This man is a hero: Meet the Richmond man who's eaten at @zzqrva every day it's been open. That's 161 days and counting. #rvadine https://t.co/C0COHBNore — Times-Dispatch (@RTDNEWS) October 25, 2018 - Bay area pitmaster Matt Horn - [Linkdown: 10/24/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/24/linkdown-10-24-18/) - - WSOC Charlotte: Organizers plan to cook more than 14,000 pounds of pork for annual Mallard Creek Barbecue - This weekend is the Barbecue Festival in Lexington; here's 10 things you may not have known about barbecue in Lexington - Jim N Nick's Bar-B-Q is one of several barbecue restaurants in Birmingham's Restaurant Hall of - [Cook Out - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/22/cook-out-pineville-nc/) - Name: Cook Out Date: 10/19/18 Address: 10645 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210 Order: Cookout tray with barbecue sandwich, tray pups, tray nus, and sweet tea (link to menu) Price: $5.68 Monk: I was first introduce to Cook Out, a Greensboro-based fast food burgers and milkshakes chain, way back in 1993 when our family moved from - [Linkdown: 10/17/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/17/linkdown-10-17-18/) - - A piece on Sam Jones helping out in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence “Everybody can do some good, not just for hurricane relief but in general. You don't have to be a cook. You ain't got to be a millionaire or an orator. ... Everybody possesses some type of talent or skill. There is - [Friday Find: BBQ Mea Culpas on The Winnow Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/19/friday-find-bbq-mea-culpas-on-the-winnow-podcast/) - Some barbecue mea culpas from @mossr in regards to a recent article on SC barbecue buffets as well as his Southern Living Top 50 BBQ list on this episode of @winnowpodcast from a few weeks back https://t.co/8WnVmcSzWe — Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) October 16, 2018 Monk: In the first half of this podcast, some barbecue talk - [Linkdown: 10/10/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/10/linkdown-10-10-18/) - - Menu and pricing for the 89th annual Mallard Creek Barbecue coming up in a little more than 2 weeks on October 25, 2018 - Six names were recently added to the Barbecue Festival Wall of Fame - A preview of some of the new barbecue foods at this year's NC State Fair One of the - [Friday Find: Eater Finds Filipino Lechon in Delaware](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/05/friday-find-eater-finds-filipino-lechon-in-delaware/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhck2wAnabo I mean damn, look at that crispy pork skin: On today's episode of Halo Halo, Fran brought her mom along to check out Philippine Smoked BBQ & Grill and chat with the owners about being one of the only Filipino restaurants around and try out their lechon. - [Photos: Smoked Mackerel on a Stick at Oktoberfest](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/10/03/photos-smoked-mackerel-on-a-stick-at-oktoberfest/) - Monk: No linkdown this week but enjoy a couple of photos of smoked fish on a stick outside of the Fischer-Vroni tent at Oktoberfest in Munich. You can see in the first photo how the smaller fish are lined on either side of a long pit of charcoal so they get a light smoke bath. - [Linkdown: 9/26/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/26/linkdown-9-26-18/) - - Dave Grohl learned to first love barbecue in NC, though I'm curious if he was coming inland from the beach and if so, where: When Nirvana became popular, the first thing I did is I bought a beach house in North Carolina and spent years up there, and I just ate pulled pork like - [Friday Find: Tales From the Pits recaps their #HogTripping roadtrip](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/28/friday-find-tales-from-the-pits-recaps-their-hogtripping-roadtrip/) - Check out our latest episode, a roundtable recap of our whole hog trip, plus another giveaway announcement. You really should be following us on Instagram (@ TalesFromThePits) 🍎: https://t.co/jxDAnXnu9I Non-🍎: https://t.co/cyzPG4QJ6J pic.twitter.com/4f1m4lirTE — Tales From The Pits (@BBQpodcast) September 18, 2018 The Tales from the Pits crew and The Smoking Ho recap their epic #HogTripping - [Art's BBQ & Deli - Charlotte, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/03/arts-bbq-deli-charlotte-nc/) - Name: Art’s BBQ & Deli Date: 8/30/18 Address: 900 E Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28204 Order: Large chopped pork plate with slaw, hushpuppies, and sweet tea (link to menu) Price: $11 Monk: Art’s BBQ & Deli is a breakfast and lunch spot located in the heart of the Dilworth neighborhood for the past 42 years. - [Friday Find: How Rodney Scott Makes Ribs](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/21/friday-find-how-rodney-scott-makes-ribs/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb9roj9CaxY More Rodney Scott video content from Eater! This time, ribs, which is a meat Rodney only recently started doing but has almost certainly already perfected. On today's episode of Prime Time, Ben and Brent are joined by BBQ legend Rodney Scott, of Scott's and Rodney Scott's BBQ, for a lesson in rib making. - [Linkdown: 9/19/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/19/linkdown-9-19-18/) - - Operation BBQ Relief has made its way to Wilmington and Fayetteville in the aftermath of Florence - Sounds alright to me! Texas pitmasters are incorporating Mexican-American flavors in their must-have barbecue. https://t.co/sbvcleNZ6y — Bon Appétit (@bonappetit) September 12, 2018 - The Takeout stumbles upon the fabled "short, fast-moving line at Franklin Barbecue phenomenon - - [Linkdown: 9/12/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/12/linkdown-9-12-18/) - - Southern Living Barbecue Editor Robert Moss has published his latest version of his top 50, this time with the joints ranked Drumroll, please! We'd like to introduce the 50 best barbecue joints in the South: https://t.co/CfaYnI1ATF pic.twitter.com/2HI2kb4nDm — Southern Living (@Southern_Living) September 10, 2018 - As if that top 50 list weren't enough, Robert - [Friday Find: Midwood Smokehouse Pitmasters Matthew Berry and Michael Wagner join the Cheers Charlotte podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/14/friday-find-midwood-smokehouse-pitmasters-matthew-berry-and-michael-wagner-join-the-cheers-charlotte-podcast/) - Midwood Smokehouse (@MidwoodBBQ) pitmasters Matthew Berry and Michael Wagner recently joined the @CheersCLT podcast to discuss Texas barbecue ahead of last week's Cowboys-Panthers game: https://t.co/yUiX9lghuK — Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) September 11, 2018 Berry and Wagner join around the 41:50 mark to discuss Midwood Smokehouse's approach to Texas barbecue and the difference between Texas barbecue scene - [Preview: Sweet Lew's BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/10/preview-sweet-lews-bbq/) - Note: This post was updated after initial posting After working at various chef positions at resorts, country clubs, and, most recently, for the upscale grocer Reid’s Fine Foods, Lewis Donald will be bringing a community barbecue restaurant to the Belmont neighborhood later this fall in the form of Sweet Lew’s BBQ. Lewis may be originally - [Friday Find: Pitmaster James Woodard is Bringing Barbecue Back to Oakland](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/07/friday-find-pitmaster-james-woodard-is-bringing-barbecue-back-to-oakland/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tpe2Arot6g Eater visits pitmaster James Woodard at Smokin Woods BBQ in Oakland *DISCLAIMER: Smokin Woods BBQ has moved! New address is at 4307 Telegraph Ave, Oakland CA, 94609* Cooking in America is back and in Oakland, California! On today's episode, Sheldon Simeon is at Smokin' Woods BBQ to meet James Woodard and a lot of - [Linkdown: 9/5/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/09/05/linkdown-9-5-18/) - - Treehouse Whiskey & Fork has always had barbecue on the menu, but they are rebranding as Treehouse Bourbon & BBQ Why Treehouse restaurant just rebranded in SouthPark — and the ‘boujee’ new drink to try. https://t.co/3eKUSZMU07 #CLT5 @katietoussaint @treehousewandf pic.twitter.com/StlpuWctnQ — CharlotteFive (@CharlotteFive) September 4, 2018 - Charlotte Agenda has a rundown of the - [Poogan's Smokehouse - Charleston, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2016/06/13/poogans-smokehouse-charleston-sc/) - Name: Poogan’s Smokehouse Date: 5/28/16 Address: 188 E Bay St #201, Charleston, SC 29401 Order: Three meat combo with pork, ribs, and smoked sausage; Adluh white cheddar grits, brussel sprouts (link) Price: $25 Monk: With John Lewis Barbecue unfortunately still not open, I had to find another place for barbecue while in Charleston over Memorial - [Linkdown: 8/29/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/29/linkdown-8-29-18/) - - Brett Martin (for GQ) on how Houston got cool Here is my attempt to plumb the Mysteries of Houston, how it got cool, and what exactly that means, anyway. https://t.co/SdrgaOSn5j — Brett Martin (@brettmartin) August 23, 2018 - According to this article (which is about a new Jim Noble fried chicken concept), Noble Smoke - [Friday Find: Eating Through Austin's Hot Luck Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/31/friday-find-eating-through-austins-hot-luck-festival/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP7x8WFgsOk The Hot Luck Festival was started by Aaron Franklin, Mike Thelin (co-founder of Feast Portland), and James Moody (owner of Austin's Mohawk), and this year's edition took place in Austin over Memorial Day Weekend. Farideh Sedeghin of America's Test Kitchen gives you the lowdown in this video. Join MUNCHIES Test Kitchen Director Farideh Sadeghin - [Lewis Barbecue - Charleston, SC (Speedy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/27/lewis-barbecue-charleston-sc-speedys-take/) - Name: Lewis Barbecue Date: 8/1/18 Address: 464 N Nassau St, Charleston, SC 29403 Order: 1 pound brisket, 2 hot gut links, 6 bones pork ribs, corn pudding, collards (link to menu) Speedy: Later in the day after my trip to Rodney Scott’s BBQ (and after visiting a brewery of course), some of my fam and - [Friday Find: Kids Try BBQ From 10 States](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/06/friday-find-kids-try-bbq-from-10-states/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTg2qgI9EsQ Aka Kids Say the Darndest Things (About Barbecue) In this episode of "Kids Try Food", the kids try barbecue by region. Kids eat and react to hill country brisket and hot gut (beef sausage) from Texas, pulled pork and barbecue hash from South Carolina, hush puppies from North Carolina, dry rub Memphis ribs, burnt ends - [Linkdown: 4/25/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/25/linkdown-4-25-18/) - - Seasoned Review visits Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro for barbecue and chicken and mostly digs it - Reader's Digest (which is apparently still around?) selects The Barbecue Festival as one of the Best Small-Town Festivals in America Thank you @readersdigest...Best Small-Town Festivals in America | Reader's Digest https://t.co/a7z6ebkLXC — Barbecue Festival (@barbecuefest) April 26, 2018 - [Linkdown: 5/23/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/23/linkdown-5-23-18/) - - Congrats to our neighbors from Memphis in May, The Shed, on their Grand Championship win Congratulations once more to the #WCBCC18 Grand Champion, @TheShedBBQ! This marks their second Championship (2015)! 📷: @mkerrmemphoto pic.twitter.com/7L7UXll6jF — Memphis in May (@memphisinmay) May 20, 2018 - In case you hadn't heard, Dave Grohl was all up in some - [Friday Find: How to Butcher an Entire Cow](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/24/friday-find-how-to-butcher-an-entire-cow/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOzwoMKzH4&list=PLKtIunYVkv_SsxML1CfZLcTDYsUnBewaf&t=0s&index=2 Now that you know how to butcher a pig, here's how to tackle a cow. Jason Yang, butcher at Fleishers Craft Butchery, breaks down half a cow into all the cuts you would see at your local butcher shop. There are four sections Yang moves through: 1. ROUND: bottom round roast beef, eye round - [Jon G's Barbecue (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/14/jon-gs-barbecue-re-review/) - Name: Jon G’s Barbecue (food truck) Date: 4/27/18 Order: Two meat combo (brisket and pork) with corn pudding, mac and cheese, and Sun Drop Price: $19 Monk: It was a little over a year ago when I first checked out Jon G’s Barbecue and they shook up our Charlotte Big Board by taking over the - [Linkdown: 8/22/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/22/linkdown-8-22-18/) - - This all sounds very promising; can't wait to try Sweet Lew's sometime soon Barbecue alert: A new wood-cooked place is opening soon, and taking orders right now. https://t.co/UzIRmYZZAX — Kathleen Purvis (@kathleenpurvis) August 17, 2018 - Red Bridges has set up their mobile stand, Little Red's, at the American Legion World Series - A former - [Friday Find: "Sam Jones: BBQ Gospel"](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/17/friday-find-sam-jones-bbq-gospel/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtH3r7mbJc A short feature on Sam Jones, Skylight Inn, and his recently resurrected family barbecue pit from My Home, NC Everyone has an opinion of their favorite North Carolina barbeque and what method or sauce is best. There are families who have been cooking BBQ for generations. Sam Jones cut his teeth at his granddaddy's - [Linkdown: 8/15/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/15/linkdown-8-15-18/) - - A feature on Sauceman's brazilian pitmaster Edgar Simoes (though whats with the question about sauces?) We are lost in the sauce... The award-winning BBQ at @Saucemans comes from a surprising source, but Brazilian native Edmar Simoes has taken to Lexington-style 'cue quite well. Now which of the four sauces do you reach for? https://t.co/1Lp1RSVSwo - [Rodney Scott's BBQ - Charleston, SC (Speedy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/20/rodney-scotts-bbq-charleston-sc-speedys-take/) - Name: Rodney Scott’s BBQ Date: 8/1/18 Address: 1011 King St, Charleston, SC 29403 Order: Pork and Rib Combo, fries/hush puppies, 6 smoked wings) (link to menu) Price: $20 (combo), $6 (wings) Speedy: Recently, I took a trip to Charleston with the extended family, so I knew I had to convince my brother and cousins to - [South Main Street BBQ - Waxhaw, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/13/south-main-street-bbq-waxhaw-nc/) - Name: South Main Street BBQ Date: 8/8/18 Address: 116 E South Main St, Waxhaw, NC 28173 Order: Chopped pork sandwich with slaw, chips, and Cheerwine (link to menu) Price: $9 Monk: On an excursion to Frontier Meats just south of Waxhaw to research potential meats for future smokes, I stopped by South Main Street BBQ, - [Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint - Nashville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/06/martins-bar-b-que-joint-nashville-tn/) - Name: Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint (Downtown location) Date: 7/21/18 Address: 410 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201 Order: Big Poppa Sampler (Full Rack Ribs, 12oz Pork, 12oz Brisket, ½ Chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, fries) with 6 Memphis dry rub wings, 2 orders of hush puppies, and 2 cornbread hoe cakes (link to menu) Price: - [Linkdown: 8/8/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/08/linkdown-8-8-18/) - - Sadly, the NC Historic Barbecue Trail joint Jack Cobb BBQ and Son in Farmville is closing on August 18 - All aboard the barbecue train! Fans can hop on the BBQ express for less than $100 a person and travel through spectacular mountain views. Passengers onboard will get their own basket of Southern-style barbeque - [Linkdown: 5/16/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/16/linkdown-5-16-18/) - - Here's whats going on at this weekend's Memphis in May Barbecue Competition; I'll see you out there - Been a big couple of weeks for Rodney Scott: Rodney Scott BBQ to open first out-of-state location in Birmingham, AL: https://t.co/XlC47yakJM pic.twitter.com/oWIhXuEBPV — Food & Wine (@foodandwine) May 15, 2018 - The Charlotte Observer's Kathleen Purvis - [Linkdown: 8/1/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/01/linkdown-8-1-18/) - - House of Swank in Raleigh designed an iconic NC barbecue t-shirt but has recently learned that the design has been ripped off by Tervis tumblers that are being sold at some Bed, Bath, and Beyonds We've made the big time! @bedbathandbeyond is now ripping off our NC BBQ design! Assholes. #ripoff pic.twitter.com/2HPjgSfESs — House - [Friday Find: Howard Conyers and Rodney Scott Talk Sauce on Episode 3 of "Nourish"](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/10/friday-find-howard-conyers-and-rodney-scott-talk-sauce-on-episode-3-of-nourish/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkMRaA-VAM Episode 3 of Howard Conyer's PBS Digital Series "Nourish" focuses on barbecue sauces with James Beard-award winning Rodney Scott. Did you know your BBQ Sauce preference says a lot about where you come from? If you call a place like South Carolina home, your taste in sauce can be a clue to your hometown. - [OooWee BBQ (food truck) - Charlotte, NC (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/25/ooowee-bbq-food-truck-charlotte-nc-re-review/) - Name: OooWee BBQ Date: 6/15/18 Address: N/A Order: Chopped BBQ plate with slaw and mac and cheese (link to menu) Price: $11 Monk: I'll admit it, the last time we reviewed OooWee BBQ was not under the most favorable conditions and I was probably a bit harsh. It was a a chilly October Saturday at - [Friday Find: The 'Vous Trailer](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/08/03/friday-find-the-vous-trailer/) - https://vimeo.com/216784545 This was forwarded to me by Captain Bob of the Cotton Pickin' Porkers, whose brother-in-law is working on this documentary. This trailer gives a taste of what the documentary will be, and I can only imagine the stories that the joint has seen. To be released sometime in 2019. "The 'Vous" is a feature - [Sweet P's Barbeque & Soul House - Knoxville, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/30/sweet-ps-barbeque-soul-house-knoxville-tn/) - Name: Sweet P’s Barbeque & Soul House Date: 7/19/18 Address: 3725 Maryville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920 Order: Sampler (brisket, pork, and ribs) with side salad, slaw, greens and beer (link to menu) Price: $29 Monk: In 1999, the Knoxville, TN funk-soul band Gran Torino had a modest regional radio hit in the southeast with “Moments - [Friday Find: Tim Carman Drops By The Winnow Podcast to Give Tips on Ranking Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/27/friday-find-tim-carman-drops-by-the-winnow-podcast-to-give-tips-on-ranking-barbecue/) - It was great having @timcarman of the Washington Post join us for the Winnow. In a latest episode he and @hannaraskin give me some much needed advice for my forthcoming #Top50BBQ list https://t.co/1t0Q6axY4C — Robert Moss (@mossr) July 23, 2018 Robert Moss is in the middle of compiling and ranking a list of his Top - [Linkdown: 7/25/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/25/linkdown-7-25-18/) - - The food writing world lost a titan last week. RIP Jonathan Gold. .@thejgold was one of the first to document the diaspora of traditions & techniques of the Texas barbecue renaissance. When I read this piece when it was published in 2011, it transformed how I see Texas barbecue as a global phenomenon. https://t.co/iD27cihkLd - [Monk Participates at a Barbecue Roundtable at the 2018 NC State BBQ Camp](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/23/my-first-time-on-a-barbecue-roundtable/) - Monk: A few months back, I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate on a barbecue roundtable at the NC State BBQ Camp by Dana Snow, professor of Food Science at NC State. Considering I am both a NC State grad and a barbecue aficionado, I could think of no greater honor and accepted - [Linkdown: 7/16/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/18/linkdown-7-16-18/) - - Oh yeah?!? Well, um, no one eats barbecue to be healthy so... New story: Eastern NC barbecue is healthier than western https://t.co/VxzdnbeBm7 #wral — WRAL NEWS in NC (@WRAL) July 11, 2018 - Bob Garner gets a bit existential in his latest column: What happened to barbecue? That’s why your traditional view is what - [Friday Find: How to Butcher a Whole Pig](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/20/friday-find-how-to-butcher-a-whole-pig/) - https://youtu.be/JtnsZ2JaKso An extremely thorough and efficient breaking down of a whole pig into cuts found in butcher shops as well as some that aren't. Butcher and author Bryan Mayer shows Bon Appetit how to butcher an entire pig at Wyebrook Farm and explains every cut of pork. There are five sections of the pig that - [Linkdown: 7/11/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/11/linkdown-7-11-18/) - - Adrian Miller, James Beard Award Winner: It's time to diversity the BBQ Hall of Fame Of the 27 inductees chosen thus far, only one African American is in the Hall. This is an absurdity that needs to be rectified given the significant contributions that African Americans have made to American barbecue culture. - What's the - [Friday Find: "It's Alive with Brad" joins Rodney Scott to make whole hog barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/13/friday-find-its-alive-with-brad-joins-rodney-scott-to-make-whole-hog/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0e9MS26QmA This is definitely one of the better videos on the entire whole hog process I've seen. Brad Leone does it all here, from chopping wood to loading the firebox to loading the pig to shoveling the coals to creating the sauce to mopping. He does it all here, Vinny. Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Manager - [Pecan Lodge - Dallas, TX (Speedy's Take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/09/pecan-lodge-dallas-tx-speedys-take/) - Name: Pecan Lodge Date: 7/21/18 Address: 2702 Main St, Dallas, TX 75226 Order: The Trough (1 beef rib, 1lb of pork ribs, 1lb brisket, 1/2 lb of pulled pork & 3 sausage links), ½ pound burnt ends, fried okra, collard greens (link to menu) Price: $120-ish (for 3) Speedy: On a recent work trip to - [Friday Find: "Nourish" by Howard Conyers](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/06/friday-find-nourish-by-howard-conyers/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXCwJcoqvCc Howard Conyers is a literal rocket scientist from Manning, SC who attended NC A&T in Greensboro for undergrad and Duke University for grad school where he earned a MS and PhD. He now has a show on PBS's YouTube Channel, and the first episode is on SC whole hog. When most people think "barbecue," - [Linkdown: 7/4/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/07/04/linkdown-7-4-18/) - - Hate that I'm going to be out of town later this month for Bryan Furman coming to Charlotte for Brisket & Biscuits at Koffee Kup Cafeteria Put them together, and you have a very special food weekend: First, there's Brisket & Biscuits from 9 a.m.-noon July 21 at the Koffee Kup Cafeteria, 1520 West - [Friday Find: Georgia's New King of Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/29/friday-find-georgias-new-king-of-barbecue/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLD29nQqSY I linked to a great profile of Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque in Wednesday's Linkdown, and here is the accompanying video from Bon Appétit. I met him at Memphis in May and he was gracious enough to speak with me for a few minutes in the hot Memphis sun and couldn't be nicer. - [Monk's 10 Favorite Barbecue Meals of 2017](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/18/monks-10-favorite-barbecue-meals-of-2017/) - Trying something new: a year-end list for my favorite barbecue meals of the year. I used to do this for music, film, and tv but in recent years that has fallen off. Perhaps this will stoke the coals of my list-making motivation in other areas, but at the very least its worth documenting the hobby - [Linkdown: 6/27/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/27/linkdown-6-27-18/) - - The origin story of the great Bryan Furman of B's Cracklin' Barbeque, the next great pitmaster (who's already here) Though he’s been a restaurant owner and full-time pitmaster for just four years, Furman, 37, already sits among the greats. Maybe it’s because he swaps out typical commodity pork for whole heritage-breed hogs he raised - [Friday Find: Rodney Scott joins Eater's Upsell Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/22/friday-find-rodney-scott-joins-eaters-upsell-podcast/) - Barbecue legend Rodney Scott is eyeing New York for next whole hog outpost https://t.co/t8vgkFOQda pic.twitter.com/FnftV45DbS — Eater NY (@EaterNY) June 14, 2018 Fresh off his James Beard Award win, Rodney Scott was in town earlier this month for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party and stopped by Eater's NY office for a quick chat about - [Linkdown: 6/20/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/20/linkdown-6-20-18/) - - The pilot for Daniel Vaughn's barbecue tv show "Smokelandia" will air on Cooking Channel on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Central Standard Time; Sam Jones BBQ is one of the three joints featured in the pilot which hopes to be picked up for a full season - The story behind the longtime Stamey's Barbecue - [Germantown Commissary - Germantown, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/18/germantown-commissary-germantown-tn/) - Name: Germantown Commissary Date: 6/10/18 Address: 2290 S Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN 38138 Order: Speedy: 3 meat plate (pork, ribs, sausage, fries, green beans) (link to menu) Price: $23 Speedy: Earlier in my career, I did quite a bit of travelling, which caused me to eat out a lot and eat barbecue all over the - [Friday Find: House of Carbs interviews Adam Perry Lang](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/15/friday-find-house-of-carbs-interviews-adam-perry-lang/) - https://soundcloud.com/houseofcarbs/dry-aged-genius-with-adam-perry-lang-house-of-carbs-ep-47 There isn't much barbecue-specific discussion on this interview with Adam Perry Lang since its more focused on dry-aged beef and the recent opening of his new steakhouse/smokehouse/brasserie APL in Los Angeles, but its still good nonetheless. APL does have a walk-up window with housemade hot dogs and beef rib tacos. The Ringer's Joe House - [Linkdown: 6/13/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/13/linkdown-6-13-18/) - - I think this is a pretty big deal. I may be mistaken, but I can't recall in my 6 years of paying attention Stamey's advertising their longtime Degar (from central Vietnam) pitmaster Chhanuon Ponn so prominently (though I know they have his photo up in the restaurant). This is our Pitmaster, Chhanuon Ponn, he - [What I Ate at BBQ Alley at Memphis in May](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/11/what-i-ate-at-bbq-alley-at-memphis-in-may/) - Monk: The Memphis in May Barbecue Fest has a few barbecue vendors inside the grounds and while local health regulations prohibit teams from serving barbecue to the general public if you are lucky you might find some barbecue teams handing out samples - for instance the Traeger team was handing out brisket samples all weekend. - [Friday Find: YETI Presents: Hometown](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/08/friday-find-yeti-presents-hometown/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Skr8Nu1PWTY The story of Billy Durney's path to opening Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook and how he fed a community in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy even before the doors of his restaurant officially opened. Both Speedy and I loved Hometown few years back, but I didn't know this fantastic story until this video. When - [Linkdown: 6/6/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/06/linkdown-6-6-18/) - - I was honored to participate in a barbecue roundtable at the NC State BBQ Camp last weekend (more on that in the coming weeks); here's a writeup from the alumni magazine from last year's edition of the camp #DidYouKnow that May is National Barbecue Month? Each year @NCState hosts a BBQ Camp, where participants - [My first (and last) time at Pete’s BBQ in Fort Mill, SC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/28/photos-my-first-and-last-time-at-petes-bbq-in-fort-mill-sc/) - Monk: On Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays for Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day weekends for the past 55 years, Pete Wheeles of Pete's BBQ has been serving up barbecue out of his home in Fort Mill off India Hook Road. Earlier this week, the Charlotte Observer posted a story that this weekend would be - [Memphis in May 2018, or How I Spent an Entire Weekend Between Dave Grohl and the World Champion Barbecue Team The Shed](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/04/memphis-in-may-2018-or-how-i-spent-an-entire-weekend-between-dave-grohl-and-the-world-champion-barbecue-team-the-shed/) - Monk: I’m not a competition barbecue guy in that I haven't ever participated in one and I don’t really go out of my way to attend them. The ones I’ve been to have mainly been smaller ones in Charlotte when its easy and convenient. However, when my neighbor, a former Memphis resident, insisted I come - [Linkdown: 5/30/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/30/linkdown-5-30-18/) - - A quick hit on a few NC food books On this #NationalBookmobileDay, we're bringing you these 3 #books that share our love of North Carolina #foodhttps://t.co/zKmZ0wp4BM pic.twitter.com/a6jnsEI4xs — FoodieScore (@FoodieScore) April 11, 2018 - Where to eat barbecue in Atlanta, according to Eater - The Coach 4 A Day blog visits a classic NC barbecue - [Friday Find: Searching for the Birthplace of Southern Barbecue in Memphis](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/06/01/friday-find-searching-for-the-birthplace-of-southern-barbecue-in-memphis/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdTQtN97_Q Unfortunately I didn't make it to any barbecue restaurants in Memphis eventhough Payne's, Central, German Commissary, Bar-B-Que Shop all would have been worthy excursions from the festival. Here's a taste of what I missed. The birthplace of Southern barbecue as we know it is almost impossible to nail down; cities from across America’s “barbecue - [Happy 6 Years to Us!](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/26/happy-6-years-to-us/) - On May 25, 2012, Speedy and I tweeted that we were going to start a barbecue blog and within minutes Rudy offered to be our beef correspondent in Texas. And so, Barbecue Bros was born. Thanks for your support so far and here's to another 6 years. -Monk - [Photos: Sights from Memphis in May 2018](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/21/photos-sights-from-memphis-in-may-2018/) - I will write up more from my Memphis in May Barbecue Fest experience with the Cotton Pickin' Porkers competition team once I get some rest but for now here's a few photos I captured from the festival. More to come... -Monk - [Friday Find: Life in Memphis at the Memphis in May Barbecue Festival](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/18/friday-find-life-in-memphis-at-the-memphis-in-may-barbecue-festival/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kj2pGg5sD0 In doing some research on my first Memphis in May Barbecue Contest, I came across this well done video from vlogger Seonkyoung Longest that gives a great idea of what I can expect at the festival. We went all the way to Memphis TN for the world championship BBQ Cooking Contest!! Watch how our - [Friday Find: Anthony DiBernardo of Swig & Swine joins the Beards, Booze, and Bacon podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/11/friday-find-anthony-dibernardo-of-swig-swine-joins-the-beards-booze-and-bacon-podcast/) - Anthony DiBernardo joins the Beards, Booze, and Bacon podcast for a very special Swig and Swine Episode https://t.co/IIzMlaoIeg via @themanualguide — Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) May 2, 2018 Not the best quality audio connection from DiBernardo in Charleston, but an interesting conversation about how he got started in cooking and why he maybe, just maybe, is - [Linkdown: 5/9/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/09/linkdown-5-9-18/) - - So this happened Monday night: The winner of Best Chef: Southeast is @rodneyscottbbq from Charleston, SC #jbfa — James Beard Foundation (@beardfoundation) May 8, 2018 - Rodney Scott is the first African-American to win Best Chef: Southeast and second pitmaster to win a JBFA - Chris Prieto of PRIME Barbecue broke ground in Knightdale - [LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue - Austin, TX (mini-review)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/07/leroy-and-lewis-barbecue-austin-tx-mini-review/) - Name: LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue Date: 4/8/18 Address: 121 Pickle Rd, Austin, TX 78704 Order: "Pulled pit ham from peaceful pork" sandwich with smoked sweet potato (link to menu) Price: $16 Monk: On the Sunday of mine and Mrs. Monk's weekend in Austin, my third (and last) barbecue stop was LeRoy and Lewis's food truck - [Linkdown: 5/2/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/02/linkdown-5-2-18/) - - Filipino food + whole hog barbecue = Awesomeness in June WE CAN'T WAIT, #Asheville! @badsaint_dc and their relentlessly delicious #Filipino food are coming to @buxtonhall for two nights only: Friday, June 1st & Saturday, June 2nd from 6pm-10pm. To reserve your spot email: reservations@buxtonhall.com. pic.twitter.com/9YpAl4wI9M — Buxton Hall Barbecue (@buxtonhall) April 26, 2018 - - [Louie Mueller Barbecue - Taylor, TX (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/30/louie-mueller-barbecue-taylor-tx-re-review/) - Name: Louie Mueller Barbecue Date: 4/7/18 Address: 206 W. Second Street, Taylor, TX 76574 Order: Monk: ¼ lb mixed brisket, 2 original sausage links,1 pork rib, potato salad, pinto beans, Big Red; Rudy: 1 beef rib, ½ lb brisket, 1 sausages, 2 slices of turkey, potato salad, 2 waters Price: Monk: $33.15 (for two); Rudy: - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Visits The Redneck BBQ Lab in Benson, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/05/04/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-the-redneck-bbq-lab-in-benson-nc/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9YZF0HCMQ Looks like they do a little bit of everything at Redneck BBQ Lab in Benson - pork, brisket, turkey, ribs, chicken, and even burnt ends three times per week. Definitely looks to be worth a look. Bob Garner learns the story of this national award-winning pitmaster at his new restaurant, the Redneck BBQ Lab. - [Friday Find: NC State BBQ Camp 2017 (plus some news!)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/27/friday-find-nc-state-bbq-camp-2017-plus-some-news/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlnqjIZbXE4 It's confirmed: Monk will be a guest panelist in a round table discussion at the NC BBQ Camp at NC State's campus in June. As an alumni, he couldn't be more pumped to be invited to take part. The discussion on barbecue will be led by Bob Garner and feature other (to be announced) - [Friday Find: Testing NC Barbecue Techniques on a Whole Lamb](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/20/friday-find-testing-nc-barbecue-techniques-on-a-whole-lamb/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60sm5UZwuQ Arrogant Swine in Bushwick demonstrates a Carolina whole hog technique on a whole lamb. On today's fresh episode of Prime Time, Ben Turley and Brent Young head to a barbecue restaurant called Arrogant Swine, to meet up with Tyson Ho, an expert in North Carolina barbecue. The guys talk whole animal barbecue, and why - [Q - Houston, TX](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/23/q-houston-tx/) - Name: Q Date: 4/6/18 Address: Terminal E International Departures (Upper Level), Houston, TX 77032 Order: Smoked Sausage and Brisket combo with coleslaw (link to menu) Price: $17 Monk: Ideally, my first taste of barbecue on a Texas trip wouldn’t be airport barbecue. But the newish Q, a Texas BBQ Smokehouse collaboration with famed Houston pitmaster Greg - [Linkdown: 4/18/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/18/linkdown-4-18-18/) - - So Aaron Franklin doesn't actually eat Texas barbecue and might actually prefer Carolina barbecue? "I don’t really know. I don’t eat barbecue," he says. I laugh nervously, but Franklin doesn’t waver. "I don't eat that stuff, but I love to cook it. If I'm in a special place like up in the Carolinas hanging - [Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque - Alexandria, VA](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/16/myron-mixons-pitmaster-barbeque-alexandria-va/) - Name: Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbeque Date: 3/31/18 Address: 220 N Lee St., Alexandria, VA 22314 Order: Speedy: 3 meat plate (brisket, pork, sausage, fried, collards); the Bro: 2 meat plate (pork, pork belly, collards, baked beans) (link to menu) Price: $24 (3 meat) / $19 (2 meat) Speedy: Recently, I was in DC visiting my - [Linkdown: 4/11/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/11/linkdown-4-11-18/) - - The brisket bandits in St. Louis have been caught - Texas Pete, a NC barbecue staple, gets a mention in this Eat Sip Trip article on the origins of hot sauce Garner Foods of North Carolina was seeking to augment their barbecue sauce line and introduced a red pepper Louisiana-style hot sauce in 1929, - [Friday Find: Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ profiled by the Southern Foodways Alliance](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/13/friday-find-valentinas-tex-mex-bbq-profiled-by-the-southern-foodways-alliance/) - https://vimeo.com/255773462 I would have loved to have gone to Valentina's last weekend while I was in Austin, but alas it didn't happen. Hopefully next time. In the meantime, here's a short documentary from the Southern Foodways Alliance. - [Kyle Fletcher's Barbeque & Catering - Gastonia, NC (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/09/kyle-fletchers-barbeque-catering-gastonia-nc-re-review/) - Name: Kyle Fletcher’s Barbeque and Catering Date: 3/30/18 Address: 4507 Wilkinson Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28056 Order: Large chopped sandwich with hush puppies and a sweet tea (link to menu) Price: $8.41 Monk: In the nearly 4 years since Mrs. Monk surprised me with a Father’s Day mini-barbecue tour of Gastonia, I’ve been wanting to revisit - [Linkdown: 4/4/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/04/linkdown-4-4-18/) - - A quick primer on NC state symbols, including that the Barbecue Festival in Lexington is the official food festival of the state - Speaking of festivals, there are a few barbecue festivals coming up in NC over the next few months including BBQ Festival on the Neuse in Kinston, Jiggy with the Piggy Fest - [Photo Gallery: Noble Smoke at Hyde Brewing for St. Patty's Day](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/04/02/photo-gallery-noble-smoke-at-hyde-brewing-for-st-pattys-day/) - Monk: In advance of the forthcoming brewery/smokehouse/beer garden concept, Jim Noble and Noble Smoke set up at Hyde Brewing to serve chopped pork sandwiches on a beautiful St. Patrick's Day in Charlotte. Noble Smoke was set up in the side lot next to Hyde Brewing's back patio where none other than Jim Noble himself was - [Linkdown: 3/28/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/28/linkdown-3-28-18/) - - Southern Living's best barbecue joint of 2018 is...a tie between Lexington Barbecue and Southern Soul BBQ. - I'm sorry, what? A recipe for "NC vegan barbecue" - Happy Birthday on Monday to Grady's pitmaster Steve Grady Today we celebrate the man behind our famous "Q" - 🐷 Happy Birthday Mr. Steve Grady!#ncbbq #gradysbbqnc #wholehog - [The 10 best NC barbecue joints in Western NC - Honorable Mentions](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/26/the-10-best-barbecue-joints-in-western-nc-honorable-mentions/) - Monk: Last week I posted my list of the 10 best joints in western North Carolina. Here's my list of honorable mentions. Please note: For the purposes of this list, I’m defining “western NC” as west of, but not including, Raleigh. In essence, I am dividing the state geographically by the two styles of barbecue - [Friday Find: Eater Visits 2M Smokehouse in San Antonio](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/23/friday-find-eater-visits-2m-smokehouse-in-san-antonio/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqR2KjuLQZA Eater's A Day at the Pit checks out Texas barbecue joint infusing its barbecue with Mexican flavors. At 2M Smokehouse in San Antonio Texas, pitmaster Esaul Ramos is breaking Texas tradition by bringing in flavors he grew up with. Ramos' barbacoa, brisket, ribs, turkey, and sausage all draw from his Mexican heritage in their - [Linkdown: 3/21/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/21/linkdown-3-21-18/) - - Glad to finally see a new review on Marie, Let's Eat! for Hugh-Baby's BBQ and Burger Shop though Grant *gulp* doesn't order barbecue?!? - John T. Edge of Garden and Gun also profiled Hugh-Baby's in their February/March issue - Meet Chef Kelly Tam, the new-ish pastry chef at Midwood Smokehouse (as well as several other FS - [Friday Find: Interview with Sam Jones of Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/16/friday-find-kevins-bbq-joints-interviews-sam-jones/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=semLcUH1Ffk Kevin Kelly interviews Sam Jones in a recent video interview from his YouTube interview series. - [Linkdown: 3/14/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/14/linkdown-3-14-18/) - - Just a few more items from the #BrooklynBBQ controversy last week I talked to @Nicholasgill, author of the infamous Brooklyn BBQ article. He usually writes about conservation & foodways in South America, “but nobody cares about that,” he told me. “They care about barbecue.” https://t.co/IIok4qvZBM — Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) March 8, 2018 - A Brooklyn - [Ten Underrated Barbecue Joints in North Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/01/06/ten-underrated-barbecue-joints-in-north-carolina/) - (A version of this article was published last year on Tabelog here) Everybody knows that North Carolina is one of the greatest states in the country to travel around eating barbecue, and there are some amazing, legendary restaurants around which have been open for decades and garnered a whole lot of press and attention, but - [Friday Find: Bob Garner Visits Sam Jones BBQ for UNC-TV's North Carolina Weekend](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/09/friday-find-bob-garner-visits-sam-jones-bbq-for-unc-tvs-north-carolina-weekend/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82pfX2bM4OM I've been saying it for years (and will continue to say so until I make it out there), but I really need to make it to Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ. Join Bob Garner as he samples the barbecue at Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville where whole hogs are smoked and chopped on - [Arrogant Swine - Brooklyn, NY](https://barbecuebros.co/2015/10/26/arrogant-swine-brooklyn-ny/) - Name: Arrogant Swine Date: 10/6/15 Address: 173 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Order: 1 lb East Carolina whole hog, 1 lb Western NC outside brown shoulder, 1 lb spare ribs, Tikka Masala Sausage, Greensboro Pitmaster Chicken Wings, red vinegar slaw, collards, mac and cheese (link) Price: ~$120 Monk: Having followed for the past year Tyson Ho’s - [Linkdown: 3/7/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/07/linkdown-3-7-18/) - When a re-posting of a 2014 article takes over the internet on a Sunday; Munchies on how one food writer noticed a micro-trend of barbecue restaurants around the world modeling their restaurants on Fette Sau in Brooklyn Why is Brooklyn barbecue taking over the world? https://t.co/aiemJpWxZw pic.twitter.com/dGPyQ7X912 — MUNCHIES (@munchies) March 4, 2018 - The - [Killen's Barbecue - Pearland, TX](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/29/killens-barbecue-pearland-tx/) - Name: Killen’s Barbecue Date: 1/20/18 Address: 3613 E. Broadway, Pearland, TX Order: ½ pound brisket, ½ pound burnt ends (special), 2 sausage links, 1 beef rib, mac & cheese, fried mac & cheese, onion rings, baked beans, green beans (link to menu) Price: $90 Speedy: I was down in Houston to visit some friends lately, - [Linkdown: 2/28/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/28/linkdown-2-28-18/) - - Billy Graham rarely passed through Shelby without stopping by Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge - D.G. Martin with an off the cuff list of iconic NC eateries, including the aforementioned Billy Graham favorite Red Bridges - Interesting: — Yinz Love BBQ (@yinzlovebbq) February 23, 2018 - The McCall's Bar-B-Q and Seafood in Clayton that abruptly closed - [Friday Find: The Sporkful podcast - "The Holy Smoker"](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/03/02/friday-find-the-sporkful-podcast-the-holy-smoker/) - The Holy Smoker from The Sporkful @Stitcher @thesporkful https://t.co/p6xzszQkWT — Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) March 2, 2018 I recently discovered The Sporkful Podcast through Planet Money's Indicator podcast, and I like that "it's not for foodies, it's for eaters". In their archives from last October, they have a story about Devin Pickard of Papa Kayjoe's BBQ - [Maverick's Smokehouse and Taproom - Durham, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/26/mavericks-smokehouse-and-taproom-durham-nc/) - Name: Maverick's Smokehouse and Taproom Date: 2/24/18 Address: 900 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701 Order: 2 meat combo with brisket and smoked jalapeno cheddar sausage with hush puppies, collards, and cole slaw (link to menu) Price: $16 Monk: Maverick's Smokehouse and Taproom opened in September in a space in downtown Durham that formerly housed Alivia's - [Friday Find: Flavor Town Meets Stagecoach](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/23/friday-find-guy-fieris-stagecoach-smokehouse/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3nRYhxopGo Just going to leave this here, along with the following YouTube comments. Ready to take it up a notch? This year, Guy Fieri is bringing the country’s best barbecue to Guy’s Stagecoach Smokehouse. The desert has never tasted better! - [Linkdown: 2/21/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/21/linkdown-2-21-18/) - - Congrats to Sam Jones on his James Beard nomination! ICYMI: Twelve of our chefs, brewers, and restaurants are up for some of the most prestigious awards in the culinary industry https://t.co/lKJ6Tu7sVD — Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) February 17, 2018 - Two other barbecue chefs got nominations as well including Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott's - [Friday Find: The Manual's Beards, Booze, and Bacon Podcast Discusses Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/16/friday-find-the-manuals-beards-booze-and-bacon-podcast-discusses-barbecue/) - Beards, Booze, and Bacon: The Barbecue Episode https://t.co/IaF2eqJmyZ via @DigitalTrends — Barbecue Bros (@BarbecueBros) February 16, 2018 The Manual's Beards, Booze, and Bacon podcast discusses barbecue restaurants, sauces, and whiskey and wine pairings with barbecue in a recent episode from Janary. While none of the four guys on the podcast would be considered an expert - [Linkdown: 2/14/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/14/linkdown-2-14-18/) - - The upcoming Randy's Barbecue in Statesville will utilize a type of three-dimensional sign that was just approved by the city's zoning ordinance in December - The Michelin Guide to the 4 best barbecue restaurants in NYC includes Arrogant Swine's eastern NC whole hog - Tuffy Stone's barbecue book gets a good review - The - [Photo Gallery: Smoking a pork butt Lexington-style](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/12/photo-gallery-smoking-a-pork-butt-the-lexington-way/) - Monk: For this year’s annual Super Bowl smoke, I knew a few things going in: I was going to use a Big Green Egg to smoke a pork butt for the first time (the BGE was my neighbor’s) I wanted to try to smoke it and serve it a little more authentically Lexington-style, particularly the - [Friday Find: Behind the Scenes at Lexington Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/09/friday-find-fox-8-visits-lexington-barbecue/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxZn-ySiyw A short news story on Lexington Barbecue from the local Fox affiliate in High Point, where the Barbecue Bros hail from. - [Linkdown: 2/7/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/07/linkdown-2-7-18/) - - Not sure why this resurfaced recently (it originally posted in 2006) but a NC-born editor now living in Johnson City, TN implores "Never trust politicians who don't eat barbecue" - A Virginia barbecue movie is coming to Facebook ‘Low and Slow: A Virginia Barbeque Adventure’ premiering on 2/12/2018.https://t.co/b8Y1mBwaSQ@creationsvideo #realvabba pic.twitter.com/VRcn47InVp — Joe Haynes (@OCBarbecue) - [Smokey Joe's Barbecue - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/05/smokey-joes-barbecue-lexington-nc/) - Name: Smokey Joe’s Barbecue Date: 1/15/18 Address: 1101 S Main St, Lexington, NC 27292 Order: Small chopped tray with hush puppies and a Cheerwine (link to menu) Price: $9 Monk: Part two of my MLK Day sojourn to Lexington, Smokey Joe’s is right in downtown Lexington off South Main Street in a small brick building - [Friday Find: David Dawei NC BBQ Tour: Skylight Inn](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/02/02/friday-find-david-daweis-2nd-nc-bbq-stop-is-skylight-inn/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfHojBf848 A few months ago, we posted the first video in David Dawei's NC barbecue roadtrip last summer at B's BBQ in Greenville. Here's his second stop (of ten total) at the world famous Skylight Inn in Ayden. This is my second stop in North Carolina on the BBQ Tour. SkyLight Inn is located in Ayden. - [Linkdown: 1/3/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/03/linkdown-1-3-18/) - - Sadly, a man was shot to death in the parking lot of BBQ Joe's in Trinity outside of High Point, NC shortly before Christmas - Adam Perry Lang's APL will be more steakhouse than barbecue restaurant Barbecue fans will want to come by for grab-and-go lunch. APL’s dining room won’t be open for lunch, - [Product Review: Maverick Industries Bluetooth Thermometer and BBQ Tool Set](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/15/product-review-maverick-industries-bluetooth-thermometer-and-bbq-tool-set/) - In early December, Maverick Industries were kind enough to send me some products for review just in time for my annual Christmas smoke. This year, I was doing a small 5lb brisket that my brother had mailed in from Mount Pleasant Meats in Texas as well as a bone-in turkey breast. Here was the final - [Linkdown: 1/31/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/31/linkdown-1-31-18/) - - An oldie but goodie from Our State Today, only about 1 in 7 barbecue restaurants in North Carolina uses wood. At Red Bridges, old-school reigns. https://t.co/w7rKrQnj6K — Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) January 25, 2018 - Travel and Leisure stops in Charleston and checks out the barbecue scene while they are there Southerners have - [Friday Find: "Jones BBQ Legacy Continues" by Bob Garner](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/26/friday-find-jones-bbq-legacy-continues-by-bob-garner/) - https://vimeo.com/249626906 A short video from Bob Garner on Sam Jones continuing the legacy of his famous barbecue family. - [Linkdown: 1/24/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/24/linkdown-1-24-18/) - - Three Charlotte barbecue restaurants make this fries list, including The Improper Pig's sweet potato waffle fries, Midwood Smokehouse's pimento cheese fries, and Seoul Food Meat Co.'s kimchi fries The top 14 fries in Charlotte—from fully loaded to sweet potato to zucchini fries. https://t.co/ravJG2B9MY #CLT5 @SliceofJess pic.twitter.com/AQc9EVEakB — CharlotteFive (@CharlotteFive) January 23, 2018 - - [Speedy Lohr's BBQ - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/22/speedy-lohrs-bbq-lexington-nc/) - Name: Speedy Lohr’s BBQ Date: 1/15/18 Address: 3664 NC-8, Lexington, NC 27292 Order: Small chopped tray with hush puppies and a Cheerwine Price: $9 Monk: On our way to Cook’s BBQ just after Thanksgiving, we actually passed Speedy Lohr’s BBQ, a barbecue joint with a very similar name to two other joints in the town - [Linkdown: 1/17/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/17/linkdown-1-17-18/) - - As good as the man's barbecue is, at some point you have to wonder if Ed Mitchell's business sense doesn't match up; his Raleigh restaurant and food truck are both currently on hold and don't look to be moving forward anytime soon - Due to the fire at the old Lexington Home Brands Plant - [Friday Find: Zagat Discovers the Soul of South Carolina Barbecue](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/19/friday-find-zagat-discovers-the-soul-of-south-carolina-barbecue/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKPllyBx1dM Zagat explores the different meats and side dishes of South Carolina barbecue in a short documentary entitled "Hogs & Hash: Discovering the Soul of South Carolina BBQ". BBQ in South Carolina means whole hogs, hash, and plenty of mustard sauce. And although certain areas and establishments don't abide by all of these features, the passion - [Linkdown: 1/10/18](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/10/linkdown-1-10-18/) - - A small smoker has been stolen from the Durham restaurant It's a Southern Thing - Jelly: 52 weeks of barbecue in 2018 for the San Antonio Express News Tacos? Tacos are so 2017. We're onto BBQ now. Fifty-two weeks of it, to be exact. So join @fedmanwalking and @chuck_blount as we begin this new - [The Pedalin' Pig - Banner Elk, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/08/the-pedalin-pig-banner-elk-nc/) - Name: The Pedalin’ Pig Date: 12/28/17 Address: 4235 Hwy 105 South, Banner Elk, NC 28604 Order: Half pound brisket plate with brunswick stew and BBQ slaw (link to menu) Price: $14.95 Monk: Usually, I try to close out my year by taking a short trip to a barbecue joint an hour or two away but - [Friday Find: Cuban Lechon in Miami](https://barbecuebros.co/2018/01/05/friday-find-cuban-lechon-in-miami/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhA4eOMs7c Before this video, I wasn't aware that Cuba had a lechon tradition somewhat similar to the Philippines. Now La Esquina Del Lechon in Miami doesn't cook over a wood fire, but even though this isn't technically barbecue they look to achieve the roasted whole pig with crispy skin not too dissimilar to Filipino lechon - [The Barbecue Bros Holiday Gift Guide 2017](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/20/the-barbecue-bros-holiday-gift-guide-2017/) - Note: a version of this post was posted in December 2016. It has been updated as of 12/7/17. Here’s some gift ideas for the barbecue lover in your life. The bolded items are the ones I can personally recommend. What else am I missing? Feel free to suggest other gift ideas in the comments and I’ll update the - [Friday Find: According to Eater, Atlanta's Best New Restaurant is B's Cracklin' Barbeque](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/29/friday-find-according-to-eater-atlantas-best-new-restaurant-is-bs-cracklin-barbeque/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCIWRdOVKE Eater visits Barbecue Bros favorite and newly named Best Restaurant in Atlanta (note, not just best barbecue restaurant). Bryan Furman first opened B's Cracklin' in Savannah Georgia in 2014. Now he's bringing his fusion barbecue to Atlanta and the locals are going crazy for it. - [Linkdown: 12/20/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/20/linkdown-12-20-17/) - - Newsday has a solid list of good barbecue in cities across North Carolina worth a "barbecue pilgrimage" Although there’s fantastic barbecue found throughout the state, you don’t have to leave the state’s biggest cities for an unforgettable down-home barbecue meal. Instead, loosen your belt at any of these must-visit restaurants for a quintessential North Carolina - [Photo Gallery: Rough Draft Brewing Beer Dinner at Midwood Smokehouse Park Road](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/01/photo-gallery-rough-draft-brewing-beer-dinner-at-midwood-smokehouse-park-road/) - This past Wednesday night, I was invited by Sarah from Midwood Smokehouse (shouts to Sarah!) to a beer dinner featuring some California-inspired dishes which incorporated smoke in various ways paired with four beers from Rough Draft Brewing Company out of San Diego. I hadn't previously had the pleasure of trying any beers from Rough Draft - [Linkdown: 8/9/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/09/linkdown-8917/) - - Seems like a good time was had by all at Pig & Pedals in Asheboro this past weekend - Making a mental note to try berliner weisse next time I eat barbecue I don't normally drink beer with barbecue, but when I do, it's a Berliner weisse. https://t.co/wLCvCRwaWm — Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) August 4, - [Friday Find: Can NYC BBQ hold it's own in the national BBQ scene?](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/22/friday-find-can-nyc-bbq-hold-its-own-in-the-national-bbq-scene/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYo_ZqCFafU Sean Evans of Hot Ones fame explores NYC's barbecue scene Once mocked for its lack of quality smoked meats, NYC has finally become a serious contender on the national BBQ scene. But does it have the chops to appease two Texas locals? In the hopes of gaining some perspective, Sean Evans enlists the help - [Linkdown: 12/13/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/13/linkdown-12-13-17/) - - Sad news as Midwood Smokeshack has closed in Matthews. However, there is some good news in that the employees will keep their jobs at other Midwood Smokehouse locations and FS Food Groupd will be looking to build a full service Midwood Smokehouse in the Matthews area at some point. - D.G. Martin's list of - [Cook's BBQ - Lexington, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/11/cooks-bbq-lexington-nc/) - Name: Cook’s BBQ Date: 11/25/17 Address: 366 Valiant Dr, Lexington, NC 27292 Order: Monk: Three meat combo plate (chopped pork, sausage, ribs) with red slaw, hush puppies, fries, and Cheerwine; Speedy: Three meat combo plate (coarse chopped pork, brisket, ribs) with red slaw, hush puppies, tater tots, and Cheerwine (link to menu) Price: ~$17 each - [Friday Find: Interview with Daniel Vaughn, BBQ snob and editor of TMBBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/15/friday-find-interview-with-daniel-vaughn-bbq-snob-and-editor-of-tmbbq/) - https://youtu.be/6kmR1GEd9M4 Twitter user @KevinsBBQJoints (Kevin Kelly) has been interviewing various barbecue personalities and posting videos for the past half-year, but I just stumbled upon his YouTube page. Here's his video interview of Daniel Vaughn, but he's got many more with Jess Pryles, Nick Solares, Amy Mills, J.C. Reid, and more. My interview with Texas Monthly Magazine - [Linkdown: 12/6/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/06/linkdown-12-6-17/) - - A review of Sam Jones BBQ from The Daily Reflector - J.C. Reid's latest barbecue article reflects on pork belly Pork belly goes beyond the bacon. Latest for @HoustonChron. Feat. @killensbbq, @killensstq @PappasDeltaBlue #houbbq https://t.co/8TL6SM9fL8 — J.C. Reid (@jcreidtx) November 24, 2017 - A Minnesota Chef thinks he's figured out the secret to perfect barbecue...and - [La Barbecue - Austin, TX (Speedy's take)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/14/la-barbecue-austin-tx-speedys-take/) - Name: La Barbecue Date: 7/20/17 Address: 1906 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 Order: ½ lb brisket, ¼ lb pork, 1 sausage link (link to menu) Price: $19 Speedy: After a quick work trip to Dallas, I thought it would be a good idea to pop over to Austin to visit Rudy. We both - [Potbelly BBQ (food truck) (mini-review)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/16/potbelly-bbq-food-truck-mini-review/) - Name: Potbelly BBQ Date: 10/7/17 Order: Chopped pork sandwich (link to menu) Price: $5.95 Monk: Each fall, the Anne Springs Close Greenway in nearby Fort Mill hosts a Fall Frolic on weekends in October. Think tractor rides, pumpkin picking, horseback riding, barrel rides, hay jumping, etc. Potbelly BBQ was one of a few food vendors - [Friday Find: Eater visits Pecan Lodge](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/08/friday-find-eater-visits-pecan-lodge/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB9XI6JNk2M I've still yet to go to Pecan Lodge (Rudy liked it a lot) but when I do go I plan to bring some friends and get The Trough. Ask a Texan what their favorite smokehouse is and the answers will span the state. Ask someone from Dallas, and chances are you’ll hear the name - [Linkdown: 11/29/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/29/linkdown-11-29-17/) - - A tiny new joint in the mountains of NC called The Tin Shed has opened on a farm in the tiny town of Spruce Pines - RIP Douglas Oliver, longtime pitmaster at Sweatman's Bar-B-Que Restaurant kitchens are full of unsung heroes, obscurity toilers, invisible workers like Douglas Oliver, who died last month. For over three - [Hill's Lexington Barbecue - Winston-Salem, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/12/04/hills-lexington-barbecue-winston-salem-nc/) - Name: Hill’s Lexington Barbecue Date: 11/24/17 Address: 4005 Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Order: Monk and Speedy: Chopped plate with red slaw, hush puppies, fries, and Cheerwine (link to menu) Price: $30 (for two) Monk: When Speedy and I stopped in at Hill’s Lexington Barbecue the day after Thanksgiving, we didn’t know we were stepping - [Friday Find: Southerners Try NY BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/24/friday-find-southerners-try-ny-bbq/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3CASH8QPpg A different twist on the "Foreigners Try American BBQ" video concept. A recently transplanted Texan gets a mini barbecue tour of Texas joints in NYC: Fette Sau in Brooklyn and Hill Country and Blue Smoke in Manhattan. Gotta say - why didn't they try Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook though? I can only assume - [The Improper Pig - Charlote, NC (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/13/the-improper-pig-charlote-nc-re-review/) - Name: The Improper Pig Date: 11/3/17 Address: 110 S Sharon Amity Rd Charlotte, NC 28211 Order: The Cotswold Platter with pulled pork and smoked andouille with asian slaw and collards (link to menu) Price: $14.99 Monk: Back in late 2014, Speedy and I checked out The Improper Pig within a few weeks of it opening - [Friday Find: BuzzFeed Roadtrips through North and South Carolina](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/17/friday-find-buzzfeed-roadtrips-through-north-and-south-carolina/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0XdNaW181U&feature=youtu.be Update: I re-watched the video and found it to be pretty light on actual barbecue content and more of a commercial for the car. BuzzFeed takes a 6-stop barbecue roadtrip through North and South Carolina to visit some great and iconic joints: Buxton Hall Barbecue, Lexington Barbecue, Skylight Inn, Rodney Scott's BBQ, Sweatman's BBQ, - [Linkdown: 11/15/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/15/linkdown-11-15-17/) - - A promising new barbecue joint has opened up in Manteo on the Outer Banks, Carolina Bar-B-Que Company Behind the smokehouse, owner Mike Weaver raises an axe in an arc over his shoulders. The blade comes down sure and fast and cleaves a broad section of pecan trunk in two. This is barbecue at its - [Photo Gallery: Saturday Lunch at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge - Shelby, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/10/photo-gallery-saturday-lunch-at-red-bridges-barbecue-lodge-shelby-nc/) - Monk: Some more shots from around the grounds at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge. See my review from this visit here. I started my stroll at the iconic green and yellow sign closest to Hwy 74, which is just simply a great retro sign. Over 70 years! Red Bridges is known for their large wood pile, - [Linkdown: 11/8/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/08/linkdown-11-8-17/) - - A couple of barbecue restaurants make Charlotte Agenda's Top 50 Charlotte Restaurant rankings, Midwood Smokehouse (#20) and Seoul Food Meat Co (#46) - Raleigh recently got a new barbecue joint on Glenwood South, Southern Charred - The barbecue circle of life: JB's Smokeshack on John's Island outside of Charleston has been put up for - [Friday Find: Slice of Jess visits Midwood Smokehouse](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/03/friday-find-slice-of-jess-visits-midwood-smokehouse/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Jm45Bt9gI_c Slice of Jess visits with Matthew Barry, Executive Chef and Pit Master of Midwood Smokehouse, for a promotional video that highlights what they've been doing in Charlotte since 2012. Charlotte culinary scene is thriving, and I am so grateful to be intertwined in the mix. With new establishments popping up every week, I’ve decided to film - [Linkdown: 11/1/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/11/01/linkdown-11117-2/) - - Photos from last weekend's Barbecue Festival in Lexington, where almost 200,000 people made the trip - More whole hog is coming to Texas in the form of Feges BBQ in Houston - Meanwhile, in Austin: Behind the scenes of "new school" barbecue: https://t.co/tetLvfuYGZ — Eater Austin (@EaterAustin) October 21, 2017 - Barbecue vs chili - [Linkdown: 10/25/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/25/linkdown-102517/) - - The 88th annual Mallard Creek Barbecue is tomorrow and the chefs are very busy right about now Event organizers expect to cook 15,000 pounds of pork barbecue, prepare 2,500 gallons of Brunswick stew, shred two tons of coleslaw, brew 400 gallons of coffee and entertain close to 20,000 people. - Preparations are underway for - [Friday Find: The Charlotte Podcast Explores "Is Charlotte a BBQ Town?"](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/20/friday-find-the-charlotte-podcast-explores-is-charlotte-a-bbq-town/) - https://soundcloud.com/cltpodcast/episode-097-is-charlotte-a-bbq-town-w-jeremy-markovich Monk: Our State Magazine senior editor, podcaster, and writer (and former Charlottean) Jeremy Markovich joins Miller of The Charlotte Podcast to discuss NC barbecue in general before discussing specifically whether Charlotte is a barbecue town. After a short intro, the barbecue talk starts at 5:17 with some open-ended questions about NC barbecue. Before shifting - [Friday Find: Whole Hog (dir by Joe York)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/27/friday-find-whole-hog-dir-by-joe-york/) - https://vimeo.com/67810409 Directed by Southern Foodways Alliance ringer documentary filmmaker extraordinaire, Joe York. We previously posted the follow-up to this video on the late Ricky Parker's son, Zach, who is carrying on the tradition at Scott's-Parker's. by Joe York, an examination of barbecue culture in west-central Tennessee. At the core of the story is whole hog - [Photo Gallery: Hot Dogs and Smoked Pastrami from Noble Smoke](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/23/photo-gallery-noble-smoke-at-the-tabor-bungalow-social/) - Monk: For the second year in a row, Jim Noble of the forthcoming Noble Smoke partnered with local menswear store Tabor for their Bungalow Social block party, While last year he smoked NC-style barbecue, this year he brought house made hot dogs grilled out of one of his mobile rigs, Flossie. So while I have - [Linkdown: 10/18/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/18/linkdown-101817/) - - The Barbecue Festival is next weekend and here are the deets Here's the big deal with Lexington barbecue and next weekend's festival. https://t.co/LnG3s5eH0u #CLT5 @barbecuefest pic.twitter.com/am47IUS5wR — CharlotteFive (@Charlotte_Five) October 17, 2017 - The updated Thrillist list of best barbecue in America contains 4 joints from NC, including a newer joint that only - [Guest Photo Gallery: Papa Turney's Old Fashion BBQ - Hermitage, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/13/guest-photo-gallery-papa-turneys-old-fashion-bbq-hermitage-tn/) - Mrs. Monk recently took a weekend trip away to Nashville with some friends and while she was able to escape me for the weekend, she wasn't so fortunate when it came to barbecue. Mind you, this wasn't intentional and the only reason she ended up here was because her and her friends happened upon Papa Turney's - [Linkdown: 10/11/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/11/linkdown-101117/) - - 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 - [Barbecue on Netflix Streaming (Updated October 2017)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/09/barbecue-on-netflix-streaming-updated-october-2017/) - NOTE: This is an updated version of a post that was last updated in March 2016. By no means is this an exhaustive list but here are the barbecue shows and episodes that I’ve found on Netflix streaming. What have we missed? Feel free to comment below and I will update the post. NEW "Barbecue" directed by - [Friday Find: David Dawei NC BBQ Tour: B's BBQ](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/06/friday-find-david-dawei-nc-bbq-tour-bs-bbq/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=641bQcyl69A&t=50s One man's video journey through NC barbecue starts at B's in Greenville. This is my first stop in North Carolina to start the BBQ Tour. B's BBQ is located in Greenville. If you are in the vicinity, the pork is definitely worth tasting The Pork (as served) was fantastic - 9/10 The Vinegar BBQ - [Linkdown: 10/4/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/04/linkdown-10417/) - - The menu for this year's 88th Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue, to be held on October 26 - Cheerwine funnel cake, Thanksgiving egg roll, and turkey bbq are some of the crazy food items at this year's NC State Fair - Seasoned Review has a few recent barbecue reviews: Dreamland Barbecue in Tuscaloosa and Hillsborough - [Woodlands Barbecue and Pickin' Parlor - Blowing Rock, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/10/02/woodlands-barbecue-and-pickin-parlor-blowing-rock-nc/) - Name: Woodlands Barbecue and Pickin’ Parlor Date: 9/15/17 Address: 8304 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Order: “The Hog” (pork, beef, ribs, and wings) with red slaw and collards (link to menu) Price: $19.99 Monk: Let me state for the record that visiting Woodlands Barbecue and Pickin’ Parlor (quite a mouthful, that name) in Blowing - [Linkdown: 9/27/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/27/linkdown-92717/) - - The Whole Hog Barbecue Championship is this weekend in Raleigh (along with the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival) Sir Walter & @RaleighGov are ready to welcome @IntlBluegrass and @wholehogbbqnc for #wideopenbluegrass and the Barbecue Championship! pic.twitter.com/jT2sxTmGU1 — NC Pork Council (@ncpork) September 25, 2017 - More coverage from HuffPost - Marie, Let's Eat! explores south - [Friday Find: The Durham Barbecue Trail](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/29/friday-find-the-durham-barbecue-trail/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhfC5Ejmfo This video produced by the Durham Convention & Visitor's Bureau explores The Pit (our review), Bullock's Bar-B-Que, Backyard BBQ Pit (our review), and The Q Shack (our review). I do think they should have gone to Johnson Family BBQ (our review) as well. Barbecue is a famous part of North Carolina cuisine, and Durham's - [Barbee's Bar-B-Que - Peachland, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/04/barbees-bar-b-q-peachland-nc/) - Name: Barbee’s Bar-B-Que Date: 8/18/17 Address: 116 Glenn Falls St, Peachland, NC 28133 Order: Small chopped pork plate with red slaw, baked beans, hush puppies, and sweet tea Price: $10 Monk: With the advent of the interstate highways, the roadside barbecue shack has become mostly a thing of the past. In NC, they can be - [Friday Find: King's Barbecue Restaurant](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/22/friday-find-kings-barbecue-restaurant/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmf236U86mo Four words: Pig. In. A. Pup. - [Franklin Barbecue - Austin, TX (RE-REVIEW)](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/28/franklin-barbecue-austin-tx-re-review/) - Name: Franklin Barbecue Date: 7/21/17 Address: 900 E 11th, Austin, TX Order: 2 pounds brisket, 1 pound ribs, 1 pound ribs, 1 pound sausage (link to menu) Price: $120-ish Speedy: Less than 24 hours after my excellent visit to La Barbecue, I was ready to get back at it, this time to the legendary Franklin - [Linkdown: 9/20/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/20/linkdown-92017/) - - The Port City Ribfest moves from Wilmington to Carolina Beach this November - It's no surprise that barbecue is North Carolina's iconic dish according to Flavored Nation; Missouri is the only other state they list with barbecue as its iconic dish - Charleston is one of the best food towns in the south, in part - [Bennett's Pit Bar-B-Que - Gatlinburg, TN](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/18/bennetts-pit-bar-b-que-gatlinburg-tn/) - Name: Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que Date: 9/3/17 Address: 714 River Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Order: Bar-B-Que Combo (chopped pork, brisket, and sausage) with jalapeno mac and cheese and coleslaw (link to menu) Price: $14.99 Monk: While our last barbecue stop on the Monk family vacation to Gatlinburg, Tennessee was a bit of a bust for reasons - [Okie Dokies Smokehouse - Swannanoa, NC](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/11/okie-dokies-smokehouse-swannanoa-nc/) - Name: Okie Dokies Smokehouse Date: 9/1/17 Address: 2375 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778 Order: Big Combo (chopped pork, chopped beef, and ribs) with collards and red slaw (link to menu) Price: $14.99 Monk: In the Asheville area, there had been still a couple of places in the surrounding towns that have caught my eye - [Linkdown: 9/13/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/13/linkdown-91317/) - - RIP to the original Riverside location of 12 Bones; it is survived by the Arden location and a new Riverside location down the street coming in January 2018 - Operation BBQ Relief has been helping out for weeks for Harvey and is now live for Irma - I've never been here but its unfortunate - [Friday Find: Hawaii's Best BBQ is Hidden in the Mountains of Oahu](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/15/friday-find-hawaiis-best-bbq-is-hidden-in-the-mountains-of-oahu/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-0WkLh_RB0 Barbecue and free beer on top of a mountain in Hawaii? That definitely sounds like paradise. Eater's Dining on an Dime makes the trek. In this episode of Dining on a Dime, host Lucas Peterson heads to Hi-BBQ, food truck on top of a remote wind farm in Kahuku, Hawaii. This couple-owned truck is - [Linkdown: 9/6/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/06/linkdown-9617/) - - Per their Instagram, Midwood Smokehouse is donating $1 from each pulled pork sandwich sold this week to Hurricane Harvey relief - This past week New Bern hosted the first Piggin' and Grinnin' Festival for folks to enjoy barbecue and bluegrass - Currituck BBQ Company is a recommended stop on NC 158 A road trip - [Linkdown: 8/30/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/30/linkdown-83017/) - - Thinking of Houston in the wake of Harvey Even if you are far from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, there are ways to contribute. https://t.co/GNuzKpKGMj — Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) August 27, 2017 - In drier times (hopefully coming soon), could whole hog barbecue succeed in Houston? - Glad to hear that the smokers at - [Friday Find: House of Carbs - "Barbecue for the Forces of Good"](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/09/01/friday-find-house-of-carbs-barbecue-for-the-forces-of-good/) - .@dannychau discusses his recent trip to Charleston and his thesis on South Carolina barbecue with @HousefromDC https://t.co/Px6WvjufLG — The Ringer (@ringer) August 29, 2017 A barbecue-focused episode this week. In the first segment, I would describe fellow Ringer colleagues David Shoemaker and Bryan Curtis as two guys who grew up in Texas but I would - [Linkdown: 8/23/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/23/linkdown-82317/) - - Ringer's Danny Chau visits Lewis Barbecue and Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston and sees the future of barbecue Charleston is now a beacon for where the future of American barbecue is headed: everywhere https://t.co/z7mMG3imwZ — The Ringer (@ringer) August 23, 2017 - First We Feast: "8 Common BBQ Myths, Debunked" - Seoul Food Meat - [Friday Find: Aaron Franklin interview on the Eater Upsell Podcast](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/25/friday-find-aaron-franklin-gets-interviewed-by-the-eater-upsell-podcast/) - https://soundcloud.com/eaterupsell/ep-61-how-smoked-brisket Why Franklin will never open a second barbecue restaurant: “There aren’t enough cows,” Franklin says. 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(link to menu) Bill: $25 Rudy: I knew that Monk had already reviewed Das BBQ on a trip to - [Linkdown: 8/16/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/16/linkdown-81617/) - - Way to go, Ace Biscuit & Barbecue: owner Brian Ashworth kicks Nazis out of his restaurant in Charlottesville - Jamie Foxx made a stop at Stamey's last week while in town for a Global Entrepreneurs convention at the Greensboro Coliseum across the street - Carrboro's got a new upscale yuppie-que joint called CrossTies Barbecue, - [Friday Find: "Barbecue" trailer; coming to Netflix 8/15](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/11/friday-find-barbecue-trailer-coming-to-netflix-815/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KQRieY1i0o&t=1s Barbecue is coming to Netflix next Tuesday and will be in glorious 4K video! Coming to Netflix worldwide on August 15, 2017. Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat. It’s a ritual performed religiously across the world. For some it’s a path to salvation. It is the pride of nations. And - [Hard Eight BBQ - Coppell, TX](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/07/hard-eight-bbq-dallas-tx/) - Name: Hard Eight BBQ Date: 7/17/17 Address: 688 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell, TX 75019 Order: Brisket, pork ribs, sausage, fries, corn bread pie (link to menu) Price: Can’t remember, maybe ~$36? Speedy: Recently, I had a short work trip to Dallas, which I turned into a more extended trip to visit Rudy in Austin. With a - [Linkdown: 8/2/17](https://barbecuebros.co/2017/08/02/linkdown-8217/) - - One man's quest to ruin it for everyone else; complaints of air pollution from Little Richard's BBQ in Winston-Salem: Someone has been emailing for months officials with the N.C. 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