– Lewis Barbecue finally opened in Charleston yesterday, and here’s a look at the four custom-built smokers that were built in Texas and shipped to SC
– Destination BBQ attended the friends and family event and posted on the experience, which is “unlike what those of us born and raised in SC are accustomed to in a BBQ restaurant”
– Charlotte Five discovers the greatness of The Smoke Pit that we’ve known about for a few months, calling it “worth the wait”
Showing up to The Smoke Pit on Saturday means many guests will be standing in a line that starts at the register and trails out the door where people wait patiently to move forward. Some guests say that on one Saturday, they stood in a line that wrapped around the building. With so many daily visitors, certain items may run out and are then placed on a sign below the menu, which some visitors peer at from the line.
– This Sunday, the Plaza Midwood Pig Pickn’ will be held at the Moo & Brew parking lot
Benji Hughes will be headlining our Parking Lot Party at the Plaza Midwood Pig Pickin’ July 3rd pic.twitter.com/KTbOVQ5G33
— Moo&Brew (@mooandbrewclt) June 27, 2016
– After Grant’s wholehearted defense of Georgia BBQ last week, Robert Moss weighs in as well
– Speaking of which, Grant makes the rounds to Paradise Country Bar-B-Que in Milledgeville and Andy’s BBQ in Eatonton, which he finds to be “every bit as good” as Allen & Son Barbeque in Chapel Hill (they happen to use a similar vinegar and pepper sauce)
– Destination BBQ continues their SC BBQ roadtrip series with I-20, which passes through three of the four barbecue regions in the state; side note – these entries are incredibly thorough and well worth a read if you haven’t checked them out yet
SC BBQ Road Trip: Interstate 20 https://t.co/LkpLbM0kPz pic.twitter.com/3NlvStK7Wr
— destination-bbq.com (@DestinationBBQ) June 27, 2016
– From last week, Daniel Vaughn draws parallels between Hawaii’s kalua pig and Texas barbacoa
-Jim Shahin of the Washington Post breaks down the latest barbecue books, including the reprinting of Robb Walsh’s Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook
– The Barbecue Center in Lexington has a new sign to replace the previous one of 55 years
The original sign lasted 55 years. Here’s to another 55! pic.twitter.com/l4kI79yJji
— Barbecue Center (@barbecue_center) June 25, 2016