Linkdown: 9/11/19

September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 / Barbecue Bros / Leave a comment

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

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

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

Valentina’s Tex Mex gets profiled in Garden & Gun

At Valentina’s Tex Mex, the Vidal family are putting their own spin on barbecue—one smoked brisket taco at a time: https://t.co/r3suFTz9pG pic.twitter.com/MFTW4jcbC4
— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgun) September 9, 2019

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

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

Turn-of-the-century meat and food markets of Central Texas birthed that region's style of barbecue, and their remnants can still be found in both the old and new barbecue joints of that region. My latest for the @HoustonChron. https://t.co/9Esex33Txn pic.twitter.com/Kv48oK8vyC
— J.C. Reid (@jcreidtx) September 8, 2019

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

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

Wait, what?!

Locals unwittingly declare @SUBWAY's barbecue sandwich "the real deal." https://t.co/Uae81w1H3K
— Austin Chronicle (@AustinChronicle) September 5, 2019

Linkdown: 9/4/19

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 / Barbecue Bros / Leave a comment

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

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— Hunter Butler (@ThStructuresGuy) September 3, 2019

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 and The Kream Kastle in Blytheville, Chubby’s in Hayti, Helen’s in Brownsville, B.E. Scott’s in Lexington, and Ramey’s in Parsons

Bourbon + Barbecue = Crazy Delicious (applicable for any day, not just Labor Day)

We paired bourbons with barbecue for your #LaborDay festivities https://t.co/XKpILJ0DI0 pic.twitter.com/CdcKHCMNIX
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) August 31, 2019

Roegel’s Barbecue in Houston will be doing whole hog once a month

We'll be doing whole hog once a month and we'll announce the date soon. #SmokedLife #BBQLife #HouBBQ #Hou #Houston #BBQ #TX #Texas #Barbecue #WilberIsTheNewPigCooker #BewleyPits #Veteran #VeteranOwned pic.twitter.com/o9a776F0gH
— Roegels Barbecue Co. (@RoegelsBarbecue) September 1, 2019

Jess Pryles walks Popular Mechanics through 6 smokers in this article:

Master the Art of Barbecue with One of These Six Awesome Smokers https://t.co/8ckR47j9tD
— Tuo Paparino (@tuopaparinoduo) September 2, 2019

Matthew Odam sees how the sausage gets made at Franklin Barbecue

Yes, @FranklinBbq is now making all of their #sausage in-house now (mostly from trimmings from their delicious #brisket). I talk to Aaron Franklin and "Sausage Queen" Megan Nesland about how they got here and what guests can expect. #bbq https://t.co/TJyv0wMDlP pic.twitter.com/t9fY6lcsYm
— Matthew Odam (@odam) August 30, 2019

Give Adrian Miller a follow on Twitter if you think you might be able to help him out with any barbecue research questions this fall

My #blacksmoke manuscript is due in early December. Be ready for a lot of interesting #BBQresearch questions, requests, and tidbits over the next few months. Thanks for all your help and encouragement over the past couple of years. This book is going to be soooooo 🔥!
— soulfoodscholar (@soulfoodscholar) September 3, 2019

Linkdown: 8/7/19

August 7, 2019August 6, 2019 / Barbecue Bros / Leave a comment

A “Carolina Mustard” colorway Saucony Jazz from Sneaker Charleston

Celebrating a summer staple in style. https://t.co/iAIrfMvOXx
— HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) August 4, 2019

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

Nobel Smoke has entered the arena. https://t.co/vYYJIDxu9H
— Axios Charlotte (@axioscharlotte) August 5, 2019

Here’s what’s next for the “Noble Smoke Campus”

His barbecue spot on Freedom Drive just opened, but Chef Jim Noble is just getting started on his plot there. Coming up next: Suffolk Punch Blendery and his latest restaurant concept, Bossy Beulah’s Chicken Shack. We now have details on these projects: https://t.co/jrJWQADf0i
— Charlotte magazine (@CharlotteMag) August 5, 2019

Another article on Jones Bar-B-Que in Marianna, AR, which has been open since 1910

https://twitter.com/soulphoodie/status/1158566365705453569

Delta Blues BBQ is a new Memphis-style barbecue truck in Oakboro that will soon open a store at an old 1930’s service station

LeAnn Mueller and Ali Clem of la Barbecue get profiled in Austin Monthly

https://twitter.com/paulaforbes/status/1155896224953839617

Speaking of Austin, Southside Market & BBQ of Elgin is opening a location in the capital

Oldest barbecue joint in Texas opens first Austin location, plus more https://t.co/hJypWj8HHR
— CultureMap Austin (@CultureMapATX) July 31, 2019

Some scenes from last weekend’s Pig & Pedals Barbecue Festival in Asheboro

Details on the Blue Ridge BBQ and Brew Festival, which will determine the NC state champion in West Jefferson later this month

A summer NC barbecue bracket pitting western/Lexington-style versus eastern; you can place your votes over at the Carolina Hurricanes blog Canes Country

We kick off the first round of the CC Barbecue Wars today, and ketchup is the order of the day in the opening round of our attempt to identify North Carolina’s best barbecue. Vote for your favorite western barbecue now! https://t.co/yn7CvNPKqG
— Canes Country (@CanesCountry) August 5, 2019

This isn’t barbecue related (despite the photo below), but is highly recommended 8 minute read, particularly if you have lived in Charlotte in the past 20 years

I wrote about The Penguin and what Charlotte was and what it is now. https://t.co/ckdeAUfNar
— Jeremy Markovich (@deftlyinane) July 31, 2019

Linkdown: 7/17/19

July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 / Barbecue Bros / Leave a comment

Required reading from John T. in this month’s Garden & Gun

John T. Edge takes the temperature of twenty-first-century ‘cue: https://t.co/u4WS466dtx pic.twitter.com/ksE62DeLsw
— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgun) July 16, 2019

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 Noble

He started getting serious about opening a barbecue restaurant around 2008, but he kept getting delayed. Joe Kindred, a former intern for Noble who has since opened his own restaurants, remembers going all across the state with Noble and stopping at barbecue places along the way.

Daniel Vaughn says the best thing on the menu at Franklin Barbecue is the beef rib

.@bbqsnob can't tell you whether the time and expense it takes to secure a Franklin Barbecue beef rib will be worth it for you, but he can tell you that it's the best thing on the famous joint's entire menu. https://t.co/Oehsf5Kn7o
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) July 16, 2019

A recap of last weekend’s Tex-Mex BBQ Block Party at Houston’s St. Arnold Brewing

L&L B&M incoming:

LeRoy & Lewis's brick-and-mortar is coming soon https://t.co/gXbdSYvojL
— Eater Austin (@EaterAustin) July 15, 2019

Howard Conyers on his recent visit to Jones Bar-B-Que in Marianna, Arkansas, which has been open since 1910

North Carolina barbecue is spreading to Orlando via New York-based restaurant, Brother Jimmy’s

An excerpt from Jim Auchmutey’s book Smoke Lore is up on BarbecueBible.com

New on the https://t.co/RBxYFhMYCQ blog — Author Jim Auchmutey introduces us to his fantastic new book, Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America. Check it out here: https://t.co/uLJ6GUN0sv pic.twitter.com/GKjZAxmUlN
— Steven Raichlen (@sraichlen) July 12, 2019

Heads up, Denver:

Join me on Aug. 13th for a "Que and A" with Jim Auchmutey, author of "Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America." @ChelunaBrewing w/ food by @rollingsmoke. Proceeds from all sales will benefit @cohumanities. Thanks to our sponsor @helliemaes! Tix: https://t.co/ktzjY6a6Iu pic.twitter.com/NdaUiaMeyp
— soulfoodscholar (@soulfoodscholar) July 16, 2019

The 11th Annual Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival will take place in Bedford, TX during Labor Day weekend 2019. For more information, please visit their site.

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