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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 after they didn’t open by the end of February as they had initially announced but a few weeks delay can be excused. Mr. Barbecue is now open Mondays to Saturdays from 10:30am to 9:30pm.
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Reminder: Jon G’s Barbecue food truck will be at Waxhaw Taphouse today for St. Patty’s Day starting at 5pm
Backyard BBQ Pit in Durham makes this list from Southern Living’s Robert Moss
For Moss’s iconic dish for NC, he selects the humble barbecue tray from the Piedmont region
More coverage of the inaugural Pinehurst Barbecue Festival which will take place on Labor Day Weekend of this year; Chef Joe Lumbrazo of Backyard Bistro restaurant and Ashley Sheppard of the historic Pik N Pig Restaurant in Carthage have joined Ed Mitchell as pitmasters for the event
Barvecue, producers of wood-smoked, plant-based barbecue, has broken ground on the world’s largest plant-based smokehouse in Cornelius; dubbed the “Carolina Smokehouse” the 10,000 square foot facility plans to open in July of 2021
Mac’s Speed Shop and Noble Smoke have two of the best patios in Charlotte
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Evan LeRoy reflects on a year of pandemic barbecue
Rodney Scott’s recipe for leftover barbecue and grits is featured in Parade Magazine
Matt Horn is adding burgers to his budding barbecue empire
Adrian Miller featured in Stanford Magazine as the “bard of “barbecue”
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