Linkdown: 2/17/21

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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 first of their two head-to-head wins last week

Non-Native News

Congrats to BBQ Tourist on 3 years!

He recently wrote up the best barbecue restaurants in Omaha on his blog

Edna Jane’s pitmaster Clay Blair grew up in Asheville; the restaurant, which is named in honor of Blair’s beloved grandmother, includes beef ribs and brisket, along with the signature Carolina pork spare and back ribs, and pulled pork shoulder served with pepper vinegar sauce.

The Soul Food Scholar weighs in on whether cornbread should have sugar in it

Adrian Miller also had a lengthy conversation with Boulder Weekly about his upcoming book Black Smoke

Big Bob Gibson review

The family-owned Original K&K Bar-B-Que is in Corsicana, TX

Heirloom Market makes this list from Eater Atlanta

Big Wayner with his spin on the Tik Tok Tortilla trend

Linkdown: 3/30/16

Voting ends tomorrow for Thrillist’s America’s Best BBQ Bracket (vote for Red Bridges!)

– The fast casual concept of Midwood Smokehouse, named Midwood Smokeshack, will open its first location in Matthews

– Charlotte Observer food writer Kathleen Purvis has 5 styles of brisket to try around Charlotte, including the smoked version at Sauceman’s

– Purvis also explores the black/white cornbread divide; loyal readers will know which side I fall on

– Yet another NC barbecue roadtrip list

-The Indy Week out of NC’s triangle has a feature on Picnic:

– Speaking of which, Picnic is now open on Sundays

– Fox Bros. in Atlanta is expanding with a barbecue kiosk at the up-and-coming Armour Yards

– Robert Moss takes a quick trip to Houston and focuses on the boudin sausage

– Red Clay Soul has a Georgia Mild BBQ Sauce Bracket

– The origin story of Heirloom Market’s spicy korean barbecue sandwich