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
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Jon G’s Barbecue has an updated website ahead of their brick and mortar launch later this year
Wilber’s Barbecue continuing to get us primed
Tommy Tomlinson gets it
Bette Midler gets it
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 is raising money for ER workers in NYC
Neil McClure of McCure’s Barbecue and the Deswine Intervention competition team smoked barbecue for Children’s Hospital workers last weekend in New Orleans
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest has been rescheduled to Sept 30-Oct 3
There is no ‘I’ in barbecue
Johnson Family Barbecue in Durham had a recent incident with a Postmates driver and the owner Wayne Johnson has made things worse by responding to negative Yelp reviews with racist and inflammatory language
The death of barbecue hash was perhaps premature, writes Robert Moss for Southern Living
Pinkerton’s BBQ owner Grant Pinkerton is interviewed by The Andy Staple Show on The Athletic and discusses how his staff are dealing with Covid-19
Uncorked is a new Netflix movie set in a Memphis barbecue restaurant that serves…brisket?
WILBER’S BACK (soon)
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 new shirt available with 100% of the proceeds going to its employees who are affected by the coronavirus
Southern Soul BBQ is feeding hospitality and service industry employees associated
Cook’s Barbecue in Lexington has reopened after its husband and wife owners were involved in a car wreck earlier this month; Jason Heitman, the husband, is still in a hospital
Catching up with Chef Ashley Capps, formerly the of pastry chef at Buxton Hall
Predictably, the Houston Barbecue Festival has been canceled
Port City BBQ will be offering eastern NC barbecue to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach this summer, though they will be smoking in an Ole Hickory
Robert Moss on the history of hash and rice
A belated happy birthday to Carey Bringle, the Peg Leg Porker himself
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 Original Leo and Susie’s Green Top Barbecue in Dora, AL disappointed
The evolution of the Texas beef rib from J.C. Reid (paywall)
Aaron Franklin’s latest venture isn’t about barbecue
Feges BBQ is opening a second location in the Houston area
Meanwhile, Ronnie Killen is opening another barbecue joint in The Woodlands area of Houston
Grape jelly in barbecue sauce? Apparently so in some regions of Georgia
This short list of eight black-owned barbecue joints in Houston includes Gatlin’s BBQ and Ray’s BBQ Shack
Interesting story, on a potential origin of hush puppies, but according to historian Adrian Miller its 50/50 whether or not its actually true
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