Four words: Pig. In. A. Pup.
King’s Bar-B-Que
Linkdown: 4/5/17
– Looks like NC Governor Roy Cooper will be getting some smoked salmon, coffee, apples, and chocolate from Washington Governor Jay Inslee
– A NY Times profile on Kansas City with some great photography
The @frugaltraveler explores Kansas City: barbecue, beer and bargains. https://t.co/095raygMCc pic.twitter.com/G1oPWQ2OsK
— NY Times Travel (@nytimestravel) March 29, 2017
– Rodney Scott was featured in a KC vs SC barbecue showdown on Late Show with Stephen Colbert
– Southern Living readers voted Carolina BBQ in Spartanburg the best in the state
– Pulled pork + Giant Hush Puppy =
Kings’ Pig in a Puppy is all the deliciousness you could ever crave, in one handy sandwich. https://t.co/ej1xYJHjbN pic.twitter.com/InG0vGR24f
— Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) March 30, 2017
– Jim Early, founder and CEO of the NC BBQ Society received the Winner’s Circle Award from Visit NC 365
– Queen City Q remains the barbecue vendor at Charlotte Knights stadium this year, and are now smoking all barbecue in-house
Barbecue smoked in-house, which had previously only been available on the catering menu, has been added at the outfield picnic area. New items offered to fans include house-smoked, hand pulled pork; slow-cooked, carved brisket; grilled hot dogs; and corn on the cob and potato salad.
– It’s not barbecue, but Bojangles is a NC institution (duh)
At @Bojangles1977, the chicken is important, but the biscuit is the foundation on which everything is built. https://t.co/uWYQKM8mUE
— Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) March 30, 2017
Linkdown: 11/16/16
– Kings BBQ in Kinston has reopened for the first time since Hurricane Matthew
– A trip to Raleigh should include a visit to The Pit, says this writer for the Columbus Dispatch
– Dallas News documents a roadtrip to Lexington for The Barbecue Festival and then to Asheville for Buxton Hall Barbecue
– Daniel Vaughn with a little shade for David Chang’s ssäm
Look, we copied the current aesthetic of craft barbecue! https://t.co/VJRgayuwwX
— Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) November 12, 2016
– Grant visits Nooga-Q Smokehouse in Chattanooga and likes the chicken a lot more than everything else he tried
– Poogan’s Smokehouse has been open for one year in Charleston’s East Bay
– How John Lewis made his way from Texas to Charleston
How @JohnLewisBBQ brought Texas barbecue to Charleston: https://t.co/0mes5cb2Sl pic.twitter.com/FT6rcZwziA
— Lucky Peach (@LuckyPeach) November 7, 2016
Linkdown: 1/14/15
– Barbecue Bros fave Midwood Smokehouse is adding a Ballantyne location so that folks in suburbia can have good barbecue too; it will also allow them to expand their catering operations with the space’s larger kitchen
– Charlotte Observer restaurant critic checks out The Improper Pig and has mixed reviews
The place’s selection of sauces also include a sweet/spicy traditional, an Eastern-style and a mustard one, plus versions dubbed Korean, Thai and teriyaki. You’ll want to try them, and use at least one liberally. A half chicken, smoked, had more moisture than the pork, though not much more flavor. Wings were OK, and go for $10 a pound, in our case eight wings.
– Over in the Triangle, Big Mike’s Brew N Que opens in Cary; half barbecue restaurant, half bottle shop
– Robert Moss breaks down the unique regional variations of brunswick stew
– Speaking of which, in his latest column he moves away from exploring certain dishes to reviewing a barbecue joint; first up, its B’s Cracklin BBQ in Savannah, who only opened last October but is cooking heritage breed hogs over all types of wood
– Steve Raichlen predicts barbecue trends in 2015
– The Eater National 38 includes Franklin Barbecue and Gunshow in Atlanta, which serves whole hog barbecue
– Daniel Vaughn’s most underrated barbecue meats and sides in Austin
– Useful NC infographic
We have 37,000 miles of picturesque streams to enjoy and two styles of BBQ at battle. pic.twitter.com/t7mlPQWx4V (via @ourstatemag)
— Visit North Carolina (@VisitNC) January 9, 2015
– King’s in Kinston gets the Our State Carolina ‘Cue treatment
Where hush puppies and barbecue have been united forever in one sandwich: http://t.co/h1ecifqXqf #NCBBQ pic.twitter.com/3f0pHvgGo7
— Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) January 12, 2015