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Kingsford Charcoal has announced the “Preserve the Pit” Fellowship to celebrate the Black contribution to barbecue and help aspiring pitmasters through a monetary grant and a hands-on mentorship. That mentorship will be provided by several notable barbecue personalities and pitmasters: Kevin Bludso of Bludso’s BBQ in Compton as well as Netflix’s American Barbecue Showdown, Rashad Jones of Big Lee’s BBQ, Bryan Furman of B’s Cracklin’ Barbeque, Devita Davison of the non-profit FoodLab, Amy Mills of 17th Street Barbecue, and Dr. Howard Conyers of PBS’s Nourish.

It’s fantastic to see Kingsford celebrate Black barbecue and put their money where their mouth is with this fellowship investing in the future of it. I look forward to seeing who makes the class of 2021 and what they do with this great opportunity. Applications are due by March 1 and the inaugural class of fellows will be announced in April.

We're celebrating the culture of Black BBQ and fueling its future with the Preserve the Pit Fellowship. Apply now #PreserveThePit

— Kingsford (@Kingsford) January 25, 2021

Native News

A sneak peak of Lawrence Barbecue’s setup in Boxyard RTP

Ed Mitchell will be appearing on this panel alongside Dr. Howard Conyers and “Black Smoke” Adrian Miller on February 10

Learn the modern story of American BBQ on 2/10 8pm EST via Zoom with @howardconyers, @EdMitchellsQue, and @soulfoodscholar! We'll also premiere our original VR short film featuring Jones Bar-B-Q, grab a VR headset before 1/25 with your tickets!🔥 https://t.co/FoxFd7ibFF

— Museum of Food and Drink (@mofad) January 22, 2021

The owner of Shaw’s Barbecue House in Williamston recently saved a longtime customer from choking

The Pit in Raleigh will offer to-go cocktails through the end of January

You have 5 more days to experience our specialty to-go cocktails! We've enjoyed the opportunity to offer you our signature spirits at home this past month, and we're excited their final week on the menu overlaps with @TriRestWeek "Take-Out Edition"! #wear #wait #wash pic.twitter.com/acU3DTS0TM

— The Pit Barbecue (@ThePitBBQ) January 26, 2021

Kinston’s Kings Restaurant was selected to participate on a rib cookoff for the Drew Barrymore Show; last year King’s sold almost 2 tons worth of ribs

Hmm, now what could we do with a feral hog?!?!

The NC Feral Swine Task Force is a newly created group of state & federal agency workers that are researching & taking action on the feral swine problem in NC. See below for more about feral swine & what to do if you see one on your land! #NCAgriculture https://t.co/8WIbjvbHQo pic.twitter.com/3TWLy80E4R

— NCDA&CS (@NCAgriculture) January 25, 2021

Non-Native News

Stay with me here: Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall will offer “Chucktown-style” barbecue in South Jersey; the owner Charles Soreth was inspired by his trip to Charleston for his Chucktown BBQ pop-up, but no word on what exactly “Chucktown” style is

Brooklyn barbecue restaurants taking part in NYC’s Restaurant Week To Go

More than 70 Brooklyn restaurants are participating in this week's "Restaurant Week To Go" including @FletchersBklyn, @mablesbrooklyn, & @MorgansBK https://t.co/0krLf51qAQ

— NYC BBQ / Sean Ludwig (@newyorkbbq) January 26, 2021

How craft barbecue and craft chocolate intersect at Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue

Tomball's Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue is one of the best smoked-meat joints in the state, but it pours its heart into its bean-to-bar confections.

"We sell barbecue to pay for our chocolate-making habit," says owner Scott Moore Jr. https://t.co/hhIijyzptw

— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) January 26, 2021

Sweet kicks

I couldn’t resist when I found out you could design your own Nikes. pic.twitter.com/r4IAyLGdqL

— Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) January 23, 2021