Prime Barbecue in Knightdale officially opened its doors Tuesday, 5/5, and you can pre-order your food on its website 48 hours in advance of your desired pickup

Raleigh’s Ole Time Barbecue is doing a few new things during the pandemic including donating eggs from their personal chicken coop, preparing meals for frontline workers and running their $5 ‘pay it forward’ program that customers can donate to

Barbecue restaurateurs in Southern Illinois have come together to feed frontline medical workers

In a rare bit of good COVID-19 news, Portland’s Smokehouse Tavern back

Smokehouse Tavern will come back to its original home in the Delores space with delivery and takeout service https://t.co/aWUCgITKJ4

— Eater Portland (@eaterpdx) April 28, 2020

Clark’s Barbecue in Kernersville, NC is one of likely many barbecue restaurants experiencing meat shortages

Evan LeRoy of LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue has started his own barbecue podcast, the New School BBQ Podcast

First episode of the New School BBQ Podcast is live on Soundcloud!https://t.co/j75wh2Otf9

— Evan LeRoy (@evanleroy) May 4, 2020

Congrats to Hanna Raskin of the Charleston Post and Courier for winning the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award from the James Beard Foundation

Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award: @hannaraskin for @postandcourier, @DearDara for @mspmag, and @robertsietsema for @EaterNY #jbfa

— James Beard Foundation (@beardfoundation) May 4, 2020

If you haven’t watched the “How Do You ‘Cue” Episode of “Somewhere South”, do yourself a favor and check it out, particularly the Florida section on smoked mullet

Just watched this excellent BBQ episode this morning from @chefsouth. Covers BBQ in the Carolinas, TN, TX, and FL. The scenes from the smoked mullet contest in FL were hilarious. It seemed like the cast of characters were handpicked by @edsbs https://t.co/uj2IXhdAWf

— Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) May 3, 2020