-Did you know? Whole hog barbecue has been a NC pastime for over 300 years
-Barbecue traditions from around the world:
– Though Labor Day has come and gone, here’s some history on the holiday and barbecue that goes back to the early 1900’s
1901 marked the first official recognition of Labor Day in North Carolina, and its celebration included barbecue, too. In Raleigh, the city’s union members and their guests gathered at the State Fairgrounds for music, speeches, and a baseball game between the printers and the pressmen-binders unions. It closed with a feast, and the Raleigh News & Observer noted that, “The tables were laden with Brunswick stew, barbecue, salads, breads, and all the little side dishes that tickle the palate.”
– In Charlotte, the Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge’s Gallery Bar has their hands on two Woodford Reserve Personal Selection Bourbons and are launching them with a barbecue dinner this Friday
– Marie, Let’s Eat! revisits Barbecue Street in Kennesaw, GA and finds it to be a much better visit than his previous two trips there, particularly the newly-changed brunswick stew
– Southern Foodways Alliance previews an upcoming Gravy podcast with “Texans and a Barbecue Love Affair”
-There is a Barbecue Presbyterian Church in Sanford, NC – suck it, every other state – and they are having a barbecue dinner later this month
-Johnny Fugitt has 7 things you need to know about barbecue in America in 2015 based on his barbecue travels in 2014