– Of course barbecue gets a prominent mention in this Eater feature “Destination North Carolina: A Southern Food Road Trip Extravaganza”
– “From Brunswick Stew to Barbecue” is a new cookbook exhibit at UNC’s Wilson Library
– Dispelling some myths around the name and origin, here’s the real history of hush puppies
– Who won at the NC Barbecue Championships this past weekend in Tryon? Also, the big economic impact of the festival on the small mountain town of Tryon
– Shortly after being named to Southern Living’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints, B’s Cracklin Barbecue in Savannah burned to the ground; thankfully neighbors have pitched in to help rebuild
– John Lewis of La Barbecue gets profiled in Garden & Gun Magazine as well as four other “keepers of the flame” – the Monk family (of Lexington Barbecue) and Tyson Ho are also profiled
This former pastry chef has turned his attention to brisket and ribs. http://t.co/ne7BgAvSiV pic.twitter.com/S0TU9ZZ5R7
— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgunmag) June 16, 2015
– La Barbecue, meanwhile, is no longer moving to a permanent space on South Congress in Austin and is instead expanding to dinner
– More coverage from Southern Living’s Top 50 BBQ Joints list from Greenville Online
– Apparently few places in Fayetteville serve chopped barbecue
– A short article on the 12 Bones Smokehouse cookbook
– A couple of barbecue-related gifts for dad on this coming Father’s Day
– Speaking of which, last day to order to get a Great NC BBQ Map in time
Order dad’s #ncbbqmap by Wed for #FathersDay shipping, or find one at about 80 spots around NC http://t.co/8csPbmXw3q pic.twitter.com/JmuuIijpkA
— EDIA Maps (@ediamaps) June 16, 2015