– The BBQ Capital Cook-Off is this weekend in Lexington

As if you need 1 more reason to visit #Lexington for #BBQ, the BBQ Capital Cook-Off is this weekend http://t.co/eiZq2HK4j1

— EDIA Maps (@ediamaps) April 22, 2015

– And on that note, Visit NC has a Lexington barbecue tour itinerary

If you’re looking for lunchtime inspiration, look no further than this BBQ tour: http://t.co/0ZzwfsOjls #visitnc pic.twitter.com/gSivOHtmUc

— Visit North Carolina (@VisitNC) April 20, 2015

– 12 Bones makes Bon Appetit’s list of eating and drinking your way through Asheville

– Aaron Franklin’s barbecue book reviewed by Eater, who call it “a Master Class in Perfectionist Technique”

– Robert Moss says there’s always room for banana pudding and we have no arguments

– An employee was apparently stabbed at Sauceman’s in Charlotte yesterday

– Marie, Let’s Eat! visited Memphis a few weeks back and the reviews have started to come in: Leonard’s Pit Bar-B-Que, Cozy Corner Restaurant, Tops Bar-B-Que, and Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q

– BBQ Snob seems to have enjoyed his visit to Arrogant Swine, calling it “an honest version of Eastern North Carolina whole hog”

The rest from @ArrogantSwine. Some traditional, some not. Cool spot in a far corner of Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/6jNiGhGie2

— Daniel Vaughn (@BBQsnob) April 21, 2015