– The Barbecue Festival is next weekend and here are the deets

Here’s the big deal with Lexington barbecue and next weekend’s festival. https://t.co/LnG3s5eH0u #CLT5 @barbecuefest pic.twitter.com/am47IUS5wR

— CharlotteFive (@Charlotte_Five) October 17, 2017

– The updated Thrillist list of best barbecue in America contains 4 joints from NC, including a newer joint that only opened in the past couple of years

– The Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown threw down in Rocky Mount last weekend

– The Tour De Pig, a precursor event to the Barbecue Festival in Lexington later this month, was also this past weekend

– Next time you are in Houston:

Thank you, @HoustonPress, for naming our beef ribs the best in town! https://t.co/GmejlTxYiI #bestbbq #txbbq pic.twitter.com/GoPkjHcgbZ

— Killen’s Barbecue (@killensbbq) October 16, 2017

– Missed this a few weeks back, but a fire at Swig & Swine West Ashley in Charleston caused it to close for a few weeks; as of this post it was scheduled to open by now but no word on whether it has yet

– Archibald’s in Northport, AL recently had a fire as well but is fine

– Heading to the NC State Fair this month? For the first time you can try beer and wine, including Birdsong

For the first time: Beer at the #NCstatefair! Not just any beer, Birdsong & 30+ other #ncbeers at the #publichouseNC October 12-22nd! pic.twitter.com/sFt0IUP6qE

— Birdsong Brewing (@BirdsongBrewing) October 16, 2017