Charleston Post and Courier food critic and reporter Hanna Raskin joins Tommy Tomlinson’s SouthBound podcast. The conversation kicks off for the first 7 or so minutes discussing her feature from February on barbecue hash before moving on to a variety of things food and food criticism-related, including her recent article on Myrtle Beach buffets in the age of coronavirus.
Author: Barbecue Bros
Linkdown: 4/7/20
Killer Mill Scale emergency relief raffle. A $20 ticket can win you the whole she-bang
Fox Bros out of Atlanta is doing a killer raffle of their own with $20 tickets
Kevin’s BBQ Joints has a nationwide list of barbecue joints that are shipping
Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks in Lowell is moving to a new building on South Main Street
Getting excited for Wilber’s return
More on Wilber’s , who will be offering takeout when they open in May assuming social distancing due to coronavirus is still in effect
Is SC hash poised to invade Texas?
What is this sorcery from LeRoy and Lewis?
Speaking of LeRoy and Lewis:
Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que in Rockdale, TX with the “Corona Blueprint”
Candidates we can all (mostly) agree on:
This week in memes (for background, here):
Charlotte Barbecue News from the First Quarter of 2020
Monk: Even before the effects of Covid-19 crippled the restaurant industry across the US, it was a pretty eventful first quarter in Charlotte barbecue with some good and some bad. Here’s a rundown of all the news and notable happenings from the first three months of the year.
January
1/3 Short-lived presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg stopped by Sweet Lew’s BBQ while campaigning in Charlotte
1/20 North State BBQ opened in a former Shane’s Rib Shack near Northlake Mall in north Charlotte
1/22 Jon G’s Barbecue officially announced they will be opening a brick and mortar location later this year
February
2/4 Peace N’ Hominy Q Shack in Belmont closes after 5+ years when the breast cancer of owner Christine Rienks returned after 12 years in remission
2/27 Jon G’s Barbecue officially announces the location of their forthcoming brick and mortar store in the old Barbee’s Barbecue in Peachland, 35 miles southeast of Charlotte
March
3/2 Dish, a Plaza-Midwood southern food diner purchased by Sweet Lew’s BBQ owner Lewis Donald in the fall of 2019, reopens with new sandwiches on the menu that includes turkey and pork belly smoked at the Belmont Beauty Myron Mixon smoker down the road at Sweet Lew’s
3/5 Mac’s Speed Shop parent company Mac’s Hospitality Group names former Del Frisco’s Head of Operations George Shang Skipper as its new president; his main charge will be to grow the eight-restaurant Mac’s Speed Shop concept
3/17 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared that as of 5 p.m. March 17, restaurants must close the dining rooms, but will be able to offer takeout and delivery. All Charlotte restaurants (including barbecue) begin to either close or adjust to takeout or curbside pickup only, with no end in the foreseeable future…
How to Order Takeout from Our Favorite NC Barbecue Restaurants (East)
Monk: We featured our favorite Charlotte barbecue restaurants and how to order takeout from them as well as select restaurants from the Piedmont and western part of the state last week. Here in this post we are featuring more notable restaurants from the eastern part of the state, some of which we’ve tried and some of which we still need to get to – at least those that posted updates on Facebook.
Please note: As everything is pretty much a fluid situation these days, please call ahead or check on social media to ensure that the restaurant is open and serving.
Grady’s BBQ (Dudley)Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 3pm; Saturday, 10am to 4pm Now ClosedCall ahead to order (919) 735-7243
Lawrence Barbecue (Raleigh)
Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7pm
Link to order online or call ahead to place order (919) 596-6923
Longleaf Swine (Raleigh)
Order by Wednesday for Sunday delivery and by Sunday for Wednesday delivery
Link to order online
Picnic (Durham)
Sunday to Saturday, 9am to 8pm
Link to order online
Picnic (Raleigh at the future Wyatt’s Barbecue location)
Varies; check Facebook page
Call ahead the day before to place order: (919) 908-9128
The Redneck BBQ Lab (Benson)
Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 7pm; Friday to Saturday, 11am to 8pm
Link to order online, call ahead to order (919) 938-8334, or pull up and put on hazards on for curbside service (seriously)
Sam Jones BBQ (Winterville)
Monday to Saturday, 11am to 9pm; Sunday, 11am to 3pm
Link to order online
Skylight Inn (Ayden)
Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7pm
Call ahead to order (252) 746-4113
Southern Smoke BBQ (Garland)
Pick ups will be in Clinton, Elizabethtown, and Garland at 5:30
Link to order online, call ahead to order (910) 549-7484, or email Matt Register at matt@southernsmokebbqnc.com