From SXSW a month or so back, here’s the seemingly-yearly video on the line at Franklin Barbecue.
Aaron Franklin
The Barbecue Bros Holiday 2015 Gift Guide
Here’s some gift ideas for the barbecue lover in your life. The bolded items are the ones I can personally recommend. Feel free to add or suggest any other gift ideas in the comments below and I’ll update the post through the holidays.
–Monk
Books
- The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America by Johnny Fugitt (new)
- Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue by John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed
- Bob Garner’s Book of Barbecue: North Carolina’s Favorite Food by Bob Garner
- The Best Tar Heel Barbecue: From Manteo to Murphy by Jim Early
- Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes from a Southern Odyssey by Robb Walsh
- Barbecue: The History of an American Institution by Robert Moss
- Carolina ‘Cue by Our State Magazine (or directly from Our State)
- The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue by Daniel Vaughn
- Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue by Mike Mills
- Barbecue Lover’s the Carolinas: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions by Robert Moss (new)
- Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin (new)
- Southern Living Ultimate Book of BBQ: The Complete Year-Round Guide to Grilling and Smoking by The Editors of Southern Living (new)
- Foods that Make You Say Mmm-mmm by Bob Garner (new)
Apparel
- House of Swank North Carolina BBQ Shirt (pictured above)
- Cheshire Pork Gray Pig Logo T-shirt (blue)
- Cheshire Pork North Carolina Flag Pig T-Shirt
- Cheshire Pork Pig Hats, Sweatshirts, Aprons
- Cheshire Pork – lots more state flags and pig shirts here
- Carolina ‘Cuer Shirt
Other
- House of Swank NC BBQ Can Koozie (pictured above with t-shirt)
- The Great NC BBQ Map (as well as prints, stickers, buttons)
- Pork Chart Print (above; not a member of Huckberry? Consider joining via this link)
- Butcher’s Coasters
- Carolina Cue Tote Bag (plus more in the Gift Shop at the site)
- Carolina Cue Gift Packs and Gift Certificates
Friday Find: BBQ with Franklin: Cuts of Pork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knOwrUrMbaY
Franklin and Bryan Butler of Salt and Time, a butcher shop in Austin, break down the different cuts of pork from the round to the shoulder and everything inbetween. Because, the more you know…
–Monk
Linkdown: 7/22/15
– Robert Moss examines the different types of pits you might encounter in the southeastern US
Barbecue Editor @mossr gives us a lesson on the regional pit styles of Southern barbecue: http://t.co/UhGqN2Oltt pic.twitter.com/l4fFUD5Bfm
— Southern Living (@Southern_Living) July 20, 2015
– For the home smoker, here are the best smokers under $500
– The Raleigh News & Observer likes The Blistered Pig in Apex
– Johnny Fugitt profiles Smoke House in Newport, RI for Opportunity Lives
– Marie, Let’s Eat! visits Chicken Comer in Columbus, GA
– Burger Mary explains the peach paper that is all the rage for brisket smokers
– Laura Maniec has expanded her Corkbuzz wine studio/restaurant concept to Charlotte (of all places), and even has some wine pairing suggestions for NC barbecue
Okay, last question. What would you pair with classic Southern dishes like pimento cheese and Carolina barbecue — vinegar-based, of course?
…Vinegar is typically hard to pair. For a vinegar-based barbecue I would choose something with the acidity to match. A wine from someplace cold, like the Willamette Valley. I think the sweetness and tart flavors of a Pinot Noir and its silkiness would match the fat of the pork. Or something like a really good German Riesling that has sweetness balanced with acidity. It would almost become a glaze to the barbecue.
– Midwood Smokehouse is expected to begin construction this fall on their latest location in Columbia, SC
– If you want to work at the upcoming whole hog Asheville joint Buxton Hall (opening in August), you can apply here; also, the last pop up before the restaurant opening is this Saturday
– Esquire has an excerpt at how to order at a barbecue restaurant from Aaron Franklin’s book
How to Master BBQ Ordering http://t.co/cLsJiOAs2U pic.twitter.com/BOYllo8gR7
— Esquire Magazine (@esquire) July 21, 2015
– Last call:
What goes better with BBQ than beer? You have until Fri AM to help Kickstart our 2nd project, The Great NC Beer Map. http://t.co/7M1lJIRNPM
— EDIA Maps (@ediamaps) July 21, 2015