Linkdown: 3/5/14

– A little late to the party, the Durham Herald Sun has a story on ‘True Cue and their righteous crusade

– The Lexington Dispatch also has a story on True ‘Cue and highlights several Davidson County joints on the list

Businesses on the list from Davidson County are Speedy Lohr’s Barbecue, Stamey’s Barbecue of Tyro, Speedy Lohr’s BBQ of Arcadia, Smiley’s Lexington Barbecue, Smokey Joe’s Barbecue, Tarheel Q, Troutman’s Barbecue in Denton, The Barbecue Center, Cook’s Barbecue and Lexington Barbecue No. 1.

More coverage on The Great NC BBQ Map

– Eater: How Franklin Barbecue’s Aaron Franklin Survives SXSW

– Confirmation from Buxton Hill’s Twitter that it is not moving forward. It does state that Elliott Moss’s barbecue restaurant is but no further details at this time:

“BBQ with Franklin: The Brisket”

Speedy and I are smoking a brisket for the first time for the Super Bowl this weekend, so you better believe we will be using this video (along with the second part below) as a reference. And in case you missed it, Aaron Franklin is getting his own tv show in 2015.

-Monk

Linkdown: 1/29/14

– Dispatches from Rodney Scott’s latest tour stops in Atlanta, Nashville, and Oxford (photo below) and a preview of New Orleans (which has been moved to tomorrow)

– The naming rights for grills in to Rodney Scott’s to-be built smokehouse are available for $5,000

– Aaron Franklin is getting his own tv show which will begin airing in 2015

– TMBBQ’s history of smoked brisket

– February’s featured barbecue restaurant in Our State magazine is McCall’s Bar-B-Que in Goldsboro

– And January’s Carolina ‘Cue restaurant was Stephenson’s Barbecue in Willow Spring, NC

“A lot of people say whole hog is the only kind of barbecue, but people nowadays want leaner meat,” Andy says. “Also, it cuts down on the grease in the pit. Ain’t nothing so nasty as a pig fire.”

– In case you missed it, True ‘Cue has been redesigned and has an updated list of NC restaurants cooking barbecue the right way; we are definitely digging this project