Missed this 14 minute short film from Zagat back in September.
In North Carolina, barbecue isn’t just a style of food, it’s a popular topic for debate between locals and tourists alike. Watch as Zagat editors investigate break down the regional battle for ultimate pork popularity
–Monk
– The New York Post: “Carolina barbecue is the best barbecue”
North Carolina is where you go to get the best barbecue in our defiantly local, my-barbecue-is-the-best-barbecue-of-all land of ours. You prefer Texas, or Kansas City, or Memphis? You are entitled. And I will not throw you out of my house if you bring any of them over. But Carolina barbecue is the best barbecue.
– Speaking of NC barbecue, there’s now an app for that courtesy of Our State Magazine
Every NC barbecue joint, one app. BBQ NC is here! iOS: https://t.co/M7uXfV1QbD or Android: https://t.co/4O4MBkJuaj pic.twitter.com/eDQT2xFIWe
— Our State Magazine (@ourstatemag) February 1, 2016
– Missed this from December, but Travel Addicts made a barbecue pilgrimage to Lexington #1
– From Garden & Gun Magazine:
A Texas family’s barbecue tradition: https://t.co/LzgsqFYnPX pic.twitter.com/tPAz1qzYzs
— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgunmag) January 27, 2016
– The Ballantyne location of Queen City Q is now open for dinner
– Speaking of Queen City Q, managing partner Bryan Meredith, was a guest on Charlotte Talks to discuss the local craft beer scene and why Queen City Q is boycotting Anheuser Busch InBev
– Grant of Marie, Let’s Eat! visits Saucehouse Barbecue in Athens, GA, the newest barbecue restaurant to open in town
– Kathleen Purvis from The Charlotte Observer and William Porter of The Denver Post swap notes on the cuisines of the respective cities, including barbecue
– Also, the editors from those two papers have made a beer and bison or barbecue bet on the big game
-The insurance commissioners from each state have made a similar bet as well
“If we lose, we’ll treat you to the No. 1 India pale ale in America (NoDa Brewing’s ‘Hop, Drop ’n Roll’), brewed right here.” She also agreed to send barbecue if Denver wins the Super Bowl.
– Midwood Smokehouse has a Big Game Smoker package if you don’t want to smoke your own barbecue this Super Bowl
Plan on Homegating to watch your @Panthers Win Super Bowl 50? Order the Big Game Smoker! https://t.co/iwvWeQpQmI pic.twitter.com/mD5gm9GOgH
— Midwood Smokehouse (@MidwoodBBQ) February 1, 2016
From the Southern Foodways Alliance, this video slideshow with accompaned by an audio interview with owner Eric Locklear is a part of oral history project documenting foodways of The Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina. Read our review of Fuller’s here.
–Monk
– A sneak preview of the February barbecue issue of Our State Magazine from the Red Bridges Facebook page
– The issue will be on newstands next Tuesday and here’s a sneak peak
– CrossTies Barbecue in Carrboro is an upcoming restaurant that will be a full-service barbecue restaurant “specializing in authentic Carolina barbecue and a variety of smoked meats, including fresh-made sausages and bacon”; it is slated to open in May
– This person’s “best things I ate in Charlotte in 2015” list includes barbecue from Mac’s Speed Shop and I can’t give the rest of the list any credence (also: mozzarella sticks? Really?)
– For Southern Living’s 50th Anniversary, Robert Moss profiles the South’s legendary joints
– Ole Time BBQ in Raleigh (a semi-decent joint where I ate a lot in college) is closed until further notice after a car crashed into it Saturday night
– Jess Pryles has made recent updates to her guide to Austin Barbecue
– Lewis Barbecue is doing a pop-up tour of Charleston breweries the first three Saturdays of February
– Queen City Q’s Ballantyne location (in the old Elwood’s) is open for lunch and to-go orders as of Monday
Hey #Ballantyne, guess what? #cltfood #cltdining pic.twitter.com/1B8qxPeTCe
— Queen City Q (@theQclt) January 25, 2016