Jess Pryles (aka Burger Mary) gives a breakdown of the different types of backyard smokers. Which just so happens to be very helpful for the Barbecue Bros, seeing as how we are in need of a new smoker.
Filmed for the Australasian Barbecue Alliance, I run through some of the different types of bbq pits and smokers out there, and how they work. Do you know your offset from your water smoker?
–Monk
– You remember how Tyson Ho built a barbecue restaurant in Brooklyn? He checks in with a retrospective nearly a year after it opened; if you want to catch up on the entire blog series (and I recommend that you do), check it out here
– Blasphemers!: Stamey’s food trailer was stolen from their lot Monday night
– A fire has damaged Bill Ellis’ Barbecue in Wilson but at least there’s this nugget:
“I took my plate with me,” Mangum said. “I was too hungry to just leave my good plate.”
Mangum stood beside Lisa Woodard, who was in her car looking at the smoke.
“I am as hungry as I can be,” Woodard said. “I just paid my money and they told us to get out.”
– Luella’s Bar B Que in Asheville is getting a second location in Biltmore Park Town Square
– A Charlotte vs Raleigh restaurant smackdown includes a short profile on Frank Scibelli (restaurateur behind Midwood Smokehouse) as well as a head to head barbecue smackdown between Bill Spoon’s in Charlotte and Clyde Cooper’s in Raleigh
– Marie, Let’s Eat! has been exploring Alabama barbecue this year and his latest stops on the blog are Pruett’s BBQ & Catfish in Gadsden and Ray’s Bar-B-Que in Atalla
– A guide to Houston BBQ from TMBBQ
– Buxton Hall opens this Friday and I couldn’t be more excited to check it out at some point – I believe its been more than 2.5 years since its first iteration Buxton Hill was first announced, then with Rodney Scott as a partner
Buxton Hall is coming. On Aug. 28, the whole-hog barbecue restaurant will throw open its doors, permitting access to chef Elliott Moss’ wood-smoked ‘cue and farm-driven sides, all served in a cavernous former skating rink.
With the explosion of popularity in barbecue nationally (particularly with brisket), there is an abundance of options for eating in Austin and the surrounding areas. How do you sort through all the options? We’ve got you covered. There are so many new places opening up all over the city, and we’ll add them to the list as we try/vet them.
Where should we try next in Austin or the surrounding areas? Leave a comment below to let us know.
For your reference, Charlotte Rankings are located here
– Charlotte restaurateur Jim Noble is getting into the barbecue business and while its still a ways off (no name or location yet), I’m very much encouraged
First, he needs to secure a Charlotte site that’s close to Interstate 77 with easy access. Most importantly, the restaurant needs to be in a space that allows the barbecue to be slow-cooked over wood, Noble adds.
– Jim Noble had previously mentioned the upcoming barbecue venture in an interview in Food Republic in April from friend of the blog Sarah Crosland, stating “[b]arbecue is a passion with my heart”
– Robert Moss has details on the upcoming Durham barbecue restaurant Picnic from Wyatt Dickson (the barbecue man) and Ben Adams (the chef)
-A review of Moss’s latest barbecue book, Barbecue Lover’s The Carolinas
– Barbecue beer pairing: Charlotte Five (well, really OooWee BBQ) says IPA’s in the fall/winter and pale ales in the spring/summer
– Barbecue beer pairing, pt 2: Garden and Gun has suggestions from several southern bottle shops including a scotch ale, a smoked porter, an amber, and a brown ale
“Most people will suggest a smoked beer. I find that the pairing of smoked beer and smoked meat works for about three bites, and that is not how I or any normal person eats ribs or pulled pork. I like to introduce softer, maltier beers that can balance the salt and set up a nice platform for the smoke to dance on.”—Brandon Plyler, Charleston Beer
– The 112th Charlotte Picnic is this Friday and features hickory smoked chicken and pork, but that’s Charlotte, TN not Charlotte, NC
-From an earlier issue of Garden & Gun earlier this year
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— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgunmag) August 19, 2015
– Press release on the special train stop on October 24 for the Barbecue Festival
ALL ABOARD the #BBQExpress @NCDOT_Rail @Amtrak #BBQfest32 #Oct24 Details here~🐷 #LexingtonNC https://t.co/jDkUJcY7p7 pic.twitter.com/RoG5R2PrJg
— Barbecue Festival (@barbecuefest) August 18, 2015