“NC Barbecue Trail (part 2)”
Part 2 of the video from USA Today and Joshua T. Hatch. Part 1 was posted last week.
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Lexington Barbecue
“North Carolina Barbecue Trail (part 1)”
Why makes North Carolina barbecue so special? The wood? The sauce? The cut of pork? This video takes you on a tour of the “barbecue trail” and shows the secrets of great barbecue. Video by Joshua T. Hatch
A YouTube find from 2007 by USA Today. Part 2 will be posted next week.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Linkdown: 10/2/13
– North Carolina has a new law which allows the concealed carry of firearms in more businesses, but Lexington Barbecue still posts a sign prohibiting firearms on its premises
– A recap of last weekend’s Whole Hog State Championship in Raleigh
– BBQ Jew has some deets on the Allen & Son (Pittsboro, not Chapel Hill) expansion into a former Jackson Bros BBQ in Sanford
– The Red BBQ sauce from Mac’s Speed Shop beat over 250 competitors to win first place in the Tomato Sauce category at this year’s Memphis in May; you can’t have that recipe but here’s the recipe for their vinegar sauce
– Our State magazine recently reviewed Speedy’s Barbecue in Lexington (our review here) and Blackbeard’s BBQ & C-Food in Tarboro
– The 84th Annual Mallard Creek Barbecue will begin at 10am on October 24 and I hope to attend this year
A crowd of nearly 20,000 is expected to tackle 14,600 pounds of pork barbecue; 2,500 gallons of Brunswick stew; 2 tons of coleslaw and 400 gallons of coffee.
Linkdown: 8/28/13
– In case you missed it, here is Food & Wine’s list of “Best BBQ Cities” which includes Western NC (Lexington and surrounding area) as well as Eastern NC (Raleigh and surrounding area)
In Lexington proper, off Highway 29-70, no-frills Lexington Barbecue has pitmasters who expertly smoke pork shoulder and little else; in Greensboro, Stamey’s Old Fashioned Barbecue makes the best sandwich in town, topped with a pleasantly vinegary slaw and served on paper plates.
– So there’s this: Dallas, TX-based barbecue chain Dickey’s is opening their first Charlotte area restaurant and 15th overall in NC
– ”How much barbecue can Wells Fargo finance?” They have expanded into agricultural lending in eastern NC by adding a team of agricultural lenders in cities like Greenville, Goldsboro, Kinston, Rocky Mount and several others
– The Wine & Swine festival in Corolla makes Our State magazine’s 5 Things Every North Carolinian Should Do In September list
– Speaking of wine, Our State magazine has a wine pairing guide that focuses on the two styles of NC barbecue
– Jester King Brewery and The Salt Lick have collaborated on a pecan wood smoked saison beer called “Censored,” so named because the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission wouldn’t allow them to use The Salt Lick’s name due to some weird restriction which is too bad since the original logo was kind of bad ass:
– And finally, with football season about to start, Queen City Q just announced its food truck plans for the season
Hit the Q Truck located in #Panthers Lair before all home games. #cltfood http://t.co/kSw99S9Dvi pic.twitter.com/hvDoQHkLFx
— Queen City Q (@theQclt)