Not sure when this aired, but Diva Q visited Midwood Smokehouse at some point. Funny how she keeps referring to Cheerwine as “cherry soda”.
BBQ Champion Danielle ‘Diva Q’ Dimovski stops in to visit Chef Pitmaster Matt Barry and taste real BBQ at Midwood Smokehouse in Charlotte NC. From Burnt Ends to the Pig Out plate we had everything covered and then some.
–Monk
– In honor of tomorrow’s Mallard Creek Barbecue, here’s Kathleen Purvis’s story from last year on the history behind its famed brunswick stew
– Charlotte Agenda thinks Smoke Modern Barbeque is a “good bet to be Charlotte’s next breakout restaurant brand”; I’m not so convinced based on their Huntersville restaurant (currently #19 on our big board) that was decent, but overpriced with small portions – though I will say that I plan to check out the new Stonecrest location at some point
– TMBBQ’s top25 new and improved barbecue joints in Texas, plus photographer Wyatt McSpadden’s photos from each
It’s been two years since Texas Monthly published its last Top 50 BBQ Joints list. It was a feat of reporting that took me and my barbecue-eating cohorts across the state to eat at countless legendary restaurants, holes-in-the-wall, out-of-the-way joints. The work didn’t end when the issue went to press. My job since then has essentially been one giant scouting mission for the next list slated for the summer of 2017.
– Marie, Let’s Eat! has more barbecue in Florida at Harry and Larry’s Bar-B-Que, this time in a revitalized downtown Winter Garden
– Fayetteville, NC is getting the third NC location of Mission BBQ
– Charlotte Agenda previews new food available at Hornets games this year, including the expanded Queen City Q outpost
13 new foods you can get at Hornets games this year: https://t.co/ahyUMaWi2t @andrew_dunn @hornets pic.twitter.com/TwVEs7WCLl
— Charlotte Agenda (@charlotteagenda) October 20, 2015
– Ever wonder where folks who smoke meat for a living get their barbecue? This is the article for you
– B’s Cracklin’ Barbeque has returned from a fire and reopened in a new location in Savannah
– Daniel Vaughn has tips for ordering barbecue like a pro in First We Feast
BBQ 101: @BBQsnob explains all the tips and tricks to ordering barbecue like a pro – http://t.co/TdYJvpOYdg pic.twitter.com/AzKjrAqLuF
— First We Feast (@firstwefeast) October 17, 2015
Name: Killer Q (food truck)
Date: 9/19/15
Order: Pork platter with beans and coleslaw
Price: $9
When it came to food options at the Southern Sauce BBQ Festival back in September I could have gone with a sure thing in Boone’s or safer options from Sauceman’s or Moe’s, but ultimately (potentially foolishly?) went with a truck I had never heard of.
I can’t find too much on Killer Q other than a Facebook page but it appears they are a very new food truck in Charlotte with the food truck only becoming operational in early September shortly before the festival. Since then, they’ve added a BQ smoker to their impressive mobile rig.
Whichever of their smokers they used that weekend, they produced some smokey pork with some decent bark. They also managed not to serve dried out pork, quite a feat during service for a day-long festival. If this was one of their first food truck services, they are off to a pretty damn good start. As for the sides, they were standard and thankfully did not taste as if they came straight out of a can. They do a version of a barbecue sundae which combines all three and while I did not partake on that day, based on the individual foods I imagine it to be quite tasty.
When it comes to barbecue food trucks, all I ask for is quality smoked meat and sides that aren’t an afterthought. Killer Q manages to check both of those boxes, and can be added to the list of above average barbecue food trucks in Charlotte.
–Monk
Ratings:
Pork – 3 hogs
Sides – 2.5 hog
Overall – 3 hogs
-Buxton Hall is now open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner
Hey y’all– we’re now open EVERY day for lunch & dinner, Mondays too! @mxeat @Ashevegas @AshevilleScene @foodtopia pic.twitter.com/379HhWPNT4
— Buxton Hall Barbecue (@buxtonhall) October 5, 2015
– Wilmington’s got a new eastern, whole hog barbecue food cart that hopes to turn into a brick and mortar place
– Queen City Q remains busy – in addition to their Matthews location opening up in the summer and announcing a partnership for the Hornets, they are eyeing a third location in Concord
– An article on food trucks in Gaston County features Ranucci’s Big Butt BBQ
– John Mueller’s barbecue pit was stolen
– In what I hope becomes a new trend, Melvin’s Barbecue in Charleston returns to all wood smoking
– The Simpsons did it: a barbecue episode (they apparently did their homework too)
“The secret to barbecue is sitting around doing nothing. No wonder I’m great at it.” – Homer http://t.co/MRY3TNnxEY pic.twitter.com/1ijcT3EaET
— TMBBQ (@tmbbq) October 5, 2015