The last of the videos from Kevin Pang’s BBQ Road Trip ’10 (Keith Allen here, Wilber Shirley here), here’s a short conversation from Ed Mitchell back when he was still part of The Pit in Raleigh.
And while Wilber Shirley didn’t take Kevin’s bait on eastern vs Lexington-style, Ed Mitchell answers the question by claiming that smoking a whole hog is the “true heart of barbecue,” albeit after diplomatically saying he’s “never had bad barbecue.”
– Menu and pricing for the 89th annual Mallard Creek Barbecue coming up in a little more than 2 weeks on October 25, 2018
– Six names were recently added to the Barbecue Festival Wall of Fame
– A preview of some of the new barbecue foods at this year’s NC State Fair
One of the hottest items at the media luncheon was the Crack-n-Cheese in a Waffle Cone by Hickory Tree BBQ. The waffle cone was stuffed with mac-n-cheese and then topped with turkey barbecue, cole slaw, turkey cracklings and their signature barbecue sauce. While the combination might sound like too much, the end result was a blend of southern goodness.
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Chick-N-Que, which also has a popular food truck, served up their Cluck Puppies. A twist on the traditional hush puppy, this dish contains chopped chicken barbecue.
– The Raleigh News & Observer’s 12 Favorite barbecue joints in the triangle
– On Louisiana whole hog boucheries
“But two things are more important than anything else. The need to authentically preserve this tradition. And respect. We thank the pig for the sustenance he brings us.” https://t.co/IF7vdSEwcc
— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgun) September 27, 2018
– Georgia is getting in on the state barbecue trail website action through the work of Georgia College history professors Dr. Craig Pascoe and Dr. James “Trae” Wellborn
– So this recently happened at the original Plaza Midwood location of Midwood Smokehouse
Thanks for stopping by Bill! pic.twitter.com/UzxnEbnBDm
— Midwood Smokehouse (@MidwoodBBQ) October 2, 2018
– Dave Grohl learned to first love barbecue in NC, though I’m curious if he was coming inland from the beach and if so, where:
When Nirvana became popular, the first thing I did is I bought a beach house in North Carolina and spent years up there, and I just ate pulled pork like f—ing crazy from the time I was 22 to about 25 years old,” Grohl said in between temperature checks. When he broke his leg on tour a few years ago and was holed up at home, he really dove into making it himself.
– Vegan barbecue in Charlotte? For shame!
– Pitmaster Matt Horn is bringing central Texas style barbecue to Oakland
– Tim Carman loves ZZQ in Richmond
The best barbecue in Virginia — hell, the best barbecue in the mid-Atlantic — can be found in Richmond at @zzqrva. https://t.co/INjEt28Pw5
— Tim Carman (@timcarman) September 25, 2018
– The latest on Noble Smoke, though you may find it behind the Charlotte Business Journal paywall if you have visited the site a few times this month
– Triad fall festivals including the Barbecue Festival in Lexington and Whole Hog Barbecue Championship in Raleigh are moving ahead as planned and do not expect to be impacted by the aftermath of Florence
– The N.C. Department of Transportation and Amtrak are offering a 15% discount on train rides to Lexington during the two days of The Barbecue Festival
– Lexington has been ranked one of the smelliest cities in the US according to Expedia
The thick, sweet smoke, tangled with the scent of hickory, wafts through from the barbecue pits in Lexington. Here the air smells of tender meat, falling off the bone, slathered in the town’s very own tomato-based sauce.
– The Smoking Ho on Lewis Barbecue: “If you picked Lewis Barbecue up and placed it anywhere in Texas, it would make the Texas Monthly BBQ Top 10 list. Easily.”
One of the stops I was really looking forward to on #HogTripping was Lewis Barbecue. It did not disappoint. It’s safe to say it’s one of the best BBQ joints in America. https://t.co/qKz4lc0lOP pic.twitter.com/iFgHgc7eoX
— Jimmy Ho (@TheSmokingHo) September 25, 2018
– Brett Martin (for GQ) on how Houston got cool
Here is my attempt to plumb the Mysteries of Houston, how it got cool, and what exactly that means, anyway. https://t.co/SdrgaOSn5j
— Brett Martin (@brettmartin) August 23, 2018
– According to this article (which is about a new Jim Noble fried chicken concept), Noble Smoke is now being targeted to open in March 2019
– You can now vote for the best barbecue joints by state in Southern Living’s “South’s Best 2019” poll
– Texas Monthly on the Barbecue Nation exhibit in Atlanta
The ‘Barbecue Nation’ exhibition in Atlanta covers everything from the Caribbean origins of our barbecue culture to the current state of competition barbecue. It’s an educational experience as well as a nostalgic one. https://t.co/6rHB5og8Tj
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) August 22, 2018
– According to this list, The Pit is one of Raleigh’s best soul food restaurants
– Yea…I’m gonna need to try this out soon on my own Weber
.@TestKitchen promised @bbqsnob that smoking brisket on a Weber grill would work. So he set out to try it, and was pleasantly surprised. https://t.co/zbfpVKHR1B
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) August 28, 2018
– A comparison of the two out-of-state whole hog joints coming to Birmingham in the coming months – Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint and Rodney Scott’s BBQ
– Your move, Texas Pete:
At long last, alcoholic hot sauce https://t.co/eWkYuioVYq pic.twitter.com/9NbzAv16AH
— The Takeout (@thetakeout) August 28, 2018