Update: I re-watched the video and found it to be pretty light on actual barbecue content and more of a commercial for the car.
BuzzFeed takes a 6-stop barbecue roadtrip through North and South Carolina to visit some great and iconic joints: Buxton Hall Barbecue, Lexington Barbecue, Skylight Inn, Rodney Scott’s BBQ, Sweatman’s BBQ, and Lewis Barbecue.
– A couple of barbecue restaurants make Charlotte Agenda’s Top 50 Charlotte Restaurant rankings, Midwood Smokehouse (#20) and Seoul Food Meat Co (#46)
– Raleigh recently got a new barbecue joint on Glenwood South, Southern Charred
– The barbecue circle of life: JB’s Smokeshack on John’s Island outside of Charleston has been put up for sale after 16 years in business
– A barbecue restaurant makes New Orlean’s top 5 new restaurants of 2017, according to Nola.com
This year’s class – barbecue, haute Cajun, southeast Asian street food, New Orleans-Asian, Indian https://t.co/tPg7FDWeGr
— Brett Anderson (@BrettEats) November 7, 2017
– National Nachos Day may have passed on Monday already, but you can always get the Nachos Libre at Midwood Smokehouse
What to expect: A beast portion of tortilla chips that are topped with diced tomatoes, black beans, smoked corn, cilantro, cheddar, diced jalapenos, queso and a heavy drizzle of spicy habanero sauce with lime sour cream.
– TMBBQ Fest was this past weekend
Brisket, sausages, and vegan protesters at Texas Monthly BBQ Fest https://t.co/0CI9aDvcLJ pic.twitter.com/cLwOPPE3VX
— Eater Austin (@EaterAustin) November 6, 2017
– The 88th annual Mallard Creek Barbecue is tomorrow and the chefs are very busy right about now
Event organizers expect to cook 15,000 pounds of pork barbecue, prepare 2,500 gallons of Brunswick stew, shred two tons of coleslaw, brew 400 gallons of coffee and entertain close to 20,000 people.
– Preparations are underway for this weekend’s Barbecue Festival in Lexington
Get ready to pig out in the “Barbecue Capital of the World” @barbecuefest: https://t.co/QawXVPYfz7 #BBQFest34 pic.twitter.com/rWEnc1EXTR
— goCarolinas (@GoCarolinas) October 19, 2017
– The SC BBQ Association has sanctioned the fifth annual Speed and Feed Barbecue Cook-Off this weekend at Darlington Raceway
– The origins of the Alabama white sauce (if you’re into that sort of thing)
– The Triangle Business Journal is getting into the barbecue game; their definitive guide to the best barbecue restaurants in the Triad
– A short profile on EDIA Maps, the creators of The Great NC BBQ Map
How a couple launched a business during their search for great BBQ. https://t.co/hnaHV276sr #CLT5 @ediamaps pic.twitter.com/kagj9dC8fl
— CharlotteFive (@Charlotte_Five) October 23, 2017
– The Barbecue Festival is next weekend and here are the deets
Here’s the big deal with Lexington barbecue and next weekend’s festival. https://t.co/LnG3s5eH0u #CLT5 @barbecuefest pic.twitter.com/am47IUS5wR
— CharlotteFive (@Charlotte_Five) October 17, 2017
– The updated Thrillist list of best barbecue in America contains 4 joints from NC, including a newer joint that only opened in the past couple of years
– The Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown threw down in Rocky Mount last weekend
– The Tour De Pig, a precursor event to the Barbecue Festival in Lexington later this month, was also this past weekend
– Next time you are in Houston:
Thank you, @HoustonPress, for naming our beef ribs the best in town! https://t.co/GmejlTxYiI #bestbbq #txbbq pic.twitter.com/GoPkjHcgbZ
— Killen’s Barbecue (@killensbbq) October 16, 2017
– Missed this a few weeks back, but a fire at Swig & Swine West Ashley in Charleston caused it to close for a few weeks; as of this post it was scheduled to open by now but no word on whether it has yet
– Archibald’s in Northport, AL recently had a fire as well but is fine
– Heading to the NC State Fair this month? For the first time you can try beer and wine, including Birdsong
For the first time: Beer at the #NCstatefair! Not just any beer, Birdsong & 30+ other #ncbeers at the #publichouseNC October 12-22nd! pic.twitter.com/sFt0IUP6qE
— Birdsong Brewing (@BirdsongBrewing) October 16, 2017