Monk: A recent episode of the Gravy podcast featured Mackenzie Martin’s story on Henry Perry, the forefather of Kansas City barbecue but also a nearly forgotten figure until very recently. When he passed in 1940, his three notable apprentices went on to cook for the two most historically famous barbecue restaurants in Kansas City: Arthur Pinkard at the first Gates BBQ, and Texas brothers Arthur and Charlie Bryant, who created Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque.
Martin is a a podcast producer and reporter at KCUR, and an earlier version of this story was nominated for a James Beard Award.
The Smoke Pit is one of the recommended places to eat when in Concord just north of Charlotte
The best barbecue places in Eastern NC according to WNCT’s analysis of TripAdvisor data
😋🐷🔥: TripAdvisor recently released the top BBQ joints in the big cities in NC. Here's the ENC version with many of the delightful places we visit all the time. See who made the list. https://t.co/Q195mzzDzU
Get tickets to the Carolina BBQ Festival while you can
Non-Native News
The first in a series of articles from the great Hanna Raskin leading up to the Southern Foodways Alliance Fall Symposium on Barbecue. Can’t wait to read the rest.
John Lewis has brought “border food” to the lowcountry with Rancho Luis
John Lewis is a native Texan who took his barbecue skills to Charleston. Now he's introducing the city to the border food particular to El Paso. https://t.co/AHuV5kKpTN
The famed Tootsie Tomanetz of Snow’s BBQ celebrated her 87th birthday last Thursday
Happy 87th birthday to the Queen of BBQ, Tootsie Tomanetz. This photo is from last year, which means it’s been too long since I’ve been to @snowsbbq. 📸 by Wyatt McSpadden. pic.twitter.com/uVW882URwz
Tootsie Tomanetz of @snowsbbq turns 87 years young today! Happy birthday to the unrivaled Queen of Texas Barbecue! Long may she reign. (That's the Texanist's friend Judy Whalen, another fine human being, on Tootsie's left.) pic.twitter.com/b2Qg29TScE
The Southern Foodways Alliance presents a barbecue sides bracket for their contribution to this year’s March Madness. Vote now as we’re already in the Final Four, with the Championship tomorrow and the winner announced Friday.
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If true, not a good look for Noble Smoke
The business is Good Life at Enderly Park owned by Robbie McNair, who's also the creator of the new Babe Cave you've heard so much about. https://t.co/zmgIBYSSje
D.G. Martin seeks input from readers on NC eateries off interstate highways for the next edition of “North Carolina Roadside Eateries”
COLUMN: D.G. Martin's updated revision of "North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries" will feature some big changes, largely due to the pandemic. 🍽 https://t.co/wCIL8wslzo
BBQ Fest on the Neuse wants to know: are you team slaw or not?
Non-Native News
Archibald’s BBQ is celebrating 60 years open this year
Since opening in 1962, Archibald’s BBQ has weathered three generations, a fire and the COVID-19 pandemic to retain its place as Alabama culinary royalty. https://t.co/AIP5alYqBZ
Adrian Miller on the dearly departed Boney’s Smokehouse in Denver
“Order anything but brisket”; Arthur Bryant’s pleads customers to not order their most popular cut due to rising beef prices
Franklin Barbecue’s new sauce is Spicy
Hot off the line and hitting the shelves of @HEB this week — have a gander at our newest BBQ sauce made from red hot chili peppers. (Red jalapenos, arbol, ancho and habanero to be spice-ific) It’s called Spicy for a reason, y’all. pic.twitter.com/cvGOg0VaKB
A fun story from Charlotte Magazine on how Chapel Hill-born fashion designer Alexander Julian got paid in barbecue for designing the original Charlotte Hornets jerseys.
According to Juilian (also known for the UNC Chapel Hill argyle and being the costume designer for Robert Altman’s The Player), “I had this idea: What good is money if you can’t buy barbecue? I call it Carolina caviar. … I said, ‘I’ll give you ownership of the design for five pounds of Carolina barbecue a month.’ A (writer) asked me to sum up the whole experience. I said, ‘Well, George (Shinn) got rich, and I got fat. I traded $10 million worth of royalties for a gut.'”
Getting paid in barbecue, that’s the dream. Well played Alexander Julian, well played.
Native News
Garren of Jon G’s Barbecue featured on the Minsters of Smoke Instagram page
The Texas Monthly BBQ Fest moves to Lockhart for this year’s edition
The best barbecue event around is moving to the BBQ capital of Texas. Mark your calendars for 11/5 & 11/6 in Lockhart for our biggest BBQ Fest ever! Like Texas Monthly BBQ Fest on Facebook to stay in the know. https://t.co/zmORHSkdvx @cityoflockharttx #tmbbqfestpic.twitter.com/b6Nhx3ev17
The first rule of barbecue wood selection? Don't use pine. @BBQSnob lists other important considerations in this experts' guide: https://t.co/3iuvZpXawk
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