These Pitt fans surely left Charlotte happy, both from the Panthers ACC Championship win over Wake Forest but also the Sweet Lew’s
Saw a bunch of Pitt guys at @sweetlewsbbq this afternoon. Wonder if they made it to the game or just lapsed into a blissful food coma in the parking lot
With the holidays quickly approaching, it can be hard to find the perfect gift. Luckily, we’ve got all the gifts you need for the beef and BBQ-loving Texans in your life. https://t.co/51tIoQxsMv
Speaking of gifts, might need a few of these in the Monk household
If you’re taking a family BBQ road trip, these journal/scrap book/sticker books from @BarbecueWife might be a good idea for the little ones you plan to bring along. pic.twitter.com/bd8NmFCt5w
Roegels Barbecue in Katy is adding a new smoke pit
GW is on its way to its new home. Our new pit is headed to our Katy location. GW stands for Gary Wayne. Gary was the guy who got me into this Barbecue business and we are paying tribute to him.
Hogs for the Cause releases its music lineup for next April
Hot off the grill: Our 2022 lineup! Our last one sold out and broke fundraising records. Let's go even bigger this year! A VERY LIMITED amount of Early Bird tickets on sale now. They will NOT last long, so get them before the price rises » https://t.co/nfaJD7JQmn
Porkstrami, smoked corn dogs, and multiple brisket breakfast biscuits made our barbecue editor's list of superlative dishes this year.https://t.co/sisyCHn0zA
In a collaboration you simply love to see: Jon G’s is collaborating with Salud Beer Shop to create a series of barbecue-inspired pizzas available until all month until December 24. The Monk clan used to live down the street from Salud when we lived in NoDa and I am a huge supporter of what Jason and his wife Dairelyn have built; what started out as a kickass bottle shop soon expanded to a small brewery and coffee shop upstairs before offering creative pizzas more recently. Its long been my favorite beer bar in Charlotte and all of North Carolina. And you don’t have to take just my word for it; they’ve been voted “Best Beer Bar” in the U.S. three years running.
Put together by mutual friend Stephen Philpott, these pizzas look simply delicious:
The Jon: Brisket, Jalapenos, Pickled Red Onions, Jon G’s Barbecue Sauce, Salt and Vinegar chips, Chives, Smoked Sea Salt, Black Pepper.
The Kelly: Cheesey Tex Sausage Link, Mozzarella, Bacon, Chopped Calabrian Chilies, Ham, Crispy Cajun Onions, House Honey Mustard, Chives.
The Philpott: Cheerwine Sausage, House Chimichurri, Salud Kutless Lager Braised Sweet Onions, Bianco Dinapoli Tomatoes, Mozzarella.
The pizzas are available at Salud and I hope to try at least one but hopefully all three this month.
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Jon G’s will finally be at Rhino Market in Wesley Heights tomorrow
Carolina Smoke, a food truck in Morganton, has opened its brick and mortar dubbed Carolina Smoke Barbeque Grill and Copper Still
Barbecue books from Asheville-area Buxton Hall and 12 Bonesmake great gifts
The First Pickles, Pigs, & Swigs Festival in Mount Olive looked to be a success
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More on the reopening of Franklin Barbecue indoor dining
After enduring twenty months of takeout-only service, Franklin fanatics were thrilled to spend hours—up to ten of 'em—in line for Texas's most famous brisket.https://t.co/pXqMHBN0EL+
The history behind hush puppies, which I will never refer to “red horse bread”
Do we call them "hushpuppies" because folks used to throw fried cornmeal to dogs to shut them up? Don't be absurd! (And we really should be calling them "red horse bread".)https://t.co/hTwriK6zd7
Not so fast, my friend: After announcing that its Lake Norman location was going to close, Mac’s Speed Shopannounced plans for the restaurant to stay open as a smaller location after an outpouring of love from the community
John Tanner’s Barbecue Blog expands his list of good local places off I-95 from Virginia to Key West
In total copycat fashion, Eater comes out with their own list
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The Smoke Sheet checks out the DFW barbecue scene in person
Happy to confirm @goldeesbbq in Fort Worth is outstanding. Some of the best brisket, turkey, ribs, and sides I’ve had in Texas pic.twitter.com/dCQiSuzAA8
John Tanner checks out Meat BBQ in Lansing, Michigan while crossing that state off his list
Franklin Barbecue finally reopened for in-person dining yesterday
It sure was nice to see all your smiling faces today. A huge thanks to everyone who came to our reopening. Whaddaya say we do it again tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/Eh02lhUkmN
Not that we’re anywhere close to being qualified enough to evaluate books but more so as a public service announcement we will periodically discuss barbecue and barbecue-related books. And in this case, barbecue magazine issues.
Every four years, the most anticipated issue of Texas Monthly is awaited not only by Texas barbecue fans but also by just about all Texas barbecue restaurants as well. The Top 50 is the end product of “32 Texas Monthly editorial staffers and 3 freelancers [who] visited 411 barbecue joints over eight weeks during the spring and summer, driving many thousands of miles in the process.”
As for the issue itself, the Texas Monthly Top 50 and its related features takes up about 30 pages of the November issue of the magazine. That covers: the top 10 with extended write ups, shorter write-ups on the remaining 40 of the 50, a list of the 50 honorable mentioned joints, plus a couple of short articles. Beautiful photos are featured throughout.
I can’t help but be struck by the newness of the joints in the top 50 but also the youth of several of the top joints. The five pitmasters at #1 joint Goldee’s BBQ in Fort Worth are all under 27, the five listed pitmasters at #3 Truth Barbeque in Houston are all under 35, Evan LeRoy of #5 LeRoy and Lewis is 35, and four of the other joints in the top 10 have pitmasters under 40 (Franklin Barbeque, Evie Mae’s Pit Barbeque, Snow’s BBQ, and Panther City BBQ). And as noted in the lead-in, 29 of the top 50 are new to the list.
Goldee’s Barbecue in particular is one I hope to visit soon. Besides the youth of the pitmasters noted above, I love the multi-culturality. Black, white, Laotian; these are some of the new faces of always changing barbecue scene.
Also included in the issue is the updated Top 50 BBQ Joints Passport, a highly coveted item for all Texas BBQ hunters. As folks visit the various joints, they get a stamp in the hopes of completing the passport. Who knows if I’ll get the opportunity to get stamps of my own, but I urge folks to practice civility when visiting these joints in the coming weeks and months. I recall anecdotal evidence of impatience and ugliness after the last list drop in 2017.
The Texas Monthly Top 50 issue is available through the Texas Monthly Store online(now sold out) for those of us not in Texas but be warned that you will be paying about $15 for the single issue after shipping. It’s also available as part of “The Ultimate Texas BBQ Guide Bundle” which will run you $50 before shipping (also now sold out). Even with the increased price for those out of state, it’s worth having for any serious barbecue fan.
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The Jon: Brisket, Jalapenos, Pickled Red Onions, Jon G’s Barbecue Sauce, Salt and Vinegar chips, Chives, Smoked Sea Salt, Black Pepper.
