Eater’s Dining on a Dime checked out the Austin taco scene a few years back to see whether its taco scene is actually better than its barbecue scene.
Description: This week on a bonus episode of Dining on a Dime from Austin, host Lucas Peterson forgoes Austin’s plentiful barbecue options to take himself on a taco crawl, sampling a few of the city’s best offerings. Watch the video above to follow him from Veracruz All Natural to Taqueria La Chilanga to Mellizoz Tacos.
The Campaign for Real Barbecue, (aka True Cue) expands to Virginia and DC, with John Tanner of John Tanner’s Barbecue Blog leading the charge. Founded in 2014, the Campaign already operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia.
Franklin Barbecue lines haven’t been stopped by coronavirus, at least not yet
Heim Barbecue has a new shirt available with 100% of the proceeds going to its employees who are affected by the coronavirus
Southern Soul BBQ is feeding hospitality and service industry employees associated
Cook’s Barbecue in Lexington has reopened after its husband and wife owners were involved in a car wreck earlier this month; Jason Heitman, the husband, is still in a hospital
Catching up with Chef Ashley Capps, formerly the of pastry chef at Buxton Hall
Predictably, the Houston Barbecue Festival has been canceled
Port City BBQ will be offering eastern NC barbecue to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach this summer, though they will be smoking in an Ole Hickory
Robert Moss on the history of hash and rice
A belated happy birthday to Carey Bringle, the Peg Leg Porker himself
Mr. Barbecue is still on track to reopen in mid to late-May and the block mason started working on the pits as of early last week
Charlotte-based Mac’s Speed Shop names former Del Frisco’s vice president of operations George Shang Skipper as its president with the charge to expand their barbecue business
Duke’s Mayonnaise expands to barbecue sauce
Pik-N-Pig in Carthage is the rare combination of an airport-slash-barbecue joint
Franklin Barbecue Pits is targeting to begin shipping their first units by Memorial Day
Picnic is an essential restaurant in Durham, according to the News & Observer
The 10 best barbecue spots in Richmond according to travel site Trip Savvy
Micklewaith Barbecue’s Smithville location has closed after one year
Details on Carey Bringle’s new barbecue restaurant, called Bringle’s Smoking Oasis, which will focus on barbecue not-native to Tennessee and is eyeing a September opening
The stories behind six Charlotte-area barbecue joints; a re-up from last year from Charlotte Magazine
The Fusion BBQ Beer Fest claimed to be hosting an event at Dodger Stadium in June, only no one has heard of the organizers and there is a Dodger game that day
You say that South Carolina has 4 distinct barbecue regions? Not so fast my friend, says Robert Moss
More whole hog in Texas from Bryan Bingham of Bodacious BBQ in Longview, Russell Roegels with Roegels Barbecue in Houston, and Tyler Harp from Harp Barbecue in Kansas City
The 3rd annual BBQ Summit at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension brought cook teams and judges from all over the state to Kinston last Saturday
Congrats to Vera’s Backyard Bar-B-Que of Brownsville, TX on being named an American Classic by the James Beard Foundation
Mighty Quinn’s BBQ will give sad Knicks fans good food options at the Garden
ICYMI, I wrote about barbecue on streaming TV for The Smoke Sheet in last week’s issue; read below