Required reading from John T. in this month’s Garden & Gun

John T. Edge takes the temperature of twenty-first-century ‘cue: https://t.co/u4WS466dtx pic.twitter.com/ksE62DeLsw

— Garden & Gun (@gardenandgun) July 16, 2019

Former Charlotte Observer food writer Kathleen Purvis also weighs in on the best new barbecue joints

From this Charlotte Observer article on Noble Smoke’s opening, I found out the interesting tidbit that Joe Kindred (of Kindred and Hello, Sailor) used to work for Jim Noble

He started getting serious about opening a barbecue restaurant around 2008, but he kept getting delayed. Joe Kindred, a former intern for Noble who has since opened his own restaurants, remembers going all across the state with Noble and stopping at barbecue places along the way.

Daniel Vaughn says the best thing on the menu at Franklin Barbecue is the beef rib

.@bbqsnob can't tell you whether the time and expense it takes to secure a Franklin Barbecue beef rib will be worth it for you, but he can tell you that it's the best thing on the famous joint's entire menu. https://t.co/Oehsf5Kn7o

— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) July 16, 2019

A recap of last weekend’s Tex-Mex BBQ Block Party at Houston’s St. Arnold Brewing

L&L B&M incoming:

LeRoy & Lewis's brick-and-mortar is coming soon https://t.co/gXbdSYvojL

— Eater Austin (@EaterAustin) July 15, 2019

Howard Conyers on his recent visit to Jones Bar-B-Que in Marianna, Arkansas, which has been open since 1910

North Carolina barbecue is spreading to Orlando via New York-based restaurant, Brother Jimmy’s

An excerpt from Jim Auchmutey’s book Smoke Lore is up on BarbecueBible.com

New on the https://t.co/RBxYFhMYCQ blog — Author Jim Auchmutey introduces us to his fantastic new book, Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America. Check it out here: https://t.co/uLJ6GUN0sv pic.twitter.com/GKjZAxmUlN

— Steven Raichlen (@sraichlen) July 12, 2019

Heads up, Denver:

Join me on Aug. 13th for a "Que and A" with Jim Auchmutey, author of "Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America." @ChelunaBrewing w/ food by @rollingsmoke. Proceeds from all sales will benefit @cohumanities. Thanks to our sponsor @helliemaes! Tix: https://t.co/ktzjY6a6Iu pic.twitter.com/NdaUiaMeyp

— soulfoodscholar (@soulfoodscholar) July 16, 2019

The 11th Annual Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival will take place in Bedford, TX during Labor Day weekend 2019. For more information, please visit their site.

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