Linkdown: 7/27/20

“Black Smoke” by James Beard Award-winning “Soul Food Scholar” Adrian Miller is officially a go for Spring 2021. Very excited to read this next year.

A short interview with Derrick Walker of Smoke-A-Holics BBQ on “Tex-Soul” and being a black pitmaster

This year’s Barbecue Festival has been canceled, which should surprise no one

John Tanner’s Barbecue Blog stops by a few eastern NC barbecue restaurants on his way to the beach: Boss Hog’s Backyard Barbecue in Washington, Stephenson’s in Willow Spring, Marty’s in Wilson, the rebooted Wilber’s in Goldsboro, and Southern Smoke in Garland:

City Limits Barbeque gets a shout out in this feature on Columbia

22% of Americans say Texas style is their favorite regional style of barbecue, according to a recent HuffPost/YouGov poll

Steven Raichlen has some tips for barbecued ribs, which he calls”barbecue at its most primal and unadorned”, in the New York Times

The “Ultimate Guide to Barbecue,” from The Wall Street Journal

Pig Beach is heading south, but not just for the winter; it plans to open a Florida location in West Palm Beach by the end of the year

“Carolina-style” BBQ cauliflower? C’mon man…

Linkdown: 7/22/20

Welcome Back, Wilber’s!

Barbecue occupies several spots on GQ’s list of 53 Things You Should Eat Before Summer is Over

The California barbecue scene is on the upswing

Smorgasburg has reopened

RIOT RIBS

Barbecue Center is closed this week due to vacation

Noble Smoke is celebrating one year open this Saturday

Linkdown: 6/24/20

RIP Wink’s Barbeque in Salisbury

Big Al’s BBQ in Raleigh is refusing to adhere to social distancing mandates from the Governor; come on people do your part

Picnic, Lewis Barbecue, and Southern Smoke BBQ all get quoted in this article on potential changes in the food supply chain in a post-COVID world

Sneak peek at the refreshed Wilber’s

Last week’s Smoke Sheet caught up with Brandon Simpson of Jazzy B’s BBQ food truck in Kansas City

In Armenia, their traditional barbecue is mainly pork ribs and chops and the meat is cooked on a “mangal” during a “khorovat”

Excellent advice

Cheerwine Lager from New Sarum Brewing sold out in 3 hours last Friday

Linkdown: 6/17/20

EDIA Maps is having a 50% off sale for Father’s Day; act quickly to get it delivered by Sunday

Steven Raichlen also has some Father’s Day gift ideas

Howard Conyers has a list of his faorite black-owned barbecue restaurants at the bottom of this interview

Horn Barbecue is now selling Matt Horn’s all purpose rub online

Happy 90th Birth Week to Wilber Shirley

Chef Edward Lee will continue David McAtee’s legacy of feeding the community at the McAtee Community Kitchen

Nikkia Rhodes has been tapped to lead the kitchen

Cheerwine Barbecued Chicken? Cheerwine Barbecued Chicken.

Speaking of Cheerwine: Cheerwine Lager from New Sarum Brewing

17th Street Barbecue updates on their blog what they’ve been up to

The more you know…