– As part of its Project 543 (named for the 543 miles between Manteo on the coast and Murphy in the mountains), Visit NC has a short profile on Lexington though it curiously says you can “go whole hog” in a city where they smoke pork shoulders
– Pitt County (around Greenville, NC) is working on lining up barbecue joints for a beer and barbecue trail
– Mississippi barbecue isn’t just Memphis’s lesser cousin
“Gas station barbecue is a phenomenon in the South and especially Mississippi,” Hatten said. “It’s servicing a population of the state that otherwise probably wouldn’t have lunch because they have to get back to work … a family-run joint is the archetype in the state.”
– The News & Observer editorial board: Bill Ellis was an inspiration to employees, all
Now here’s a story every North Carolina school child should learn. It is that of a kid who grew up on a Wayne County tobacco farm in the Great Depression, dropped out of school in the eighth grade to help support his family, worked at a variety of jobs and at 29, bought himself a hot dog stand.
– Marie, Let’s Eat! tries the brisket at potentially the best barbecue joint in Chattanooga’s, Shuford’s Smokehouse
– Daniel Vaughn on smoking barbecue in west Texas, where there are no trees
– Euphoria Greenville’s launch event in April will feature Elliott Moss
– Well this looks dang good
– More on Wofford College’s barbecue course held last January
– Barbecue is worth seeing at SXSW; also here’s an interview with director Matthew Salleh
-From an News and Observer sports writer at this week’s ACC Tournament in Brooklyn:
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