Monk: Daniel Vaughn, BBQ Editor of Texas Monthly, made an epic barbecue road trip through South Carolina and Georgia for the past two weeks. Here are some highlights:
First off, Daniel doesn’t appear to be a huge fan of mustard sauce
Mostly too sweet, and too much of it. Liked it best (flavor and amount) at Hite’s BBQ in West Columbia
Besides Slow Fire in Savannah, here are the other places he hit in Georgia:
Wood’s Chapel, Rodney Scott’s, Fox Bros, Heirloom, DAS BBQ in ATL, Sock’s Love in Cumming, Southern Soul in St. Simons island, and Slow Fire in Savannah
And finally, in case you had any illusions to the glamorous realities of being a BBQ editor:
I get this a lot. You would not enjoy it. I drove almost 700 miles in SC in 2 days because of various opening days and times. That whole state is half that wide. I eat like it’s my job. I sometimes bring my kids on trips just so I’ll focus less on just BBQ https://t.co/Kn8duJ0C9U
The 39th Lexington Barbecue Festival will be on Saturday, October 28, 2023
As of early July, Hickory has a new wood-smoked barbecue joint named Hughes Q
The restaurant’s menu is limited to barbecue staples: pulled pork, chicken, turkey, brisket and ribs alongside traditional sides such as fries, potato salad, slaw and https://t.co/edR2CpWOnA said the smoking times https://t.co/Y7PurRBjz0
— Hickory Daily Record (@Hickoryrecord) July 26, 2023
Prime Barbecue is in the middle of taking a well deserved week off
In his latest issue of The Cue Sheet, Robert Moss examines the ten best college cities or towns to attend according to nearby barbecue options. While my alma mater NC State is mentioned as a future possibility once the planned restaurants like Sam Jones BBQ, Wyatt’s Barbecue, and Longleaf Swine open their doors in 2021 (not to mention Prime BBQ in Knightdale that opened this year and the upcoming Ed Mitchell’s The Preserve), several NC towns make the list. Not on the list either is Chapel Hill, primarily due to the loss of Allen & Son last year.
East Carolina University in Greenville has B’s Barbecue, Sam Jones Barbecue and the two Ayden joints nearby (Skylight and Bum’s) and comes in at #9. Surprisingly, Catawba College in Salisbury, NC makes the list just ahead of Greenville due to a couple of joints in town (College Barbecue and Richard’s) plus its proximity to Lexington and its myriad options for barbecue.
That’s it for NC on this list but both Columbia and Charleston appear further down from our neighbors to the south. I won’t spoil the rest of the list, but if you think hard enough you can probably guess which university and city takes the #1 spot on the list.
Whether you major in ribs or brisket is up to you: The Top 10 Colleges in the South, Ranked by BBQ https://t.co/RUzoistHAi
This smothered tater tots collaboration between Fox Bros Bar-B-Q and Nina and Rafi looks amazing
Announcing our collaboration w/ our friends at @ninaandrafi! “Meat Me In Detroit Tots”! Tots smothered in N&R Marinara, mozz, pepp, soppressata & capicola! At N&R try the old fashioned with our bbq sauce, mozz, pork, onions, spicy cherry peppers, finished w/ our vinegar sauce! pic.twitter.com/a8l6raflYt
An American pitmaster living in Hong Kong names the US barbecue restaurantshe dreams of going back to some day, including Rodney Scott’s BBQ, Cozy Corner, Franklin Barbecue, and Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ
Pork n’ Pine Santa delivers pulled pork sammies in Baltimore
In Baltimore there’s a business called Pork n’Pine where Santa comes to your house on a bicycle with a fresh 9-foot-tall Christmas tree strapped to the front, and a sack of pulled pork sandwiches. This is undoubtably the most brilliant business concept in human history. pic.twitter.com/rA9B2jSSSB
What we learned on today’s episode w/ Wyatt Dickson & Ryan Butler of @picnicdurham and @wyattsbarbecue: + the true definition of barbecue + the importance of fried chicken in Eastern NC BBQ + Wyatt & Ryan left white collar jobs to BBQ + what to expect from their Raleigh location pic.twitter.com/yvgUtEzOKi
Barbecue man Wyatt Dickson and farmer Ryan Butler join the NC F&B Podcast to learn hosts Max and Matthew a little something about barbecue and discuss their upcoming Wyatt’s Barbecue restaurant in downtown Raleigh, which will have freshly baked buns from their neighbor and abundant parking.
Description: According to Wyatt Dickson, pitmaster of Picnic and the soon-to-be-opening Wyatt’s Barbecue, almost every noteworthy barbecue restaurant in Eastern NC has great fried chicken. But what is “barbecue” exactly? Wyatt has some thoughts on the term.On today’s episode, we talk with Wyatt and his partner in crime Ryan Butler about how the pair met after leaving their white collar jobs to barbecue, what makes NC so special in terms of food and agriculture, and what to expect from Wyatt’s Barbecue in Raleigh (P.S. you can pick up Wyatt’s every Thursday in Gateway Plaza!). Tune into the episode now with the link in the comments!
Franklin Barbecue Pits is targeting to begin shipping their first units by Memorial Day
What was once a back-burner project for @bbqfranklin is now close to fruition. Franklin Barbecue Pits are said to be ready just in time for Memorial Day cookouts.https://t.co/FKNjtCNvwP
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
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