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August 21 Steven will do a book-signing at Barbeques Galore: 8046 Provice Road Charlotte, North Carolina August 20 Cooking class and wine dinner at Phillips Place Courtyard in Charlotte, North...
View ArticleDUELING PENS
Dueling Pens When Steven gave a grilling demonstration at the Charlotte Shout last month, he was in righteous company. Here Steven and Martin Yan autograph a copy of Indoor Grilling at the Johnson...
View ArticleLEGENDS OF BARBECUE NC
LEGENDS OF BARBECUE: NORTH CAROLINA When it comes to pulled pork, restaurants that still burn wood in their pits are becoming an endangered species. So imagine my delight recently when I met pit...
View Article8 Must-Try Regional Barbecue Sauces
A few years ago, I was discussing barbecue with uber chef Thomas Keller of French Laundry and Per Se fame. “Where I come from,” he said, “the sauce is the barbecue.” Sorry, Chef, but in this barbecue...
View ArticleBoston Butt Basics, Part 2
In the last blog, Boston Butt Basics, Part 1, we discussed the anatomy of pork shoulder. So now you know the difference between a Boston butt and a picnic. You know what to look for when buying pork...
View ArticleRaichlen’s Top 10 Meat Cities in the U.S.
Ribs at Q39 in Kansas City, Missouri What are the best cities in North America in which to eat meat? A reporter from a major American newspaper asked me this in an interview recently, and it got me to...
View ArticleTwo “Must Have” Books for Your Barbecue Library
Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques & Barbecue Wisdom (Voyageur Press, 2017) Most winning competition-level pitmasters keep their cards close to their vests, seldom revealing the secret strategies that...
View ArticleThe Campaign for Real Barbecue
A spectre is haunting the South—the spectre of smokeless “barbecue.” Consider the case of North Carolina, where the situation is particularly grave. Ever since early colonial days “barbecuing” has...
View ArticleThe American Barbecue Specialties You Need to Know About
America is blessed with an incredibly rich barbecue culture. Many countries grill. Some smoke. But only one—the United States—has a deep, rich, and highly evolved tradition of both barbecuing (smoking)...
View Article5 Stellar Pork Recipes for the Grill
October is a month of celebrations, with Halloween and Columbus Day marking calendars across the country. What you may not realize is that it is also one of the most crowded months for food holidays....
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