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Honk if you love barbecue
Honk if you love barbecue! That’s our motto–even in winter. Our handsome Honk if You Love Barbecue bumper sticker has turned up on the tractor of Bob Bass in western North Carolina. Bob hails from...
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On The Road Again
On the road again! This week Steven heads out on tour again with the Barbecue Bus. Our first stop was the lakeside home of Charlotte Observer columnist, Dan Huntley. (Sure beats grilling in an asphalt...
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Allen & Son
If the BBQ bus tour is a pilgrimage, this is one of the Meccas. Allen & Son Barbecue in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Pork shoulders roasted fall-off-the-bone tender over slow smoldering hickory,...
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Allen & Sons
Here’s Steven hard at work at Allen & Son Barbecue in Chapel Hill. As any journalist knows, there’s no substitute for field research! Every day I give thanks that I live in a country and time and...
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Strangers
In barbecue, there’s no such thing as strangers–just friends you haven’t met. When Steven pulled into Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to teach a class at A Southern Season, he got to meet two prominent...
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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...
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DUELING 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...
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LEGENDS 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...
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Raichlen’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...
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Two “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...
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The 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)...
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5 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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