First Impressions: Corkscrew BBQ (Spring, TX)
We thought Corkscrew BBQ in Spring, TX would be a good little trip from Houston. Once we got there, we realized that we didn’t budget nearly enough time for the trip.
First Impressions: Terry Black’s Barbecue (Austin, TX)
Arriving at Terry Black’s Barbecue during dinner time led to a thirty-minute wait. It also led to an opportunity to notice a few things about the place.
First Impressions: la Barbecue (Austin, TX)
la Barbecue in Austin, TX shares a building with an Quickie Pickie, a combination that gives off the feeling of a high-end gas station mini-mart.
Blood, Flood, and Spilled Beers: Surviving the First Manchester Music Fest in Manchester, Kentucky
The Manchester Music Fest 2018 celebrated bluegrass, outlaw country, and southern rock in a tiny Appalachian town. And things almost went off without a hitch.
The Devil’s Pool: A Jasal Bawi on the Wissahickon
Just north of Philadelphia, and within Wissahickon Valley Park, lies the “Devil’s Pool.” Don’t let the name scare you though – it’s worth hiking to.
The Storytellers: A Madcap Story Set in the World of Texas Barbecue
We may have been in Springdale, UT, but when we mentioned Giddings, TX to our hosts, they began telling us an improbable story that, while set in Texas, was full of Utahn industriousness.
Gilets Jaunes in Nice: What a City’s Protests Can Reveal About its Identity
The violent protests by the gilets jaunes, or “yellow vests,” happening in Paris are not happening in Nice, France’s fifth largest city. This begged a question: How much you can infer about a city based on the protests that occur within it?
Manic Kentucky Barbecue Adventures: Monroe County Shoulder at The Smokey Pig in Bowling Green
There are plenty of regional variations in American barbecue. But there might not be a stranger style — or one that’s more difficult to make — than Monroe County Pork Shoulder from Monroe County, Kentucky.
Steak Tips Vignette: Sal’s Ristorante & Pizzeria in Southie
Steak tips, in a sub, and eaten on the beach? What sort of clash of cultures was this, and why had it taken us this long to find it?