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Summary graphic for article about Chaps Pit Beef, with images depicting a pit beef sandwich, the restaurant exterior, and a man working in the kitchen

Checking in on Chaps Pit Beef (Baltimore City, Maryland)

2022-12-31
On: 12/31/2022
In: American Travel, Other BBQ

We stopped for legendary, charcoal-grilled Chaps Pit Beef sandwiches and took a deeper look at the surrounding neighborhood.

A woman in an apron stands in front of a large barbecue grill

Manic Kentucky Barbecue Adventures: Miss Anita’s Monroe County Pork Shoulder

2020-07-22
On: 07/22/2020
In: American Travel, Kentucky BBQ, Near South

So you like BBQ. But have you had thin-sliced, hot-smoked, and sauce-dipped Monroe County pork shoulder? How about Monroe County shoulder in Monroe County, Kentucky itself? Our goal was to track down this delicacy in its native habitat.

First Impressions: Corkscrew BBQ (Spring, TX)

2020-03-09
On: 03/09/2020
In: Texas BBQ

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.

Summary graphic: a worker slices a piece of Terry Black’s brisket.

First Impressions: Terry Black’s Barbecue (Austin, TX)

2020-03-08
On: 03/08/2020
In: Texas BBQ

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.

Summary graphic: A brisket sandwich atop a sheet of butcher paper. The brisket is overflowing from the potato bun. In the background and across the street is a row of residential housing.

First Impressions: la Barbecue (Austin, TX)

2020-02-20
On: 02/20/2020
In: Texas BBQ

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.

pork and a stainless bowl over glowing coals

Manic Kentucky Barbecue Adventures: Monroe County Shoulder at The Smokey Pig in Bowling Green

2018-08-05
On: 08/05/2018
In: Kentucky BBQ

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.

What Leonard’s Pork Volcano Taught Us About Being “Memphis Famous”

2017-12-29
On: 12/29/2017
In: Memphis, Memphis BBQ

Leonard’s Pit Barbecue is one of the oldest and “top” spots in one of America’s barbecue capitals, but it has very little national hype. We went to find out why.

Burning logs shoot flames up a chimney

Manic Kentucky Barbecue Adventures: A Fiery Welcome to Roy’s Bar-B-Que in Russellville, KY

2017-03-05
On: 03/05/2017
In: Kentucky BBQ, Near South

It was well past sundown when the Ford Ranger rolled up to us in the shadows behind Roy’s. All the employees were gone, and we definitely weren’t supposed to be there. The headlights turned off & the truck crawled closer, like a predator stalking prey.

Watching COPS and Talking 9/11 at Mac’s Bar-B-Que (Jackson, TN)

2016-08-07
On: 08/07/2016
In: American Barbecue

Not every barbecue story is about smoke, meat, and tradition. This one is about the man behind Mac’s Bar-B-Que in Jackson, TN.

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