BBQ Rules

[Al_Smith]

If I'm not mistaken the original Dream Land is in Birmingham .For some reason I can't post a link .What cracked me up was a neon sign on the back wall that said no farting .

[WDH]

Yes, it is considered the original Whistle Stop Cafe, but the movie was filmed in Juliette, Ga at The Whistle Stop Cafe there, not the Whistle Stop Cafe in Alabama.

[Magicman]

Where was the movie Fried Green Tomatoes filmed?  LINK

[EOTE]

Brett's Backyard BBQ in Rockdale, TX  - best ribs I have eaten.  I've tried most of the Top 50 in Texas (except Franklin BBQ) but this one is better than them all.  Won the Best New Startup BBQ in Texas. (Texas Magazine)

[Al_Smith]

They have a big rib cook off here locally .They come from all over the country .While many like to brag up their local favorites often times the winners are from the midwest .
Some like to slobber them up with sauce and others prefer a dry rub,different strokes for different folks .I prefer the dry rub myself otherwise I get more of the sloppy stuff on me rather than in me .I also like a little zip to them which requires plenty of beer ,they just go together in the hot July sun .It's Ohio but it does get hot here you know .  

[Claybraker]

Dreamland is a chain. Or they tried to be at one time.  BBQ doesn't scale well. The location of the Whistle Stop is mildly entertaining but Long Pork doesn't appeal to me. My current favorite store bought is Southern Soul on SSI. It's being swarmed by Yankees right now. 

[btulloh]

I don't wanna start a fight here, but I've never seen real barbecue outside of NC, SC, Southside VA, Northern GA.  Other than that, it's something else, masquerading.  Unless there's a place that says "Real Actual No-kidding North Carolina BBQ" and it's owned by a transplant.

Not meaning to disparage the other meat preparations out there - some are real tasty.  Just not BBQ.  

No offense meant to anyone who hasn't had real BBQ.  

(I better duck, I guess. . .    I hear objects being hurled.)

[Magicman]

I have no argument about who's BBQ is the best, 'cause mine is what I had and it was good.


 
While the ribs were doing their thing...


 
I was skewering shrimp, some bacon wrapped and some nekkid.


 
Everything turned out quite well. 

[btulloh]

    True enough.  Proximity means everything.

Looks good, MM.

[WDH]

The ribs I fixed today were melt in your mouth good. 

[EOTE]

I don't wanna start a fight here, but I've never seen real barbecue outside of NC, SC, Southside VA, Northern GA.  Other than that, it's something else, masquerading.  Unless there's a place that says "Real Actual No-kidding North Carolina BBQ" and it's owned by a transplant.

Not meaning to disparage the other meat preparations out there - some are real tasty.  Just not BBQ.  

No offense meant to anyone who hasn't had real BBQ.  

(I better duck, I guess. . .    I hear objects being hurled.)

You can be forgiven for not venturing to Texas for true southern bbq.   Then again, I haven't had the opportunity to try bbq in your area either.  Hmmm, maybe we can start an exchange program.

[Magicman]

Speaking of Texas BBQ, this has to be the biggest BBQ snobs in Texas:  Kreuz Market  Yup, we went there once but never again.  They are very rude about the fact that there is no BBQ sauce there, dry rub only.  It's their way or no way, plus it wasn't that outstanding anyway.

[btulloh]

You can be forgiven for not venturing to Texas for true southern bbq.   Then again, I haven't had the opportunity to try bbq in your area either.  Hmmm, maybe we can start an exchange program

Ha.  Yeah, it's all about local.  More about semantics really, when it comes to "barbecue".  It means something different everywhere.  When I lived in California, "barbecue" meant anything cooked on the grill.  Even if it was compressed bean sprouts with tofu topping.  

Actually EOTE, I've had the pleasure of eating a lot of really good food in Texas.  Eastern part - Dallas and Houston mostly.  Never been to west Texas.  For the most part, I've had really good food in every city and state I've ever been to.  I just stay away from crabcakes in Iowa and ribeyes in Maine.  And then there's always the possibility of bad food anywhere you go as well.  Not hard to find.  Local guidance will usually take of that problem though.

People in North Carolina love to argue about barbecue, and there's really no compromise possible.  I do favor NC style BBQ, but I can at least appreciate some of the other versions.  I just call it "meat".  

I guess you can argue about gumbo too, and I get that.  I got my gumbo chops in Louisiana and I understand.  I can't say that I've had any better cajun food than in Lafayette, but I'm sure there are some other perspectives on that.  I never really warmed up to red boudin, but other than that, it's all  good.

Moral of the story:  Good food is good.  No matter where you are.  But be careful what you call "barbecue" around here.

[WDH]

First time I ordered BBQ in Texas, I asked for the pulled pork.  The waitress said, "Sir, we don't serve pork here."

[nativewolf]

As a native of eastern NC I'm a fan of that style.  For anyone that lives in close to NC this is a wonderful way to plot your way across the state and visit epicurean goodness.

http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/bbqtrail.html

For what it is worth I am not a fan of B's in Greenville.  Cooked on charcoal..blah.   Think they traded in the name as a tourist trap.

Grady's is the absolute real deal, great story, great bbq.  I don't care for the cornbread though, a bit meh.  Probably my favorite BBQ in NC.

Stephensons..very good, my #2.

I have not been to Bums.  Might make a trip down this summer just to eat there.

Great bbq should have great brunswick stew and hushpuppies in mine opinion

Always want to hear of new places.  

[Magicman]

If you ever have the pleasure of visiting pineywoods or Planman1954:  Andrews BBQ in Marion, LA.

Building A Greenhouse in General Board

[Raider Bill]

Dreamland is a chain. Or they tried to be at one time.  BBQ doesn't scale well. The location of the Whistle Stop is mildly entertaining but Long Pork doesn't appeal to me. My current favorite store bought is Southern Soul on SSI. It's being swarmed by Yankees right now.

Long Pork?
Never appealed to me either...

[EOTE]

I have no argument about who's BBQ is the best, 'cause mine is what I had and it was good.

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While the ribs were doing their thing...

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I was skewering shrimp, some bacon wrapped and some nekkid.

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Everything turned out quite well.  

You can cook for me anytime if it looks like that!

[pineywoods]

If you ever have the pleasure of visiting pineywoods or Planman1954:  Andrews BBQ in Marion, LA.

Building A Greenhouse in General Board

Yup,Andrews is the real deal. Family owned and operated for several generations. He makes his own sauce, buys meat from a local butcher, and cooks over genuine hickory wood. The facility is a hole-in-the-wall portable building on the edge of town. But he is well known all over Louisiana and Arkansas

[Al_Smith]

I might sound odd but my lady fair has never cooked anything on a grill in her life .Her deceased husband and one of my best friends did it all and he was good at it .Well she fell into it because I'm a pretty good grill man myself . 
Since the weather is warming up it won't be too long for beer can chicken,T bone steaks , ribs with some meat on them .Already had weenies over the fire done on a pitchfork that has only been used for that purpose for at least the last 35-40 years .

As I type in the fridge are two mighty nice looking Angus rib eyes .They should be a $14.99 a pound .Rained yesterday postponed it to today if it doesn't rain again .