


– A location of Kansas City chain Gates Bar-B-Q in Missouri burned down Monday night – The Barbecue Festival received won 3 excellence awards at the 2015 North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events ShowFest conference and trade show held in Charlotte on Jan.

– More coverage on the upcoming Stonecrest location of Smoke Modern Barbeque, which opened its Huntersville location last week It’s a move that’s being contested by the property’s owner, former Asheville Vice Mayor Chris Peterson. Now with the start of a multimillion-dollar project to redevelop areas along either side of the French Broad River, the 12 Bones site may have to make way for a new roundabout that is part of a plan to move Riverside Drive to the west, a city official said Friday. – In other closing news, could the River Arts District of 12 Bones Smokehouse be forced to leave its current location in favor of a new “redevelopment plan” along the river?

“I fell in love with the space,” said Mitchell, adding that he should have had a better understanding of the space’s limitations compared to his business needs. Mitchell explained that his Durham restaurant did not have any space for private dining for corporate events and only had capacity to cook one whole hog at a time, which was not enough to meet the demands of the restaurant and catering operation. – Wow, Ed Mitchell’s Que in Durham has closed after less than a year at its American Tobacco Campus location We’re cookin’ an dinner with & Reservations: /lkZDoNUtvc – Buxton Hall Barbecue is throwing a 5 course dinner with whiskey, beer, and barbecue: – However, not all reactions to “The One True Barbecue” have been positive Ed Mitchell and Wilber Shirley each took exception to how there were portrayed negatively in the book but not interviewed for it – Speaking of Fertel’s new book, Rodney Scott is bringing his whole hog to Charleston’s Butcher & Bee for a book signing – An excerpt from Rien Fertel’s new book “The One True Barbecue” on Ricky Scott Valentina’s in Austin might be the truest expression of the fusion between brisket + tacos: /ONHV6ML0Mo – Mac’s Speed Shop in Charlotte may be expanding its original South End location – John Shelton Reed thinks NC needs a new holiday commemorating the Wilmington Barbecue of 1766 “Last week he had beautiful green tomatoes, so we did a corn and green tomato succotash over grits. “I buy whatever he’s got,” Matthew says of Caleb’s farm. He will check in with Caleb regularly to see what’s in season, and come up with dishes based on the weather. Matthew works with a young farmer named Caleb Johnson, a graduate of North Carolina State University, and his farm: AJ Family Farms. Matthew and Jessica work with farms in their area and around the state to source the best and freshest seasonal ingredients for their businesses. – Southern Smoke BBQ in Garland is one of 6 Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Eastern NC to Try This Summer – Per Raleigh Eats, Ed Mitchell’s Que is returning, this time to the Brier Creek neighborhood in Raleigh – Morris Barbeque in Hookerton is 85 years youngĬongrats to Morris Barbeque on 85 years of delicious #wholehogbarbecue! Celebrate with them every Saturday in June. – The Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival is this weekend in Tryon – The Smoking Ho visits FullHouse BBQ in Georgetown, TX – Eater’s Complete Guide to the 2016 NY Big Apple Barbecue Block Party – Grant’s latest stops: Owen’s Bar-B-Que in Tallapoosa and Adams Bar-B-Q in Cartersville – For a short time last week, there was a Facebook page for Ed Mitchell’s Que at Brier Creek but it has since been taken down Where to find ‘cue in Cabarrus: #ncbbq /ykCTlX1z0b Slow smoked & served with #Carolina sides. – Where to find barbecue in Cabarrus County (just north of Charlotte), including Barbecue Bros fave The Smoke Pit (our review here) – Destination BBQ has put together a list of barbecue joints along the I-95 corridor in South Carolina
