Pig Beach in West Palm is an offshoot of a NewYork City barbecue place with a distinguished history. You remember Sean Ludwig from this post and this one. Sean, of course, is the creator of NYCBBQ.com and co-author of The Smoke Sheet. Sean and bride Stephanie hosted their wedding at the original location in Brooklyn, the one with acres of outdoor space and a hugely … Continue reading Pig Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida
I follow a number of other bloggers as I note from time to time. Helen of Dining with Frankie is a favorite. Her blog covers all manner of restaurants, “from grunge to 3 star Michelin,” all around the Americas and Europe. The reviews often cover extremely sophisticated tasting menus — see here — while others are as down to earth as you can get — … Continue reading Dining with Frankie
I became a big fan of Blaine Cooper when he had a place in Harrisonburg, Virginia, South Fork. I was hugely impressed by his brisket. It was so far better than any other brisket I’d had this side of Texas that it was in an entirely different league. More incredible, he was bold enough to give me a sample of lean brisket. Even in Texas … Continue reading B. Cooper Barbecue, Austin, Texas
You’ve met Les Wexler, our Senior Deli Correspondent, here. Les, a dutiful son-in-law, and JoEllen, a dutiful daughter drive down to visit JoEllen’s mother in the Tampa area regularly. Before setting out, they wisely consult the seminal Best Places to Eat Near I-95, at least up to the fork of the road in Jacksonville. On this trip, Les and JoEllen stopped at one of the … Continue reading Malson’s BBQ, Kingsland, Georgia
Nancy and I have been going to Singer Island for years, and we’ve always heard great things about the River House (they use the lower case “the”). We’ve never gone, however, and I was delighted finally to go there when Liza and I (Nancy preferred to look after the wee ones) joined our good friends, Scott and Julie Hammonds, on a boat ride and dinner … Continue reading The River House, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
While we were staying at the Marriott Ocean Pointe in Palm Beach Shores, Nancy took Ella and Lily to the Family Mermaid Show at the Wreck Bar at the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale. (There also are non-family Mermaid and Merman Shows.) The Wreck Bar dates back to the 1950s when the hotel was the Yankee Clipper, and the Wreck Bar appeared in one … Continue reading Casablanca Cafe, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
I hadn’t been to Sloppy Mama’s since the depths of COVID (which they handled very well), so I thought I better go back to see how they’re doing before updating my Virginia Ten Best list. I arranged to meet my Indian Springs classmate, Al Hudson. You met Al and Dorothy in my reports on the Dock at Crayton Cove and the Snook Inn while we … Continue reading Sloppy Mama’s, Arlington, Virginia
While Nancy and I were in Marco Island with John and Helen Tierney, we all decided to drive up to Naples to take in an art show and a sunset cruise. We arrived at the art show early, just as they were setting up in the park, so we decided to grab lunch, and then walk around downtown Naples. By then the art show would … Continue reading Captain and Krewe, Naples, Florida
After another delicious pork barbecue lunch at Rodney Scott’s, I drove about five or ten minutes over to Lewis Barbecue. I’d eaten at Lewis before, and you can get additional details and see more and better photos here. Although I was mainly in town to eat South Carolina barbecue, I decided to add Lewis to my list. Lewis is Texas barbecue served in South Carolina. … Continue reading Lewis Barbecue, Charleston, South Carolina
I started Sunday of my recent South Carolina barbecue trip by driving down to Charleston to Rodney Scott’s, and got in line shortly after it opened. All the world (almost) knows that Rodney Scott used to work at the family Scott’s in Hemingway. Nick Pihakis, co-founder of Jim N Nick’s, stopped by, ate some barbecue, introduced himself, and said, “raise your prices.” Scott promptly picked … Continue reading Rodney Scott’s Charleston, South Carolina
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