Purcellville is a nice town of 10,000 in Loudoun County, in the outer Washington suburbs, well past Dulles Airport. It’s in a lovely area of Virginia, and Purcellville enjoys the benefits of the growth of the Dulles tech corridor without being overwhelmed by it. Best of all, Purcellville is the home of Monk’s BBQ, which I can certify is a Campaign for Real Barbecue producer … Continue reading Monk’s BBQ, Purcellville, Virginia
Here’s the headline: Texas Jack’s has the best brisket I’ve had in the DC area. I mean actually very good brisket, and until now, finding very good brisket in Washington has been like finding a herd of unicorns. I had been to Texas Jack’s last year with Doug Jacobson, the Kansas City Barbecue Maven, and at that time, as noted in our review, the brisket had … Continue reading Texas Jack’s Barbecue, Arlington, Virginia
I’ve mentioned my cousins, the Johnstons, before. My first cousin, Ann Thomas, is one of the Wilson, North Carolina, Griffins, famous for their preference for Bill’s over Parker’s. (Now that Bill’s has closed, they seem to be fans of Marty’s.) Murray is from San Antonio and went to school in Austin, and, a true Texan, he makes the best brisket in the Washington, DC, area. … Continue reading Guest Post: Griffin Johnston on Texarbama BBQ, Fairhope, Alabama
Lewis Barbecue is a Texas transplant, which means they cook beef and sausages rather than pigs. I normally wouldn’t bother with a beef barbecue place in South Carolina. There’s pork country and there’s beef country, and usually, the beef in pork country is even worse than the pork in beef country. But Southern Living put Lewis Barbecue, plunked down though it is in pork-centric South … Continue reading Lewis Barbecue, Charleston, South Carolina
I’ve told you this before, but it bears repeating: I love Conecuh Sausage. Conecuh Sausage is the best smoked sausage in the world. Really. It’s made and hickory smoked in Evergreen, Alabama, which is the best-smelling town in the world. You probably haven’t had it unless you live in the South, Detroit, or on a military base. Nothing is too good for our men and … Continue reading Conecuh Sausage has a Fan Club
Shortly after Nancy and I returned to DC from our trip to see Dear and eat barbecue, Doug Jacobson, the Kansas City Barbecue Maven, reminded me of our planned trip to Texas Jack’s, the Washington Post’s highly unreliable selection as the #1 barbecue place in the region. Texas Jack’s is named after John B. Omohundro, a Virginia native who had a colorful career out … Continue reading Texas Jack’s, Arlington, Virginia
I went to an event sponsored by a Texas group on Wednesday, largely because it was billed as a barbecue. As I expected, it was catered by Hill Country BBQ Market here in DC, a place which has been a puzzle to me. Others, including barbecue experts like my neighbor, Doug Jacobson, the Kansas City Barbecue Maven, have had uniformly good experiences at Hill Country. … Continue reading Hill Country BBQ Market, Washington, DC
What do you do the day after a football game in Tuscaloosa? Why, you eat barbecue. That’s just what Nancy and I did after church on the day after the Alabama-Arkansas game. We met friends – Paul and Kelly and Sammy and Isaac Horwitz at the Jim and Nick’s in Tuscaloosa. (Actually, they style themselves Jim ‘N Nick’s, but I oppose capitalizing the letter … Continue reading The Alabama Tour de Barbecue Continues
I love Conecuh Sausage. It is the best smoked sausage I have ever had, and I have had some really good smoked sausage, including some truly great Polish smoked sausage. But Conecuh Sausage is my favorite. They serve it for breakfast in the concierge lounge at the Renaissance in Montgomery, so I’ve had some every day for breakfast when I’ve stayed there. And you can … Continue reading Conecuh Sausage
