Here’s the headline: Buz and Ned’s has the best pork barbecue I have tasted so far in the State of Virginia. It was delicious, with that wonderful flavor of hickory-smoked pork. And it’s only 100 miles away. The coronavirus lockdown has seriously hampered my barbecue research. It scotched a couple of planned Virginia trips as well as a trips to Kansas City, upland … Continue reading Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue, Richmond, Virginia
The great barbecue is from 2fifty Texas BBQ, which I have reviewed here, and whose quarantine carry-out procedures I’ve detailed here. The carry-out process is well thought out, careful, safe, and efficient. And tasty. This is easily the best barbecue available anywhere in the area, and the brisket is the best for hundreds of miles. The only problem is that for now, their current shop … Continue reading Great Barbecue on Thursdays at the Riverdale Park, Maryland, Farmers Market
UPDATE: Their new place is open at 4700 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale Park. Try it! What a great place to get barbecue! I first went to 2fifty Texas as part of my duties with the Campaign for Real Barbecue to find places in the region that cook barbecue exclusively with wood or coals: no gas or electrical heat allowed. As part of my duties, I ate … Continue reading The Best Quarantine Dining: 2fifty Texas BBQ, Riverdale Park, Maryland
UPDATE: I’ve described 2fity Texas’ excellent carry-out procedures (and their delicious smoked chicken) here. You can also get their great barbecue at the Riverdale Park Farers Market on Thursdays, as detailed here, 2fifty Texas BBQ — also known as 250 Texas BBQ — has the best brisket in Maryland, possibly the best brisket this side of … Lewis Barbecue in Charleston, South Carolina. Possibly, the best … Continue reading 2fifty Texas BBQ, Riverdale Park, Maryland
God bless our men and women in uniform! Especially my nephew, Murray “Cuatro” Johnston. Cuatro’s current uniform is that of a West Point cadet, but this spring it will be that of an Army lieutenant headed off to Fort Benning to prepare to lead an Infantry platoon. You met Cuatro as the Founder and First President of a Barbecue Club at St. Anselm’s Abbey School for Really … Continue reading 2020, The Year of the Sausage: Episode II
Having resolved the Christmas Gift Mystery (thanks Dale Leibach), I can’t leave Christmas behind without mention another gift. I have a hard time shopping for other people. It’s rare that I pick a really good gift. I did hit a home run one Christmas. I gave Nancy tickets to see her favorite singer in concert in Paris. That wasn’t the home run. Since Nancy knew then … Continue reading 2020, The Year of the Sausage: Episode I
Sloppy Mama’s is the best barbecue place in the Washington area — at least in the DC-Virginia part of the area. I’m hedging because there are a couple of new all-wood barbecue places in Maryland that I haven’t tried. so stay tuned. I’m keeping my powder dry, but Sloppy Mama’s owns the DC-Virginia crown. I went to Sloppy Mama’s as part of my continuing efforts on … Continue reading Sloppy Mama’s, Arlington, Virginia
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
