Jim Shahin at work If you didn't read Jim Shahin's debut barbecue column, Smoke Signals, in yesterday's Washington Post, stop whatever you're doing right now and check it out. It's funny, it's well-reported, and it has to be one of the best Food Section debuts in years. I'd say that even if Jim weren't my [...]
This week's Young & Hungry column checks in with three different barbecue houses, each with its own method for smoking ribs, brisket, chicken, and sausage. Blue Ribbon BBQ uses a Southern Pride unit, which combines smoke and gas; KBQ relies on a J&R Manufacturing pit that kicks on an electric element when the temperature drops [...]
As a former resident of Cowtown, USA, I had been eyeballing the KC Pit BBQ truck for a couple of weeks now. I finally visited the massive 18-wheeler over the weekend only to discover that the owners are based in...wait for it...Sandy Springs, Ga. Not to worry. The owners, according to KC Pit BBQ's designed-within-an-inch-of-its-life [...]
No amount of reading or talking to friends can prepare you for your first turn at the barbecue smoker. On Sunday, I smoked my first rack of spare ribs. It wasn't a complete disaster, but it was a pain in the ass. Here's the tale told in pictures (with my new digital camera!) Here's the [...]
