I tend to put on the Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen show when I want to fall asleep. Don't get me wrong, Raichlen has some great recipes, even if they can be unnecessarily heavy on ingredients, but something about...
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The Japanese term yakitori literally means "grilled bird," and refers to skewers of chicken barbecued over a charcoal grill. Commonly served in casual, inexpensive izakayas (Japanese drinking establishments with food beyond bar snacks) and beer gardens, yakitori is considered by...
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The word churrascaria comes from churrasco, the Portuguese term for barbecue. Churrascaria restaurants are popular in Brazil, though they can be more than a little overwhelming for unsuspecting tourists. Diners can literally eat for hours, as passadores (special meat waiters)...
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Don't let this seemingly simple recipe fool you as it did me—the white sauce packs the strength to convert smoked chicken into the truly sublime, and it's sure to be dressing almost all my birds from now on.
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I can barely control my excitement as I sit here and stare at my Fast Pass for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, thinking about the enormous amounts of 'cue I'm destined to consume next weekend. The anticipation was...
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On the eve of the Big Apple BBQ Block Party, I thought I'd include a recipe from Blue Smoke, the barbecue joint that's a part of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, the organization largely responsible for the event. This...
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A great side dish is almost as good as the 'cue itself. Almost. But if you don't have sides, you feel as if something's missing. Carolyn McLemore's Cornbread Salad has a little something of everything in it, however. The recipe,...
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Although Big Bob Gibson himself is no longer with us, the cooking remains in the able hands of the McLemore and Lilly families. Don McLemore is Bob's grandson, and Chris Lilly is McLemore's son-in-law. In barbecue competitions, Lilly cooks in...
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I don't even like barbecue chicken, but I like this barbecue chicken. Big Bob Gibson's Hickory-Smoked Chicken is absolutely amazing. I'm eagerly awaiting this weekend's Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, where I hope they'll be making this recipe, which follows...
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The ribs made by Mike Mills's Apple City Barbecue team using this recipe won first place at Memphis in May, the "Super Bowl of Swine," in 1990 and 1992. Although the instructions here may be a little beyond casual backyard...
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