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Podnah's Pit in Portland, OR

Whole smoked pig at a bbq & brewfest. Guy that made it pulled off a hunk, piled it on a plate and handed it to me. I cried a single tear.

Tacos al pastor and a bowl of Texas Red.
At the same time.

Woodsmoke at first light. / Low and slow's the way to go. / Tonight we all feast.

Carnitas by the kilo. La Paz, MX.

When in La Paz, Mexico, I discovered they sold al pastor by the kilo. That was one of the best days of my life.

Alton's Honey Brined Smoked Turkey! I made this last year and it blew everyone away, including myself. It was the first time I had a turkey that wasn't dry and flavorless.

First off, I grew up eating fried okra in Texas. It is still my all-time favorite comfort food. By the bowl or dish by tiny dish.

There was a place in Dallas called Celebration that did not have fried okra but what they did have was heaping plates of southern food. All the sides were served family style and the best part was that you could order seconds of any entree, even if it wasn't the entree you originally ordered!

Pioneer Woman's Texas Sheet Cake!

Fleishers: Perfection Sustained.

Salisbury steak, gravy and homemade french fries. The fries must be shaken in a brown paper bag.

I ate nothing but tacos for 4 straight days in La Paz, Mexico. Chorizo, steak, and the freshest seafood pesos can buy.