Wow - there's only one other barbecue restaurant participating in Long Island's Restaurant Week and that's Swing Belly's in Long Beach. Sorry you folks out in Suffolk County. I haven't been to Swing Belly's myself, well at least not inside Swing...

A while back my brother and I had an outstanding dinner at Ruby's Famous BBQ Joint on its opening night. A month and a bunch of staff changes later, Ruby's food sucked. As the pit burns, couple of months later I received an email that began... "My...

I found this online, but I thought it was pretty interesting and right. You can get to the original article by clicking on the link, or you can read it here. Enjoy. Ten Commandments for a Chili Cookoff by Paul Stephen The StarNews turned into a...

Well - lookey here, just in time for thanksgiving, a tabletop indoor turkey fryer. Great idea. I love fried turkey I haven't had time to try mine out yet, but for a limited time, Masterbuilt is offering their top-quality fryers to Butterball customers...

As some of you have noticed, I'm not posting as much lately. There is a major issue affecting my family right now which is all encompassing, engulfing and enraging. Luckily no one's life or health is at risk. I'll post when I can, but it's been...