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Sep 17, 2011, 1:54 pm
My best buddy is on a five day run on the Tennessee - Arkansas BBQ trail and has sent me back some pictures to share. His first stop was at Papa KayJoe’s Bar-B-Que in Centerville, TN for a serving of smoke pork and hoecakes with a sweet vinegar sauce. This is a signature dish for Pa... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2011, 9:07 am
Barker's Red Hots recently opened their second location on King Rd, directly adjacent to Roswell High School, in Roswell, GA. The restaurant has been in the works for some time now and represents Barker's first step towards franchisement. I wrote a glowing review of Barkers the first t... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 11:09 pm
East Cobb has a spectacular new butcher shop and charcuterie purveyor. Located in the former Smokin' J's BBQ space in East Lake Shopping Center on Roswell Road, Heywood's Provision Company is a chef-owned and run butcher shop offering USDA prime beef, house-made bacon, smoked mea... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2011, 4:11 pm
Pictured left to right: Mike Fincham, Nathan Lippy, David Roberts, Jim Laber
Last week the First Annual Atlanta Food & Wine Festival launched with hordes of foodies and celebrities descending up our fair city to study and demonstrate various cooking and canning techniques, samp... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2011, 2:40 pm
Sam's BBQ1 is expanding into a second location in the space formerly occupied by Amore's Pizza at the corner of Johnson Ferry Rd and Shallowford Rd in the Publix shopping center. Given the dearth of decent dining options in this area (I should know as I live down the street), I am sure t... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2011, 10:20 pm
Almost four years ago my job began to take me into the NYC area for business. Over the years I have gotten to sample mind bending yakitori, mediocre BBQ, Vietnamese/French mashups and true fine dining in Manhatttan. I returned today from another visit to the City and have some very good new... Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2011, 4:09 pm
Double Smoked Spiral Ham with Brown Sugar Mustard glaze is a super easy BBQ recipe that you can complete in less than 2 hours and eat all week long. The hardest part of this recipe is locating the spiral ham. I found mine for under $20 at the local Costco (Kirkland brand). I title... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2011, 3:39 pm
Spring has sprung and hibernation time is over. After a few months of downtime considering whether to continue this blogging thing my need to write has fired back up and I'm ready to rejoin the Internet. In order to stoke the fire a bit this year I am going to change up my format a little and ex... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2010, 2:15 pm
I found myself puttering around GA 400 and 285 on Friday around lunch and decided it would be a good time to check in on Cody and Jiyeon at Heirloom Market BBQ. At 12:30, every seat in the restaurant was taken. Cody had a couple new faces working in the kitchen with him. Jiyeon was managing... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2010, 7:04 pm
Tomorrow marks Community Q's first anniversary since opening its doors. Happy Birthday to you Community Q! In a very short period of time, Community Q has joined the short list of metro Atlanta's very best BBQ destinations, placing it amongst such heavy hitters as Fox Bros., Dave Poe's, Pig-n-Ch... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2010, 8:38 am
A couple days ago John Kessler tweeted that there had been a kitchen fire at Heirloom. To slightly correct the record, there was a fire (likely vandalism) along the fenceline outside the restaurant. There was no fire inside the restaurant or in the kitchen. The walk in cooler outside Heirloom ... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2010, 12:01 am
Situated in a cozy space adjacent to the Akers Mill Food Mart is the most recent addition to the metro Atlanta BBQ scene, Heirloom Market BBQ . Lauched by Cody Taylor and Jiyeon Lee, Heirloom is wrapping up its first week of business. In speaking with Cody several times in the run up to the ... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2010, 10:56 pm
Barrett Parkway in Marietta, GA has become home to the first franchise location of Findley's Butcher Shop. The original Findley's is located in Acworth, GA. The Marietta location proprietors, Whit and Christina Noble, were drawn to the prospect of being self-employed with a small ... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2010, 9:52 pm
Is there such a thing as the Ultimate Grill? It stands to reason that there can and should be such a thing, right? The Original Weber Kettle immediately comes to my mind when I consider simplicity of design, versatility, and bang for the buck. At $90 a kettle, the Weber is certainly hard to ... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2010, 9:36 pm
Barbacoa opened a couple days ago and there are now links available for the menu as well as a bunch of other interesting reading. The menu is diverse but does tend to lean in part on American BBQ staples presented in cheffed-up manner. There is also a pretty interesting selection of se... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2010, 5:20 pm
So, there is apparently some sort of time warp/wormhole at the AJC. I posted on Oct 2 that voting for Best of the Big A BBQ was open to the public, and I was a week or two behind in that news. I was curious to see if results had be tallied, so I did some googling today. Results are posted here... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2010, 2:40 pm
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to NYC for the day for business. On my last visit to NYC two years ago, I published this review of Virgil's BBQ. I had hoped to steal out for a meal on this most recent trip to Daisy May BBQ. Time was tight, and I only had time to vi... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2010, 11:07 am
I'm not sure how this fell of my radar, but the official voting window for the AJC's Best Barbecue opened on September 20th. This year's field of six restaurants includes Community Q, Fox Bros., Fresh Aire, Swallow at the Hollow, Pig-n-chik, and (gag) Fatt Matt's. You can cast your vote here. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2010, 9:49 am
Chefs Stephen Herman (Haven) and Matt Swickerath (Valenza) hosted a gourmet tailgate on Haven's patio this past Thursday, Sept. 20. For a very reasonable $20 entrance fee, attendees could sample a variety of cheffed-up spins on traditional tailgating classics. The menu included: roaste... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2010, 9:18 am
Atlanta's 2nd annual Bar-B-Q Festival takes place today at Atlantic Station. This year's event is a new location for the festival. From a quick examination of the website, it appears there will be several new BBQ vendors this year, including Fox Bros. BBQ and Jim & Nick's. Pro teams will also... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2010, 2:44 pm
Even though I've had this blog up for over 3 years, I'm pretty sure I've never posted my homemade sauce recipe. A couple readers reminded me that I had promised to do so in my Ad Hoc sauce review. My good friend Dave Poe hooked up me a year or so ago with Atlanta's Flavor Magazine and per... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2010, 10:08 am
Fall is upon us and it is time for another pointless argument/comment war on the AJC's Best of the Big A blog. Every year Fatt Matt's tops the list which only points out that the AJC subscriber/reader base is not the brightest bunch. But there's no accountin' for taste. If you care, you can vo... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2010, 6:07 pm
pictured left to right - chefs Guenter Seeger (Seeger's) and Todd Immel (Star Provisions/Bacchanalia)
Like a thief in the night, Atlanta's dearly departed, one and only five star chef Guenter Seeger stole into Atlanta today for lunch at David Robert's Community Q and followed i... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2010, 10:10 pm
Barbecue brings people together. Friends and family gather at the table to eat, laugh, and talk while enjoying pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and delicious side dishes. But for some families, barbecue is more than just a great meal. Dave Poe of Marietta, GA embodies t... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 11:13 pm
Thomas Keller is the nation's de facto chef laureate. His culinary achievements are the stuff of legend, and his flagship restaurant, The French Laundry, has become a foodie mecca and the birthplace of many of our greatest up and coming chefs. While I have spent much time admiring Thomas'... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2010, 5:54 pm
MSN.com published a list of the Top 10 New Dining Destinations in the US this morning. Atlanta's own Community Q was the only restaurant in Georgia to be included on the list. Other notable restaurants included Collichio & Sons (NYC), and Thomas Keller's Bouchon (Beverly Hills). Con... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 12:28 am
Pork liver pate with apple jelly from 2010 winner Sean Brock of McCrady's of Charleston, SC at Cochon 555.
Cochon 555, a multi-city, national event celebrating the cultivation of heritage breed hogs, rolled into Atlanta, GA this past Sunday. It was my second pork-themed event in less tha... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 10:08 pm
For well over a year now, I've been trying to figure out how to make smoked duck confit. Standard confit technique requires one to cook the duck in duck fat that has been seasoned with herbs and spices. Once the duck is cooked, it is allowed to cool in the fat and can be stored for mon... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2010, 6:14 pm
For the second time in a month, business took me to Raleigh, NC. On my last trip, I paid a visit to the Pit to experience Ed Mitchell's vision of upscale barbecue. This time I decided to try and find a different experience. I wanted something that really painted a clear picture of t... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 11:00 pm
Pictured from left to right are a few of the chefs, as well as one judge, that participated in Southern Foods' Pig Out in the Park - Jose Hernandez and Matt Swickerath (Valenza), Shane Touhy (Dogwood), Allan Benton (Benton's Hams), Stephen Herman and Guillermo Hernandez (Haven)
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Mar 22, 2010, 11:09 pm
Marietta, GA is rapidly becoming a hotspot for BBQ restaurants owned and operated by cooks with a background in competition barbecue. By my highly unofficial count, the Marietta area plays host to at least four restaurants operated by competition barbecue cooks - David Poe, Sam Huff, Jeff Ri... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 12:27 pm
Atlanta Magazine food editor and blogger, Bill Addison, is mounting a barbecue hunt to seek out the best BBQ in the metro Atlanta area. According to the article, Atlanta magazine will be doing a cover feature article on barbecue in ATL this summer. I'm not looking to rekindle the annual "wh... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 11:37 am
Southern Foods will be sponsoring an event for food industry professionals at the Park Tavern in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA, on March 23rd from 3pm to 8pm to highlight their services and products. Pig out at the Park will feature a BBQ cookoff competition between 13 of Atlanta's top chefs. ... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2010, 4:41 pm
I've been talking for over three years on this blog about stretching the boundaries of BBQ. Along the way, I've seen some pretty interesting attempts but nothing as bold and immersive as the menu at the soon to open Fatty 'Cue in Brooklyn, NY. It's clearly an attempt to fuse Ea... Comment - Like
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