Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Nov 18, 2009, 9:22 pm
On November 16, 2009, Community Q threw open its doors to embrace friends and family to celebrate their entrance into the Decatur, GA restaurant scene.  A partnership between David Roberts, Jim Laber...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Nov 14, 2009, 8:54 pm
David Roberts (in the blue apron) hangs out with the Cains and various friends at the soft opening of Community Q. I was lucky enough to get to bring my family to the very first service at Commun...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Nov 12, 2009, 8:16 pm
   When the mornings get a little colder and the leaves begin to turn, I start to look for fun recipes to cook indoors.  My good friend, David Roberts, of Community Q had mentioned to me some tim...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Nov 6, 2009, 8:24 pm
....here's what I'm cooking.  Pan roasted halibut, veal demi glace, mushrooms and thyme, glazed baby carrots, frisee.  Thanks to Stephen, Scott, Matt, and David for teaching me how it is do...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Nov 5, 2009, 7:40 pm
 In researching this article, I broke the first rule of food photography.  I ate the food before I took the requisite sexy food shot.  It was just one bite, and I felt terrible about it.  But can ...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Oct 23, 2009, 4:57 pm
  I remember my first experience with jerk food so vividly.  My girlfriend (now my wife) and I went into Bridgetown Grill in Little Five Points ATL in 1992 for lunch when we got tired of looking at...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Oct 23, 2009, 3:33 pm
So, I thought I'd try a different approach in reviewing the Fox Bros. Wing Sauce that  I discovered the other day in Whole Foods.  A shootout seemed like a novel way to approach the review and s...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Oct 11, 2009, 9:00 am
It appears the Fox Bros. are expanding their sauce line to include a wing sauce.  I'm not sure how long this has been out, but I could not find reference to it on the Fox Bros. website.  I was...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Oct 7, 2009, 8:25 pm
  I've made no secret of my love affair with my favorite beef cut, tri tip.  I published an article earlier this year going over the method I've been using for many years.  In fact, ...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Oct 5, 2009, 7:41 pm
Ever since I took my Beef 101 class last spring and then subsequently read Michael Pollan's Omivore's Dilemma, I've had mixed feelings about the meat industry and the USDA.  On one hand, ...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Sep 28, 2009, 7:38 pm
I've been hearing little things now and then about the Fox Bros. expanding their business.  One rumor said they were working on a sauce and rub for retail sale.  Another rumor suggested that the...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Sep 28, 2009, 5:58 pm
  I happened to be in Vinings on the Saturday before the Great ATL flood of 2009, when the idea to visit Muss and Turner's popped into my head.  M&T has a great reputation around town.  As I p...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Sep 13, 2009, 8:44 pm
  Bacon.  Oh, how I love you, dear bacon.  When I ran across the recipe for bacon wrapped chicken drumsticks in Adam Perry Lang's Serious Barbecue, I knew that I would be making them, and soon....
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Sep 10, 2009, 8:48 pm
Some people pursue the perfect car, or the perfect mate, or the perfect job.  For several years, I've been stupid enough to pursue the perfect homemade, fresh BBQ sauce.  I've tried many, ma...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Sep 3, 2009, 7:20 pm
Today was a perfect day for a barbecue lunch.  The temperature in Atlanta was around 75 degrees. The humidity was low, and there was a nice breeze.  After reading a very positive review of Rolling ...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 29, 2009, 11:24 pm
Holy Cow!   I've been dry-aging this post for so long that I'm ashamed to admit it.  During college spring break sometime in April of 2009, I was treated to a seminar on beef cultivation an...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 29, 2009, 10:59 pm
I usually like to start my posts with a nice bit of food porn -  a sexy photo meant to entice you, the reader, to read the entire article.  Sadly, in the case of the great smoked garlic debacle o...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 15, 2009, 8:37 pm
Chicken salad is one of those things that divides people and families like the Hatfield's and McCoy's.  Lite mayo or heavy mayo.  Bare bones or jacked up with grapes, nuts, and other sissy i...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 15, 2009, 7:48 pm
Smokin J's competition team's entry in the brisket category - Pigs and Peaches 2009 It was a hot and sweaty afternoon today at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ competition in Kennesaw, GA.  After ...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 13, 2009, 9:27 pm
Bob Herndon, president of the Atlanta BBQ Club, has organized the first annual Atlanta BBQ Festival to be held at  Turner Field on September 12, 2009.  The festival will include a professional BBQ c...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Aug 12, 2009, 7:28 pm
I recently received a great email from a reader named Garvey that had picked up on my original Patak Meats post. Apparently Garvey currently lives in Charlotte, but occasionally has to pass throu...
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Mike F. posted an article on BBQgeek - Jul 5, 2009, 7:12 pm
 I attended the Marietta Hawg Happening last month to visit with my friends from Dave Poe's BBQ and was extremely happy to learn that Ed Mitchell, from The Pit in Raleigh, NC, was also in attenda...
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