North Carolina BBQ Forums Q&A

Thanks for sharing. And I was just notified that the Official Grand Opening will be this Tuesday, Jan 10. Word is they cook whole hog over wood/charcoal and comes highly recommended. You can check them out at http://nelsonsbarbecue.com/ or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nelsons-Barbecue-Inc/166791383384456 If you're in the area, ...

Welcome BAWS HAWG! The Newport event is always alot of fun...been there the past 6-7 years (not competing ...stopped that when we had the kids, but getting the itch again!). If you can share, what's the team name? I'll be sure to stop by. And Another_Q_Lover is right. It's been slow here, but ready to pick it back up now that I hopfefully will ...

Welcome Tom! We're all a little right now but should active again here shortly! Feel free to jump in. Donald

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Thanks for the great reviews!

We have been discussing breaking down the restaurants into their closest major cities, as opposed to just doing a generic listing. So when you come to the Restaurants forum, it would be broken down something similar to the following: Asheville Boone/Wilkesboro ...

I like that idea too. So I'm thinking we'll create two lists: 'By City' and 'By Route'. Of course there will be overlap but this caters to both requests. I'll try and put something together this weekend. Please let me know of other cities we should also include, other than what I listed...

Here’s what I’m trying to address. I get an email from someone like the following: “Hi, I’m visiting [Raleigh, Charlotte, Ashville, whatever city]. I can travel [30-60 miles] from there. What BBQ joint/restaurant do I need to eat at for the best NC BBQ.“ So instead of lumping all the restaurants together and they have to wade through them, I ...

A neighbor of mine recently got the KCBS certification. They had a class in Rocky Mount and I couldn't make it to that one. I haven't seen anything coming to NC this year but I'lll contact them and keep everyone posted.

Wow..I thought I was doing good! I do get direct requests from people all over who are traveling through the state and want some recommendations (just a few weeks ago it was from NY for the Charlotte area). So I'm going to break down the state into the major areas, create a separate forum for that area, and allow everyone to recommend their ...