In this week’s newsletter, we look at the incredible BBQ joints where you can pre-order Thanksgiving turkeys, briskets, and hams from, or actually eat Thanksgiving dinner at.
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In this week’s newsletter, we take a deep dive into the new Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue, which just re-opened after being closed since May.
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In today’s newsletter, I write about a new documentary about kosher Brooklyn BBQ joint Izzy’s Brooklyn Smokehouse, the delayed opening of Hometown Tavern and Deli, and much more.
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Hometown Tavern and Hometown Deli, two anticipated projects from Hometown Bar-B-Que’s Billy Durney, have had their openings postponed from this fall to January, Hometown confirmed to NYC BBQ.
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The Smoke Joint closed this week after 12 years in Fort Green, Brooklyn, but it will live on as a new restaurant in the Catskills. Read about this and more in the latest NYC BBQ Weekly newsletter.
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On Sunday, most of the New York metro area’s best pitmasters served creative BBQ creations at New York Wine and Food Festival’s Backyard BBQ. It was a lively event that showcased just how good NYC’s barbecue scene has become in the past few years.
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NYC’s Southern Hospitality in Hell’s Kitchen has made some big changes to make its food and atmosphere better.
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Welcome to the first edition of NYC BBQ Weekly, a newsletter dedicated to curating the best barbecue news, restaurants, and events in New York metro area.
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Operation BBQ Relief, the top BBQ nonprofit in the U.S., is ready to deploy units to help feed victims of Hurricane Florence, which is beginning to batter both North and South Carolina. Donate if you can to this worthy cause.
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Randall's Barbecue, a new BBQ joint that blends old and new culinary ideas, opens Sunday at 5pm on the Lower East Side. The menu at Randall's features traditional items and ones that are off the beaten path, including fried pork ribs, five-spice smoked duck, and Indian lamb shank.
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More than 20 chefs and vendors are now confirmed for Pig Island, the annual BBQ event that offers delicious locally-sourced pork creations, which will be back in Red Hook on Saturday, September 8.
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This past weekend was likely the end of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party as we know it. But 2018’s event was still a great event and now we look to the future of what the event could look like in 2019.
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This past weekend, event organizers of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (BABBP) were told by Madison Square Park officials that the event would not take place at the park next year. This will be a substantial change for NYC’s largest BBQ event.
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The fine folks at Hill Country will soon be opening a new "Austin-inspired food hall" called Hill Country Food Park that will serve barbecue, fried chicken, tacos, pizza, burgers, donuts, and more.
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Everything you need to know about the next Big Apple Barbecue in Madison Square Park, including pitmasters, menu, prices, and more.
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New York's new Brisket King is Lawrence La Pianta, the pitmaster of Toronto’s Cherry Street Bar-B-Que.
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Thousands of NYC area residents attended the 2018 NYC BBQ Cookoff on Staten Island, where a hotshot new BBQ restaurant debuted to the public.
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If you've ever wondered how the best BBQ pitmasters are able to make amazing brisket, ribs, and more, here are five shows or films that can help you learn how it's done.
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The first North Jersey BBQ Showcase inside featured lively crowds, standout food from New Jersey's best BBQ joints, and even the rapper Fetty Wap.
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Here are the major BBQ-related events coming up in the next several months in both the New York City area and the Northeast.
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