Manhattan's Pig Bleecker To Close At The End Of February

Pig Bleecker, a West Village-based restaurant that cleverly experimented with American barbecue and pushed it in new directions, has announced it will close at the end of this month.

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Sean Ludwig
These Are The 9 Best BBQ Bites In NYC

In this week’s NYC BBQ Weekly newsletter, I shout out nine of the best things you can eat at NYC’s top barbecue joints, including burnt ends at John Brown Smokehouse and beef ribs at Hometown Bar-B-Que.

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This Brooklyn Barbecue Vendor Is Ready to Give Up Everything to Start a Restaurant

Aaron Saurer and James Zamory, the duo behind Brooklyn barbecue vendor Carnal, are betting everything they have on starting a restaurant in Greenpoint or Williamsburg . This story and more in this week’s NYC BBQ Weekly newsletter.

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How 2018 Radically Changed New York's BBQ Scene

There were big changes to the NYC barbecue landscape in 2018, including the loss of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party as we know it, the closing of The Smoke Joint, and the opening of Randall’s and Hill Country Food Park.

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Sean LudwigNYC BBQ Weekly
Why Brisket King Is So Important to NYC's BBQ Scene

Most of the best pitmasters in the New York metro have competed at Brisket King, showing just how important it’s been to the budding BBQ scene here. This and more in this week’s newsletter.

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Hill Country Food Park Opens Monday in Downtown Brooklyn

Hill Country Food Park, the long-anticipated new joint from NYC BBQ staple Hill Country Barbecue Market, will open at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 26 in Downtown Brooklyn. It will serve BBQ, tacos, pizza, and more.

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Hometown Tavern and Deli Openings Postponed Until January

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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Sean Ludwig
You Won't Believe Who Won the 2018 NYCWFF Backyard BBQ

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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