During 2019, I ate at a lot of barbecue joints locally and around the country. Here are the five best things I tried from joints including Juicy Lucy BBQ, Hometown Bar-B-Que, Mike’s BBQ, and Mothership Meat Company.
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While the focus at barbecue joints should first and foremost be on the meat, some restaurants also serve great desserts. These items from Morgan’s, Mable’s, and Hometown Bar-B-Que will satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Vegan BBQ vendor Monk’s Meats has taken over the kitchen at Starr Bar in Bushwick, giving it a chance to connect with established fans from Smorgasburg and those interested in tasty plant-based barbecue.
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With Thanksgiving coming up soon, there isn't much more time to get your act together. You might still have time to get a table at some of NYC's top BBQ joints, including Hill Country, Virgil’s, Holy Ground, and Morgan’s.
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Red, White, and Que Smokehouse in Kearny, NJ honors and serves veterans year-round with its Buy A Vet A Meal Program, dinners at the Veterans Transitional House in Garfield, and more.
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Seventeen New York City area joints are taking orders for Thanksgiving specials like smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, stuffing, and lots of pies. This and much more in this week’s NYC BBQ Weekly.
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Subway’s new brisket sandwich has been a lightning rod in BBQ circles, so I stopped into a Brooklyn Subway to try this fast food nightmare for myself.
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The NFL season is in full swing, and there is a large overlap of BBQ and football fans, so we’ve compiled a list of the best joints where you can watch football and enjoy food and drink specials in the NYC metro area.
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Last Saturday, more than 25 pitmasters from around NYC and around the country served amazing barbecued beef and pork bites at the Titans of BBQ event on Pier 97 in Manhattan, part of the annual New York City Wine and Food Festival.
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Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn, commonly cited as the top BBQ joint in New York City, has opened a new spot in Industry City with a exciting new menus items like a pastrami sandwich and revamped tacos.
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One year ago, I launched the NYC BBQ Weekly newsletter with the aim of keeping barbecue fans informed of the best restaurants, big events, important news, and more. To celebrate, check out six stories from the past year you may have missed.
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Carl Ruiz, one of the most boisterous voices in the New York culinary and barbecue world, passed away in his sleep last Saturday at the age of 44. The barbecue and culinary community remembered his best moments this week.
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More than 470 barbecue teams from traveled to Kansas City for the American Royal World Series of Barbecue, the largest barbecue competition in the world. Northeastern teams from NY, NJ, and MA showed up to compete for glory and performed well in many categories.
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More than a thousand barbecue and food festival fans gathered in Red Hook, Brooklyn for Pig Island 2019, and the bites from The Pig Guy, Holy City Hogs, La Cubana, Gentle Giant Brewing, and more were out of this world.
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Sruli "Izzy" Eidelman has grown his kosher food footprint with the opening of Southern comfort restaurant Izzy's Fried Chicken, his third joint in Crown Heights. This and much more in this week’s NYC BBQ Weekly newsletter.
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Daddy Matty's BBQ in Madison, NJ is a great BBQ joint with a strong emphasis on serving the community. This, plus the latest news and top events you need to know in the NYC BBQ scene.
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Kosher barbecue is seeing an expansion in the New York metro area in 2019, with Ari White of Wandering Que, Sruli Eidelman of Izzy’s Brooklyn Smokehouse, and Yuda Holtzberg of Main House BBQ adding to their operations.
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This week, the Midtown barbecue joint Biscuit N Brisket closed after opening in May with the promise of barbecue biscuit sandwiches served up by pitmaster Nestor Laracuente, aka the Brooklyn Pit Rat. But things were amiss from the very beginning.
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If you’re looking for a great outdoor space to eat barbecue with friends and family, these five joints in New York and New Jersey will help you do just that. Plus, top news and events listings in this week’s newsletter.
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The 10th annual Pig Island event is coming up on September 7 in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Pig Island will feature tons of all-you-can-eat pork creations and plenty of hard cider, beer, wine, and spirits. This and much more in this week’s edition of NYC BBQ Weekly.
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