Barbecue

Summer is here and so are summer festivals. While big events like MerleFest or the National Folk Festival get much of the attention, many smaller…

Summer is here and so are summer festivals. While big events like MerleFest or the National Folk Festival get much of the attention, many smaller…

North Carolina is the number two producer of pigs in America, and barbeque is by most accounts the state’s food. But historian Rien Fertel argues that…

North Carolina is the number two producer of pigs in America, and barbeque is by most accounts the state’s food. But historian Rien Fertel argues that…

John Shelton Reed did not think of himself as a southerner until his classmates at MIT pointed it out. The Tennessee native was going to school in the…

John Shelton Reed did not think of himself as a southerner until his classmates at MIT pointed it out. The Tennessee native was going to school in the…

North Carolina has much to offer newcomers. From the coast to mountains and everything in between, the state is a place for food, fun and plenty of…

On his popular Comedy Central talk show The Colbert Report Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert mourned the fact that his sister, Elizabeth Colbert-Busch,…

A lot of what we cook defines us. Say "barbecue and sweet tea" and people hear, "the South." The same is true for immigrants. As hyphenated Americans we…

Most traditions have plenty of people, history and folklore to back them up. Carolina barbecue is no different. A new book called, "Holy Smoke: The Big…