Category Archives: BBQ Lore & History
Bum’s & Parker’s Come to Aid of Skylight
Here is something that the Jones’ put together after Skylight had a fire in one of their cook houses during the week of Thanksgiving. What a testament to all of these BBQ restaurant folks in Eastern North Carolina (among competitors) … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 14
Finally after several months on the “Pig Pen Trails” I have gotten back to “square one” where my buddy Skipper Beck and I first began on Day 1. If you recall, Skipper and I flew from Charlotte to Raleigh, where … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 13
On a recent solo trip to Noble’s Grille in Winston-Salem I had the opportunity to add a couple more BBQ joints to the “Pig Pen Trails.” This particular week I took the I77 to I 40 route to the twin city and had my … Continue reading
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Sad day
I will surely miss my buddy Skipper. He was my friend, my brother in the Lord, my BBQ trail buddy and my best critic. I look forward to our reunion. My heart and prayers and with his family. He was loved … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trail – Day 7
Well I started our really excited about going to see my old buddy and fraternity brother Fred Nelson, better know as Fuzzy of the famed “Fuzzy’s BBQ” in Madison NC. Fuzzy now runs the BBQ wholesale business in the building … Continue reading
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Carolina wood-smoked BBQ
Welcome to Jimmy’s Pig Pen Chronicles. We are taking a journey across North and South Carolina to visit every wood-smoked BBQ joint to find the best Carolina Q. It is amazing what we are already learning. The history and lore of Carolina BBQ has a … Continue reading
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