Category Archives: BBQ Restaurants
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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Pig Pen Trails Day 11 & 12
Oftentimes when we are hot on the BBQ trail, we come across great local Carolina cuisine which we call “Carolina Road Cuisine.” On day 11, Karen and I struck out for Noble’s Grille on our weekly journey to Winston-Salem on what … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 10
Karen and I are taking our weekly trek to Winston-Salem on day 10 and decided to take the NC 52 BBQ highway from Albermarle to Salisbury. Hearing Bob Garner talk about this trail had us excited because of the interrelated … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 9
I guess what I like most of all about “Q School” is the history, lore and legends found in this business - BBQ business that is. What a history! What a background! BBQ is something that most “Tarheels” have a deep … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 8
My wife, Karen and I headed out on the “Pig Pen Trail” on day 8 as we BBQ’d our way to Noble’s Grille in Winston-Salem. There is a lot of potential for “Q School” between Charlotte and Winston-Salem, and I … 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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Pig Pen Trails Day 6
Heading to Noble’s Grille in Winston-Salem and detoured to Greensboro to visit Stamey’s BBQ. Actually I had to meet Pam, our CFO once again and Stamey’s seemed like the perfect meeting place. She feels like if I keep this up, … Continue reading
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Pig Pen Trails Day 5
Olivia and I detoured our drive from Holden Beach to Winston-Salem Noble’s Grille by way of Wilmington to hit I-40. Our goal was to make our way to Grady’s BBQ in Dudley, NC just south of Goldsboro. But we found out … Continue reading
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