I was going to let it pass. There are places in Asheville and elsewhere that blend the two styles which is what I assumed he was referring to.
States ranked for BBQ
- Thread starter FAUlty Gator
- Start date
I was going to let it pass. There are places in Asheville and elsewhere that blend the two styles which is what I assumed he was referring to.
We used to stop at Tucks in Elizabeth City on the way to see family. Always had good memories of that.
The funny thing is the bbq in your pic is chopped to the same level if not finer it’s just zoomed in. Lol
And of course Eastern Carolina doesn’t have the good red slaw but uses mayo based slaw instead.
Here’s a zoomed in more professional pic of Red Bridges sandwich as Alston Bridges is mostly eaten by locals who just eat it and don’t take pics for food blogs, but as I mentioned before it’s the same exact recipe.
Never had a problem with how fine the chop was, always how (un)fine the pic made the food look. Low-res had it looking like a muddled mess. Lighting made it all the worst.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,384
- 202,313
- 113
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,384
- 202,313
- 113
Also a dumb argument.
there is nothing intrinsic about a geographic location to make food good or bad - it’s about the ingredients and the person cooking it.
Are there more good bbq cooks per-capita down south due to the ubiquity and history of the cuisine down there? Of course.
But good cooks sometimes move - even north!
Can't think of one close to 95 but Parker's is pretty darn good to not be cooked with wood.....
It's called tradition. Is it just happenstance that jazz originated in New Orleans and not Waukee? I mean, they have instruments and musical notes in Waukee too.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,384
- 202,313
- 113
Jazz is a PERFECT example of what I was talking about.
Created in New Orleans, then spread globally.
So many of the greats - like the Marsalis family - hail from down in Louisiana.
But once the genre spread, greats came from everywhere: Miles Davis is from Alton, Illinois; Bix Beiderbeck; Davenport, Iowa; Charlie Parker, Kansas City.
Thanks for helping bolster my thesis.
LOVE Alston's BBQ but I'd walk through fire for Red's. That Shelby has both makes my mouth water every time I'm in town.It costs five dollars and fifteen cents ($5.15) for my favorite Western NC style chopped pork platter that includes plenty of bbq, red slaw, French fries and either a bun to make a sandwich or some hush puppies. Or you can get just a sandwich for $3.75.
Coltrane was from Greensboro, NC. Monk was from Rocky Mount and Nina Simone was born in Tryon, NC.
Red and Alston weren't related but both learned their craft from legendary Walter Stamey.. Alston had married into Stamey's family, I think.
Very weak. St. Louis (Miles grew up in east St. Louis) and KC are historical jazz breeding grounds.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,384
- 202,313
- 113
We served jethro’s mnc for a party. No one ate it it sucked so bad. The meat on the other hand, couldn’t keep enough of it, wings with dry rub was great - bone in and boneless, pulled was ok.
Ah, I thought they were brothers. But I could be confusing that with the Fat Boys and Sonny’s story.
You were right, they just coincidentally were from the same area with the same last name. Very odd.
Similar threads
