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If you want authentic barbecue, it's a good weekend to fire up your backyard pit because barbecue restaurants say some South Florida cities aren't too hot on their traditional slow cookers. The fragrant smoke that attracts 'cue lovers is often a turnoff to neighboring homes, so a growing list of cities are adding restrictions to routine health and fire codes, making it difficult for restaurants to open. "If they knew what they were going to have to go through to open a place, I don't think anybody in their right mind would ever get into this business," said Mark Vasturo,...

Rick Perry's past came back to haunt him recently. No, not drugs or women or a phony resume. Perry, it turns out, once touched the real third rail of politics: barbecue. Nineteen years ago, at the 1992 Republican National Convention, a barbecue taste-off pitted beef tenderloin from Joe Allen's Bar-B-Que of Abilene, Texas, against pulled pork from Kings Restaurant in Kinston, N.C. Perry, then the agriculture commissioner of Texas, sampled the Carolina barbecue and declared, "I've had road kill that tasted better than that."

Rick Perry has some splainin’ to do when he gets to Eastern North Carolina, and we’re not talking about his dog-cussing of Democrats and Ben Bernanke. Back when he was the Texas agriculture commissioner, Perry tried some Eastern North Carolina barbecue at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston, and reportedly said, “I’ve had road kill that tasted better than that.” The remark got picked in a book, “Holy Smoke: the Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue,” by John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed. That volume is probably making the rounds of Mitt Romney’s headquarters right now.

woman suffered severe burns and three children were seriously injured when a portable gas barbecue exploded, emergency services said. The children, aged between six and 11, sustained 15 to 20 per cent burns to their upper limbs and a woman in her 40s suffered severe burns to her airway. Another three adults were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries during the day out at a public playing field. The explosion happened around 4.30pm at a park on Ashcroft Road, behind Stopsley Fire Station in Luton, Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said a group of around 20...

MEMPHIS, Tenn (Reuters) – The motto for the 2011 Memphis In May International World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was "Come Hell or High Water." Mission accomplished. The high water came -- nearly 48 feet deep -- washing the contest out of Tom Lee Park next to the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis for the first time in more than 30 years. But nearly 250 cooking teams turned out anyway with names such as "Pigs Gone Wild," "Notorious P.I.G," "The People's Republic of Swina," and "Not Ready for Swine Time Porkers." Thousands of spectators came as well, including sisters Kathy Lawson...

Only in Louisiana... Thick, handmade ground beef patties topped with sharp cheddar cheese... wrapped in a bacon weave... then add hotdogs as the heads and legs, slit for details... Next, place on an oven rack, covered loosely with foil and bake 20-30 minutes @ 400 degrees.  A little crispy, not too crunchy...just how a turtle should be, no? If you've got to ask the cholesterol count... this might not be the dish for you lolMore at Reaganite Republican

London, ON – A new study at The University of Western Ontario finds the sauces you use when firing up the barbecue this summer may provide unforeseen health benefits. The research, led by Western biology and psychology postdoctoral fellow Raymond Thomas, shows common marinades may be more than just tasty sauces – they can also provide a major source of natural antioxidants. The paper was co-authored by Mark Bernards and Christopher Guglielmo in Western’s department of biology. Foods rich in antioxidants play an essential role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, inflammation and problems associated...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE HUNTER, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2009 – A little bit of home made its way to this remote base in Iraq’s Maysan province recently, as soldiers tested their skills in a barbecue competition. Army Sgt. 1st Class Aric Quitugua tends to hamburgers and sausages during a barbecue cook-off at Contingency Operating Site Hunter, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Juan Torres Jr.  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Despite unexpected downpours, violent wind gusts and hail Nov. 1, an afternoon that might otherwise have been lost to inclement weather served instead as a cloudy...

WASHINGTON — Two minutes after he cleared a private plane for takeoff and a fateful flight over the Hudson River, an air traffic controller at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport was on the phone with a woman in the airport operations office, joking about barbecuing a dead cat. "We got plenty of gas in the grill?" the controller asked. "Fire up the cat." "Ooh, disgusting, augh, that thing was disgusting," the woman responded. According to a draft government transcript obtained by The Associated Press, the two continued to banter until seconds before the private plane collided with a tour helicopter over...

There are people who love bacon, and then there are people who really, really love bacon . A recipe called Bacon Explosion is becoming viral, thanks partly to the New York Times whose story on the recipe currently ranks as the most e-mailed story on their Web site. The recipe has been so wildly popular that it's likely contributed to the downing of the page on BBQAddicts.com on which it's been posted. What is it? Take two pounds of bacon, weave it around two pounds of sausage and slather it with barbecue sauce. Four pounds of pork heaven ( see...

Drop those spareribs, imperialist pig-eaters! A new book argues that the great American barbecue smolders on the coals of genocidal racism. A good barbecue, as I see it, should begin with a trip to Home Depot to buy 6-foot lengths of rebar. When suspending an entire butterflied lamb over an oak fire for many hours, while basting it with stalks of rosemary dripping with lemon juice and red wine, the rebar comes in handy for spread-eagling purposes. Just insert the rebar through diagonally opposed leg joints, and your crucified lamb is easily maneuverable. I performed this ritual (or rather, I...

Al-Jazeera "dis-invited" from Golden barbecue By Ann Schrader The Denver Post Article Last Updated: 08/23/2008 03:59:32 AM MDT GOLDEN — Golden City Manager Mike Bestor has withdrawn an invitation for al-Jazeera English TV to air interviews from his backyard during the Democratic National Convention. Bestor decided to "dis-invite" the Arabic television news network from the American-style barbecue after listening to citizen complaints at Thursday night's City Council meeting. While comments were made on both sides of the issue, concerns against the backyard barbecue broadcast included that it would be linked to the city and council and be disrespectful to veterans...

For all you foodies out there A friend of mine sent me a link to his website. It's all about southern cooking, here's a sample Monday, April 28, 2008Jim 'n Nicks Bar-B-Q: You Can Smell Our Butts for Miles Tell the truth. Is Jim 'n Nicks slogan now in your top five of barbecue restaurant slogans? I would bet number one, hands down. After eating at Jim 'n Nick's, the food and service will most certainly be on the top of your list. We stopped in the Prattville, Alabama store on our way south from Tuscaloosa, AL to our home...

Forget talk of a recession - a new $175 burger has set the city's gold standard for conspicuous consumption. Literally. The Richard Nouveau - from the Wall Street Burger Shoppe, natch - comes topped with a blizzard of real gold flakes, plus 25 grams of black truffles, a seared slab of foie gras and an aged Gruyere typically reserved for a high-class cheese tray.

NAVASOTA, Texas — Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas came off his Republican primary loss to Senator John McCain in South Carolina and headed here on Sunday, into the arms of supporters and his No. 1 fan, the actor Chuck Norris. The event was a fund-raiser at Mr. Norris’ ranch here, about 20 miles from Texas A&M University and 70 miles from Houston. Guests were met outside the white gate by a metal silhouette of a wolf — the spread is called Lone Wolf Ranch, named for the 1983 film Lone Wolf McQuade, in which Mr. Norris starred along with David...

COLUMBIA, S.C. --Outspoken barbecue baron Maurice Bessinger - known as much for his support of the Confederate flag as his food- is providing some variety for his customers, but this change has nothing to do with his famous mustard-based sauce. At about half of his dozen restaurants, Bessinger has replaced the better-known Confederate battle flag with its red background, blue cross and white stars with the less recognized and perhaps less controversial first flag of the Confederacy - a banner with two red stripes, a white stripe and a blue square with a circle of white stars. The new flag,...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Five Democratic presidential hopefuls dined on barbecue Saturday and delivered their stump speeches to about 1,800 party faithful packed into a swine barn at the Johnson County fairgrounds. Hoping to attract votes in this Democrat-rich part of Iowa were Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich. Representatives for Barack Obama and Joe Biden also addressed the crowd of hundreds, who swatted at flies and fanned themselves on an unseasonably hot October evening. Edwards was escorted to the barn doors with supporters chanting, "We love Elizabeth, we love John, we want to see...

"I love it", said local Lars Larsen, wiping frost from his full beard. "This is the warmest summer I can ever remember…even the polar bears are looking for a shady spot to escape the heat."

The GATHERING OF EAGLES, a patriotic organization of Americans who are proud to publicly honor our nation’s military and veterans, and the Southington lodge of the B. P. O. E. (ELKS CLUB) are sponsoring a Barbecue to be held in honor of all Active duty, Reserve, and National Guard personnel in Connecticut, on July 21, 2007, at the Elks Club, Southington, Connecticut, from noon until 4PM. This food fiesta will be held on July 21, 2007, at the Elks Club, Southington, Connecticut, from noon until 4PM. We ask that all attendees bring hot dogs, hamburgers and all the fixin’s, including...

ALBANY, Ga. - For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you. With the expiration of a key patent, major gas grill manufacturers, including market leader Char-Broil, have scrambled to bring infrared cooking to the masses with models in the $500 to $1,000 range. Previously, such grills cost as much as $5,000. "Infrared is really hot," said Leslie Wheeler, a spokeswoman for the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, an industry group in Arlington, Va. "They're great for...

First: It pretty much just for hubby and I, thus these small grills. Second: Hubby HATES the taste of food grill via gas, thus the charcoal grill. Third: Neither of us know very much at all about grilling -- an understatement if there ever was one. (Though your's truly is a pretty darn good cook, if I do say so myself) Finally: a) We live in an empty-nester apt. and so be we'll be grilling from a patio.... into the clear sky. b) Yes, it has to be portable, and have a work surface. (Want to drag back and forth...

TRINWILLERSHAGEN, GERMANY - US President George W. Bush dined on a roast pig shot in his honour as hunting horns sounded on the final evening of his visit to Germany on Thursday. Bush himself cut the first slices of piping hot meat at a barbeque held at a defunct collective farm popular with East Germany's communist leaders in the village of Trinwillershagen. The president, dressed in an open necked blue-checked shirt, appeared in a jovial mood, mingling with guests and drinking what seemed to be beer. It was not clear whether this was real beer or a non-alcoholic beverage, as...

This is the type of smoker I have--not exact, but same basic propane smoker.Well, in preparation for my Derby party, on Thursday I bought the pork shoulder and brined it overnight. At the same time, I started soaking the mesquite wood in water. Patted the pork dry the next morning, and applied Mr. Stubb's Dry Pork Rub (and I did NOT actually rub it in, just covered the whole thing with it). Hooked up the smoker, and it reached about 210 F, and that was that. Until about 5 hours later, I did two things and the smoker became engulfed...

Welcome to the three day holiday thread of the Freeper Kitchen! You know what that means! MEAT!! (pictures required) But, any picnic or barbecue fare will do. If it is meat or something that makes a good side dish to meat, you will want to put it here. Have a Good and Safe Weekend!

The wife and I are heading down to Memphis, TN for a short trip. What else is there to do besides tour Graceland? I heard there was a cool shopping district not far from Graceland. Where is the best barbecue in town and where is the best place to find a safe economical motel that is close by to attractions? Also heading on to Baton Rouge, LA. Where is a decent but economical place to stay in that town? A pool would be a plus. Is everything off of I-10 in BR? I appreciate all your help and responses. TIA....

Jul. 03, 2005 Anyone got a light? Jul. 03, 2005 BY DAVE BARRY (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on June 25, 1995.) Everybody loves a backyard barbecue. For some reason, food just seems to taste better when it has been cooked outdoors, where flies can lay eggs on it. But there's nothing worse -- and I include the Great Depression in that statement -- than trying to set fire to a pile of balky charcoal. (For those of you who actually went through the Great Depression and are offended by the previous sentence, let me state, in...

What are you grilling/BBQ'ing for the Fourth of July / Independence Day celebration. Share recipes, plans for the weekend, etc here.

Age-Old Debate Over N.C. Barbecue Fired Up By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer 10:15 AM PDT, May 29, 2005 ARCADIA, N.C. — Fourth-graders here expected a civics lesson when they suggested that the Lexington Barbecue Festival be named the state's official food festival. Instead, they got a lesson in the fierce intrastate rivalry over barbecue that pits west vs. east, tomato vs. vinegar and whole shoulder against whole pig. "I didn't know so many people would be asking questions and wanting to know how I feel about it," said 10-year-old Kaylyn Vaughan. "You have to realize it is a very...

WASHINGTON - Fancy state dinners aren't all the new White House chef will need to do — the Bushes are looking for someone who knows barbecue and other good old American fare. Laura Bush told Newsweek she doesn't expect that any of the celebrity chefs with books or television shows will be interested in becoming head chef at the presidential home. But she's looking to fill the job with someone who "can really showcase American foods." The previous White House chef, Walter Scheib III, has left to pursue new opportunities after nearly 11 years of cooking for two presidents, and...

After three years in litigation, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District has found itself on the losing end of a lawsuit filed by the Santa Barbara Libertarian Party — a lawsuit that has already taken a $250,000 bite out of the IVRPD’s modest budget. The lawsuit began in November 2001 when Robert Bakhaus, secretary for the local office of the Libertarian Party, sued the IVRPD Board of Directors for committing several violations of the Brown Act, California’s law requiring all meetings of local legislative bodies be open to the public. In a Dec. 23, 2004 decision, Santa Barbara County...

Snohomish Wa city council is upset with a guy who has painted dancing pigs on the side of his barbecue resturant. I just got back from Memphis where painting of pigs are everywhere! The food is great too! I think these people should lighten up. Any comments?

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.After coming upon spastic, squealing pigs on fire, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper drew his gun early Tuesday and put them out of their misery, a Highway Patrol spokesman said. The trooper shot about eight pigs that were on fire or severely burned after the truck they were traveling in burst into flames for unknown reasons, Trooper Loy Hixson said. "Since they sustained substantial injuries, we put them down for humane reasons," Hixson said. A truck filled with about 180 pigs headed south on Interstate 15 from St. George, Utah, to a...

In honor of places that we know we could eat without being interupted by Kerry... Please post your favorite BBQ joint, where it is and what your favorite thing is at that place...

THE barbecue gun massacre suspect was nabbed by three uniformed cops with dogs yesterday — as armed officers dashed to the scene. The dog-handlers pulled up in their van after 3am yesterday at a pub where Stuart Horgan was holed up. Police believe he fled there after his wife Vicky, 27, and her sister Emma Walton, 25, were shot dead. Their mother Jacqueline, 55 — who also suffered shot wounds — was fighting for her life last night in hospital. Unarmed cops were first to arrive at the Botolph Arms pub in Peterborough, Cambs — run by shaven-headed Horgan’s parents...

People who live in apartments or condos might want to grill their burgers sooner rather than later, because outdoor barbecues will be banned on the decks of many buildings across the state beginning July 1. Beginning July 1, new building codes prohibit the use of open-flame gas or charcoal barbecues around balconies unless there is a sprinkler overhead. The rules apply to multifamily residential buildings, which are defined as three or more attached units. The changes come from a new 600-page International Building Code, which merges the country's three regional building codes. Washington state's Legislature approved adoption of the new...

London – A curious smell began wafting across the Soho district here early last year, one that to Americans might have been as familiar and distinctive as the scent of popcorn at a movie theater but which struck the locals as new, foreboding and not a little uncivilized. It was the smell of hickory smoke and charred hog fat, the unmistakable aroma of an old-fashioned pit barbecue, emanating from the chimney of a new rib joint called Bodean's, which takes its name from a main character in "The Beverly Hillbillies," Jethro Bodean. "They asked, 'How often will it smell like...

In an effort to be inclusive, this thread is for nonmetrosexual males (and likeminded women) to advise queer guys on their outfits, decor, vehicles, hairstyles, homes and hobbies. I've outfitted the thread with keywords toward this end.Enjoy.

PETA spokesman grilled by burger-eaters at Capitol By VIRGINIA GRANTIER, Bismarck TribuneMatt Prescott, 21, a former University of New Hampshire student in khaki pants, kept explaining his PETA organization's animal-rights views in an indoor voice while many of the about 50 mostly men, many in cowboy-wear, around him at the North Dakota Capitol Grounds on Thursday afternoon yelled at him. Some of them called him "stupid" and other names and told him he wasn't wanted in North Dakota and shouldn't be here -- one rancher emphasized his taunts with an occasional spit of chew to the street and another held...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — When Thomas Anton and his friends throw a barbecue, they tend to go a little overboard. In the past 14 months, they've spent more than $100,000 of their own money and flown across two oceans to grill steaks for 10,000 strangers — all of them sailors aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. That's 7 tons of beef so far, but the barbecuers, who call themselves the Cooks from the Valley, say it's been worth every ounce. It's their way of showing their support for those in harm's way in the war on terrorism.

Here's one way to look at fate: Squinkers is a cute, non-syndicated cartoon done by a Canadian lady. Clicking on the cartoon will take you to that Web site (where you can register to get the comics daily via e-mail, if you wish).

BBQ Across the South Barbecue is pork. No, beef. How about mutton? Chicken? Goat? North Carolina has the best barbecue. Make that Texas. Memphis is barbecue heaven. Nope. Kansas City. Sometimes, home-cooking is best. The Gibson family's "pig-picking" begins in the early hours. On and on goes this debate about the South's best barbecue. While y'all argued, we ate. Charles Walton, the best food photographer in America, and I sniffed out nearly 100 restaurants, joints, and dives from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, Missouri. We found that the heart of barbecue beats in Memphis. Tar Heels and Texans cook mountains...

Burger-cola treat at Saddam palace Baghdad |Reuters | 25-04-2003 Print friendly format | Email to Friend Hamburgers, hot dogs and Coca Cola came to the backyard of Saddam Hussain's palace yesterday as the new man in charge staked out his territory with an American-style barbecue. Retired U.S. general Jay Garner enjoyed a relaxing lunch in the once-gracious palace grounds as giant sculptures of Saddam's head looked on. Garner and his entourage, winding up a damage-assessment tour of Baghdad and the Kurdish-controlled north, munched on food cooked on two oversize grills set up among the rose gardens and orange orchards where...

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- Supper time has become a double treat at a Marine base outside Saddam Hussein's hometown - not only is there fresh meat, but it's from Saddam's personal hunting preserve. The Tikrit South airfield, where Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 set up base in this week's campaign to take the city, is on the edge of a preserve where Saddam and favored guests once hunted gazelle.Now, Marines are venturing into the woods to hunt the animals, which stand about waist-high. They haul back the carcasses as a welcome substitute for the prepackaged Meals Ready to Eat that...

U.S. Forces Feast on Gazelle at Preserve By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS .c The Associated Press TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - Supper time has become a double treat at a Marine base outside Saddam Hussein's hometown - not only is there fresh meat, but it's from Saddam's personal hunting preserve. The Tikrit South airfield, where Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 set up base in this week's campaign to take the city, is on the edge of a preserve where Saddam and favored guests once hunted gazelle. Now, Marines are venturing into the woods to hunt the animals, which stand about waist-high. They haul...

United States Marines are hunting gazelles with rocks and pistols-to avoid having to eat MRE's.The soldiers at a base outside of Tikrit say they are enjoying eating the unusual meat from Saddam Hussein's personal hunting preserve. Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 are venturing into the woods to hunt the animals before hauling them back as a welcome substitute from the pre packaged Meals Ready to Eat.'It was delicious, I don't know if it was because we were eating MRE's for two months, but everyone has enjoyed it a lot, said Corporal Joshua Wicksell age 26.

<p>One of the most oft-heard criticisms of what the whole world is watching in Iraq is that the American superpower is "going it alone."</p> <p>Going it alone? I guess so. America has been "going it alone" since about 1776. Or maybe it was 1492.</p>

Barbecue's fatty fumes add to haze - Rice research shows fine particles matter By DINA CAPPIELLO Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Environment Writer When folks say Texans live and breathe barbecue, they really mean it. In a study about to be published, scientists at Rice University have measured the tiny bits of polyunsaturated fatty acids created by cooking meat. These fine particles -- mixed with the diesel exhaust, car fumes and road dust that make up soot in Houston's air -- can lodge in people's lungs and contribute to the city's haze. But while Houstonians have long joked about the "smell...

<p>Sacramento -- In Sacramento, black tie is out, blue jeans are in. Elaborate staging is giving way to recycled backdrops. All-out partying is a thing of the past. Thanking supporters is all the rage.</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis will ring in his second term starting Saturday with low-key affairs befitting the state's hard economic times and in sharp contrast to the lavish soiree he hosted four years ago.</p>

<p>No hanging chads or lost ballots in this one, but barbecue lovers in western North Carolina are crying foul -- or maybe pork.</p> <p>A survey conducted by VisitNC.com picked Eastern-style barbecue as the best in the land. With more than 6,000 voters weighing in, 57 percent picked Eastern style and 43 percent chose the Western style.</p>