Smokey D’s: Great BBQ and Cornbread Crack!

If you’ve read this blog for very long you know that good reviews of BBQ restaurants are few and far between.  As an official “BBQ Snob” I just don’t come across restaurants that warrant praise very often.  This weekend I’m in Des Moines, Iowa for the 14th Annual Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner

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Review: Everett & Jones (Oakland, California)

Was in Oakland the other day on business and when I stepped out of the office building I was in and saw the Everett & Jones BBQ Restaurant I knew where lunch was going to be. I’ve heard about Everett & Jones for years, but never made the trek out to try them. So I

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Cornbread Revisited

I just finished the last of the New Year’s Day Cornbread. And I got to thinking about just how good it was.

One of my favorite restaurants is Bandera in Sacramento. They make the most amazing cornbread. It isn’t often that I’ll go to a restaurant because of a side dish, but in the case

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The End Of A Long Day

Today was a long day.

I cranked up the new UDS and had lots of problems getting the temperature regulated. Not really sure if I got it under control, but I have a good basis for the next time it’s used. Plan to try again this coming weekend.

The MOFO Brisket Chili came out fantastic.

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