Richmond VA Mini-Tour
On a visit to see Double-Boner in DC, he and Blair surprised me with a 1-day mini-tour in Raleigh, Virginia. We had a nice time road-tripping, eating Q, and visiting with old friends.
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DFW Mini-Tour
A few DFW locals, including XO, Smoke Daddy, and Phil Chelf hit four barbecue joints in the area to keep our instincts honed and ready for the next full tour. I have written a couple of blog posts related to the barbecue and craft brewing renaissance happening in the DFW area. Making a couple of 1/2-day …
Waco Tour
This year, the tour made day-trips from Waco, TX and found that there are still some old-fashioned meat markets operating in the area. We also found bbq ranging from the very low end of the spectrum, to nearly reaching the height of some of the most acclaimed joints in all of Texas. We covered 640 …
Piney Woods Tour
Our Piney Woods tour covered nearly 600 miles (plus the 225 back to Richardson when it was over). We drove through three national forests and found all manners of potato products: baked, smoked, twice-baked, mustard-based potato salad, mayo-based potato salad, tangy potato salad, sweet potato salad, etc… most of which were homemade. Ribs were generally …
Red River Tour
We return to Texas for our 11th annual Barbecue Tour. This time we traversed Highway 82 from Clarksville to Wichita Falls, with one excursion across the border for a bit of Casino-style action on an Indian Reservation. We covered nearly 650 miles and tried the offerings of 15 barbecue joints.
Freelance – No Tour
This book can be used for those joints and reviews that did not take place during the Annual 3-day extravaganza known as "The Barbecue Tour". Yes, now we finally have a place to put reviews during the other 362 days of the year!
Big Country Tour
Our 8th annual barbecue tour. We operated with a ‘skeleton’ BBQ crew, which allowed us to cover a great deal of territory (Weatherford to Sweetwater to San Angelo to Stephenville). We drove more miles (790) and visited more joints (20 1/2) than ever before.
North Carolina Tour
Our 10th tour visited the birthplace of American Barbecue: North Carolina. During our three-day tour, We hit 16 barbecue joints, and each night we found a minor league baseball game and tap room for relaxation. Because our crew was small, we were able to cover a majority of the state, logging around 700 miles during …
Central Texas Remix Tour
We returned to Central Texas in 2007, after a seven-year absence. The Barbecue Crew had grown, and many had not experienced a comprehensive sweep of these fertile BBQ grounds. We were again fortunate to visit some old favorites, while discovering a few new ones. We hit 21 joints over the three days and ~ 600 …
Kansas City Tour
The 2005 Kansas City tour was our 7th, and our first out-of-state tour. We chose Kansas City because of its reputation, and the high concentration of barbecue establishments. Over the course of our three-day tour, we were able to experience the offerings of 20 local restaurants, along with several bars, pubs, and brewpubs — while …