May 12, 2009
Special Thanks to Yared Photography for Pork Barrel BBQ Photo
May 8, 2009
Pork Barrel BBQ Is Donor To The 2009 Taste of the South Charity Gala Being Held in Washington, DC on May 16
At Pork Barrel BBQ we believe it is important to be involved in and give back to the local community and we are pleased to announce that we will be a donor at the 27th annual Taste of the South to be held at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. on the evening of Saturday, May 16, 2009. Pork Barrel BBQ will be providing sample bags of our All American Spice Rub to those who visit the Missouri booth at this years gala.
The first Taste of the South was held in 1983 in an effort to share the rich tradition of the South with the residents of the Washington, D.C. region. States participating in Taste of the South include Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
All proceeds raised by the event go to a southern based charity. This year's featured charity is the Magnolia Speech School of Mississippi. For more than 50 years, the Magnolia Speech School, a private, nonprofit, oral education program for children with hearing loss and language disorders, has provided children with life-changing curricula that has enabled each student to reach their potential. A small portion of the funds raised this year will go to Jubilee Jobs, a Washington, D.C. based charity that provides support for disadvantaged job-seekers throughout the DC metropolitan area.
For more information on Taste of the South check out their website.
May 7, 2009
The Tools of the BBQ Trade - Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker
May 4, 2009
Secret Hamburger Soup Recipe
May 3, 2009
Where In The World Is Pork Barrel BBQ - Washington, DC - Cherry Blossom Festival
Thousands and Thousands of people flock to Washington, DC each March and April in hopes that the Cherry trees will be in full bloom when they arrive - some leave happy and others leave a little less happy. You can't always time your trip right to see the Tidal Basin bathed in the pink of the Cherry trees, but you can always find Pork Barrel BBQ in Washington, DC.
Here are several pictures of Pork Barrel BBQ taking in the sites of this years Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.
Pork Barrel BBQ's All American Spice Rub with the Washington Monument and the Cherry trees in full bloom in the background.
Pork Barrel BBQ's All American Spice Rub with the Jefferson Memorial and the Cherry trees in full bloom in the background.
Are you going on a trip or attending a unique event? Take Pork Barrel BBQ with you and let us know where you have taken it? Send your photos to us at porkbarrelbbq@gmail.com and we'll post them on our blog - don't forget to provide a brief description of where Pork Barrel BBQ is or what Pork Barrel BBQ is doing.
May 2, 2009
Pork Barrel BBQ Becomes Largest BBQ Twitterer
Pork Barrel BBQ to attend National Harbor Food and Wine Festival - June 6 and 7, 2009
Pork Barrel BBQ will be selling its All American Spice Rub at the Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor on June 6 and 7, 2009 - check it out on the web here - http://www.foodandwinenh.com/.
April 26, 2009
BBQ Around The World - Bodean's in London
I recently went to the United Kingdom and couldn't wait to sink my teeth into some of the UK's finest cuisine - fish & chips, bangers & mash, and Guinness Pie. The one thing I never planned on eating while there was barbecue - and good barbecue at that. But that is exactly what I ended up doing thanks to a couple good friends who call London home. We planned to get together for dinner and wanted to find a location where we could watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament (this is fairly difficult to do in London). My friends knew I loved barbecue and they knew that the games would be on at Bodean's - London's Original BBQ Smoke House.
They at least showed me right off the bat that they at least knew what great barbecue is. The next thing they had to do was prove to me that they knew how to produce their own great barbecue. We started with an order of their Hot Buffalo Chicken Wings and were very happy with the first taste of home we would experience that night. I followed up the wings with a slab of Baby Back Ribs, Fries & Coleslaw and they were top notch ribs. I've had better here at home, but I've also had much worse. I'd give Bodean's a 7 on a scale of 10 - which is at least 4 or 5 points higher than I could have ever imagined giving a London based barbecue restaurant. 
Next time you're in London and you're craving a little bit of home why not drop into one of Bodean's locations in Soho, Tower Hill, Clapham, Fulham, or Westbourne Grove? Check out Bodean's on the web at www.bodeansbbq.com.
April 24, 2009
Best BBQ Joints in America - Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que
About half of my formative years were spent roaming the streets of Sedalia, Missouri. If you're not familiar with Sedalia it's a small town of about 21,000 about an hour and a half to the East of Kansas City. Sedalia has a few claims to fame:
2.) Since 1901, the Missouri State Fair has been held in Sedalia.
3.)Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime" music made Sedalia his adopted home.
April 23, 2009
Pork Barrel BBQ is now on Foodbuzz - Become a Fan of Pork Barrel BBQ!!!
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