The other night I was working late on a Monday. We recently decided to be closed on Mondays during the fall and winter, to give ourselves and the business a break. I find I love to work in the peace and quiet. Only the other night, it wasn’t at all quiet. If you’ve visited our restaurant, […]

You may not generate a barbecue scrap pile like a restaurant, but for those of you dedicated to firing up the coals no matter what the weather, you probably have more than a few bags of zipped up meat scraps in the freezer. What better time of year than to make a big ol’ pot […]

A few nights ago, I planned to bang out dinner and a blog post while I was at it. The kids waited (im)patiently as I photographed their dinner from 12 different angles. Done, I thought. I’ll post the recipe tonight after the kids go to bed. Unfortunately, dinner didn’t have that WOW factor you want […]

We of the barbecue religion love our double entendres, puns, and new ways to slip pork butt into a punchline. Just look at the KCBS roll call – it’ll make you smile. The Fatty is no different. It’s a standard smoked sausage roll that, I suppose if you’ve guzzled enough tall boy PBR’s, looks like a giant […]

I’m thrilled to be a part of the Char-broil All-Star Bloggers this year. Today they put up my first post, a recipe for smoked babybacks glazed with a sauce using fresh currants. Here is how it begins…. Gorgeous fresh currants at my grocery store drew me in like a kid to a candy store. I realized […]