by Jen Kendrick | Jul 31, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
As Hurricane Isaias makes its way toward North Carolina, it’s a good time to remind the news media about misperceptions regarding pig farms and hurricanes. As the Associated Press reported last year, hurricanes often spawn storms of misinformation. That includes dire...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 31, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
Week 4 took us to the Sandhills to the Pik N Pig in Carthage, where we met up with Stephen Herring and his wife, Ashley. Stephen works for the National Pork Board and his wife works for the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association. They were the perfect couple to talk to...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 24, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
https://youtu.be/VnzECXWx1HA Grady’s is another iconic restaurant on the Historic Barbecue Trail that cooks whole hogs over wood. This small, family-owned restaurant is located in Dudley, just outside of Goldsboro. Like most of the old barbecue restaurants, the...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 17, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
Summer of ‘Cue was the perfect excuse to drive to Greenville to experience the 73-year-old James Beard-Award-Winning restaurant, Skylight Inn BBQ. After all, it’s the self-proclaimed Capitol of BBQ, with a replica dome sitting atop the vestibule. Skylight...
by Jen Kendrick | Jul 14, 2020 | Beyond Bacon
The first week of the promotion, we headed west to Lexington to The Barbecue Center. Once you step inside, it feels a bit like an old diner and the menu is quite extensive if everyone in your party doesn’t want barbecue. Tyson and I both opted for the chopped...
