Red Kansas City BBQ Sauce Has A Secret Ingredient
Classic Kansas City BBQ Sauce is sweet, thick, and red. This simple twist on the classic is all that, plus it’s extra red. Only you will know that raspberries are in the mix, but you can offer a prize to the guest who guesses the secret ingredient. (Don’t worry, there aren’t any pesky raspberry seeds […]
Tailgating Tips: 10 Steps To A Better Party
It’s gametime! Are you ready? Our tailgating tips make sure of it. You got your team jersey. But what about a camp chair? Check out our handy tailgate checklist that covers all the essentials. And remember The Six P’s: Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Here are our top tailgating tips for avoiding a fumble […]
How Did “Barbeque” Get So Black?
NOTE: This essay has been excerpted with permission from Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue by Adrian Miller. This highly readable book is well-researched and the author has a funny bone. The essay here is but a small slice of a much bigger history of American barbecue laid out in the […]
Top 10 Truths About Food
Over the years, nutritionists, scientists and politicians have debated and flip-flopped on various food-related issues from GMOs to organic vegetables. Author and James Beard Award winner, Tamar Haspel has been researching and reporting on these issues for many years. Below, she dives into her top 10 truths about food, busting the myths with well-reasoned conclusions. This […]
Ignite Your Fire At The 2024 NBBQA Annual Conference (1/31-2/3)
Join some of the biggest names in BBQ and grilling for educational seminars, cooking demos and classes, great food, and fun!
Eight Tips For Better Cold Weather Backyard BBQ And Grilling
The weather outside might be frightful, but that doesn’t have to stop you from firing up the grill. Here are some quick tips for cold-weather backyard BBQ and grilling!
Want Americans To Eat More Vegetables? Farm Subsidies Won’t Help!
Americans need to eat more vegetables but the thought that more farms subsidies (and the corresponding price drops) just doesn’t hold water.
Is Carbon-Neutral Beef Possible Or A Pipe Dream?
Beef has a bad reputation among climate-change activists, but the key to more sustainable cattle farming lies in the soil beneath the hoofs.
National “Meat Your Neighbors” Weekend Celebrates Food And Fellowship
In order to kick off this year’s peak BBQ season, the AmazingRibs.com team is encouraging everyone to bring their smoker or grill to the street and start cooking on the third weekend of May for a grassroots “Meat Your Neighbors” campaign.
A History of Memphis Barbecue
Most American barbecue styles are defined by state or region, like Texas-style or Eastern North Carolina-style. Memphis is one of two cities (Kansas City is the other) that enjoys a barbecue culture distinct enough to be considered a major style of its own. Pork shoulder and pork ribs are the signature barbecue cuts in Memphis, […]
Robert F. Moss, Barbeculture Writer
Robert Moss is a highly respected authority on food, drink, and travel with a Ph.D in English. Working from his home base in Charleston, South Carolina, he is the founder and publisher of The Southeastern Dispatch, was a Contributing Barbecue Editor for Southern Living and a frequent contributor to publications including Serious Eats, Saveur, Early American Life, Garden & Gun, The Local Palate, and the Charleston City Paper.
Meathead Makes The Barbecue Hall Of Fame!
On May 26, 2021, I was informed that I made the Barbecue Hall of Fame. Wow! This is quite an honor. The other two living inductees honored this year are Ollie Gates of Gates BBQ in Kansas City, and Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott’s BBQ in Charleston. “Legacy” (deceased) inductees this year include Arthur Bryant of Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City and Lyttle Bridges Cabaniss of Bridges Barbecue in Shelby NC. I am the second inductee from the Chicago area, the other being James Lemons, founder of Lem’s Bar-B-Que.
Baste BBQ Meats Like The Pros With This Classic Mop Sauce
Named for the fact that it is literally applied to meat with a mop, this once top secret mop sauce was a favorite of Texas BBQ legend Walter Jetton.
Walter Jetton: “The Barbecue King”
President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s love of barbecue was legendary but few people know about the man behind the cloud of smoke, Walter Jetton. A natural showman, he was usually dressed in a Stetson, apron, creased white shirt, and string tie, and he billed himself as the “Barbecue King”!
Pedernales River Chili Recipe By Lady Bird Johnson
This is a flavor-packed ground beef chili adapted from a recipe by Lady Bird Johnson, found on a 3×5 card in the stacks of the LBJ Library.