Barbecue Lover's Memphis and Tennessee Styles: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions

by Stephanie Stewart

Overview

Barbecue Lover’s Guide to Memphis- and Tennessee-Style celebrates the best this southern region has to offer. Perfect for both the local BBQ enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, each guide features: the history of these BBQ culinary styles; where to find—and most importantly consume—the best of the best local offerings; regional recipes from restaurants, chefs, and pit masters; information on the best barbecue-related festivals and culinary events; plus regional maps and full-color photography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493006366
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Stephanie Stewart-Howard is a journalist and author whose resume also includes work as an artist, actor, costume designer and researcher. After spending several years as managing editor and primary writer at Nashville Lifestyles magazine, she decided to leap into the book and freelance world. She is the author of Nashville Chef’s Table. She lives in Arrington, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

A Little History 7

Our Traditions 7

Time & Again 10

Regions & Favorites, From Shoulders to Whole Hog 13

Memphis 21

A&R Bar-B-Que 23

The Bar-B-Q Shop 24

Big Bill's BBQ 25

Blues City Café 26

Central Barbecue 26

Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous 27

Cozy Corner 32

Germantown Commissary 33

Gridley's Bar-B-Q 34

Jim Neely's Interstate Barbecue 34

Marlowe's Restaurant and Ribs 37

Memphis Barbecue Co. 38

The Original Leonard's Pit Barbecue 40

Payne's Original Bar-B-Que 43

Silky O'Sullivan's 46

Three Little Pigs 46

Tom's Bar-B-Q & Deli 47

West Tennessee 51

Back Yard Bar-Be-Que 52

Bad Bob's Barbecue 54

Bozo's Hot Pit Barbecue 55

Dave's Smokehouse Grill 55

Helen's BarBQ 57

I-40 Exit 87 Barbecue Stand 58

Joe's Diner Family-Style Restaurant (Joe's Bar-B-Que) 58

Little Porky's Pit Barbecue 59

Mackenzie's BBQ 59

Neil's Barbecue and Grill 60

Old Timers Restaurant 61

Pappy John's Original Barbecue 61

Paul Latham's Meat Company and Barbecue 62

Pig House BBQ 63

Pig-N-Out 63

R&B Barbecue and Restaurant 64

Reggi's Hickory Pit Barbecue and Wings 67

Scott's-Parker's Barbecue 67

Smokin' Hot Barbecue Drive In 68

Middle Tennessee 71

B&C Market 72

The Bar-B-Que Place 73

BB's Bar-B-Q 74

Bell Buckle Café 74

Big E's Barbecue Restaurant 76

Black Dog Market 77

Blue Moon Barbecue 77

Bobby Q's 78

Bubba's Smokehouse 80

Carl's Perfect Pig Bar-B-Que and Grill 81

Center Point 81

Christie Q Barbecue and Catering 82

Collins River BBQ 83

Corner Pit BBQ 85

Edley's Bar-B-Que 85

Edz Wingz 88

Excell Market and Barbecue 89

Fat Boys Bar-B-Q 92

Grandpa's Tennessee Barbecue 92

Heavenly BarB-Que 93

Hog Heaven 93

Jack's BarBQue 94

Jim N' Nick's 95

John T's BBQ Smokehouse 98

Judge Bean's BBQ 99

Larry's Bar-B-Que 99

Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint 100

Mickey Roos 102

O'Possum's Pub 104

Peg Leg Porker 104

Prater's 106

Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant 107

Rib City 109

Rock Island Market and Café 110

Slick Pig BBQ 110

Slow and Low BBQ Bistro 111

Smoke Et Al 112

Timberloft Barbecue and Catering 114

Top Hog BBQ 115

True's Barbecue 115

East Tennessee 119

Archer's Barbecue 120

Bone's Smokehouse 121

Dead End BBQ 121

Hickory Pit Bar-B-Que 124

Hillbilly Willy's Barbecue and Catering Company 124

Porker's Bar-B-Cue 127

Ridgewood Barbecue 127

Riverview Grill 129

Shuford's Smokehouse Barbecue and Catering 133

Sugar's Ribs 133

Sweet P's Barbecue and Soul House 135

Thatcher's Barbecue & Grille 138

The Outliers: North Alabama & Beyond Tennessee's Borders 139

Big Bob Gibson's 147

Dreamland Barbecue 148

Full Moon BBQ 149

Saw's BBQ 150

The Festival Circuit 153

Wonderful Small Time: Chester County 153

Family Fun: Barbecue on the River 154

High Style: Jack Daniel's Invitational World Championship 157

The Big Moment: Memphis in May 163

Barbecue Festival Guide 166

So You Want to be a Barbecue Star 169

The Professionals 169

Barbecue on the River 172

The Amateurs-Ordinary Guys 175

In The Kitchen & Around the Smoker 180

Meat & Rub Recipes 181

Side Dish Recipes 193

Dessert Recipes 205

Drink Recipes 210

Index 213