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I’ve got some exciting news for you folks. There’s a new Southside or Kreuz rising in Bayside Queens, New York City! What are Southside and Kreuz you ask? Well, they’re two of the legendary Texas Hill Country barbeque joints that every true barbecue aficionado needs to visit before he/she dies.
And one is rising in Bayside […]

I had a little time recently in the Kansas City Airport so instead of sitting there wasting time I figured I would get me some famous KC bbq. I looked up restaurants and since I didn’t have time to make the drive anywhere else I headed off to Smokehouse Bar-B-Que. And since their […]

This last week I spent in Washington D.C. at the National Police Officers Memorial. While in Washington, I was able to take in the sights see some of our Nations national treasures and take in some of the local cuisine.

One of the things I do when I go to a different state is try the […]

I can finally announce to the world that my buddy and one of my inspirations has decided to follow his dream and enter the world of professional barbeque.
Matt Fisher, aka The Hampton Smoker, contributing writer here on Get Your Grill On and editor of The Cook’s Kitchen, is about to kiss corporate America behind and […]

In my travels to barbecue restaurants all over the Northeast, I often see chili on the menu, and that’s a good sign. It not only means there’s some creativity in the kitchen, it also means they’re turning over product, making the ‘cue offerings that much fresher. There are so many different meats and styles represented, […]

If you’ve got G.A.S., then you may be eating some of the best, or worst, BBQ that Kansas City has to offer. The Gastronomical Appreciation Society (G.A.S.) are the unofficial critics of barbecue joints all over the Kansas City area. For ten years, the group of amateur critics meet up at local Q joints for […]

Here’s another assortment of pet peeves, this time a collection of things people say that cause me to bristle. Sometimes they’re said by servers, sometimes customers, sometimes owners and sometimes even me. Most of these are service-related and most are just as likely to happen at any restaurant in America. I’ve arranged these in chronological […]

A few months ago, barbecue personality Remus Powers (Ardie Davis) wrote an article in the Bullsheet (the Kansas City Barbeque Society’s monthly newsletter) talking about the five rules that determine whether a barbecue joint is worth a visit. I mostly agree with those rules, as long as you apply them loosely. After visiting more than […]

Well lookey here…
New York is taking over the barbecue world!I knew this was going to happen. With all the new barbecue restaurants opening every week, it was inevitable that New York would rule.
Cheap Tickets has just proclaimed New York City the top barbecue destination in the world. Here’s the list. How these cities were picked, […]

Editor’s Note: This is appearing in today’s Boston Herald and was written by Kerry J. Byrne. It’s a nice plug for Get Your Grill On author, Garry Goldblatt and his outstanding website, PigTrip.net.
This pig can fly.

Barbecue aficionado Gary Goldblatt has logged a lot of miles - and calories - since launching PigTrip.net last summer.
The Web […]