Here is an article from The New Yorker, about the best barbecue in Texas.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_trillin
I have read many article over the years, identifying “the best barbecue”. Typically, these lists are Texas or Kansas City based. Sometimes, the Carolina’s, Kentucky, Memphis, Alabama and Georgia establishments are thrown in, but typically it is Texas and K.C.
This has always left me wondering, why hasn’t anyone been able to create a barbecue joint in west Michigan that is mentioned with the legendary places like Snow’s Barbecue, Kreutz Market, Smittys, Sonny Bryan, Arthur Bryants, Rendezvous, Dreamland, Lexington, Big Bob Gibsons, and many others that are often more pilgrimages than just a BBQ restaurant.
What makes me wonder, is the dirty secret about barbecue: it ain’t that difficult!
Is there anyone from west Michigan that knows of GREAT barbecue around here?
December 2, 2008 at 11:43 pm |
Sounds like a challenge for the “grilladelic” author! With so many festivals in West Michigan during the summer, you could create quite a name for yourself — and a place in BBQ lore — by becoming the king of Michigan barbequers by setting up a pit at local events.