April 7, 2018

Villa Manor in Brooklyn is a great old-school place. Their onion rolls are sublime.



Was in the area, a must visit. Their ribs are the best in NYC.



Yoda clock added to my Star Wars kitchen.

October 19, 2013

Last Corn of the season.



Really cool gourds.



Time to kill today , so it became a real BBQ, Beer and Books day. First stop: The Strand.



Next stop: Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem. Shiner Bock on tap while waiting for BBQ to go. The Ribs are the best in NYC in my opinion.



This Bio of William Seward looked good enough to buy.



Ah, Bach. $15 at Strand.

June 9, 2013 -Big Apple BBQ

Turned out to be a nice day. The Beer garden had Shiner Bock on tap, the Cue was great and the lines weren't bad. All in all a great day and lots of BBQ in the fridge right now. Had to spend the $100 from the fast pass.



Had five different Ribs, Still like Baker's the best.



The biggest surprise was Brisket from Dinosaur BBQ. It was my personal favorite. The Salt Lick Brisket with Sausage was very good too.



Pimento ready to go into a cheese mix with Saltines and Sausage from Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q. My BBQ calendar had a quote from Mike Mills (his 17th Street Bar and Grill Ribs were fabulous) on the use of Saltine Crackers from his book Peace, Love and Barbecue : "[In the early 1900s, cotton pickers in Texas] got their daily food from the meat markets. The meat markets served up the barbecue on sheets of butcher paper , and the workers would buy other items from the store to eat with it: cheese, saltine crackers, white bread, jalapeños and pickles."



Ed Mitchell still has a great sandwich:"Whole Hog Cue." This year the festival has four Whole Hog sellers.



This was the Skylight Inn "Whole Hog" BBQ. Guy was good with the cleavers. Posted a video of him yesterday. Scott's "Whole Hog" was served on white bread with pork rinds sprinkled on top.



By far the biggest line was the Salt Lick booth. I scoped out the regular line and saw that it moved faster than the Fast Pass line. Good stuff , worth the wait and they gave you little pieces of Brisket while you waited.



My Laptop purchase at Best Buy resulted in a $35 coupon. Bought this and two bargain based CDs : KC and the Sunshine Band and The Stevie Ray Vaughan collection from Scorsese's Blues.

August 22, 2010

Blues BBQ says "Rain or Shine." About to give it a go. If it starts pouring, BBQ to go.



Staycation City. Hope to keep the Blackberry off most of the time.



Reading a Mini-Biography of Spartacus made me want to read more of Marcus Licinius Crassus. A good start would be Plutarch. Was unaware he died in battle.



Bit of a downpour but it cleared up for a while. Not very crowded.



Fatty ’Cue was the best. The Pulled Pork sandwich was terrific.



The Lamb Ribs were interesting but not worth a second shot. I did order two Pulled Porks to go.



Pork shoulders on the grill.



A full rack and a pulled pork sandwich was taken home.



The Biergarten at the Standard Hotel was nearby and visited.



Köstritzer was served. Excellent brew.

June 13, 2010 - Big Apple BBQ Redux

Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson BBQ signing books. Terrific interview of him in Serious Eats.



Long lines at this booth.



Big Ed brings his own 18-Wheeler. Yesterday, they sold out early. Picked up two to go today.



Going to work on Whole-Hog style BBQ. His restaurant is called The Pit.



Impressive Beer Menu from Heartland Brewery.



I had to visit one of my faves: Dinosaur Barbeque.



Pulled Pork.




Sausage with Saltines and Cheese.

August 23, 2009 - BBQ Blues

Sponsored by Guinness.



They brought their own Beer Truck.
I gotta get me one of these.



Offered Guinness 250, Harp and Smithwick.
The tap 250 was delightful.



The Smithwick was excellent.



It wasn't too crowded.

Mara's Homemade Arkansas BBQ

was decent.

Did not try Dinosaur Bar-B-Que since I was just there.

Brother Jimmy's was also decent.

Brother Jimmy's list.

Dallas Jones Bar*B*Q was the best.

Good ribs and terrific beans with tomato chunks.