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Holy smoke : the big book of North Carolina barbecue / John Shelton Reed & Dale Volberg Reed ; with William McKinney.

Reed, John Shelton. (Author). Reed, Dale Volberg. (Added Author). McKinney, William (Writer on barbecuing) (Added Author).

Summary:

"Detailed instructions for cooking barbecue at home are included here, along with recipes for the side dishes traditionally served in Tar Heel barbecue restaurants, such as coleslaw and hushpuppies. People who cook for a living share their thoughts about the past and future of North Carolina barbecue in a special section of interviews with pitmasters. North Carolina barbecue may be an endangered cuisine, the authors caution. Of course, they have some words on why this matters and what to do about it"--Page 2 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807832431
ISBN: 080783243X
Physical Description: 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The lore (What is North Carolina barbecue? -- The prehistory of Tar Heel 'cue -- Eastern-style evolves -- The Piedmont challenge -- Tar Heel barbecues -- The barbecue restaurant) -- The food (Cooking barbecue at home -- Sauces and dips -- Slaw, and the sandwich -- Cornbread, hushpuppies, and the tray -- Stew, and the plate -- Optional side dishes -- Desserts -- Something to drink with that) -- The people (The fundamentalists : Skylight Inn, Ayden -- The establishment (Eastern) : Wilber's, Goldsboro -- The visionary : Ed Mitchell, Wilson -- The younger generation (Eastern) : High Cotton, Kitty Hawk -- On the fault line : Allen & Son, Chapel Hill -- The entrepreneurs : Stamey's, Greensboro -- The establishment (Piedmont) : Lexington Barbecue, Lexington -- The Lexington diaspora : Bridges Barbecue Lodge, Shelby -- The younger generation (Piedmont) : Cook's Barbecue, Cotton Grove -- The freelancer : Glen White, Cabarrus County -- Chevaliers du tasty swine) -- In conclusion : the future of North Carolina barbecue.