Barbecue (BBQ)

Kenya's Answer To Barbecue Is Part Celebration, Part Test Of Manhood

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:06:00 +0000

In Nairobi, Kenya, when friends want to celebrate a birthday, the end of bachelorhood or a graduation, they often go out for goat. This communal and culinary tradition in Kenya is called nyama choma — literally, roasted meat. While it's usually goat, some places offer beef, chicken and lamb.

On The Road In Florida: Hard Times, Politics And Smoked Bat

Selena Simmons-Duffin — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:03:00 +0000

Hot Rod's BBQ is hard to miss in somewhat sleepy Lutz, Fla. The yard is littered with folksy, hand-painted sculptures and signs. There's a ramshackle front porch and smoke billowing out the side.

When I walked in, I was a vegetarian. But then I ate the fruit bat.

We came to Hot Rod's at the end of a long day traveling through Hillsborough County and talking to voters for Morning Edition's series First and Main.

PHOTOS: Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews

Jim Hill — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:39:23 +0000

Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews was in downtown Loveland both Friday & Saturday. If you missed it, you missed not only the aforementioned three, but also a car show, an artisan marketplace and more.

At Gates Bar-B-Q, The Ultimate Flavor Lies in Burnt Ends

Scott Simon — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:16:00 +0000

How do you know you're in Kansas City, Missouri? Follow the smoke, and listen for this:

"Hi, may I help you?"

At the famed Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, "May I help you?" is a kind of mantra.

It's how people standing in front of the barbecue pits greet all who walk in the door, while ribs, brisket, turkey, and for all I know, pillow stuffing sizzle, pop, and get saturated with smoke and the signature sauce of Ollie Gates, the barbecue master.

"We've been around a long time," Gates says.

4,258 Miles Of Meat: Chef, Dad On A Quest For BBQ

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:56:00 +0000

Until this fall, chef Molly Baz was working at an upscale Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City. But she decided to give that up to go on a road trip.

Molly wanted to learn everything she could about variations in American barbecue, so she planned a tour of the country's most renowned barbecue regions and invited her father, photographer Doug Baz, along for the ride.