BBQ
November 10, 2023
Two Texas-Style Joints Near D.C. Are Practicing Barbecue Diplomacy
Bark Barbecue Café and 2Fifty Texas BBQ mix Texas tradition and hospitality with touches from their Armenian and Salvadoran cultures, respectively.
BBQ Diplomacy
BBQ
October 29, 2014
Interview: Samuel Jones of Skylight Inn
Samuel Jones (right) with NC BBQ legend Ed Mitchell (left)Co-Owner/Pitmaster: Skylight Inn; Opened 1947 in Ayden, North CarolinaAge: 33Cooker: Direct heat brick pitWood: Oak and HickorySamuel Jones is part of a North Carolina family that was cooking barbecue back in the nineteenth century. He’s been at the restaurant since birth, and surmises
BBQ
October 27, 2014
Dia De Los Puercos
Legendary whole hog cooker Samuel Jones is bringing a special taste of North Carolina barbecue to Dallas this Sunday (tickets here). The Jones family has been cooking whole hogs in eastern North Carolina since 1830.In 1947, Samuel’s grandfather, Pete Jones, opened the Skylight Inn restaurant in