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www.bbqnewsletter.com Sean Ludwig - sean@nycbbq.com
Ryan Cooper - ryan@bbqtourist.com
The Smoke Sheet’s Most Delicious BBQ
Bites of 2021
Here are some of The Smoke’s Sheet’s favorite BBQ bites that they ate in 2021 from restaurants and events all around the country.
In 2021, we were thankfully able to get back out in the world to try many more barbecue restaurants and attend more com- petition and consumer events. We stopped in at joints from coast to coast, from California to the Carolinas and everything in between. Now, as the year begins to close, we’ve started looking back on all our travels and some of the best meals we had this year.
The brisket at Goldee’s Barbecue in Fort Worth is flawless. (Photo by Sean Ludwig)
Central Texas Brisket — Goldee’s Barbecue
During my recent trip to Dallas-Fort Worth, I was astounded by the quality at Goldee’s Barbecue. Despite it being crowned as the new No. 1 BBQ joint in TX by Texas Monthly, I couldn’t believe just how good the smoked meats and sides were. The two meats that stood out the most were the brisket and turkey,
both perfectly cooked and tender. But as this is Texas, brisket is king and this brisket rules. -Sean
The appetizer sampler from Clark Crew BBQ in Oklahoma City includes amazing smoked and fried chicken wings. (Photo by Wai Chan)
Chicken Wings —
Clark Crew BBQ
We stopped off at
Clark Crew BBQ in
Oklahoma City after
the KCBS World In-
vitational 2021 in
November and were
blown away. One of
our favorite things
on the menu was the
Appetizer Sampler,
which includes
smoked then fried
chicken wings, along
with deviled eggs,
fried pickles, and
house fried crispy pork rinds. We especially enjoyed trying all of pitmaster Travis Clark’s different sauces with the delicious wings. - Ryan
Pastrami sandwiches can be found easily in New York but none compares to the smoked pastrami from Hometown Bar- B-Que in Brooklyn. (Photo by Sean Ludwig)
Smoked Pastrami Sandwich — Hometown Bar-B-Que
In New York City, pastrami has long been a part of the city’s culinary culture. But the new king of pastrami in NYC very
well may be Brooklyn-based Hometown Bar-B-Que. This ver- sion of the meat is covered with a heavy salt-and-pepper bark, smoked to perfection, and served on rye bread. The pastrami sandwich is only served on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and will fill you up so much you don’t really need much else. -Sean
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