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One of our favorite bites from the Harp Barbecue Festival in Kansas City was the Smoked Brisket Boudin from Louisiana’s Bad Wolf BBQ. (Photo by Wai Chan)
Smoked Brisket Boudin — Bad Wolf BBQ
The inaugural Harp BBQ Festival in Kansas City took place in July, bringing together some of KC’s best new craft BBQ joints along with pitmasters from across the country. There were a number of amazing dishes served at the festival but one that stands out is the Brisket Boudin from Bad Wolf BBQ Food Truck in Ruston, Louisiana. It was one of the simplest dishes we had that evening, with the boudin slices served on a cracker with pickled red onions. - Ryan
Grady’s BBQ in North Carolina has been open since 1986 and still serves up perfect chopped whole hog. (Photo by Sean Ludwig)
Chopped Whole Hog — Grady’s BBQ
One of the oldest joints I visited in 2021 was Grady’s BBQ in Dudley, North Carolina,
which has been open since 1986. The no-frills joint is the only Black-owned whole hog joint in NC and the crew still makes whole hog four days a week in the old way — cooking slowly over hickory and oak coals. I’m happy to confirm the chopped whole hog had a good smoky flavor and tender texture. -Sean
Everything was excellent at Night Goat Barbecue in Kansas City but the tacos stood
out. (Photo by Sean
Ludwig)
BBQ Tacos — Night
Goat Barbecue
Ryan raved about Night
Goat Barbecue in
Kansas City earlier this
year, and then a month
ago, Sean was able to
stop by and see what
the fuss was about.
Both of us were huge
fans of this only-on-Sunday operation. One of the items that both of us had that blew us away were the barbecue tacos. The smoked meats themselves are awesome, but then when you pair them with Caramelo pork fat tortillas, it takes them to an- other level. -Ryan and Sean
We had an incredible array of bites in 2021 and these above are just some of our favorites. But there are so many, we also want to shout out a few honorable mentions. These include:
Brisket Elote from Panther City BBQ in Fort Worth.
Sweet Potato Burnt Ends from Harp Barbecue in Kansas City. Whole Hog Sliders from Blues Hog at the Kansas City BBQ Festival.
Smoked Lamb Shoulder from Pig Beach in Queens, New York. Thai BBQ Breakfast Burrito from Buck Tui BBQ in Kansas City.
Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage from Horn Barbecue in Oakland.
Let us know your personal top BBQ bites of the year on Face- book, Instagram, and Twitter.
Ryan Cooper (BBQ Tourist) & Sean Ludwig (NYC BBQ) Co-Founders, The Smoke Sheet - www.bbqnewsletter.com
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