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Saturday 22 August 2015

Aruba’s Hollywood Smokehouse featured in USA Today’s Travel Special

EAGLE BEACH – Recently, sil and a piquant kick of ing in an old time mason high on Southern-style red have a contemporary, on-
Aruba’s only authentic jalapenos and ‘Ginger jar. The fruity drinks pair and white gingham-lined trend edge, offering let-
smokehouse, the Holly- Fizz’ with vodka, blueber- real well with low-and-slow plates. Thursday from 8 tuce wraps, taco wraps,
wood Smokehouse, was ries and ginger beer invit- brisket or pulled pork piled p.m. to 11 p.m. it’s a spe- and healthy salads.”
featured in a special travel cial Happy Hour ‘meat The restaurant’s craft cock-
edition of USA Today high- and greet’ when pints and tails and herb-infused li-
lighting some of the best pitchers are on sale and quors (they grow their own
happy hours from bars/ the house band ‘Blackber- herbs right on the patio at
restaurants throughout the ry Jam’ rocks the house.” the restaurant) have been
Caribbean. Hollywood “We are thrilled to receive featured in several interna-
Smokehouse was the only more international recogni- tional television programs.
bar/restaurant to make the tion for what we are doing The Hollywood Smoke-
list from Aruba: here at Hollywood Smoke- house, located near Eagle
“Making a big splash on house,” said local owner Beach at the Alhambra
Eagle Beach northwest of Michael Bislick. Casino & Shops, is open
the capital city of Oran- Tuesday through Thursday
jestad, Hollywood Smoke- “Our authentic low-and- from 5pm to 10pm, and Fri-
house is the only authentic slow barbecue is served day, Saturday, and Sunday
smokehouse on the island. with traditional southern from noon to 10pm.q
America meets Aruba, the side dishes, but we also
owners are from North Car-
olina and the craft cock-
tails are made with local
ingredients like the juice
from the aloe plant that
grows everywhere on the
island.
Happy Hour is a small win-
dow from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
but worth the pit stop for
two-for-one tequila ‘Aru-
ba Aloe’ drinks, ‘Farmer’s
Moon’ in an old time blue
mug filled to the brim with
Carolina Moonshine, ba-