NCBBQTrail

21/09/2024

21/09/2024

Having grown up firmly on one side of the Great Barbecue Divide, a writer travels west to open her mind and expand her palate in the Capital of ’Cue.

29/08/2024

Head to the Sandhills for a feast of smoked meat, barbecue traditions, and plentiful camaraderie at this annual end-of-summer event.

21/03/2024

http://www.suds-swine.com/

Beautiful photos shared on the web.

05/03/2024

The honorees included Sam Jones BBQ in Raleigh, Skylight Inn BBQ and the Jones family, including Sam Jones, his father, Bruce Jones, and uncle Jeff Jones, who started these legendary barbecue restaurants.

07/09/2023

https://www.ourstate.com/pit-stop-26-essential-north-carolina-barbecue-joints/

Are these legendary spots on your barbecue bucket list?

04/09/2023

Hog Day 2023 is September 15 and 16 in Hillsborough, NC. Sign up to cook or sell your crafts or promote your business at

Mark your calendars for September 15 & 16, 2023 for Orange County's best Fall Festival, Hog Day 2023 in Hillsborough, NC!

21/08/2023

Did you know that an official Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) sanctioned cook off is coming to Downtown Clayton, NC next month? It's going to be an amazing day of BBQ tastings, samples from local NC breweries, live music and FUN!

Clayton BBQ Challenge tickets start at $35 and include 15+ local brewery samples, all day LIVE Music and fun for everyone! All proceeds go to benefit the Downtown Clayton Development Association so we can do amazing things for businesses and our community. A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors: Agri Supply and Carolina Cooker.

Tickets and more info HERE: claytonbbqchallenge.com

18/08/2023

Scott Mason sits down with a barbecue connoisseur from Raleigh on a mission across NC.

17/07/2023

For many, a trip to the beach isn’t the same without a detour through Wayne County to one of North Carolina’s iconic barbecue restaurants.

10/07/2023

https://www.pinehurstbarbecuefestival.com/

The Pinehurst Barbecue Festival is a Celebration of Taste and Tradition, featuring award-winning Pitmasters from across North Carolina in one of the most picturesque settings in the entire state.Presented by Pinehurst Resort, US Foods and Our State Magazine, the three-day festival, staged in the Vil...

28/05/2023

There’s a surefire way to start a fight with a native North Carolinian. It’s not arguing about which university is tops in the state — clearly it’s NC State — or the best basketball conference — everyone knows it’s the ACC.

24/04/2023

24/04/2023

http://www.carolinapigjig.com/

31/12/2022

https://northcarolinaroom.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/twin-citys-oldest-authentic-nc-bbq/

“…went in to Alexandria to a Barbecue and stayed all Night,” George Washington’s diary, May 27, 1769 While there, the future Father of His Country ate hog, drank craft beer and won eight shillings …

17/05/2022

Happy ! In North Carolina, it’s no secret there is debate over regional barbecue variations but one thing all North Carolinians agree on: barbecue is smoked pork and seasoned with a vinegar-based sauce…barbecue is not a grill. Now that we’ve covered that, tell us how you build you barbecue plate!

Photo: State Archives of North Carolina.

17/05/2022

A primer on the perfect smoke, pig, sauce, and sides.

11/03/2022

http://www.carolinapigjig.com/

08/03/2022

https://www.kannapolisnc.gov/Community/Jiggy-With-the-Piggy

The official website for the City of Kannapolis, NC.

10/02/2022

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/best-bbq-restaurants-nc/

Travel to 9 of the best bbq restaurants in North Carolina on this hole-in-the-wall barbecue road trip!