Going whole hog in a locally historic culinary location Barbecue in the Smokies has become something of a cottage industry. BBQ joints – or joints that also sell BBQ – are everywhere. I haven’t done a full survey, but I think BBQ is now more omnipresent in the mountains than even the fabled pancake, upon which the region’s culinary traditions
East Tennessee icon Calhoun’s is facing a challenge from BBQ legend Myron Mixon BBQ Co. in Gatlinburg Before there were reality cooking shows and competitions in grocery store parking lots, there was a single restaurant in West Knoxville with a handful of smokers and a dream. It was the fall of 1983 and Calhoun’s was about to take off like
Choosing among the best BBQ in the Smokies The thing about competition is that most of the time, someone has to come out ahead. Rarely in life can we put something head-to-head – or in this case head-to-head-to-head – and walk away with everyone involved winning. But, when it comes to comparing BBQ joints in the mountains, it is very
A changing of Gatlinburg’s BBQ guard Keeping up with the best of anything in the Smoky Mountains is like trying to keep track of shifting sands. Restaurants, businesses and attractions come and they go and often quality isn’t the determining factor. Pour one out for Taco Trail Taqueria & Bar. Taco Trail, we hardly knew you. Dreams come and they go