Subject: Barbecuing and Grilling

• It's So Edisto

  June 27, 2008

• This One Goes To 900 Degrees

  August 25, 2008

• Cheatin' Butt

  October 10, 2008

• Taking My ’Cues from the Experts

  October 15, 2008

• Best of Nashville Barbecue: The Pig Hits the Fans

  October 20, 2008

• 65 South Barbecue Supper

  If your holiday travel takes you south on Interstate 65 to the Huntsville area and you want a detour, then in about 20 minutes you could be at Gibson's barbecue on Memorial Parkway. The smoker in the parking lot slowly cooks beef, pork, turkey and chicken to tender shreds. Beef and pork have a nice smoky tang, and the turkey meat is surprisingly moist. The smoke-roasted chicken is a bargain. I went with my many Huntsville family members, and several cousins got the loaded potato, a big baker pi

  December 19, 2008

• Reggie Crowder, Owner of Dee's Q, Dies

  Reginald "Reggie" Crowder, the hardworking pitmaster at Dee's Q in East Nashville, died Sunday of a heart attack. An alumnus of Mary's Old-Fashioned Pit Barbecue and Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, Crowder learned the business of barbecue, brisket and bird and struck out on his own five years ago. He and his wife Tracey rehabbed a former garage at the corner of Riverside and Rosebank into a tiny yellow-and-red 'cue shack, which they christened "Dee's" after their teenage daughter. Neighborhood re

  February 12, 2009

• Get a Load of Dee's

  May 29, 2008

• A New Pair of Sushis

  April 3, 2008

• Twice in a Blue Moon

  In the wake of a popular predecessor, floating restaurant has lots to live up to

  August 2, 2007

• Smoke From the West

  Memphis barbecue tradition makes its way to Nashville, finding a home in MetroCenter

  July 22, 2004

• Smoke ’Em if You Got ’Em

  Murfreesboro barbecue joint makes a wing to be reckoned with

  November 2, 2006

• Brick House

  Good food and clubby crowd get off to a solid start in a favorite location

  October 12, 2006

• Saddle Up

  Veteran chef mounts a new concept in Franklin

  September 7, 2006

• Smokin’!

  Former struggling bass player finds his groove with barbecue

  July 13, 2006

• Triumph of the Grill

  An idiot’s guide (trust us) to outdoor cooking

  March 30, 2006

• On the Coals

  Cooking class brings grill tips—and mouth-watering menu—to your backyard

  July 7, 2005

• Fired Up

  New books on grilling range from offensive to informative

  July 7, 2005

• Have It Your Way—Really

  Mongolian barbecue lunch spot gives diners complete control of their meal, at a remarkably affordable price

  June 10, 2004

• Cookout Talk Inexplicably Substantive

  "No real estate chatter? How did that happen?" neighbors wonder

  June 23, 2005

• Grilling at Greer

  Forget salary caps—when it comes to baseball, ice cream caps are way more important

  April 21, 2005

• The Family That Grills Together

  Cheery barbecue restaurant serves up rotisserie-grilled meat with good flavor and good vibes

  November 11, 2004

• Plenty of Smoke, No Mirrors

  New barbecue eatery brings a welcome taste of Texas to Tennessee

  July 3, 2003

• Food Notes

  Daddy dearest

  June 5, 2003

• Summer Cooking

  Stick a beer can in your next bird

  May 15, 2003

• Gourmet Gadgets

  Culinary tools from local stores

  April 17, 2003

• Meat Famous Dave

  Midwestern barbecue chain comes to town and fares pretty well in the land of smoked meat

  February 7, 2002

• Man Shopping

  A simple trip to the store for a mop bucket can end up being a life-changing event

  December 13, 2001

• Hall of Fame

  April 5, 2001

• The Fabricator

  Fate deploys crew to burnish Pearly Gates

  August 3, 2000

• Family Business

  Fate Thomas Jr. does his father proud with West Side barbecue joint

  April 6, 2000

• Warm Relations

  Madison restaurant mixes Korean and Japanese cuisine for a delightful dining experience

  February 24, 2000

• Twist of Fate

  November 4, 1999

• City of Ribs

  May 6, 1999

• Parental Guidance

  December 17, 1998

• Unwaisted Years

  October 29, 1998

• Pigging Out

  August 13, 1998

• 'Cueing Up

  June 18, 1998

• Happy Hunting

  May 14, 1998

• So What's New?

  April 16, 1998

• Mother Loaded

  November 6, 1997

• Stuck Pig

  April 17, 1997

• The Fat of the Land

  April 11, 1996

• Pitmaster Pat Martin Headed to the Big Apple

  Patrick Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in Nolensville was hopping this past weekend, according to diehards who waited in line and at tables for up to an hour for slow-cooked ribs and brisket. But that crowd is nothing compared to the throng that Martin plans to feed this summer at the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in New York City. As one of 14 pitmasters from around the country tapped to participate in the seventh annual barbecue fest, Martin will prepare enough whole hog and sweet pickles to feed

  April 28, 2009

• Buffalo P's Appeases Pork-Lover With Beef

  If you ever get the chance to serve on the Grand Jury for Davidson County, I highly recommend the experience. Besides the chance to learn more about your community, you may be lucky enough to have Mel Harders assigned as your court officer. Mel and Gene Pierpaoli run Gallatin's kitchen-on-wheels Buffalo P's, which specializes in slow-cooked, hickory-smoked barbecue. On our final day of jury duty, Mel treated us to their pork, beef brisket and chicken, along with sides of coleslaw, baked bean

  July 23, 2009

• Drifters to Fill Alleycat

  Photo by the artist, Martin Cadieux​East Nashville restaurateur Matt Charette is expanding his empire into the space that formerly housed Alleycat Lounge. If all goes according to plan, Charette will launch Drifters restaurant and bar by the weekend. Coming on the heels of Charette's Batter'd & Fried, Beyond the Edge and Watanabe Sushi and Asian Restaurant, Drifters will focus on barbecue and bar service. "I've bought the most expensive piece of equipment I've ever bought," Charette says

  August 18, 2009

• Smoke `Em if You Got `Em

  There are lots of things to love about autumn and the approach of winter: college football, changing leaves, hot toddies in front of a roaring fire. But having to put the cover on the charcoal grill is not one of them. Add that to the fact that my family has spent the summer living in a condo with a "no outdoor cooking" covenant and you can see the potential for a sad time around our household. Enter the SAVU Smoker Bag from www.hotdiggitycajun.com. I first met Jennifer Hunneycutt, the owner of

  October 21, 2009

• Judge Bean Decrees Free Breakfast

  Aubrey Bean​Aubrey Bean, the barbecue man of many seasons and locations, is offering a serious treat to promote his new Brentwood restaurant. Stop by Judge Bean's BBQ at 7022 Church St. E. (823-2280) between 8 and 9 a.m. today through Friday and get anything on the breakfast menu for free. Bean, a Texas ex-pat, has been serving up authentic smoked beef brisket barbecue for the past few years, first on Wedgewood Avenue, then in the Gulch, then atop Greer Stadium. After heart bypass surger

  October 27, 2009

• Be vigilant where you go to get barbecue, and don’t leave it unattended when you get it

  October 29, 2009

• Don't expect too much of new barbecue joint Drifters, and you might be pleasantly surprised.

  February 4, 2010