Barbecuing and Grilling

Alchemy, Texas Replaces Ranger Texas Barbecue

Alchemy's rich and black-pepper-dotted prime rib When New York barbecue legend Robert Pearson departed the final location of his Queens establishment, Pearson's Texas BBQ, in 2005, he left it in the hands of his able pitmaster, Angel Domingues, and the new owner, Cenobio Canalizo, both natives of ... More >>

BBQ NYC: New 'cue, from the East Village to Gowanus

HOG HEAVEN

Bring your appetite to Pig Island

Chicken Beats Beef As America's Favorite Barbecue Meat

We're a barbecue nation, but did you know Americans prefer chicken as their favorite barbecue meat? According to a recent survey by amazonlocal.com, chicken beat pork as the nation's meat of choice. Poultry got 39 percent of the vote, followed by pork at 30 percent. Beef came in at a close third wi ... More >>

PATRIOTIC PEEP SHOW

The land of the free and the home of burlesque

BOUNCIN' BACK

Mystikal comes to NYC, however briefly

Dale Talde Dishes on Launching Brunch at Talde, Speculates Opening Date for Pork Slope Part 1

He made his name as a fierce cheftestant on Top Chef, but Dale Talde is much more than a television badass. His Brooklyn restaurant, Talde, has been getting plenty of buzz (including a review by former Village Voice critic Lauren Shockey) and his forthcoming restaurant Pork Slope seems to be followi ... More >>

John Brown Smokehouse: Long Island City Gets a Great Barbecue

Queens now tastes a little like Kansas City

Ask the Critics: What Should I Do with Rib Eye?

Sifu Renka / Flickr​ Andrea S. Asks: What is the best technique to cook a juicy rib eye? Dear Andrea: A rib eye steak makes for a fine dinner almost any way you cook it, but when cooking meat myself, I like to keep things simple. It's a pretty thick cut of beef, so I'd suggest grilling it ov ... More >>

Which Part of the Country Has the Best Barbecue?

Texas-style barbecue at Hill Country​ This week we had a nice long chat with Blue Smoke executive chef Kenny Callaghan, who explained the nuances of this country's many regional barbecue styles. Apparently Zagat has been obsessed with this issue as well because they just published their BBQ St ... More >>

Posts of the Week

Rebecca MarxLemon chess pie, Scratch Bakery, Durham, N.C.​Friday, finally. So now a look back at the four days that preceded it. Our 10 best things to eat during the dog days of summer. Blue Smoke's Kenny Callaghan talks about the new location of Blue Smoke, his favorite barbecue spots, and ... More >>

10 Barbecue Tips for the Fourth of July

​Start with a Weber -- or that old wreck of an enclosed barbecue in the background will do just fine, too. 1. Use a Weber, or some other enclosed barbecue with a removable lid. This will allow you to both grill and smoke.

Posts of the Week

Friday afternoon, and a Friday afternoon before a long weekend at that. So, without further ado, a look back at all that came before: Hamburger America's George Motz explains that White Castle was once a burger pioneer. Saltie and No. 7 Sub engage in a battle of the egg 'n' cheese breakfast sandwi ... More >>

Our 10 Best: Holiday Weekend Edition

Celebrate America with the best of everything​After what seems like weeks of bad weather, Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us, which means a number of things: sunshine, road trips, and barbecue to name a few. We're going to be unveiling our 10 Best Barbecue Restaurants tomorrow, but why st ... More >>

Elegy for Peter Hoffman's Savoy, 8:00 Monday Evening

​As the sun set, the crowd spilled out into the magnificent Spring weather. Peter Hoffman's Savoy, a Soho fixture for two decades, founded at a time when Crosby Street was dark and forbidding at night, lays claim to being New York's Chez Panisse, a place that pioneered locavorism and fundame ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: A Winter Cocktail Class; A Fatty Christmas

As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Winter Cocktails Class The Brooklyn Kitchen Wednesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. Join Tom Chadwick of Dram in Williamsburg and Mayur Subbarro of Mayahuel in the East ... More >>

RIVER BLUES

Displaced Southern hospitality?

Revisit: Fette Sau, Texas-Style Barbecue in Williamsburg

​Our meat hoard (clockwise from top left): pulled pork, sausage, tongue pastrami, pork belly (thin strip), pork chop, beef brisket. Three years ago I reviewed Fette Sau ("Fat Pig"), Williamsburg's tip of the hat to the fabled butcher-shop barbecues of the black-dirt farm country east of Aust ... More >>

Daniel Boulud to Go Grilling, Neelys to Pig Out

The Food NetworkPat and Gina Neely will bring yet more pork products to New York.​From the polar opposite ends of the culinary spectrum come new developments in the quasi-Upper Manhattan dining scene: Daniel Boulud's new place across the street from Lincoln Center will have a "grilling concept ... More >>

Josh DeChellis of La Fonda del Sol Suggests You Try Grilling on a Wine Barrel

Carne de vino.​You know what it's like: you're about to grill a beautiful cut of meat a plancha when, lo and behold, you realize you've forgotten the plancha. Josh DeChellis, executive chef at La Fonda del Sol, found himself in just such a predicament while in wine country when he came up with ... More >>

Bromo Satay House Serves up East Java

Queens now tastes a little more like fermented shrimp paste

Eugene Mirman on Beef Navels, the Brooklyn Food Scene, and Babies in Bars

Eugene Mirman, with friend.​Eugene Mirman is a very funny man--so funny that this very publication dubbed him New York's best stand-up comedian in 2009. You've probably seen him on Flight of the Conchords or at Union Hall, where he hosts Tearing the Veil of Maya with Michael Showalter. Last ye ... More >>

Vegetarian Delights of NYC: Western Tofu Sandwich at Black Shack

​ ​ Black Shack may be a carnivore's playground, but that doesn't mean that the newly opened Midtown burger joint doesn't have any love to show for herbivores coerced there by meat-loving friends or would-be tormentors. For them, the Shack's Jeff Maslanka has concocted what he described ... More >>

Fancy Fast Food Drinks: The McNuggetini

This "culinary abomination" incorporates one large McDonald's chocolate milkshake, half (yes, half) a bottle of vanilla-flavored vodka, two packets of McDonald's barbecue sauce, and a couple of Chicken McNuggets for garnish. Sound disgusting? Wait till you see its creators take their first sip. [ ... More >>

BLOODY GOOD

Bloodshot Records celebrates 15 years!

Chatting With Picnick, Smoked's Kevin Pomplun: "We're Planning to be Here Year-Round"

Kevin Pomplun when he's not making brisket.​When Picnick, Smoked first opened in Wall Street Park just over three weeks ago, Financial District workers flocked to it like piranhas to a synchronized swimmer. Tales of 100-deep lines and depleted brisket supplies were commonplace, and Will Goldf ... More >>

Clip Job: Lynda Bird at Gracie Mansion

 Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesAugust 20, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 44Feeding 'em Up for LBJ at Mr. Gracie's MansionBy Roberta BrandesWith 1000 pounds of pork ribs, 500 barbecued chickens, 5000 hot biscuits, and the culinary guidance of Walter Jetton, her father's favorite chef ... More >>

Recipe: Make Aretsky's Patroon's Certified Angus Prime Beef Burger with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Grilled Red Onions

Is there a more perfect summer food than a freshly grilled burger? (Um, perhaps. But it probably can be vastly improved by an accompanying grilled beef burger.) Bill Peet, executive chef at Aretsky's Patroon, shares the recipe for his Certified Angus Prime Beef Burger, as well as a few tips on how ... More >>

Tequila With a Side of Texas

When Mayahuel opened back in April, it elevated tequila from the vomitatious realms of frat boy revelry to decidedly more rarefied, even artisanal climes. Now, Hill Country's showing the agave plant even more love with a tequila and barbecue pairing next Wednesday, July 22. The three-course dinner w ... More >>

Tips From the Pros--Red Hook Lobster Pound Says: Lobster's Cheap... So Grill It, Baby!

Photo by foodistablog @ FlickrLobster prices have, er, tanked along with the economy, which just might be the silver lining we've all been waiting for. The Red Hook Lobster Pound is selling its fresh Maine lobster for a bargain $10.25 per pound. So, while everyone else is sucking down dogs this wee ... More >>

BBQ Block Party Pix Extravaganza

Big Bob Gibson's pulled pork shoulder We checked out the Big Apple BBQ Block Party yesterday, and sampled barbecue from four spots: Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint (Tennessee), The Salt Lick BBQ (Texas), Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q (Alabama) and Pappy's Smokehouse (Missouri). We avoided NYC barbecue for the o ... More >>

What's Happening This Week--Big Apple BBQ Block Party & the NYC Food Film Fest

As many of you know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Big Apple Barbecue Block Party Madison Square Park June 13 & 14 The Seventh Annual Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party returns to Madison Square Park this we ... More >>

Weekend Special--From The Fork In The Road T-Shirt Collections

Four months after we bought this t-shirt at legendary Peak Bro's. Bar-B-Que in Waverly, Kentucky (mmmm--smoked mutton!), the joint burnt down! click through to see more t-shirt food art

SURF GOTHS

Indie rockers try to get tan

Suckling Pig for that Special Someone

First they roasted a pig for Obama's inauguration, and now they're throwing another piggie on the barbie for Valentine's Day. The General Greene (229 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn) is doing a Valentine's Day pig roast. In addition to their normal menu, they'll be offering the following:Suckling Pig with J ... More >>

A Man, A Plan, A Van -- Barbecue!

Rumors had been filtering in for nearly two months of a red van parked inside a roofless garage just off Quincy and Bedford in Bed-Stuy, a van that made and vended barbecued meats. I ignored the rumors for a long time, because frankly how could it be that good -- I mean Hill Country or Fet ... More >>

Queens 'Cue at Ga Si Ri

A Korean charcoal-barbecue spot for pyro-maniacs and pork-aholics

Spam--Not Just for Hawaiians Anymore

Happy Braai Day

SATURDAY | 5.31

Favorite West Village Chef Diddles With 'Cue and Cocktails at Bar Q

Trying out Anita Lo's new venture, aimed at the cocktail crowd, with a menu of potables far longer than the food menu

Beer for Lent

EfV: Back and Fatter than Ever

Olive Drumsticks hit the East Village, Finally

Sugar Snaps Take Manhattan

Last Meal: Ignacio Mattos's Marathon of Food and Drink

Our Man Sietsema: 'Maple is Brooklyn's mesquite'

Sassiest Sietsema

The Grill Deal

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